Board Briefs—MAY 2, 2006 In This Issue... Highlights from Superintendent's Report Special Reports and Recognition Accreditation Contract CSAP 3rd Grade Reading Results   Financial Advisory Committee Quarterly Financial Statements Board Communications

Special Reports and Recognition
The following Step Ahead awards were presented:
- The EHS Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) were recognized for their successes in District and State level competition. Special Congratulations to the Website Design team for placing 2nd at State and advancing to Nationals! Members of the FBLA team presented their winning Website design to the Board.
- The Flood and EHS Technology Student Association (TSA) was recognized for their achievements at the 20th Annual Colorado Technology Student Association State Leadership Exposition. Both the Flood and EHS teams placed 5th in this competition. Several members of the EHS team qualified for National competition in Dallas, TX, later this year.
- ELA was recognized for receiving the John Irwin Award for Educational Excellence for the third year in a row.
The ELA band, Bean Dip, performed for the Board and the audience.

Highlights from Superintendent's Report
Conversation with the Board—Dr. McCabe asked principals to advertise the May 16 "Conversation with the Board" at their schools and in school newsletters. Information has been put in the District newsletter, on the District Website, and sent to the Englewood Herald.
EHS Clean Up Day—On April 22, 51 students showed up at Englewood High School to help spruce up the building and grounds.
PERA Update—Dr. McCabe attended a PERA meeting at the administration building that was held to share information about possible upcoming changes to PERA. Most of the changes will affect those starting with PERA next year. One proposed change that could affect the District budget is the raising of the employer share of PERA by .5 for the next 6 years.

Accreditation Contract  
The Board approved the updated Accreditation Contract between the Board of Education - Englewood Schools and the Colorado State Board of Education, effective July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007.

CSAP 3rd Grade Reading Results  
Ms. Vedra reviewed the 3rd Grade Reading Results with the Board. Three schools showed improvement over last year, with two schools showing a decline. Ms. Vedra and Dr. McCabe stressed that, while CSAP is a high stakes test, the results do not really provide a lot of information. Since a different set of kids take the test each year, it is hard to get good data from these tests alone. Later in the year, the Board will be provided with assessment results that show how students have grown from year to year.

Financial Advisory Committee  
Ms. Peg LaPlante provided an update on the Financial Advisory Committee. Membership for this new committee has been finalized. The first meeting will be Monday, May 8. The committee will meet monthly through the summer. The role of this committee is to review the financial status of the Englewood Schools and advise the Superintendent on short and long-term financial issues that affect the District. The 2005-2006 charge of the committee is to review the use of District facilities and make recommendations for the efficient use of those facilities.

Quarterly Financial Statements    
Mrs. LaPlante reviewed the March financial reports with the Board, noting the District is on target for both revenues and expenditures.

Board Communications
Based on discussions at the April 25 Board workshop, Dr. McCabe provided draft documents to the Board regarding Board communications. The Board is looking at how to best handle communications with the public, including emails and Public Comments at Board meetings. Since there are time limitations for public comments at Board meetings, the "Conversation with the Board" sessions, to be held quarterly, will provide an opportunity for open dialogue with Board members.

Consensus Items
The Board approved the following consensus items:
a. Personnel Recommendations & Addendum

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