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BRIGHTON AREA SCHOOLS Board of Education September 26, 2011 Report #11-175 For Action Subject: Consent Agenda—Bills of September 8 – 15, 2011 and minutes of September 12, 2011. Recommendation: That the Board of Education approve the consent agenda as presented. Rationale: Facts/Statistics: District Goal(s) Addressed: X Communication Fiscal Integrity Student Achievement Motion Moved by: Supported by: To approve the consent agenda as presented. Voice Vote: Ayes Nays Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 BRIGHTON AREA SCHOOLS Board of Education September 26, 2011 Report #11-176 For Action Subject: Electronic Record Keeping Policy, Grades 5-12 revision Administrative guidelines. Recommendation: To adopt the Electronic Record Keeping Policy as presented. Also to review the Administrative guidelines. Rationale: The proposed Electronic Record Keeping Policy reflects current best practice assessments designed to ensure timely and accurate communication between school and home. Facts/Statistics: Areas addressed include access to student records and the electronic system and effective communication between school and home. District Goal Addressed: X Communication Fiscal Integrity X Student Achievement Motion Moved by: Supported by: To adopt the Electronic Record Keeping policy as presented. Voice Vote: Ayes Nays Page 15 2624 Electronic Record Keeping It shall be the policy of Brighton Area Schools to utilize a system of Internet based electronic record keeping for the purpose of timely and accurate communication between school and home. Teachers in grades 5-12 are required to utilize the system of Internet based electronic record keeping of attendance and academic assessments/grades. Administrations shall be responsible for the implementation of the policy. No teacher shall allow a student access to or record the grade or attendance of any other student. Adopted: September, 2010 Revised: September, 2011 Page 16 Administrative Guidelines 2624 Electronic Record Keeping Staff will utilize the district electronic record keeping system for the purpose of timely and accurate communication between home and school. Staff in grades 5-12 will be expected to keep grades updated electronically on a weekly basis. Grades will be available to parents/guardians by the Monday after an assignment has been returned to students. Staff shall receive appropriate instruction/inservice in the correct operation of the electronic record keeping system. In addition, documents assisting in the use of Zangle and Parent Connect are to be made available to staff via the District Intranet. Staff is responsible to report any instance of equipment failure that may prevent them from the implementation of this policy to their building administrator. Arrangements shall be made for staff to utilize school equipment in order to comply with this policy. It is the responsibility of the building administrator to inform the teacher within 24 hours when a concern has been raised about the implementation of this policy by a parent. It is expected that the administrator, in the case of Parent Connect, will allow the teacher access to Parent Connect (parent’s screen) in order to clearly understand the issue. It is expected that following the meeting, the teacher will make corrections/adjustments in their grade book that will be reflected in Parent Connect within one week or request appropriate inservice/training in order to make the necessary correction. The district will provide updates and on-going communication to parents on the Parent Connect log-in screen in order for parents to better understand the benefits and limitations of Parent Connect. By following the policy, the schools will not be issuing Weekly Progress Reports, unless otherwise indicated on an I.E.P. or 504 Plan. Parents/students without Internet access may request a progress report at any time from building administration. Page 17 BRIGHTON AREA SCHOOLS Board of Education September 26, 2011 Report #11-177 For Action Subject: Hiring of Certified Staff Recommendation: Approval of new hire Rationale: Vacancy due to staff resignation and enrollment. Facts/Statistics: The following candidates were hired for the 2011-12 school year: Hildreth, Melissa Scranton Middle School 0.4 FTE Spanish BA Step 1 Dagg, Jennefer Brighton High School 0.2 Health MA Step 8 0.8 Health Occup District Goal Addressed: X Communication Fiscal Integrity Student Achievement Motion Moved by: Supported by: That the Board approve the hiring of certified staff as presented. Voice Vote: Ayes Nays Page 18 Melissa A. Hildreth 2168 Elkridge Circle Highland, MI 48356 (513) 544-2809 Email address- [email protected] Synopsis of Experience Over 17 years experience in foreign language education. Subjects taught include: • Spanish I, II, III, and IV • Conversational Spanish • A. P. Spanish Spanish/French for Elementary Education • Spanish B (course designed for students who are deficient in several academic areas) Professional Experience Bilingual coordinator, English as a Second Language Program, Waterford School District, Waterford, MI, February 2011 to present. • Responsible for supporting and reinforcing the English language acquisition and content instruction provided by ESL/ Bilingual teachers and/or mainstream teachers. Program facilitator, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, Executive Masters of Business Administration, August 2009-February 2011 • Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Notre Dame classroom in Blue Ash, OH. This includes communication with the main campus in South Bend (Executive Education staff and professors), operating multi-media systems for video teaching, and coordinating catering for each class session. Teacher, Bishop Fenwick High School, Franklin, OH, grades 9-12, August 2008 - June 2009 • Responsible for the teaching and organization of first and second year Spanish, with an emphasis on classroom instruction that accommodates students who are more successful with a slower- paced teaching style, and/or who are deficient in areas of English language skills. Teacher, Christ The King School, South Bend, IN, grades 6-8, August 2004 - June 2007 • Responsible for the teaching and organization of middle-school foreign language instruction. • The school board approved adopting a 3rd-5th grade course of instruction for the 2007-2008 school year, for which I would have been responsible for developing, and bringing into the intermediate-grade classrooms. • Created an intermediate-level, grades 3, 4, and 5, foreign-language instructional unit to be implemented in fall of 2007. • Active member of the Home and School Association -Market Day Committee -Field Day Committee -Family Fun Night Committee -Light of Learning Committee -Catholic Schools Week Committee Teacher, St. Matthew Catholic Grade School, Champaign, IL, grades K-8, August 2003 - June 2004 • Responsible for the teaching and organization of foreign language instruction for grades Kindergarten through eighth grade, providing both academic and cultural lessons to children. • Served as a member of the Catholic Schools Week Committee. Teacher, Central High School, Champaign, IL, grades 9-12, August 2002 – June 2003 • Responsible for the teaching and organization of second and third year Spanish. Teacher, Urbana Middle School, Urbana, IL, grade 7, August 2001 - 2002 • Responsible for the teaching and organization of first-year Spanish. • Served as a building substitute teacher during non-teaching periods. Teacher, Churchill High School, Livonia, Michigan, Grades 9-12, August 2000 - March 2001 • Responsible for the teaching and organization of first- year Spanish. Instructor, Langua Tutor, Detroit, Michigan / St. Louis, Missouri, September - December 1999 • Responsible for the organization and presentation of materials for a beginning conversation course in Spanish to Daimler - Chrysler employees. Page 19 Teacher, Churchill High School, Livonia, Michigan, Grades 9-12, August 1996-Jan. 1999 • Responsible for the teaching and organization of first and second year Spanish. • Co-moderated the Spanish Club. • Represented Foreign Language department for North Central Association - Reading Committee. • Served as chaperone for the Student Government - sponsored dances. Teacher, Cor Jesu Academy, St. Louis, Missouri, Grades 9-12, August 1991- June 1995 • Responsible for the teaching and organization of first, second, and third year Spanish. • Responsible for the development and organization of Spanish culture club. • Responsible for the academic counseling of 17 students. • Moderated Sophomore and Junior Homerooms. • Organized and chaperoned Junior Class trip to Chicago. • Organized and chaperoned Junior Class Dance. • Faculty Representative to Academic Council. Teacher, Crossroads School, St. Louis, Missouri, Grades 7-12, April - June 1991 • Replaced regular classroom teacher when he left the school at the fourth quarter. • Responsible for the teaching and organization of first through fourth year Spanish. • Responsible for the teaching and organization of Advanced Placement Spanish and Spanish tutorials. Teacher, Danville School District #118, Danville, Illinois, Grades 9-12, August 1988 to September 1990. • Responsible for the organization and teaching of first and second year Spanish. • Responsible for the planning, organization, teaching/implementation, and evaluation of an elementary school foreign language program as a pilot project for the State of Illinois. • Served as club sponsor for both the Spanish Club and