DATE: May 16, 2007 LOCATION: WIS[Marker]
BRANFORD, CT
SUBJECT: REGULAR MEETING
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BUSINESS ITEMS
ITEM DESCRIPTION
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CALL
01 Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairman Carrano.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
02 (Jackson/Krause) Motion to approve Minutes of the April 18, 2007, Regular Meeting.
VOTING YES: Hotz, Krause, Lombard, Prins, Squires
VOTING NO:
ABSTAINING: Jackson
MOTION PASSED
03 (Prins/Jackson) Motion to approve minutes of the May 9, 2007, Special Meeting.
VOTING YES: Jackson, Hotz, Krause, Prins, Squires
VOTING NO:
ABSTAINING: Lombard
MOTION PASSED
HONORS & TRIBUTES
Gregory Barron and Alicia Marie Hurlburt of Branford High School were recognized as CABE Student Leaders.
STEAM Coaches were recognized for their contributions and dedication to the STEAM Program at Branford High School.
Branford High School “JETS” Team members were recognized for their achievement.
Odyssey of the Mind Team members were recognized for their achievement.
A proclamation by Governor M. Jodi Rell, naming May 9, 2007, School Nurse Day, was read.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
PERSONNEL & FINANCE
NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2007, at
6:30 P.M., WIS.
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2007, at
6:30 P.M., WIS.
COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE
NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2007, at 8:00 P.M., WIS.
CONSENT AGENDA
04 (Lombard/Hotz) Motion to accept, with regrets, the retirements of Social Studies Teacher, WIS, Rutha Sue Brooks; and Mathematics Teacher, WIS, Mary Donaruma.
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
05 (Lombard/Prins) Motion to accept, with regrets, the resignations of Science Teacher, BHS, Laura Mickowski; Family Resource Center Coordinator/School Readiness Director, Lynne Malone; and Biology Teacher (part-time), BHS, Janet Andrew. MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA
06 (Hotz/Krause) Motion for approval of ED-099 Healthy Food Certification.
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
07 (Prins/Lombard) Motion to approve Chartwells’ 2007/08 Contract.
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
08 (Hotz/Jackson) Motion to rename the Education Committee to “Teaching and Learning for the 21st Century Committee”.
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
09 (Jackson/Lombard) Motion to elect Judy Hotz as Board Secretary.
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
10 (Prins/Jackson) Motion to donate $1,800 to the BHS Odyssey of the Mind Team for their National trip to Michigan.
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
11 (Lombard/Hotz) Motion to donate $2,500 to the Baseball Booster Club’s baseball storage and press box fund.
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
12 (Jackson/Prins) Motion to accept the following policy at 1st Reading.
#3160 Transfer of Funds between Categories
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
13 (Jackson/Lombard) Motion to approve the following policy at 1st Reading, as revised.
#3160.1 Emergency Transfer of Funds
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
14 (Prins/Krause) Motion to delete the following policies (1st Reading).
#5113 Attendance Policy
#5113.1 Work Permits
#5116 School Census
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
15 (Prins/Jackson) Motion to approve the following policy at 2nd Reading.
#3542.34 Nutrition Program
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
16 (Krause/Lombard) Motion to add legal references to the following policy (2nd Reading).
#3541 Transportation
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
17 (Prins/Krause) Motion for deletion of the following policies (2nd Reading).
#3295 Fiscal Management of Non-Local Education Agency Accounts
#3300 Expenditures/Expending Authority
#3410 System of Accounts
#3432/3422 Budget and Expense Report/Annual Financial Statement
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
18 (Prins/Jackson) Motion to move to Executive Session for the purpose of discussing negotiations at 8:45 P.M.
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
19 ( Prins/Hotz) Motion to return to Regular Session at 9:00 P.M.
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
20 (Jackson/Krause ) Motion to adjourn at 9:02 P.M.
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
Respectfully submitted,
Judy Hotz
Prepared by
Secretary Linda Braddock
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