MANCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2006
A G E N D A
Executive Session - 6:00 p.m. - Personnel Matters
7:30 p.m.
Lincoln Center

A. OPENING

1) Call to order
2) Pledge of Allegiance
3) Moment of Silence and Remembrance for 9/11
3) Minutes of August 21, 2006
 
B. PUBLIC COMMENTS (any item before the Board)
C. CONSENT CALENDAR
1) Personnel Action C - 1
2) Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $231,498
Cedar Street Station After School Program at Washington Media Arts Magnet School, funded by the 21st Century Community Learning Grant and Parent Fees
C - 2
3) Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $2,320
Cross Country Challenge, funded by the Savings Bank of Manchester Charitable Foundation
C - 3
4) Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $28,168
Release Time - MEA President - Tom Alexander, .5 Release Time for the 2006-07 School Year
C - 4
5) Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $1,577,670
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) Grant, funded by the State Department of Education
C - 5
6) Appropriation for Education Special Projects - $68,860
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) Grant, funded by the State Department of Education
C - 6
7) Permission to Apply for Education Special Projects - $1,325,164
Entitlements I, II A, II D, III, IV, V Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), funded by the United States Department of Education
C - 7
D. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
1) Safety Update - John Bishop  
2) Revision of Manchester Public Schools' Organizational Chart
D - 2
3) Safe Routes to School Presentation - Pat Brooks
D - 3
4) Facilities Update - Keith Epstein and Robert Lamson  
E. COMMUNICATIONS
F. COMMITTEE REPORTS
 
1) Buildings & Sites Committee
2) Personnel & Finance Committee  
G. PUBLIC COMMENTS - (comments limited to items on tonight's agenda)
H. 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.