MANCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2006

A G E N D A
7:30 p.m.
Lincoln Center

A. OPENING

1) Call to order
2) Pledge of Allegiance
3) Minutes of March 13, 2006
B. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT - Part I
1) Student Recognition Awards  
C. PUBLIC COMMENTS (any item before the Board)  
D. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE'S REPORT
E. CONSENT CALENDAR
1) Personnel Action
E - 1
2) Permission to Apply for Education Special Projects - $68,860
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 619 Grant, funded through the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)
E - 2
3) Permission to Apply for Education Special Projects - $1,577,670
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 611 Grant, funded through the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)
 E - 3
4) Permission to Apply for Education Special Projects - $5,000
Verplanck Elementary School - After School Clubs, funded through the Savings Bank of Manchester (SBM) Foundation
 E - 4
5) Permission to Apply for Education Special Projects - $1,500
Community Development Block Grant - Verplanck Elementary School, funded through the Community Development Block Grant Funds
 E - 5
6) Permission to Apply for Education Special Projects - $500
Exxon Mobil Educational Alliance Grant-Verplanck Elementary School
 E - 6
7) Permission to Apply for Education Special Projects - $2,500
Target Grant - Verplanck Elementary School		 E - 7
8) Permission to Apply for Education Special Projects - $3,000
Target Grant - Verplanck Elementary School
 E - 8
9) Extended Field Trip Request - Manchester High School Student Activities - National Association of Student Councils National Conference - Lansdale, PA, 6/21 - 6/28/06
 E - 9
10) Transfer of Funds (4)
E - 10
11) Increase to Board of Education FY2006 Appropriation - $240,000
from the Designated Fund Balance
 E - 11
12) Increase in Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $4,000
Head Start Federal Grant
 E - 12
13) Increase in Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $40,000
Head Start State Day Care		 E - 13
14) Increase in Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $40,000
Head Start Federal Day Care
E - 14
15) Increase in Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $20,917.48
Head Start USDA Grant		 E - 15
16) Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $60,986
Head Start USDA Grant		 E - 16
17) Approval of Post Appropriation Board of Education Budget Workshops E - 17
F. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT - Part II
1) Community Safety Update - Chief Berry
2) Accelerated Project Facility Update - Keith Epstein
3) Design Status - Bennet Middle School - Design Partnership
G. COMMUNICATIONS

H. COMMITTEE REPORTS

1) Personnel & Finance Committee

2) Buildings & Sites Committee

I. PUBLIC COMMENTS
J. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA

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.