Board of Education - Regular Meeting (04-26)

Administration Building • 900 Grant Street • November 18, 2004

DPS Robotics Demonstration

  1. Call to Order - 5:00 p.m.
    1. Pledge of Allegiance
    2. Roll Call
    3. Recognition of International Baccalaureate Teacher, Suzi Geimer, from George Washington High School
  1. Board Member Report
  2. 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 October 21, 2004 (IV-A-1)
      2. Motion to Approve Grant Recipient Agreement with the State of Colorado (IV-A-2) - The Board of Education will approve the Grant Recipient Agreement between the State of Colorado, by the State for Community Colleges and Occupational Education, and Denver Public Schools, in the amount of $934,247.00.
    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. Facility Management
        1. Motion to Approve Land Donation at Balarat (IV-B-2a) - The Board of Education will be asked to accept the Donation of Land at the Balarat Outdoor Education Center.
        2. Motion to Approve Land Transfer and Easement at Omar D. Blair School (IV-B-2b) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve the Transfer of Land and Easement at Omar D. Blair School.
        3. Motion to Approve Utility Easement at the Service Center (IV-B-2c) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve the Transfer of Land and Easement at the Service Center.
    1. Budget and Finance - Financial Services
      1. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended June 30, 2004 (IV-C-1) - The Board of Education will be asked to receive, prior to the November 30, 2004, statutory deadline, the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the District for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004.
      2. Single Audit Report for the Year Ended June 30, 2004 (IV-C-2) - The Board of Education will be asked to receive, as required by federal law, the Single Audit Report for the District for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004.
    1. Denver Public Schools Retirement System (DPSRS)
      1. Motion to Amend the Retirement and Benefit Plan of the Denver Public Schools Retirement System (IV-D-1) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve amendments to the Retirement and Benefit Plan of the Denver Public Schools Retirement System.
    1. Policy Revisions
      1. Delete Policy DG, Banking Services (and Deposit of Funds) (IV-E-1)
  1. Old Business
  2. New Business***
    1. Budget and Finance - Financial Services
      1. Statement of Revenue Allocations, Appropriations, Commitments and Expenditures for the Period July 1, 2004, to October 31, 2004 (VI-A-1) - The Board of Education will receive a status report of year-to-date revenues, expenditures, and inter-fund transfers for each fund as compared to the current year budget and as compared to the year-to date totals for the prior year.
    1. Student Services
      1. Expelled Students Report (VI-B-1) - The Board of Education will review a report on the students who have been expelled during the past month.
    1. Policy Review***
      1. Deletion of Policy GCCBG, Administrative Staff Restoration of Health Leave (VI-C-1)
    1. Educational Services
      1. Expansion of Denver School of the Arts (VI-D-1) - The Board of Education will receive a staff report recommending the use of the Byers facility to increase the number of students served by the Denver School of the Arts.
      2. Report Regarding New ECE-8 Schools (VI-D-2) - The Board of Education will receive a staff report recommending changing Gilpin, Mitchell, Whittier, Columbine, and Harrington from schools serving grades ECE-5 to serving grades ECE-8.
      3. Report Recommending Sixth Grade at Westerly Creek Elementary School(VI-D-3) - The Board of Education will receive a staff report recommending that Westerly Creek Elementary School be allowed to serve students in grades six for the 2005-2006 school year only.
      4. Revitalization Plan for Brown Elementary School (VI-D-4) - The Board of Education will receive a report recommending that the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program be implemented at Brown Elementary School beginning in the 2005-2006 school year.
      5. 2005-2006 Denver Public Schools Calendar (VI-D-5)
  1. Adjournment

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

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Contact Information

E-mail:
board@dpsk12.org

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

Phone:
303-764-3210

Fax:
303-764-3216