Board Briefs—OCTOBER 2 , 2007 In This Issue... Public Comments Board Member Reports Highlights from Superintendent's Report AYP—CSAP Update On October 1 Count       Four Updated Attendance Policies Updated Policy ILC-Student Health Services and Records Increasing Pay for Substitute Bus Drivers Consensus

There was a moment of silence to honor Olga Wolosyn and her dedication to Englewood Schools and the community. Olga who passed away September 27th, contributed to the schools art programs providing instruction and volunteering her talents in a variety of ways, she also served on the Englewood Education Foundation. Olga was highly regarded and will be missed by many.

Public Comments
There were no public comments.

Board Member Reports

Mr. Gorsky attended the Pirates' Homecoming football game and stated it was an overwhelming victory. Remarking that all the Homecoming activities were enjoyable including the presentation of the Homecoming King and Queen at halftime. The junior class float won first place and the new parade route seemed to be well received.

Highlights from Superintendent's Report
Dr. McCabe did not present a report to the Board.

AYP—CSAP
Ms.Mary Vedra provided an overview of the District's 2006-2007 academic achievement results based upon the CSAP, MAP, and ACT assessments. Ms. Vedra provided a very detailed report which is available by contacting the Learning Services department at the district office.

Update on October Count  
Ms. Peg LaPlante provided information on the October 1 Count Day. October 1 was the official count day, although there is a ten-day window that allows districts to count students who attend but may have been absent on the official count day. Ms. LaPlante provided projected enrollment figures to determine the Budget; these were very close to the actual enrollment this year. However, these accurate budget figures do not mean the District's enrollment has stopped declining. The total enrollment this year is expected to be about 95 pupils fewer than last year.

Four Updated Attendance Policies    
The Board approved four updated attendance policies for a 1st Reading. These four policies, recoded under the new lettering standard, replace the current policy 5120 dealing with compulsory attendance, absences, and truancy. Policy JH-Student Absences and Excuses had no changes. JH-E Student Attendance Plan for Habitually Absent Student required changing mandatory attendance age from sixteen to seventeen. JHB-Truancy included an agency change of name only. Policies 5121 and 5122 were removed from the Board Policy Manual because they were more appropriately covered in the Englewood High School Handbook, as they are specific to that school.

Updated Policy JLC Student Health Services and Records
The Board approved for a 1st Reading policy JLC Student Health Services and Records which replaces existing policies 5641, 5642, and 5733. As part of the recoding of Board Policies these three separately numbered policies were combined into one policy with no alteration to the actual wording of the policies.

Increasing Pay for Substitute Bus Drivers
The Board approved increasing pay for substitute bus drivers from the current range of $9.43 to $11.07 to a flat rate of $13.51 per hour. This increase will align more closely with surrounding school districts and improve the supply of substitute bus drivers for Englewood Schools.

Consensus Items
The Board approved the following consensus items:
a. Personnel Recommendations and addendum

Note: All updated policies are available on the Web Site.
   

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