Meeting: November 10, 2014 Staples High School

WESTPORT BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES

Board Members Present: Administrators Present:

Elaine Whitney Chair Elliott Landon Superintendent of Schools Jeannie Smith Vice Chair Elio Longo Director of School Business Operations Michael Gordon Secretary James D’Amico Dir. of Secondary Ed. & Research Mark Mathias Julie Droller Dir. of Elementary Ed. Brett Aronow Marge Cion Director of Human Resources Karen Kleine Michael Rizzo Director of Pupil Services Paul Block

CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: 7:30 p.m. in the Staples High School cafeteria.

The Board added by consensus an agenda item to the end of the agenda on bus parking.

ANNOUCEMENTS FROM BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION

PUBLIC QUESTIONS/COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

MINUTES: October 20, 2014 BOE Minutes approved.

PRESENTATION/DISCUSSION/ACTION:

NESC Protocol

Be It Resolved, That upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, and the Board of Education Productivity and Efficiency Steering Committee, the document entitled, “Priorities Driving the Mission of the Westport Public Schools,“ be approved for use in the deliberations concerning the recommendations of the National Executive Service Corps with regard to its Productivity and Efficiency Study for the Westport Public Schools.

MOTION: Karen Kleine SECOND: Brett Aronow RESULT: Passed Unanimously VOTE: 7-0

DISCUSSION:

Curriculum and Instruction: 1.a. Course Offerings and Sequencing: Grades 6-12 1.b. Integration of S.T.E.M. with the Arts 1.c. Comparative Analysis of DRG A Courses, Grades 6-12 1.d. Relation to Economic Trends/Local Opportunities

New Course Proposals: Staples High School

Brett Aronow Motioned to continue with agenda items since it was after 10:30 p.m. seconded by Karen Kleine, passed unanimously.

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Policy P3320 Purchasing

Be It Resolved, That upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Board of Education approves Policy P3320 and its accompanying Regulation, as included in the memorandum to the Board of Education from the Superintendents of Schools dated November 10, 2014, as amended at the November 10, 2014 meeting.

MOTION: Michael Gordon SECOND: Brett Aronow RESULT: Passed Unanimously VOTE: 7-0

Policy P3160 Transfer of Funds

Be It Resolved, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Board of Education approves Policy P3160 and its accompanying Regulation, as included with the memorandum to the Board of Education from the Superintendent of Schools dated November 10, 2014, as amended at the November 10, 2014 meeting.

MOTION: Michael Gordon SECOND: Brett Aronow RESULT: Passed Unanimously VOTE: 7-0

Acceptance of Gifts: Westport Basketball Association

Be It Resolved, That upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Board of Education accepts with gratitude and appreciation a gift from the Westport Basketball Association a gift valued at $9,944 to replace the four (4) existing side basketball hoops at Saugatuck Elementary School with new updated baskets that are adjustable heights of eight to ten feet.

MOTION: Michael Gordon SECOND: Mark Mathias RESULT: Passed Unanimously VOTE: 7-0

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Be It Resolved, That the Board of Education terminates its ad hoc Bus Parking Subcommittee and, in its place, authorizes the establishment of the Bus Parking Task Force, an ad hoc committee of the Board of Education, which shall be comprised of: 1) two Members of the Board of Education; 2) one administrator employed by the Town of Westport; 3) one Member of the Board of Selectmen; 4) one Member of the Board of Finance; and 5) one Member of the RTM.

Be It Further Resolved, That the members and Point Person of the Bus Parking Task Force shall be appointed by the Chair of the Board of Education, and that the Task Force will be charged with the responsibility to research and make recommendation(s) to the full Board of Education for opportunities to reduce the long-term costs of parking the school buses used for transporting Westport residents to and from school for the regular school day, in accordance with state statute 10-220.

MOTION: Elaine Whitney SECOND: Jeannie Smith RESULT: Passed Unanimously VOTE: 7-0

Elaine Whitney then appointed the following members to the Task Force: Karen Kleine (Point Person and BOE representative), Mark Mathias (BOE representative), Dewey Loselle (Town representative), Avi Kaner (Board of Selectmen representative), Mike Rea (Board of Finance representative), and Allen Bomes (RTM representative). She noted that the Town, BOS, BOF, and RTM representatives were recommended by Jim Marpe, First Selectman.

ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 10:48 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Michael Gordon, Secretary (Minutes written by Lisa Marriott)

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