MANCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2005

A G E N D A

EXECUTIVE SESSION 6:30 P.M. - PERSONNEL AND LEGAL MATTERS

7:30 p.m.
Lincoln Center

A. OPENING
1) Call to order
2) Pledge of Allegiance
3) Moment of Silence - Laurie Margolis
4) Minutes of June 27, 2005
B. PUBLIC COMMENTS (any item before the Board)
C. CONSENT CALENDAR
1) Personnel Action C - 1
2) Permission to Apply for Education Special Projects - $60,000
CT Vanguard Schools Initiative Grant, Nathan Hale Elementary School, funded by CT State Department of Education
 C - 2
3) Permission to Apply for Education Special Projects - $1,373,020
Entitlements I, II A, II D, III, IV, and V Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), funded by the U.S. Department of Education
C - 3
4) Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $244,929
Manchester and Enfield Head Start Grant, funded by the State Department of Education
C - 4
5) Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $19,213
Release Time - MEA President - Tom Alexander, .5 Release Time for the 2005-06 School Year. 		C - 5
D. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
1) Head Start Facility Update - Dr. Jerry Reisman
2) Bowers/Waddell Facility Update - Keith Epstein
  
3) Courageous Conversations - Closing the Achievement Gap - Jenifer Tait/Diane Kearney
4) Decreasing Disproportionality - SERC Technical Assistance - Jenifer Tait
  
5) Racial Imbalance Update
  
6) Adequate Yearly Progress Update - Peter Tognalli
E. NEW BUSINESS
1) Efficiency Study - Pat Brooks
  
2) Participation in Connecticut's No Child Left Behind Lawsuit - Joan Libby E - 2
F. GRIEVANCE HEARING: CUSTODIAN
G. COMMITTEE REPORTS
H. COMMUNICATIONS
I. PUBLIC COMMENTS (items discussed at this meeting)
J. 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.