FARMINGTON BOARD OF EDUCATION

DATE: Monday, December 7, 2009 – 7:30 p.m.

→ PLACE: West District School ←

AGENDA

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Special Student, Faculty and/or Citizen Recognition

IV. Approval of Minutes: November 16 and November 23, 2009

VOTE NEEDED

V. Inviting and Receiving Public Comment and Communications

VI. Consideration of Superintendent's Report

A. Welcome and Comments from West District School

B. Presentation on Farmington Alternative High School

C. Technology and Data Systems Updates and Initiatives: Preliminary Budget Information for 2010-11

D. Professional Appointments, Resignations, and Professional Development Activities

E. School-Based Information

VII. Consideration of Business Administrator's Report - None

VIII. Consideration of Committee Reports

A. Personnel/Negotiations – Ron Janeczko, Chair

B. Policy – Betsy Kaplan, Chair

C. Curriculum – Melanie Meehan, Chair

D. Communications – Heidi Steir, Chair

IX. Report of Board Chair and Committee Liaisons

A. Chair Report

B. CABE Liaison – Ellen Siuta (Jon Landry, Alt)

C. CREC Liaison – Mary Grace Reed

D. FHS School-to-Career Committee – Bill Beckert

E. Library Council – Betsy Kaplan

F. Farmington FOCUS – Betsy Kaplan (Patty Stoddard, Alt)

G. Farmington Public Schools Foundation – Jon Landry (Melanie Meehan, Alt)

H. Superintendent’s Interscholastic Athletics Advisory Committee – Ellen Siuta

I. Chamber of Commerce – Bill Beckert

J. Farmington Town and Board Joint Green Initiative – Ron Janeczko

X. Unfinished Business

A. Discussion and Consideration of School District Capital Improvement Projects (2010-2011) VOTE NEEDED

B. Update on Five-Year Goal Development

C. Budget Impact

XI. New Business

A. Discussion of Policy Change for School Start Date

B. 2010-2011 School District Budget Development Guidelines, Priorities and Timeline VOTE NEEDED

C. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF) Motion VOTE NEEDED

D. *Consideration of the Appointment of the Assistant Principal for IAR Middle School VOTE NEEDED

XII. Consideration of Future Agenda Items

XIII. Inviting and Receiving Public Comments and Communications

XIV. *Executive Session

A. Personnel matter.

B. Student matter.

XV. Adjournment

For the Chair of the Board of Education,

Kathleen C. Greider

Superintendent of Schools