Board of Education - Regular Meeting (04-20)

Administration Building • 900 Grant Street • August 19, 2004

  1. Call to Order - 5:00 p.m.
    1. Pledge of Allegiance
    2. Roll Call
  1. Board Member Reports
  1. Superintendent's Reports
  1. Consent Agenda*
    1. Board of Education
      1. Minutes of August 5, 2004 (IV-A-1)
      2. Finance and Audit Committee
        1. Motion to Approve Award of Price Agreement #040197 to Bookies (IV-A-2a) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve award of Price Agreement #040197 to Bookies to provide a local source from which schools and departments can purchase teaching aids and books.
        2. Motion to Approve Award of Request for Proposal #BD 992 to Lakeshore Learning Materials and Kaplan School Supply (IV-A-2b) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve the Request for Proposal award to Lakeshore Learning Materials and Kaplan School Supply which was done to solicit competitively-priced offers from qualified vendors for teaching aids, especially for those used in early childhood education.
        3. Motion to Approve Design-Build Selection for the Hilltop Remediation Project (IV-A-2c) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve the Design-Build Selection for the Hilltop Remediation project.
        4. Motion to Approve Lease Renewal for 935 W. 45th Warehouse (IV-A-2d) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve the Lease Renewal for the 935 W. 45th Warehouse.
      1. Gift Report - The Board of Education will be asked to accept gifts having a value of $500 or more (IV-A-3)
    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 Resolution of Critical Shortage (IV-B-1b) - The Board of Education will be asked to adopt a resolution declaring a critical shortage in certain classified positions, which will enable the district to fill the vacancies with retired personnel without affecting their retirement benefits.
      1. Facility Management
        1. Motion to Approve Utility Easement at Valverde Elementary/Rishel Middle Schools (IV-B-2a) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve the Utility Easement at Valverde Elementary and Rishel Middle Schools.
        2. Motion to Approve Denver Water Easement at George Washington High School. (IV-B-2b) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve the Denver Water Easement at George Washington High School.
    1. Educational Services
      1. Motion to Amend Denver School of Science and Technology Contract with Denver Public Schools (IV-C-1) - The Board of Education will be asked to approve a contract amendment between the Denver School of Science and Technology and Denver Public Schools to allow the school to contract with a management company for human resources services.
      2. Motion to Accept Funding Awarded for the Department of Community Education (IV-C-2) - The Board of Education will be asked to accept the funding awarded by the Colorado Department of Education, for the 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant, to the Department of Community Education, in the amount of $449,606, for the first year (totaling $1,798,423 for a five-year period). This funding is for comprehensive after-school programs at three high-need middle schools.
      3. Motion to Accept Funding Awarded for the Department of Psychological Services (IV-C-3) - The Board of Education will be asked to accept the funding awarded by the U. S. Department of Education, for the Elementary Counseling Grant, to the Department of Psychological Services, in the amount of $386,586, for the first year (totaling $1,169,502 for a three-year period). This funding is to provide targeted counseling services at five high-need elementary schools.
    1. Policy Review
      1. New Policy: ACD, Commitment to Religious Neutrality (IV-D-1)
      2. Repeal of Policy: IHAL, Teaching About Religion (IV-D-2)
  1. Old Business
  2. New Business (Information) **
    1. Budget and Finance
      1. Financial Services
        1. Statement of Revenue Allocations, Appropriations, Commitments and Expenditures for the Period July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2004 (VI-A-1a) - 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.
        2. Statement of Revenue Allocations, Appropriations, Commitments and Expenditures for the Period July 1, 2004, to July 31, 2004 (VI-A-1b) - 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. Policy Review
      1. Revision of Policy
        1. Policy GDBC - Support Staff Supplementary Pay/Overtime (VI-B-1a)
        2. Policy BEDH - Public Participation at Board Meeting (VI-B-1b)
  1. 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

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Room 705
Denver, CO 80203

Phone:
720-423-3210

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