Kim Eves
Director of Communications
Greenwich Board of Education
290 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
Phone: 203-625-7415
e mail: kim_eves@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Fax: 203-869-8003
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BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING BRIEF:
WORK SESSION - Thursday, November 5, 2009
Monitoring Report* E-003, Reading
Mr. John Curtin (Interim CIPL Director), Ms. Jen Mitchell (Program
Coordinator, PreK-12), and Ms. Brigid Barry (Program Administrator, 9-12)
presented this annual Reading Report. Ms. Mitchell reviewed progress
achieved and discussed initiatives and strategies for improvement. The
report will return to the Board at its November 19, 2009 meeting for
approval.
Guidance Services Report
Ms. Mary Forde (Director of PPS) and Ms. Linda Woods (Director of
Guidance, 6-12) presented a report on the Guidance Services for students
in grades 6-12. Ms. Woods provided an overview of the report and a
discussion followed with the Board on college visits by counselors,
guidance support at the alternative high school sites, vocational
counseling, evaluation plans for counselors and summer coverage for the
department.
Administration of Harris Survey in Spring 2010
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sidney Freund presented a plan for Board
discussion to reinstate the administration of the Harris Survey for the
Spring of 2010. Dr. Freund noted the opportunity to reallocate resources
for some professional learning activities to grant funding, the
availability of which was made known after the budget cycle. This
reallocation to the grant provides for the resources to pay for the
administration of the Harris Survey this year. A majority of Board
members indicated their support for the Superintendent's plan.
Student Representative on Board of Education
Board Member, Marianna Ponns Cohen, presented a report in response to a
GHS student request to consider ways for students to be more involved with
the Board of Education. Ms. Ponns Cohen and Dr. Freund met with the GHS
Student Council Executive Committee and discussed the following proposed
opportunities for increased involvement by students: 1.) include a student
representative on the GHS Headmaster initial Interview Committee, 2.)
include a student Report/Comment section on the Board's regular monthly
meeting agenda, and 3.) regular attendance at GHS Student Council's
Executive Committee Meetings by the Superintendent and a designated member
of the Board. The Board will take action on these recommendations at its
November 19, 2009 meeting
BOE 2009-10 Agenda Plan
Reviewed and adjusted per discussion. The plan is available as part of
Board materials for each work session and regular monthly meeting.
Next Board Meeting
The next meeting is the Board of Education Budget Meeting on Thursday,
November 12, 2009, 7:00 PM at Cos Cob School. The Superintendent will
present the proposed 2010-11 Budget.
Board of Education Meeting information is available on the GPS Web Site:
www.greenwichschools.org
Meeting Calendar: on GPS home page and under Board section of the site
http://www.greenwichschools.org/page.cfm?p=881
Meeting Agenda: Posted approximately 4-5 working days prior to meeting, go
to calendar on home page or Board section of the site, click on meeting
date.
Meeting Documents: Posted approximately 3-4 working days prior to meeting
and as available, go to calendar on home page or Board section of the
site, click on meeting date.
Meeting Minutes: Posted in DRAFT form after the Board meeting, and in
Final form after Board approval on BOE Meeting Minutes page:
http://www.greenwichschools.org/page.cfm?p=88
* A Monitoring Report is a comprehensive annual report presented to the
Board of Education by Administration. The report summarizes compliance
with a given Board Policy, detailing governance issues, management issues,
and progress made toward achieving goals and objectives set in previous
reports. Monitoring Reports may be found on the GPS Web Site at:
http://www.greenwichschools.org/page.cfm?p=89
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