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Board of Education Agenda

  • Date: 12/04/2017 7:30 PM  
  • Location: Staples High School Cafeteria B
    Connecticut
December 4, 2017                          Staples High School

WESTPORT BOARD OF EDUCATION


*AGENDA 


(Agenda Subject to Modification in Accordance with Law)


PUBLIC SESSION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:  
7:30 p.m., Staples High School, Cafeteria B (Room 301)


ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION

PUBLIC QUESTIONS/COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS (15 MINUTES)


MINUTES:  November 27 and 28, 2017


DISCUSSION:


1. Proposed Course Additions Mr. James D’Amico
• Food in Literature, Writing, and Practice Ms. Julie Heller,
Ms. Kim Herzog,
Ms. Cecily Gans
• Children’s Literature Ms. Julie Heller,
Ms. Barb Robbins,
Ms. Kim Herzog
• Digital Foundations - UCONN ECE (Early College Mr. Tom Scavone,
Experience) Ms. Carla Eichler
• Introduction to Embedded Systems Programming Dr. AJ Scheetz, 
Ms. Clare Woodman
• Advanced Statistics in the Social Sciences Mr. Andrew Hill


2. FY 2018 Preliminary Budget Discussions with Board of Dr. Colleen Palmer
Finance, RTM Education, and Finance Committee Chairs Mr. Elio Longo


3. Westport Center of Global Social Entrepreneurship Dr. Colleen Palmer


ADJOURNMENT


*A 2/3 vote is required to go to executive session, to add a topic to the agenda of a regular meeting, or to start a new topic after 10:30 p.m.
The meeting can also be viewed on cable TV on channel 78; AT&T channel 99 and by video stream @www.westportps.org
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WELCOME USING THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:
• Comment on non-agenda topics will occur during the first 15 minutes except when staff or guest presentations are scheduled.
• Board will not engage in dialogue on non-agenda items.
• Public may speak as agenda topics come up for discussion or information.
• Speakers on non-agenda items are limited to 2 minutes each, except by prior arrangement with chair.
• Speakers on agenda items are limited to 3 minutes each, except by prior arrangement with chair.
• Speakers must give name and use microphone.
• Responses to questions may be deferred if answers not immediately available.
• Public comment is normally not invited for topics listed for action after having been publicly discussed at one or more meetings.

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