Background material for each agenda item is available online under the Board Meeting Materials link

Recognitions

National Merit Scholarship Recipients
The board recognized Larsen Jones from Grimsley High and Angela Pratt from The Early College at Guilford as National Merit Scholarship winners.

Mentor of the Year and Finalists
The board recognized the six finalists for the Martha A. Sharpless Mentor of the Year Award and announced Cathy Spencer of Alamance Elementary, as the overall winner.   

Consent Agenda

The board approved the following items on the consent agenda:

• Personnel Action Reports
• Budget Amendments and Transfers
• Application for State/Federal Funding of Career and Technical Education

Staff Reports

Eastern High School Update
The board approved a contract to Barnhill Contracting Company in the amount of $3,892,413 for Phase IA of the Eastern Guilford High School project. The board also approved the rights-of-way requested by Duke Energy Carolinas affecting the Eastern Guilford High School property.

Consideration for Naming of Reedy Fork Area Elementary School
The board voted that the name Ronald McNair Elementary School at Reedy Fork, be presented for public comment.

Approval for Naming of the Original Historic Building at Oak Ridge Elementary School
The approved the use of the name Thomas F. and Carolyn C. Brown Wing as proposed on the nomination form and supporting documentation.

Approval of Advanced Learner Plan
The board approved the Advanced Learner Plan. The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction requires regular revisions and updates to the district plan for addressing the needs of academically gifted (AL) students in compliance with Article 9B.  

Contracts for Pleasant Garden Elementary School Additions
The board approved to award contracts to Morlando-Holden Construction, Inc. for general construction in the amount of $3,986,000 and to Ken-Nect Communications, LLC in the amount of $45,490 for technology construction.

Change Order to Contract of Construction at Guilford Elementary School Site
The board approved a change order to a contract for construction at the Guilford Elementary School site totaling $143,750 for the cost of additional work as submitted to date by the contractor, J.H. Allen, Inc. The funds for this change are currently in the budget under project contingency.

Approval of Proposed 2007 Bond Referendum
Kevin Lear, chief operations officer and Joe Hill, facilities, led the board in a discussion, but no vote was taken, regarding the approval of the proposed 2007 bond referendum projects.

Board Discussion

Proposed 2007-08 Board of Education Meeting Schedule
The board approved the proposed 2007-08 Board of Education meeting schedule. This schedule follows the same format of the meeting schedule for the current year in that two meetings are scheduled each month generally the second Tuesday and fourth Thursday.

Discussion of Abstention Vote
Chairman Duncan led the board in a discussion regarding abstention voting.

Personnel Action

Renewals and Non-Renewals of Licensed Probationary and Contracted Employees
The board approved the renewals and non-renewals of licensed employees as submitted on May 24, 2007.