September 4, 2018                                                                                                Staples High School

WESTPORT BOARD OF EDUCATION

*AGENDA

(Agenda Subject to Modification in Accordance with Law)

PUBLIC SESSION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: 

7:00 p.m., Staples High School, Cafeteria B (Room 301)

RECOGNITION/RECEPTION: 2019 Westport Teacher of the Year

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION                                               

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

 MINUTES: August 27, 2018

 DISCUSSION/ACTION

 1.      Memorandum of Understanding For School Resource                          Dr. Colleen Palmer

Officer(s) Between the Westport Board of Education and
the Westport Police Department

2.      Coleytown Middle School Insurance Claim Proceeds                              Dr. Colleen Palmer

                                                                                                                         Mr. Elio Longo

3.      Funding for School Resource Officers                                                       Dr. Collen Palmer

DISCUSSION

1.      Update on Coleytown Middle School Facilities                                            Dr. Colleen Palmer

                                                                                                                     Mr. Elio Longo

2.      Calendar of Board of Education Agenda Items:                          (Encl.)       Dr. Colleen Palmer

        September 2018 – June 2019

3.      2018-19 Board Committees                                                                            Dr. Colleen Palmer

4.      Superintendent’s Report for the Start of the 2018-19                                     Dr. Colleen Palmer

School Year

5.      Health and Medical Insurance Revenue and                                (Encl.)       Mr. Elio Longo
Expenses FY17 End of Year Report

6.      First Reading of Westport Board of Education Policy                    (Encl.)       Ms. Karen Kleine
5145.42 (5145), Policy Regarding Students and Section                               Dr. Colleen Palmer

504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the                              

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and Policy
5141.21, Administration of Medications

COMMITTEE REPORTS

1.      Policy Committee                                                                                            Ms. Karen Kleine

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 Cablevision on channel 78; Frontier channel 6021 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.