LITCHFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION

Litchfield, Connecticut

REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA

DATE:                        Wednesday   June 11, 2008

TIME:              7:00  p.m.  

PLACE:          Litchfield Intermediate School Cafeteria

I           Call To Order 

II.         Student Recognition and Reception

III         Approval of Minutes

a.    Regular Meeting –  May 21, 2008

IV         Public Comment and Correspondence

a.    School Building Committee

b.    Student Council

c.    STPC / PTO

d.    Other public comment

e.    Correspondence

V          Administrative Reports

a.   Center School Principal Update               e.  Director of Curriculum and Instruction

            b.   Intermediate School Principal Update      f.   Business Manager

c.   High School Principal Update                   g.  Facilities Manager Update

d.   Special Services Director Update

VI         Superintendent’s Report

a.      Update on end-of-year issues

1.     Security system

2.     Truck replacement

VII        Old (Unfinished) Business

a.    Discuss options to the repair the roof of the bus parking lot office building.  

VIII       New Business

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

expenditures for 2007-08 budget as required.

b.    Discuss and vote to accept the resignation of Suzanne Kolpa (teacher) for the purpose of retirement effective at the end of the 2007-08 school year.

c.    Discuss and vote to accept the resignation of Robert G. Robles (library/media specialist teacher) at the end of the 2007-08 school year.

d.    Discuss and vote to authorize the Superintendent to accept and act upon all resignations and to recruit and appoint certified and non-certified staff throughout the summer prior to the first Board meeting in September.

e.    Authorize the Superintendent to submit all state and federal grant applications (Consolidated grants; IDEA;  Adult Education;  Titles I,II,IV,V;  Perkins; Technology; BESB; Special Education Excess Cost; Transportation; E-Rate;  Etc. ) as necessary to meet the required submission dates.

f.     Discuss and vote to authorize the Board chair to enter into an agreement with the Superintendent to serve as interim superintendent on a per diem basis, beginning July 1, 2008 until a new superintendent begins work.  

Litchfield Board of Education – Agenda, June 11, 2008                                      Page 2

IX         Committee Reports

a.    Facilities and Technology Committee  (Wayne Shuhi – Chair, John Noone, Elizabeth Fabbri)

b.    Finance Committee  (John Noone- Chair, Frank Simone, Frank Gorman)

c.    Programs and Personnel Committee (Tina Reardon- Chair, Wayne Shuhi, Gayle Carr, Elizabeth Fabbri)

d.    Policy Committee (Gayle Carr- Chair, Tina Reardon, Don Falcetti)

X          Executive Session Anticipated

XI         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)

June 5, 2008