BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

SCHOOL DISTRICT 9-R

 

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

 

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

                                                                                                                                               

Regular Meeting, 6:00 p.m.

Central Office Board Room

                                                                                                            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.                  Construction Oversight Committee presentation:  Diane Doney,

Don Becket

 

4.                  Student presentation:  Escalante                                                                                        - 03

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

 

5.                  Ends monitoring:  Science K-12 – Judy Michalski, Carol Harris                  - 05

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

important work – improving student achievement.)

 

6.                  Public participation and correspondence                                                                       - 06

(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.)

 

7.                  Reports

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

a.      Superintendent – Mary Barter                                          - 07

b.      Student Council – Kelly Graves                                    - 08

c.       Finance Advisory Committee - Members

d.     Audit – Diane Doney, Julia Stone

e.      Linkage/board development – Mark Seiter      

f.        School visits:  DHS, Florida Mesa, Park – Cindi Brevik, Joel Jones,

      Steve Short, Floyd Patterson, Chris Paulson 

 

8.                  Discussion

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

 a future meeting.)

a.      Proposed addition and deletion of Durango High School courses –

      Judy Michalski

b.      Proposed modification of accreditation contract – Mary Barter

 

9.                  Discussion/Action

(This category includes items that may not have been previously discussed, but may need action because of time constraints.)

a.      Modification of annual board calendar – Mary Barter

 

10.              Action

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

 prior meeting.)

a.      Ends monitoring:  Math K-12– Carol Harris, Judy Michalski                - 21

b.      Possible revision of GP/BSR policy monitoring process –                16 - 19

      Mary Barter

 

11.              Consent agenda (action)

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

and/or require board action by statute.)

a.      Monitoring report: GP-6 Board Committee Principles –      Cindi

Brevik, Chris Paulson

b.      Monitoring report: EL-13 Educational Standards – Judy Michalski,

Carol Harris            

c.       Monitoring report: EL-16 School Year Calendar – Pete Harter

d.     Proposed academic calendars 2005-06, 2006-07 – Mary Barter, Pete

      Harter                 

e.      Re-appointment of Finance Advisory Committee members –

Kristy Rodri

f.      Certification of mill levy – Diane Doney

g.      Human Resources – Susan Terrill-Flint                           54 - 61 

h.      Regular board meeting minutes, November 9, 2004 – Kristy Rodri      62 - 67

 

12.            Coming events

a.      School visits

§          Park, Escalante, Animas Valley

b.      Regular board meeting, January 11

§          Student presentation:  Riverview

§          Ends Monitoring:  History, Geography, Civics, Economics K-12

§          Monitoring reports:

GP-7 Committee Structure

EL-1 Global Executive Constraint

EL-11 Commitment to Accomplishment and Accountability

EL-14 Educational Program

c.      Board linkage regarding legislative awareness, January 29

 

13.            Adjourn

 

Board Debriefing

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