Board of Education - Regular Meeting (04-23)

Administration Building • 900 Grant Street • October 7, 2004

  1. Call to Order - 5:00 p.m.
    1. Pledge of Allegiance
    2. Roll Call
  1. Board Member Reports
    1. Recognition by Barbara Belmont, Executive Director of the School Nutrition Association, of Donna Wittrock, last year's President of the School Nutrition Association
    2. Resolution Honoring Donna Wittrock, Upon Her Retirement, for her 28 years of dedicated service to Denver Public Schools (II-B)
    3. American Indian Education Advisory Council Annual Report
  1. Superintendent's Reports
    1. Gift Report (III-A) - The Board of Education will be asked to accept gifts having a value of $500 or more.
  1. Consent Agenda*
    1. Board of Education
      1. Minutes of September 2, 2004 (IV-A-1)
      2. Motion to Amend the Superintendent's Contract to Add Ten More Days of Vacation (IV-A-2) - The Board of Education will approve the addition of ten additional days of vacation to the Superintendent's contract.
      3. Policy Repeal and Reenact
        1. Revised Policy BEDH, Public Participation at Board Meetings (IV-A-3a)
      1. Finance and Audit Committee
        1. Approval of Use of Additional Contingency Funds (IV-A-4a) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve the Use of Additional Contingency Funds for the Manual High School and Cole and Skinner Middle Schools asphalt and playing field projects.
      1. Resolution Supporting the Passage of a Tobacco Tax Increase in Colorado, Ballot Question 35, on November 2, 2004 (IV-A-5)
    1. Administrative Services
      1. Human Resources
        1. Motion to Approve the Personnel Transaction Report (IV-B-1a) - This report contains information regarding employee activity such as appointments, resignations, and transfers.
    1. Budget and Finance - Financial Services
      1. Resolution to Amend the Adopted Budget for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2004, and Ending June 30, 2005 (IV-C-1) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve an amendment to identify the specific adjustments to the revenues and expenditures of all funds.
      2. Resolution to Authorize the Use of the Beginning Fund Balance During the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2004, and Ending June 30, 2005 (IV-C-2) - In accordance with SB 03-149, the Board of Education will be asked to authorize the expenditure of the beginning fund balance of specified funds as anticipated in the amended budget, to state the purpose for which the expenditure is made, and to state the District's plan to ensure the use of beginning fund balance will not lead to an ongoing deficit.
      3. Resolution to Adopt the Amended Budget for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2004, and Ending June 30, 2005 (IV-C-3) - The Board of Education will be asked to adopt the amended budget as presented and amended.
      4. Resolution to Appropriate for Expenditures During the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2004, and Ending June 30, 2005 (IV-C-4) - The Board of Education will be asked to appropriate the moneys to be expended in each fund.
      5. Resolution to Identify and File Amended Budget and Appropriation Resolution and Copies Thereof (IV-C-5) - The Board of Education will be asked to direct that the Amended Budget be labeled as such and signed by the Board President and to cause the Board Secretary to have this Amended Budget on file for public inspection.
      6. Resolution to Authorize the Issuance of General Obligation Refunding Bonds Series 2004C (IV-C-6) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve a draft resolution authorizing the refunding of certain Series 1999 General Obligation Bonds.
  1. Old Business
    1. Pending Policy Revisions for Public Comment (For copies of these policies, please refer to the September 23, 2004, agenda and its attachments.)
      1. New Policy
        1. Policy DK, Payroll/Deductions/Direct Deposit/Expense Reimbursement
      1. Repealed Policy
        1. Policy DKA, Payroll Procedures/Schedules
        2. Policy DKB, Salary Deductions
        3. Policy DKC, Expense Authorization/Reimbursement
      1. Revised Policy
        1. Policy JIH, Student Interrogations, Searches and Arrests
    1. Educational Services - Action Pending Public Comment
      1. Resolution to Delineate Choice Core Values and Charge to Staff to Actively Seek Expansion of Choice (V-B-1) - The Board of Education will be asked to review the resolution delineating the Choice Core Values of the District and the charge to the staff to actively seek to expand choice consistent with the core values identified.
  1. New Business
    1. Educational Services
      1. The Board will review the proposed 2004-2005 District Priorities** (VI-A-1)
      2. Resolution on the Task Force on Early Education and School Readiness** (VI-A-2)

(Recess For Dinner - Routinely Between 6:00 And 7:00 Pm)

  1. Public Comment - 7:00 PM (1st Thursday of each month)
  2. Adjournment

* Items scheduled for action at this meeting are noted by italics.
** Items to be scheduled for action following opportunity for public comment.

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Contact Information

E-mail:
board@dpsk12.org

Write:
900 Grant St.
Room 705
Denver, CO 80203

Phone:
720-423-3210

Fax:
720-423-3216