Met 2x to work on bylaws; progress made. More meetings required. 

Saturday, October 5 from 9 - 11 am is tentatively scheduled as a bylaw committee work day. Board members welcome to come. 

Lori asked about possible student representatives. No current leads on students. No specific wording in the bylaws re: students.

1. Policy 4118 - Grievance Procedure.” Ginni motion to reaffirm policy (5:56 pm). Discussion initated by Sarah H., Ginni B adds to discussion. Bob adds to discussion. Jill suggests we bring Policy 4118 back into committee. Motion withdrawn and Policy tabled. 
2. 4212.42 - Drug and Alcohol Testing for Bus Drivers.” Waiting to hear from attorney on language. Policy tabled. 
3. Policy 5112 - Ages of Attendance.” Discussion on language of 17 year olds. Policy tabled for further discussion. Sent back to policy committe for further discussion. 
4. Policy 5131.6 - Alcohol Use, Drugs, and Tobacco (including Performance Enhancing Substances) (New Version, January 2023).” Lori asks question. Joe responds. Alternative language discussion. “Any other device that is made to distribute” suggested by Lori. Discussion ensues. Alternative language to medical marijuana discussed and preferred. Voting next time.

Jill Johnson provided updates. Correction Action Plans (CAP) submitted in July for four areas. No word from the State of Connecticut as of yet. Clarification requested from SDE. None received. 

Corrective Action Plans have been submitted for College and Career Readiness (including Arts Access & Accountabilty Index), Chronic Absenteeism, ELA and Math…set targets to get to the state guideline. Confident we got a good plan. 

Board members asked How are we being evaluated? when it comes to College and Career Readingess, Jill indicated that they have not yet provided guidance. There was a State visited in July were discussion was held regarding the College and Career Readiness Program of Studies.

There will be a meeting with the Support and Accountability Subcommittee of the State Board in mid-October and a second meeting in March. Yearly progress meeting in May.

1. Staffing: 2 art teachers added to staff in part-time capacity. Both have a Masters Degree in Art. Public Comment from Cat Raydenbow (student). Erin and Erika. Lots of positive feedback from students. 
2. Enrollment: 78 students as of 9/17/2024.
3. Attendance: Returning students attendance higher than new students. Some improvement from last year for returning students. Jill working with Marc Pruchnicki from Northwest Connecticut YMCA. Working with us to find solutions to help students/families experiencing challenges with their attendance.
4. McCall Wellness Program: Meeting with Dylan and Jill with Andrew and Kevin from McCall. Insight program with Kevin grade 9. For What’s Next program with Andrew in the spring with Andrew.