MANCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2004
A G E N D A
7:30 p.m.
Lincoln Center
A. OPENING
1) Call to order
2) Pledge of Allegiance
3) Moment of Silence for Jan Wodal
4) Reading of "Flying Together"
5) Minutes of March 8, 2004
B. PUBLIC COMMENTS (any item before the Board)
C. CONSENT CALENDAR
1) Personnel Action C-1
2) Increase in Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $8,000, for a total of $50,000, Out-of-District Magnet School Transportation Grant for the 2003-04 fiscal year, funded by the State Department of Education
 C-2
3) Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $112,500 Local Competitive Title II, Part D, Enhancing Education Through Technology Grant, funded through the Federal government
 C-3
4) Permission to Apply for Education Special Projects - $77,000 - The Barnes Foundation Grant, funded through The Dorr Foundation, The George H.C. Ensworth Memorial Trust, The Falk Foundation for Excellence, and The Lawson Valentine Foundation
 C-4
5) Permission to Apply for Education Special Projects - $25,000 - Savings Bank of Manchester Charitable Foundation Grant, funded through the Savings Bank of Manchester
 C-5
D. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
1) 2003-04 Budget Update
2) Preliminary Draft Reduction for the 2004-05 Budget

E. COMMITTEE REPORTS
F. COMMUNICATIONS
G. PUBLIC COMMENTS (items discussed at this meeting)
H. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS

Welcome to the Manchester Board of Education Meeting. Observers are always welcome. The following instructions are to assist those who wish to speak during Public Comment session(s):


1) State your name and address for the record. Students state name only.
2) First session: Three-minute time limit for any item that may come before the Board. Listen for bell.
3) Second session: Comments must be limited to items on the Board's agenda for this meeting. The Board Chair has the discretion to limit comment time.
4) Written statements may be submitted for Board members if time runs out for speaker.
5) Immediate replies to questions/concerns should not be expected (Board Chair/Superintendent=s discretion).
6) Inappropriate topics: Confidential information, personnel issues and legal concerns. Please avoid derogatory and profane language. Board of Education Policy #1220.