All-Day K, Contracts, Personnel Issues on Tonight's School Board Agenda

All-day kindergarten, a variety of contracts for services and more personnel appointments are on the agenda of tonight’s special Monday night meeting of the Barrington School Committee. The board usually meets on Thursdays.

The meeting tonight, Aug. 19, is the final one scheduled by the school board before the schools open for the 2013-2014 year next Monday, Aug. 26. It starts at 7:30 pm in the School Committee Meeting Room.

Here is the complete agenda for tonight’s meeting:

BARRINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING

Government Center, 283 County Road, Barrington, RI  02806 

AGENDA

August 19, 2013

7:00 p.m.

Executive Session

EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to Rhode Island General Law Section 42-46-5(a)(1) for Personnel.

7:30 p.m.

Regular Meeting

A.      PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (approx. 7:30 – 7:32 p.m.)

B.     ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION (approx. 7:32 – 7:33 p.m.)

C.     INFORMATION AND PROPOSALS (approx. 7:33 – 8:10 p.m.)

1.      Systems Approach and Process Management in Continuous Improvement

2.      2013-2014 Calendar Discussion

D.     GENERAL PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND INFORMATION (approx. 8:10 – 8:15 p.m.)

E.      OLD BUSINESS (approx. 8:15 – 8:45 p.m.)

Superintendent and Staff

School Committee

1.      Superintendent Update on Contracts for Services

2.      All Day Kindergarten

3.      Scheduling Governance Session

F.      NEW BUSINESS (approx. 8:45 – 8:50 p.m.)

Superintendent and Staff

1.      Personnel

Appointments

HS, Science

MS, English

HS, Latin

Request for Leave of Absence

MS, English

Resignations/Retirements

HS, Freshman Football Head Coach

MS, Social Studies/English

HS, Science 

School Committee

G.     DECISION ITEMS (approx. 8:50 – 8:51 p.m.)

H.      DISCUSSION ITEMS (approx. 8:51 – 9:00 p.m.)

1.      Discussion of Future Agenda Items

2.      General Discussion to Guide Future Recommendations

I.        GENERAL PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND INFORMATION (approx. 9:00 – 9:10 p.m.)

EXECUTIVE SESSION (approx. 9:10 – 9:40 p.m.) Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws:

Section 42-46-5(a)(1) for Personnel;

Section 42-46-5(a)(2) for Collective Bargaining and Litigation with NEAB, non-union personnel, and administrators; and,

Section 42-46-5(a)(3) for discussion regarding school buildings security issues