Guilford County Board of Education
712 N. Eugene Street, Greensboro, North Carolina
Thursday, November 8, 2007
6 p.m.

Jeff Belton
Dr. Walter Childs, III
Kris B. Cooke

Alan W. Duncan, Chairman
Amos L. Quick, III, Vice-Chairman
Darlene Garrett
Deena A. Hayes
Garth Hébert
Terry B. Grier, Superintendent

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence

III. Recognition
A. GCS Volunteer of the Month for November 2007
B. GCS Employee of the Month for November 2007
C. Recognition of GCS as a Global Communicators School District
D. American Education Week

IV. Public Comments    
Persons wanting to publicly address the Board of Education may request to do so by registering prior to the meeting with the Board clerk by calling 370-8100 before 5 p.m. or at the meeting site 5:45-6 p.m.  A maximum of three minutes is granted to each speaker, with a total of 45 minutes designated at the beginning of the meeting for all comments.  Additional time will be allowed for public comments at the end of the meeting for any person who has registered to speak and was not afforded the opportunity to do so at the beginning of the meeting.

V. Approval of Agenda

VI. Consent Agenda
A. October Meeting Minutes – October 9 Regular Meeting, October 17 Special Called Meeting and October 25 Regular Meeting
B. Personnel Reports
C. Approval of Middle School Character Education Contract
D. Use of Yellow School Buses for 2008 Greensboro Grasshoppers School Day Game

VII. Staff Reports
A. Sheriff’s Report on the Eastern Guilford High School Fire
B. Update on Dudley, Eastern, HP Central and Smith High Schools’ Dropout Rates
C. Bond Referendum

VIII.  Reports from the Chairman, if needed

IX. Board Comments

X. Closed Session, if needed

XI.  Adjournment

Times and dates are subject to change.