MANCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, MAY 09, 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 April 26, 2005
B. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT - Part I
1) Highland Park Elementary School Student Engineering Project Presentation
C. PUBLIC COMMENTS (any item before the Board)
D. PTA COUNCIL REPORT
E. CONSENT CALENDAR
1) Personnel Action
E - 1
2) Increase in appropriation for Education Special Projects - $10.00 for a total of $2,651 for the Bilingual Education Grant, funded by the Bilingual Education Program and the CT State Department of Education E - 2
3) Permission to Apply for Education Special Projects - $1500 Community Block Grant Funds - Verplanck Elementary School, funded by the Community Development Program
E - 3
4) Approval of Creation of a "Friends of Verplanck" Organization E - 4
F. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT - Part II
1) Waddell/Bowers Packing Proposal - Tom Alexander
2) Keeney School Make Up Day
3) Historically Black College Tour Presentation - Diane Kearney
G. NEW BUSINESS
1) School Bell Discussion
2) Board Self - Evaluation
 
3) I.P. Telephony Update  
H. COMMITTEE REPORTS
1) Buildings and Sites Committee
  
2) Personnel and Finance 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.