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BOARD OF EDUCATION Clinton, Connecticut Monday, June 1, 2009
Regular Meeting - 7:30 PM
Lewin G. Joel School Board Meeting Room
Minutes Clinton, Connecticut Monday, May 18, 2009
Regular Meeting - 7:30 PM
Lewin G. Joel School Board Meeting Room
Minutes Clinton, Connecticut Monday, May 4, 2009
Regular Meeting - 7:30 PM
Lewin G. Joel School Board Meeting Room
BOARD OF EDUCATION Clinton, Connecticut Monday, April 6, 2009
Regular Meeting - 7:30 PM
Lewin G. Joel School Board Meeting Room
BOARD OF EDUCATION Clinton, Connecticut Monday, March 16, 2009
Regular Meeting - 7:30 PM
Lewin G. Joel School Board Meeting Room
BOARD OF EDUCATION Clinton, Connecticut Monday, March 2, 2009
Regular Meeting - 7:30 PM
Lewin G. Joel School Board Meeting Room
BOARD OF EDUCATION Clinton, Connecticut Monday, February 2, 2009
Regular Meeting - 7:30 PM
Lewin G. Joel School Board Meeting Room
BOARD OF EDUCATION Clinton, Connecticut Monday, January 26, 2009
Regular Meeting - 7:30 PM
Lewin G. Joel School Board Meeting Room
BOARD OF EDUCATION Clinton, Connecticut Monday, January 5, 2009
Regular Meeting - 7:30 PM
Lewin G. Joel School Board Meeting Room
BOARD OF EDUCATION Clinton, Connecticut Monday, December 1, 2008
Regular Meeting - 7:30 PM
Lewin G. Joel School Board Meeting Room
BOARD OF EDUCATION Clinton, Connecticut Monday, November 3, 2008
Regular Meeting - 7:30 PM
Lewin G. Joel School Board Meeting Room
BOARD OF EDUCATION Clinton, Connecticut Monday, October 6, 2008
Regular Meeting - 7:30 PM
Lewin G. Joel School Board Meeting Room
BOARD OF EDUCATION Clinton, Connecticut Monday, September 15, 2008
Regular Meeting - 7:30 PM
Lewin G. Joel School Board Meeting Room
BOARD OF EDUCATION Clinton, Connecticut Monday, September 2, 2008
Regular Meeting - 7:30 PM
Lewin G. Joel School Board Meeting Room
BOARD OF EDUCATION Clinton, Connecticut Monday, August 4, 2008
Regular Meeting - 7:30 PM
Lewin G. Joel School Board Meeting Room
OPENING EXERCISES/ROLL CALL
Chairperson Deborah T. Grass convened the meeting at 7:34 PM. Present were Mrs. Grass, Gerry Vece, John Carbone, Brad Cunningham, Kimberly Campanaro, and Joan Johanson. Ethelene DiBona was absent. Also present were Superintendent Albert A. Coviello, Assistant Superintendent Jack Cross, Business Director Rosemary Hanson, and a parent.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION/RECOGNITION OF VISITORS
None.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Brad Cunningham MOVED and Joan Johanson seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of July 7, 2008.
Voted in favor: (6) Grass, Vece, Carbone, Cunningham, Campanaro, Johanson Voted against: None Abstentions: None Motion: CARRIED
COMMUNICATIONS
None.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
A. Reports from Administrators, Program Directors and Teachers
Included in agenda.
B. Assistant Superintendent’s Report
Jack Cross noted two items: i) Capital Improvement funds are being spent on two technology projects at Pierson and Joel. Both projects are going smoothly and are almost complete. ii) The High School of the Future Leadership Team met two weeks ago to focus on finalizing a communication tool. The leadership group will meet again on September 27th, and set October 25th as the date for the community summit.
C. School Business Administrator – including Proposed Bus Routes for 08-09
Rosemary Hanson informed the Board that the bus routes for 08-09 will be published in the newspaper next week and are currently posted on the district website. There are no substantial changes to the routes from last year. The Board would like to only view bus routes online next year.
All projects on the surplus list will be funded, although not all will be completed by the beginning of the school year as the delivery of several items was delayed in order to save the district $10,000 in shipping charges.
D. Monthly Reports from Schools and Divisions
School reports were included in the agenda.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
A. Approval of revised Building Rental Fees Schedule – The Superintendent met with Building & Grounds to review the structure of the rental fee that was approved last year. The only suggested change is the Morgan tennis court fee to $10/hour per court instead of $150 for 4 hours for all courts.
Brad Cunningham MOVED and Joan Johanson seconded a motion to approve the revised rental fee schedule.
Voted in favor: (6) Grass, Vece, Carbone, Cunningham, Campanaro, Johanson Voted against: None Abstentions: None Motion: CARRIED
B. Retention Report 2007-08: included in Board packet. Questions followed regarding summer school, remedial courses, and 9th grade retention levels. C. Teacher Absence/Professional Leave Report 2007-08 – included in Board packet. The average number of sick days used by teachers was 5.61. The average number of professional days used was 2.29. D. CABE Pre-Registration form for the 2008 CABE/CAPSS Convention: The Superintendent invited all Board members to register through his office. E. Administrative Retreat 2008: The administrative team will be leaving for Boston on August 6th to attend a Professional Learning Community workshop in conjunction with consultants from Solution Tree as a follow-up to last year’s efforts. The conference runs August 6th – 9th. The administrators will complete the retreat in-district on August 13th- 14th. The focus of the retreat will be to determine the status and quality of the work currently being done as well as implementation and planning for the upcoming year. F. Tentative Timeline for Assistant Superintendent Search: The Superintendent and Mr. Cross have conferred regarding the process of selecting an assistant superintendant. Mr. Cross distributed a copy of the search timeline with December 1st as the recommended start date for the new assistant superintendent. Questions and lengthy discussions followed regarding: i. the need for and roles and responsibilities of an assistant superintendent; ii. the value of looking at qualified internal candidates iii. the possibility of hiring a non-educational background candidate; iv. what type of candidate would best complement the Superintendent’s strengths; v. the proposed timeline; vi. what incentives might be used to keep an assistant superintendent in-district; vii. the current priorities of the assistant superintendent; and viii. whether or not a separate meeting is necessary to discuss the above
Mr. Coviello urged the Board to think very hard before making a change to the structure, and provided his reasons.
Brad Cunningham MOVED and John Carbone seconded a motion to talk about the assistant superintendent position next week at a special single-item agenda meeting to be held on August 11th at 5:45 p.m.
Voted in favor: (2) Carbone, Cunningham, Voted against: (1) Vece Abstentions: (1) Johanson Motion: TABLED
The discussion continued. Mr. Coviello clarified the Board’s responsibilities regarding hiring and the process of consensus he has used during his tenure in Clinton. The only position the Board is directly responsible for is that of superintendent. All other nominees are brought forth by the superintendent.
The motion was reworded to read:
Brad Cunningham MOVED and John Carbone seconded a motion to have a special meeting, single-item agenda, to discuss the roles and responsibilities of the assistant superintendent and superintendent and qualifications and characteristics of the assistant super for the Board to provide input on August 11th at 5:45 p.m.
Voted in favor: (5) Grass, Vece, Carbone, Cunningham, Campanaro, Voted against: (1) Johanson Abstentions: None Motion: CARRIED
Gerry Vece MOVED and Kim Campanaro seconded a motion to proceed with the assistant superintendent search with the timetable that was submitted this evening.
Voted in favor: (5) Grass, Carbone, Cunningham, Campanaro, Johanson Voted against: None Abstentions: (1) Vece Motion: CARRIED
REPORTS
A. Board of Education Subcommittees and Special Committees
Budget & Finance Committee
The committee is still in the midst of negotiations with the administrators.
Buildings & Grounds Committee
No meeting. A meeting was set for August 13th at 5:30 p.m. at Eliot to discuss the main entrance, the foyer and the industrial arts room.
Brad Cunningham left at 9:14 p.m.
The status of the work at Fletcher field was discussed. The committee needs to come up with a plan and put it in capital.
CABE
No report.
Instruction/Public Relations Subcommittee
Meetings will be held an hour before board meetings on the following dates: Sept 15, Oct. 6, Nov. 3, Mar 2, April 6 and May 4th Topics for discussion will include the High School of the Future, PTOs, world language, summer reading program, curriculum updates, assessments on report cards and technology updates. The subcommittee would like to include the Morgan alliance, board members, and community members. Jack will submit a complete timeline with topics.
LEARN
No report.
Policy Committee
No report.
Technology Subcommittee
The subcommittee met on the July 18th at 7 a.m. to determine where the committee stood on summer implementation.
B. Town of Clinton Committees
Capital Expenditure Committee
No report.
Clinton’s Small Projects Committee
The summer bonding projects are almost completed at Eliot and Pierson and the window project is going well at Morgan and should be finished by the time school starts. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 6th.
PERSONNEL
Resignation/Retirement/Termination
Certificated
Joan Johanson MOVED and John Carbone seconded a motion to accept the following resignations:
Marybeth Robertson from her teaching position at Pierson, effective immediately; Jill Bizeau from her teaching position at Joel, effective immediately; Marla Kosenski from her teaching position at Morgan, effective immediately; and Brian Vitelli from his teaching position at Morgan, effective immediately.
Voted in favor: (5) Grass, Carbone, Vece, Campanaro, Johanson Voted against: None Abstentions: None Motion: CARRIED
Classified
John Carbone MOVED and Kim Campanaro seconded a motion to accept the following resignations:
Shannon Underwood from the position of paraprofessional at Joel, effective immediately; and Marcia Robinson from the position of paraprofessional at Pierson, effective immediately.
Voted in favor: (5) Grass, Carbone, Vece, Campanaro, Johanson Voted against: None Abstentions: None Motion: CARRIED
Gerry Vece MOVED and Joan Johanson seconded a motion to accept the resignation of Randy Cummings from the position of head custodian at Eliot, effective August 22, 2008, and to offer its gratitude for his years of service.
Voted in favor: (5) Grass, Carbone, Vece, Campanaro, Johanson Voted against: None Abstentions: None Motion: CARRIED
Extra Duty
Joan Johanson MOVED and Gerry Vece seconded a motion to accept the following resignations:
Sal Fiorillo from the position of J.V. Girls Basketball Coach at Morgan, effective immediately; Jim Budkus from the position of Freshman Girls Basketball Coach at Morgan, effective immediately; Richard Lye from the position of Head Football Coach at Morgan, effective immediately.
Voted in favor: (5) Grass, Carbone, Vece, Campanaro, Johanson Voted against: None Abstentions: None Motion: CARRIED
Appointments
Certificated
Kim Campanaro MOVED and Gerry Vece seconded a motion to approve the appointment of Jean Sunny to the position of World Language Teacher at Morgan, MA/Step 11/$73,674, effective for the 2008-09 school year.
Voted in favor: (5) Grass, Carbone, Vece, Campanaro, Johanson Voted against: None Abstentions: None Motion: CARRIED
Gerry Vece MOVED and Kim Campanaro seconded a motion to approve the appointment of Merin Troutman to the position of Biology Teacher, $52,130, Step 6, 5 years exp, effective 2008-09 school year.
Voted in favor: (5) Grass, Carbone, Vece, Campanaro, Johanson Voted against: None Abstentions: None Motion: CARRIED
Every new teacher will work for two years with a mentor.
Classified
Joan Johanson MOVED and Gerry Vece seconded a motion to approve the following appointments effective for the 2008-09 school year:
Amarilis Roman to the position of paraprofessional in the Learning Center II (grade 6) at Joel, Step 3, $12.94/hour/7 hours per day; Patty Dow to the position of paraprofessional in the Intermediate Life Skills program at Eliot (grade 8), Step 2, $12.56/hour/7 hours per day; Jessica Sears to the position of paraprofessional in the Functional Life Skills program at Morgan, Step 2, $12.56/hour/6.5 hours per day; and Bridget Schumack to the position of paraprofessional in the Pierson Inclusion (SPED) program (grade 4), Step 1, $12.20/hour/5.5 hours per day
Voted in favor: (5) Grass, Carbone, Vece, Campanaro, Johanson Voted against: None Abstentions: None Motion: CARRIED
Extra Duty
Gerry Vece MOVED and Joan Johanson seconded a motion to approve the following positions for the 2008-09 school year:
Tom Maffuid to the position of head football coach at Morgan, Step 1, stipend of $5,235; Matthew Manciero to the position of boys J.V. soccer coach at Morgan, Step 1, stipend of $2,132; Diana Rizzo to the position of J.V. Volleyball coach at Morgan, Step 1, stipend of $1,942; Natasha Pucillo to the position of Freshman Girls Basketball Coach at Morgan, Step 1, $2,018.
Voted in favor: (5) Grass, Carbone, Vece, Campanaro, Johanson Voted against: None Abstentions: None Motion: CARRIED
Gerry Vece MOVED and Joan Johanson seconded a motion to approve the appointment of James Budkus to the position of J.V. girls basketball coach at Morgan, Step 1, stipend $2,693.
Voted in favor: (4) Grass, Vece, Campanaro, Johanson Voted against: (1) Carbone Abstentions: None Motion: CARRIED
Extended Leave Requests
None.
Transfers – for information only
Paraprofessional Lauren Alexa will transfer from a SPED assignment at Joel to a Title I Early Intervention position at Joel for the 2008-09 school year.
Vacancies and anticipated vacancies were discussed.
PROPOSED NEW/REVISED POLICIES AND REGULATIONS – FIRST READING The following item is submitted for the Board’s review as a first reading:
A correction needs to be made on Item #9 of policy, item 2, line 4. ‘completing and application’ should read ‘completing an application’.
BYLAWS OF THE BOARD
The Board discussed changing the start time of Board meetings from 7:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Changes were referred back to the policy committee.
SCHOOL LUNCH PRICES
As delivery and food costs increase, the Business Administrator is requesting an increase in the cost of lunches to prevent a $20,000 loss.
Joan Johanson MOVED and Kim Campanaro seconded a motion to increase the cost of all lunches by 50¢.
Voted in favor: (5) Grass, Carbone, Vece, Campanaro, Johanson Voted against: None Abstentions: None Motion: CARRIED
FINANCIAL ITEMS – Report of Bills Payable
The Board acknowledged payment of bills in the amount of $312,477.23 from the 2007-08 operating budget.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further agenda items before the Board, John Carbone MOVED and Joan Johanson seconded a motion to adjourn.
Voted in favor: (5) Grass, Vece, Campanaro, Johanson Voted against: None Abstentions: None Motion: CARRIED
The meeting was adjourned at 9:57 PM.
BOARD OF EDUCATION Clinton, Connecticut Monday, July 7, 2008
Regular Meeting - 7:30 PM
Lewin G. Joel School Board Meeting Room
OPENING EXERCISES/ROLL CALL
Chairperson Deborah T. Grass convened the meeting at 7:32 PM. Present were Mrs. Grass, Gerry Vece , John Carbone, Brad Cunningham, Ethelene DiBona, Kimberly Campanaro, and Joan Johanson. Also present were Superintendent Albert A. Coviello, Assistant Superintendent Jack Cross, and Business Director Rosemary Hanson.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION/RECOGNITION OF VISITORS
None.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Ethelene DiBona MOVED and Joan Johanson seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of June 2, 2008.
Voted in favor: (7) Grass, Vece, DiBona, Carbone, Cunningham, Campanaro, Johanson Voted against: None Abstentions: None Motion: CARRIED
Joan Johanson MOVED and Kim Campanaro seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the special meeting of June 9, 2008.
Voted in favor: (6) Grass, Vece, DiBona, Cunningham, Campanaro, Johanson Voted against: None Abstentions: (1) John Carbone Motion: CARRIED
COMMUNICATIONS
Gerry Vece – A letter was received from a Clinton family expressing their gratitude for having Gary McConville in the school system.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
John Carbone MOVED and Brad Cunningham seconded a motion to enter into executive session to discuss a personnel issue.
Voted in favor: (7) Grass, Vece, DiBona, Carbone, Cunningham, Campanaro, Johanson Voted against: None Abstentions: None Motion: CARRIED
The Board entered into Executive Session at 7:34 p.m. The Board came out of Executive Session at 7:54 p.m.
PERSONNEL – Hiring of Superintendent |
