Board of Education

Office of the Superintendent “Unlocking the Potential in ALL Students” Superintendent Dr. Michael T. Conner 311 Hunting Hill Avenue, Middletown, CT 06457 Telephone: (860) 638-1401 Email: connerm@mpsct.org, Web: www.middletownschools.org October 22, 2020 Ms. Ashley Flynn-Natale Town Clerk Office Municipal Building 245 deKoven Drive Middletown, CT 06457 Dear Ms. Flynn-Natale: The Middletown Board of Education has scheduled Policy Committee Special Meeting for Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 4:30 P.M. NOTE CHANGE IN TIME. The meeting will be held virtually. The public can view this meeting at http://www.youtube.com/c/Middletown Stream Virtual Meeting The agenda for this meeting is as follows: Agenda 1. Policy #1212 – Adopt Permanent and Temporary COVID 19 Shipman's Model Policy and Regulations concerning Volunteers 2. Policy #1250 – Adopt Permanent and Temporary COVID 19 Shipman's Model Policy and Regulations concerning Visitors 3. Policy #1330 – Adopt Permanent and Temporary COVID 19 Shipman's Model Policy concerning Facilities (review) 4. Policy #3524.2 – Adopt Permanent and Temporary COVID 19 Shipman's Model Policy concerning Green Cleaning (recommend moving to 1000 series as it relates to the community) 5. Policy #3541 – Adopt Permanent and Temporary COVID 19 Shipman's Model Policy concerning Transportation (recommend moving to 5000 series as it relates to students). Adopting this policy also allows us to consolidate, and therefore repeal, policies 3541.3, 3541.33, 3541.41 and 3541.4 6. Policy #3541.3 – Routes and Services DELETE 7. Policy #3541.33—Special Transportation for Exceptional Children DELETE 8. Policy #3541.341 – Non-Public School Students DELETE 9. Policy #3541.4 – Transportation Equipment DELETE 10. Policy #4112.5 – Adopt Permanent and Temporary COVID 19 Shipman's Model Policy Employment and Student Teacher Checks  11. Policy #5112 – Adopt Permanent and Temporary COVID 19 Shipman's Model Policy Attendance, Truancy and Chronic Absenteeism. Adopting this policy also allows us to consolidate, and therefore repeal, policies 5113, 5113.1 and 5113.2 12. Policy #5113 – Attendance/Excuses/Dismissal DELETE 13. Policy #5113.1 – Attendance/Excuses DELETE 14. Policy #5113.2 – Truancy DELETE 15. Policy #5141.3 – Adopt Permanent and Temporary COVID 19 Shipman's Model Policy Health Assessments 16. Policy #5141.32 – Adopt Permanent and Temporary COVID 19 Shipman's Model Policy Immunizations 17. Other Very truly yours, Kathleen F. Bengtson Administrative Assistant /kfb cc: Board of Education Members Christine Bourne, Chief of Administration Dr. Michael Conner, Superintendent of Schools Natalie Forbes, Director of Grant Services Dr. Magda Parvey, Chief Academic Officer Michael Skott, Director of Technology Marco Gaylord, Chief of Operations and Communications Michele Clay, Community Member Geen Thazhampallath, Chief of Performance and Talent Management Colleen Weiner, Principal MHS Jennifer Cannata, Principal Moody School Colleen Fitzpatrick, Principal Snow School Attorney Gwen J. Zittoun Mary Emerling, Middletown School Health Supervisor Mark Langton, Transporation Manager Cheryl Gonzalez, Principal WWMS Cody Altieri, Assistant to Chief of School Operations Amy Clarke, Director of Pupil Services and Special Education