MANCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, MAY 23, 2005

A G E N D A

Executive Session - 6:30 p.m. - Personnel Matter
7:30 p.m.
Lincoln Center

A. OPENING

1) Call to order
2) Pledge of Allegiance
3) Minutes of May 9, 2005
B. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT - Part I
1) Student Writers' Recognition Awards/Student Poster Recognition Awards
C. PUBLIC COMMENTS (any item before the Board)
D. PTA COUNCIL REPORT
E. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE'S REPORT
F. CONSENT CALENDAR
1) Personnel Action
F - 1
2) Permission to Apply for Education Special Projects - $111,001 Carl D. Perkins Secondary Basic Grant, funded by the Federal Government
F - 2
3) Approval on the Application Submission for the 2005 Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act Proposal - $150,000
F - 3
4) Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $70,000 Manchester Summer School Program, funded by Tuition Fees
 F - 4
5) Increase in Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $13,824 for a total of $204,464 - Adult Education Grant
 F - 5
6) Approval of Board of Education Meeting Schedule for 2005-06 F - 6
7) Extended Field Trip Request - Boys & Girls Cross Country MHS to Compete in the Thetford Invitational, 9/30/05 - 10/1/05
F - 7
G. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT - Part II
1) Point of Clarification for MHS Reduction in Square Footage - Keith Epstein
G - 1
H. OLD BUSINESS
1) Board of Education Self Evaluation  
2) I.P. Telephony - Jack McCoy  
I. NEW BUSINESS
1) Revisions to Policy #5127.1 (Graduation Requirements from MHS) I - 1
2) Textbook Adoption (Geometry and Science) I - 2
J. COMMITTEE REPORTS
K. COMMUNICATIONS
L. PUBLIC COMMENTS (items discussed at this meeting)
M. 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.