MANCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2005
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 28, 2005
B. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT - Part I
1) Rhyme Celebration Presentation - Nathan Hale Students
2) Student Recognition Awards
C. PUBLIC COMMENTS (any item before the Board)
D. PTA COUNCIL REPORT
E. CONSENT CALENDAR
1) Personnel Action
E - 1
2) Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $20,365.50
Release Time - MEA President - Tom Alexander, .5 release time
for the 2004-05 school year
E - 2

3) Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $11,870
Manchester Head Start Federal Training and Technical Assistance Grant, funded by the Federal Government

E - 3
4) Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $10,526
Enfield Head Start Federal Training and Technical Assistance Grant, funded by the Federal Government
E - 4
5) Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $748,501
Enfield Head Start Federal Grant, funded by the Federal Government
E - 5
6) Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $898,105
Manchester Head Start Federal Grant, funded by the Federal Government
E - 6
7) Permission to Apply for Education Special Projects - $375
(FMPS) Foundation for Manchester Public Schools Grant, Manchester High School Astronomy Club
E - 7
8) Increase in Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $15,787
Head Start Federal Grant Program, for a total of $752,501, funds provided by the Federal Government
E - 8
9) Increase in Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $21,144
Head Start Federal Grant Program, for a total of $905,105, funded by the Federal Government.
E - 9
10) Increase in appropriation for Education Special Projects - $30,000
Washington Media Arts Magnet School After School Program, for a total of $100,000, funded by fees collected from parents
E - 10
11) Board of Education Meeting Schedule Change E - 11
12) Approval of Creation of a "Friends of Verplanck" Organization E - 12
13) Transfer from Board of Education Budget to Interfund Transfers, Transfer to Special Grants Fund for Channel 16 Operations - $11,000
E - 13
F. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT - Part II
1) Fiscal Year 2005 Projections - Pat Brooks
2) NEAS&C Update - Don Sierakowski/Kathleen Rosewall
F - 2
3) Safety and Residency Update - John Bishop/Jen Tait
4) Graduation Date, Time, and Place Update
G. NEW BUSINESS
1) Proposed Post Appropriation Budget Workshop Dates
G - 1
H. COMMITTEE REPORT
1) Personnel & Finance Committee  
2) Buildings & Sites Committee  
3) Curriculum & Instruction Committee

 
I. COMMUNICATIONS
J. PUBLIC COMMENTS (items discussed at this meeting)
K. 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.