NORTH KINGSTOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE

December 6, 2006

7:00 pm Worksession

Central Administration Building

100 Fairway Drive, North Kingstown

“Challenging Student Excellence”

 Agenda

 

          I.          Meeting Organization

A.      Call to Order

B.      Pledge of Allegiance

C.      Roll Call

D.      Calendars

E.       Ground Rules

F.       Presentation:  High School Program of Studies

       II.          Routine Items

     (For Discussion and Action) 

A.                 Correspondence

B.                 Disclosure of Executive Session Votes 

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

 

C.                 Home Schooling Requests – None submitted

 

D.                 Approval of Minutes of Prior Meetings:

1.      November 15, 2006 Business Meeting Minutes

2.      November 15, 2006 Executive Session Minutes

 

E.                  Bids and Awards:

1.  Stony Lane School Fire Alarm Modification

2.  RGB Contract to Assist Building Committee with Planning for WMS/DES Bond

     Issue

 

F.                  Personnel Items:

1.                  Appointments, Non-Certificated Staff:

a)                  Dawn Tuchon, Part-time 2nd Shift Custodian at Stony Lane, 4 hours per day, 5 days a week for a total of 20 hours per week, Step 1 @ $12.86 per hour, effective November 27, 2006 - budgeted

 

2.                  Appointments, 2006/2007 Curriculum Coordinators - budgeted

Nancy Champagne                   Reading/Literacy                       $3977

Suzanne Klose                          Language Arts/Literacy $3977

 

3.                  Appointment, Certificated Staff – grant funded

a)                  Linda Martin, Math Coach for the North Kingstown School Department for up to 90 days, $50 per hour, effective November 20, 2006

 

 

4.                  Appointment, 2006/2007 Advisor – budgeted

Wickford Middle School

 

Steve Hiebner               Wrestling Advisor                     $517

 

5.                  Appointment, 2006/2007 Intramural Activities – budgeted

Wickford Middle School

 

Debbie Cardoza                       Cheerleading                $467

 

6.                  Approval of Negotiated Salary Schedule for Information Technology (attached):

 

7.                  Retirement, Non-Certificated Staff:

a)                  George Ostrander, Maintenance Worker, effective

December 31, 2006

 

8.                  Resignation, Non-Certificated Staff:

a)                  Wanda Grillo, Paraprofessional at Fishing Cove School, 6 hours per day, 5 days a week for a total of 30 hours per week, effective December 15, 2006

 

9.                  Resignation, Certificated Staff:

a)                  Tina Laferriere, 1.0 FTE Mathematics Teacher at the North Kingstown High School, effective November 24, 2006

 

 

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

    III.          Unfinished Business 

(For Discussion and Possible Action)

A.     Policies:

1.                                       SC Organization and Conduct of Business #BD;

2.                                       Dept. Access to Insurance Proceeds for Support Services #DDAA;

3.                                       Tax Sheltered Annuities #DLB;

4.                                       School Properties Disposal #DN;

5.                                       Maintenance and Control of School Department Books #EDBA;

6.                                       Bus Contractor Selection #EEA.1;

7.                                       Non-School Related Use of School Buses #EEAF;

8.                                       Food Services Program #EF;

9.                                       Site Plans/School Playground Designation #FEDA.1;

10.                                   Drug-Free Workplace and Drug-Free Schools #GBEC;

11.                                   Staff Welfare/Protection/Blood-Borne Pathogens #GBG;

12.                                   Regulations for Blood-Borne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan #GBG-R;

13.                                   Student/Employee Welfare Protection – HIV Infection #GBGA-JLCCA;

14.                                   Staff Personal Security and Safety #GBGB;

15.                                   Regulation for Employee Selection/Staff Hiring #GCF-R-GDF-R;

16.                                   Staff Employment/Physical Examination #GCF.1-GDF.1;

17.                                   Employee Selection/Resident Interview #GCF.2-GDF.2;

18.                                   Professional Conferences, Seminars and Visitations #GCID;

19.                                   Professional Staff Continuing Education #GCIE;

20.                                   Regulations on Professional Staff Continuing Education/Advanced Degree     

                      Increments #GCIE-R;

21.                                   Evaluation of Instructional Staff #GCOA;

22.                                   Curriculum Review and Updating #IGF;

23.                                   Health Education/Student Exclusion #IHAM;

24.                                   Regulation for Health Education/Student Exclusion #IHAM-R;

25.                                   Special Education/Programs for Handicapped, Disabled and Exceptional Students

                       #IHBA;

26.                                   Regulation for Special Education/Programs for Handicapped, Disabled and

                      Exceptional Students #IHBA-R;

27.                                   Summer School #IHCA;

28.                                   Regulations for Summer School #IHCA-R;

29.                                   Textbook Availability, Maintenance and Control #IJJA;

30.                                   Supplementary Material Selection, Adoption and Use #IJK.1;

31.                                   Media Center Materials Selection #IJL;

32.                                   Health and Wellness Regulation #JL/GBGC-R

 

B.         2006-2007 School Budget

C.        2006-2007 Capital Improvement Plan and Update

D.        Modernization of WMS/DES

E.         2005-2006 School Budget

 

    IV.          New Business

(For Discussion and Possible Action)          

A.                 New Policy #GBEB – Standards of Employee Conduct

B.                 Strategic Plan 

C.                 2006-2007 Goals and Objectives

D.                 Building Feasibility Study of Wickford Elementary School by RGB

E.                  Return of Wickford Elementary School to the Town of NK

F.                  Guidelines for Potentially Controversial School Program

 

       V.          Reports

(For Discussion and Possible Action)          

A.     Special Reports: Security Report

B.     Standing/Sub Committee Reports

C.     Ad hoc Committee Reports

 

    VI.           Committee Member/Citizen’s Comments              

 VII.          Adjourn

 

 

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