Region 4 Schools

To: Members of the Essex Board of Education
Subject: Board of Education meeting May 10, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Media Center, Essex Elementary School

Please contact Jennifer Bryan at Central Office (526-2417 ext. 458) or email jbryan@reg4.k12.ct.us if you are unable to attend.

Mission Statement
We, the schools of Chester, Deep River, Essex, and Region 4,
engage all students in a rigorous, challenging, and cohesive educational program. As a community of learners, we foster individual
student achievement and empower students to excel in an environment of collaboration, responsibility, and mutual respect.
We prepare our students to be knowledgeable, involved citizens in a rapidly changing world.

AGENDA

1. Call to order. 7:00 p.m. – Lon Seidman, Chair

2. Consent agenda. The following items are to be handled as combined and by single vote. Any Board member may request that
an item be pulled out for further discussion.
2.1. Minutes from the regular meeting of March 08, 2012
2.2. Accounts Payable Report

3. Public comment. The public is reminded to state name for the record. Comments should be kept to a maximum of three minutes. Public comment is not intended to be a question and answer period; rather it is an opportunity for the Board to hear citizen comment related to educational matters.

4. Other Items:
4.1 Principal’s update on 2011-12 school year – J. Beekley & student representatives

5. Reports.
5.1. Financial Status Report (G. Sawyer)
a Financial Status and Cafeteria Budget Updates

5.2. Committee reports. (BOE chair)
a. Joint PK-12 Committees
b. Supervision District Committee update – L. Seidman
c. Other committee reports

5.3. Assistant Superintendent’s report. (I. Neviaser)
a. General Update

5.4. Superintendent’s report. (R. Levy)
a. District update
b. Information and Communication
b.1 Discuss strategic plan presented at April Joint BOE meeting for vote at June Joint BOE meeting
b.2 Discussion and possible VOTE to renew the Agreement Concerning the Establishment and Operation of an Interim Collaborative Preschool Program dated February 13, 2008. The original contract expires on June 30. 2013, and per agreement may be renewed in 1 year increments upon agreement (vote) of all signing parties (Boards of Education for Chester, Deep River, Essex and the Regional Supervision District Committee) no later than June 30, 2012.
b.3 Discussion of NextEd, Educational Transformation article

6. Public comment. The public is reminded to state name for the record. Comments should be kept to a maximum of three minutes. Public comment is not intended to be a question and answer period; rather it is an opportunity for the Board to hear citizen comment related to educational matters.

7. Executive Session.
– Personnel –
BOE evaluation of the Superintendent
BOE self-evaluation

8. Future agenda items.
8.1. Joint BOE meeting June 07, 2012
8.2. EES regular BOE meeting Sept. 13, 2012
8.3. Evaluation participation as Collaborative Pre-K host community per collaborative agreement (Sept.)

9. Adjournment.