Summary from Board Meeting on 1-13-15

  • Posted January 16, 2015

Below are updates from the Board of Education meeting that was held on January 13, 2015.

1. The board received an update on the administration building project from STR Partners LLC.

2. The board discussed the search for the individual who will replace Dr. Roberts as superintendent when he retires at the end of the 2014-15 school year. Much of the conversation centered around selecting the executive search firm that will lead the search process. Below are the proposals that firms submitted in response to the Request for Qualifications issued by the board on January 6, 2015.

3. The board adopted recommended revisions to several policies, including:

  • Policy 2:140 (Communications To and From the Board)
  • Policy 4:45 (Insufficient Fund Checks and Debt Recovery)
  • Policy 4:110 (Transportation)
  • Policy 4:120 (Food Services)
  • Policy 4:150 (Facility Management and Building Programs)
  • Policy 5:10 (Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment)
  • Policy 5:185 (Family and Medical Leave)
  • Policy 5:220 (Substitute Teachers)
  • Policy 5:250 (Leaves of Absence)
  • Policy 6:20 (School Year Calendar and Day)
  • Policy 6:60 (Curriculum Content)
  • Policy 6:110 (Programs for Student at Risk of Academic Failure and/or Dropping Out of School and Graduation Incentives Program)
  • Policy 6:280 (Grading and Promotion)
  • Policy 6:340 (Student Testing and Assessment Program)
  • Policy 7:50 (School Admissions and Student Transfers to and From Non-District Schools)
  • Policy 7:100 (Health, Eye and Dental Examinations; Immunizations; and Exclusion of Students)
  • Policy 7:270 (Administering Medicines to Students)

4. The board received a report regarding the implementation of the International Baccalaureate program, which it will discuss during its meeting on January 27, 2015.

5. The board discussed the personnel and student data report that was included in the  packet for its meeting on December 16, 2014.

6. The board reviewed a resolution authorizing the superintendent to begin preparing the district's budget for the 2015-16 school year.

7. The board recapped the self-evaluation it participated in last month and discussed the next steps in the process.

8. The board reviewed the draft agenda for its meeting on January 27, 2015.

You can access the packet of materials for this meeting by clicking here.