Board of Education - Regular Meeting (05-04)

Administration Building • 900 Grant Street • February 17, 2004

  1. Call to Order - 5:00 p.m.
    1. Pledge of Allegiance
    2. Roll Call
    3. Recognition of Teachers Earning National Board Certification
    4. Summer Scholars Receive El Pomar Excellence in Education 2004 Award
  1. Board Member Reports
    1. ProComp Update (II-A)
  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 January 27, 2005 (IV-A-1)
      2. Finance and Audit Committee
        1. Motion to Approve Award of Invitation to Bid #BD 1016 for Filter Media (IV-A-2a) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve Invitation to Bid # BD 1016, done to solicit responses from qualified vendors to establish a contract for the purchase of filter media and frames.
        2. Motion to Approve Construction Contract the Thomas Jefferson High School Fire Sprinkler Project (IV-A-2b) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve the Construction Contract for the Thomas Jefferson High School fire sprinkler project.
        3. Motion to Approve Construction Contract for the Renovation Project at Various Schools (IV-A-2c) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve the Construction Contract for the for the renovation project at ten schools.
        4. Motion to Approve Construction Contract for the Columbine Elementary and Columbine PEC Renovation Project (IV-A-2d) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve the Construction Contract for the Columbine Elementary and Columbine PEC Renovation Project.
        5. Motion to Approve Construction Contract for the John F. Kennedy High School Boiler and Temperature Controls Project (IV-A-2e) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve the Construction Contract for the John F. Kennedy High School boiler and temperature controls project.
        6. Motion to Approve Construction Contract for the Roof Replacement Project at Various Schools (IV-A-2f) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve the Construction Contract for the roof replacement project at four schools.
        7. Motion to Approve Bid #BD 1042 for Networking Switches to Qwest Communications (IV-A-2g) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve the stated motion on the bid done to solicit proposals for networking switches at 24 E-Rate-eligible schools. The estimated contract value is $3,945,642.44.
    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.
        2. Motion to Approve or Reject the Arbitrator's Report Regarding AAA Case No. 77 390 00269 04 (IV-B-1b) - The Board of Education will act on the recommendation from the arbitrator regarding the Denver Classroom Teachers Association/Literacy Coaches Arbitration.
      1. Facility Management
        1. Motion to Approve Easements for the New K-8 Schools in Green Valley Ranch and Montbello (IV-B-2a) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve easements for the New K-8 schools in Green Valley Ranch and Montbello.
    1. Educational Services
      1. Challenges, Choices, and Images Charter School Renewal Application (IV-C-1) - The Board of Education will act on the renewal application for the Challenges, Choices, and Images Charter School.
      2. Community Challenge Charter School Renewal Application (IV-C-2) - The Board of Education will act on the renewal application for the Community Challenge Charter School.
      3. Denver Arts and Technology Academy Charter School Renewal Application (IV-C-3) - The Board of Education will act on the renewal application for the Denver Arts and Technology Academy Charter School.
      4. Pioneer Charter School Renewal Application (IV-C-4) - The Board of Education will act on the renewal application for the Pioneer Charter School.
      5. P.S. 1 Charter School Renewal Application (IV-C-5) - The Board of Education will act on the renewal application for the P.S. 1 Charter School.
      6. Proposal to Change Fairmont and Greenlee Elementary Schools to ECE-8 Schools (IV-C-6) - The Board of Education will act on the report recommending changing Fairmont and Greenlee from schools serving grades ECE-5 to schools serving grades ECE-8.
      7. Tuition Rates for Early Childhood Education, Extended-Day Kindergarten, and Montessori (IV-C-7) - The Board of Education will act on the report recommending tuition rates for 2005-2006, for the identified programs.
      8. Proposed Contract with KIPP Cole College Prep Charter School (IV-C-8) - The Board of Education will act on the proposed contract with the independent charter school, KIPP Cole College Prep Charter School.
      9. Resolution to Request Exclusive Authorizing Charter School Authority for the 2005-2006 School Year from the State Board of Education (IV-C-9) - The Board of Education will act on the resolution requesting Exclusive Authorizing Charter School Authority for the 2005-2006 School Year from the State Board of Education.
    1. Policy Revisions
      1. Policy BEDH, Public Comment (IV-D-1) - This revision clarifies the Board of Education's prerogative to group speakers.
  1. Old Business **
    1. Educational Services
      1. Report on Future of Gove Middle School - The Board of Education is considering a staff report regarding the future of Gove Middle School (For copy of this document, please refer to the February 3, 2005, agenda and its attachments.) (Recommended for action on March 3, 2005)
      2. Proposal entitled Pupil Assignment Plan Revisions: Baker and Grant Middle Schools - The Board of Education is considering a staff report regarding changes to the Baker and Grant Middle School attendance boundaries. (For copy of this document, please refer to the February 3, 2005, agenda and its attachments.) (Recommended for action on March 3, 2005)
      3. Proposal to Change Garden Place Elementary School to an ECE-8 School - The Board of Education is considering a report recommending changing Garden Place Elementary School from a school serving grades ECE-5 to a school serving grades ECE-8. (For copy of this document, please refer to the February 3, 2005, agenda and its attachments.) (Recommended for action on March 3, 2005)
  1. New Business***
    1. Budget and Finance - Financial Services
      1. Statement of Revenue Allocations, Appropriations, Commitments, and Expenditures for the Period July 1, 2004, to January 31, 2005 (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. Educational Services
      1. Proposal to Change Del Pueblo Elementary School to an ECE-8 School (VI-B-1) - The Board of Education will receive a report recommending changing Del Pueblo Elementary School from a school serving grades ECE-5 to a school serving grades ECE-8. (Recommended for action on March 3, 2005)
      2. Proposal Recommending Sixth Grade at Swansea Elementary School (VI-B-2) - The Board of Education will receive a report recommending that Swansea Elementary School be allowed to serve students in grade six beginning with the 2005-2006 school year. (Recommended for action on March 17, 2005)
      3. Proposal to Adopt New High School Textbooks for U.S. History, Biology, Algebra I and II, and Geometry I and II (VI-B-3) - The Board of Education will receive a report recommending that new textbooks be adopted for the above subject areas. (Recommended for action on March 17, 2005)
    1. Student Services
      1. Expelled Students Report (VI-C-1) - The Board of Education will review a report on the students who have been expelled during the past month.
  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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