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I. Call to Order
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, Chairman Duncan will call the meeting to order.
II. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, Chairman Duncan will call on a member of the board to lead the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence.
III. Recognitions
A. GCS Volunteer of the Month for November 2007
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, the board will recognize Keven Cockrell, a volunteer at Southeast High, as the district’s November Volunteer of the Month. If you have any questions regarding this item, contact District Relations at 370-8386, prior to the meeting.
B. GCS Employee of the Month for November 2007
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, the board will recognize Catherine Bakoulas, office support at Andrews High, as the district’s November Employee of the Month. If you have any questions regarding this item, please contact District Relations at 370-8386, prior to the meeting.
C. Recognition of GCS as a Global Communications School District
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, the board will be recognized for its K-12 language immersion pipeline and commitment to world language instructional programs. Al Rubio, director of the Global Communicators Program, will present a plaque of recognition. If you have any questions regarding this item, please contact District Relations at 370-8386, prior to the meeting.
D. American Education Week
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, the board, along with the Guilford County Association of Educators, will present a proclamation in support of American Education Week (November 12-16, 2007.) If you have questions regarding this item, please contact District Relations at 370-8386, prior to the meeting.
IV. Public Comments
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, Chairman Duncan will call on members of the public who have requested an opportunity to address the board.
V. Approval of Agenda
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, Chairman Duncan will ask board members to review the meeting agenda and will call for a motion to approve or revise it. If you have questions regarding this item. please contact Chairman Duncan at 378-5315, prior to the meeting.
VI. Consent Agenda
A. October Meeting Minutes
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, the minutes of the October 9 Regular Meeting, October 17 Special Called Meeting and October 25 Regular Meeting will be presented for approval. If you have questions or suggested revisions, please contact Kathy Gwynn at 370-8992, prior to the meeting.
B. Personnel Action Reports
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, the consent agenda includes personnel actions as noted in the monthly Personnel Action Report requiring board approval. Should there be any additional personnel action requiring board approval, you will receive notification prior to the meeting. If you have questions regarding this item, please contact Dr. Peggy Thompson, chief human resources officer, at 370-8340, prior to the meeting.
C. Approval of Character Education Contract
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, the consent agenda includes a recommendation to approve a contract with Dr. Philip Vincent of the Character Development Group to continue services as Project Director of the Middle School Character Education Grant for the second year for a total amount of $173,799. In July 2006, the U.S. Department of Education/Partnerships in Character Education Programs (PCEP) awarded nearly $1.5 million to GCS and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools in a four-year grant to study the impact of character education on the social, ethical and academic achievement of middle school students. Six GCS middle schools were randomly selected by the U.S. Department of Education to participate in this study. The middle schools are Ferndale, Jamestown, Kernodle, Northeast, Northwest and Welborn. This is the second year of the grant.
The 2007-08 contract for renewal reflects the budget for contractual services rendered by Dr. Vincent which were components of the grant. This amount reflects the same as last year with no increase. If you have questions regarding this item, please contact Dr. John Morris, chief student services officer, at 370-8380, prior to the meeting.
D. Use of Yellow School Buses for 2008 Greensboro Grasshoppers School Day Game
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, the consent agenda includes a recommendation to approve the use of yellow school buses for the 2008 Greensboro Grasshoppers School Day Games to transport K-8 students of those schools choosing to participate in this educational opportunity. For the past three years, the board has approved the use of yellow school buses to transport elementary and middle school students to the school day game held as a part of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Women’s Basketball Tournament. The days designated for the school day games are Thursday, April 24, 2008 for middle schools and Wednesday, May 14, 2008 for elementary schools.
In conjunction with the Greensboro Grasshoppers, GCS teachers have developed a school day game curriculum which follows the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. This school day game curriculum will be put into place this year and will be updated for future use.
In addition to changing the game time to accommodate students’ schedules, the Greensboro Grasshoppers have donated all tickets for the games to minimize the cost for students. The Grasshoppers organization also allows schools to bring their own lunches into the stadium. In past years, the only limitation to our students’ involvement has been activity bus availability. All available activity buses will be used, but the current activity bus fleet is not large enough to cover the requests for transportation. If you have questions regarding this item, please contact Dr. Beth Folger, chief curriculum & organizational development officer, at 370-2313, prior to the meeting.
VII. Staff Reports
A. Sheriff’s Report on the Eastern Guilford High School Fire (November 1, 2006)
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes will present to the board an update on the investigation regarding the fire at Eastern Guilford High on November 1, 2006. If you have questions regarding this item, please contact Superintendent Terry Grier at 370-8992, prior to the meeting.
B. Update on Dudley, Eastern, HP Central and Smith High Schools’ Dropout Rates
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, Dr. Gongshu Zhang, chief accountability and research officer, will present to the board an update on the dropout rates at Dudley, Eastern, HP Central and Smith High schools. If you have questions regarding this item, please contact Dr. Zhang at 370-8323, prior to the meeting.
C. Bond Referendum
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, Leo Bobadilla, chief operations officer, and Joe Hill, facilities, will present to the board the recommended changes to the bond projects as requested at the October 25 meeting. If you have questions regarding this item, please contact Mr. Bobadilla at 819-2763 or Mr. Hill at 819-2700, prior to the meeting.
VIII. Reports from the Chairman, if needed
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, Chairman Duncan will share reports of the board’s activities should there be any events to be reported.
IX. Board Comments
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, board members will each be allowed two minutes to make remarks, as they deem appropriate.
X. Closed Session, if needed
At the meeting of November 8, 2007, the board will address business requiring a closed session, if needed.
XI. Adjournment
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