Guilford County Board of Education
712 N. Eugene Street, Greensboro, North Carolina
Thursday, April 26, 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

III. Moment of Remembrance and Silence

IV. Recognitions

A. Design Award for Dudley High School
B. Recipients of the National Achievement Scholarship
C. North Carolina Association of Education Office Professionals’ Administrator of the Year

V. 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.

VI. Approval of Agenda

VII. Consent Agenda
A. Personnel Reports
B. Budget Amendments and Transfers
C. First Reading – Policy IN, School Improvement Teams
D. Second Reading - Policy GAMAA, Sexual Harassment of Students
E. Second Reading – Policy GAMA, Sexual Harassment of Staff
F. Second Reading – Policy JR, Student Records
G. Expansion of Montessori Program at Erwin
H. Duke Energy Carolinas Right-of-Way Agreement, The Academy at Smith
I. Duke Energy Carolinas Right-of-Way Agreement, Northern High School
J. Right-of-Way Encroachment Agreement, Northern Middle School

VIII. Public Hearing on the 2007-08 Budget
Persons wanting to publicly address the Board of Education regarding 2007-08 budgetary matters of the school district may request to do so by registering prior to the meeting with the Board clerk by calling 370-8100 before 5 p.m. on April 26 or at the meeting site between 5:45-6 p.m. A maximum of three minutes will be granted to each speaker.

IX. Staff Reports
A. Eastern High School Update
B. Consideration for Naming of Original Historic Building at Oak Ridge Elementary School
C. Consideration for Naming of the Park at Montlieu Math and Science Academy
D. After-School Care Enrichment Services (ACES) Program Increase
E. Welborn/Ferndale Attendance Zone
F. Update on Security Plans
G. Evaluation of Advanced Learner (AL) and Very Strong Needs (VSN) Programs

X. Board Discussion
A. Standard Mode of Dress (SMOD)
B. Follow up on Meeting with SROs (School Resource Officers)
C. Continued Discussion of the 2007-08 Budget

XI.  Reports from the Chairman, if needed

XII. Board Comments

XIII. Closed Session, if needed

XIV. Adjournment

Times and dates are subject to change.