BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

SCHOOL DISTRICT 9-R

 

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

 

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

                                                                                                                                               

Regular Meeting, 6:00 p.m.

Central Office Board Room

                 

 

Board pictures – 5:30 p.m. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Page #’s

1.                  Call to order, establish quorum

(Four members constitute a quorum.)

 

2.                  Approve agenda                                                                                                      01 - 02

(The agenda is tentative until approved by the board.)

 

3.                  Student presentation:  Riverview                                                                               - 03

(Student presentations are a means of actively monitoring student learning.)

 

4.                  Ends monitoring:  History, Geography, Civics, Economics K-12 –                      - 04

Judy Michalski, Carol Harris                                                                                       

(Ends monitoring reports are used to evaluate the district’s most

important work – improving student achievement.)

 

5.                  Public participation and correspondence                                                                             - 05  

(This time is set aside for comments and questions from the public. 

There is a limit of 3 minutes per person and 30 minutes total.)

 

6.                  Reports

(The board receives reports on matters of specific interest.)

a.      Superintendent – Mary Barter                                                                         06 - 07

b.      Student Council – Kelly Graves                                                                           - 08

 

7.                  Discussion

(The board discusses matters that may/will come before it for action at

 a future meeting.)

a.      Proposed changes to EL-14 Educational Program – Judy                          09 - 11

Michalski, Carol Harris

b.      Proposed addition of Durango High School courses –                                    - 12

Judy Michalski

c.       Proposed revision of Durango High School graduation                             13 - 15

requirements – Judy Michalski

 

8.                  Discussion/Action

(This category includes items that may not have been previously discussed, but

are scheduled for action because of time constraints or other reasons.)

a.      Parental request for board resolution to count passing time as                16 – 16a

instructional time – Cindi Brevik

b.   Monitoring report:  GP-7 Committee Structure –  Cindi Brevik                17 - 18

 

9.                  Action

(The board acts on matters that typically have been discussed at a

 prior meeting.)

a.      Ends monitoring:  Science K-12– Carol Harris, Judy Michalski                      - 19

b.      Proposed addition and deletion of Durango High School courses –        20 - 21

      Judy Michalski

c.       Proposed modification of accreditation contract – Mary Barter                22 - 26

 

10.              Consent agenda (action)

(The board acts on routine matters that typically require no discussion

and/or require board action by statute.)

a.      Monitoring report:  EL-1 Global Executive Constraint –                             27 - 28

Mary Barter                    

b.      Monitoring report: EL-11 Commitment to Accomplishment                     29 - 31

and Accountability –  Judy Michalski, Carol Harris           

c.       Monitoring report:  EL-14 Educational Program – Judy Michalski,          32 - 35

Carol Harris

d.   Financial report – Diane Doney                                                                       36 - 47

e.   Human Resources – Susan Terrill-Flint                                                         48 - 51

f.        Public meeting notice location – Kristy Rodri                                                   - 52

g.      Regular board meeting minutes, December 14, 2004 – Kristy Rodri        53 - 59

 

11.       Coming events

a.      School visits

§          Animas Valley – January 20, 8:30 a.m.

§          Escalante – January 21, 8:15 a.m.

§          Durango High School – January 27, 8:15 a.m.

b.      Board development worksession – January 25, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

c.       Board linkage regarding legislative awareness – January 29, 1:30 p.m.

                       

12.       Adjourn

 

Board Debriefing

(The board discusses the effectiveness of the meeting process.)