LITCHFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION

Litchfield, Connecticut

SPECIAL  BOARD MEETING AGENDA

DATE:                   Tuesday   November 13, 2007

TIME:                   7:00  p.m.   

PLACE:                Litchfield Intermediate School  - ART ROOM

I              Call To Order  

II             Approval of Minutes

a.       Regular Meeting –October 24, 2007

III           Public Comment and Correspondence

a.       School Building Committee – Gary Waugh

b.       Student Council

c.    STPC/PTO

d.    Other public comment

e.    Correspondence

IV           New Business

a.       Presentation of   “Power School”   features and implementation schedule.

b.       Discuss and vote to approve the payment of invoices and adjustments to line item  

expenditures for 2007-08 budget as required – including those tabled from the last Board

meeting.

c.         Discuss and vote to accept the administration’s recommendation to appoint Robert Robles

 to the full time certified teacher position of library/media Specialist with initial assignment at  

 Litchfield High School.

d.       Vote to accept the resignation from Ms. Kimberley Jones,  teacher - sixth grade LIS

e.        Review of gift acknowledgements

f.        Review and discuss “Strategic School Profile” for 2006-07.

V             Old (Unfinished) Business

a.     Discuss regional school calendar status and options for 2009-10 and 2010-11

b.     Review, discuss and vote to establish the schedule for the 2008 regular Board of Education

        meetings (option #1).

VI           Superintendent’s Report

a.       School facilities status update 

b.       Report on status of search for high school principal

c.        General information

VII          Administrative Reports

a.   Center School Principal Update

                        1.  None   

                b.   Intermediate School Principal Update

                        1.  None

c.   High School  Principal Update

        1.  None

d.   Special Services Director Update

                        1.  None

                e.   Business Manager Update

                        1.  None

VIII        Committee reports

a.       Curriculum and Technology Committee 

1.       Report on meeting of November 13, 2007

b.       Finance and Facilities Committee

1.       None

c.        Policy and Personnel Committee (pending meeting on December 12, 2007)

1.       Attendance Policy

2.       Truancy Policy

3.       Attendance and Excuses

4.       Ages of Attendance

Promotion, Retention, Acceleration

d.       Negotiations Liaisons 

1.       AFSCME contract (pending)

e.        Other –

X             Adjournment  

NOTE:  Persons with disabilities who require accommodation to attend and/or participate in this Board of Education meeting should contact the Superintendent’s office (567-7500) or Director of Special Services (567-7505)

November 8, 2007