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ATTENDANCE
HERE ATTENDEE AFFILIATION
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Y Frank Carrano – Chairman Board of Education
Y Art Lombard – Vice Chairman Board of Education
Y Catherine Jackson Board of Education
Y Judith Hotz Board of Education
Y Michael Krause Board of Education
N Donna Melcher Board of Education
Y John Prins Board of Education
Y David Squires Board of Education
Y Marie Watson Board of Education
Y Dr. Kathleen Halligan, Superintendent Central Office
Y Dr. Mary Peraro, Assistant Superintendent Central Office
N Tashie Rosen – Business Manager Central Office
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ITEM DESCRIPTION BUSINESS ITEMS
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CALL
01 Meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Chairman Carrano.
AGENDA CHANGES
02 (Prins/Krause) Motion to move Student Representatives’ Report to Item VI; to add swim
team request for out of state trip to Discussion/Action Agenda; and to add possible change in date of November Board of Education Meeting to the end of the Agenda.
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
03 (Hotz/Prins) Motion to approve Minutes of the September 19, 2007, Regular Meeting; and Minutes of the October 10, 2007, Special Meeting.
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
PRESENTATIONS
School Improvement Plans for Indian Neck School, Mary T. Murphy School, John B. Sliney School and Mary R. Tisko School were presented by administrators from those schools.
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ITEM DESCRIPTION BUSINESS ITEMS
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
PERSONNEL & FINANCE
NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007, at
6:30 P.M., WIS.
TEACHING & LEARNING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2007, at
6:30 P.M., WIS.
COMMUNICATION
NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2007, at 8:00 P.M., WIS.
CONSENT AGENDA
04 (Lombard/Watson) Motion to approve the appointment of 0.5 Music/Strings teacher, WIS - Rachael MeKeel.
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA
05 (Jackson/Prins) Motion to accept the following policy at 2nd Reading
Policy #5114, Suspension/Expulsion: Student Due Process.
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
06 (Jackson/Prins) Motion to approve Swim Team Field Trip to Florida.
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
07 (Jackson/Hotz) Motion to approve Model Congress Field Trips to:
Princeton Model Congress, Washington, D.C., and
Harvard Model Congress, San Francisco, CA.
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
November Board Meeting date was changed to Monday, November 19, 2007, at Branford High School.
08 (Lombard/Jackson) Motion to adjourn at 10:12 p.m.
MOTION PASSED/APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
Respectfully submitted,
Judy Hotz Prepared by
Secretary Linda Braddock
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