Board Briefs—October 17, 2006 In This Issue... Special Reports and Recognition Board Member Reports Highlights from Superintendent's Report Financial Advisory Committee-2006-07 Proposed Charge   Recess Report CASB Delegate Assembly Consensus Items Communications

Special Reports and Recognition 
Colorado Art Teacher of the Year—The Colorado Art Educators selected Ms. Mary Lynn Baird, Clayton Elementary School Art Teacher, as Colorado Art Teacher of the year. She was honored October 7th at a luncheon in Vail during the Colorado Art Educators Convention. Board members viewed a DVD showing the presentation Ms. Baird gave at the Convention and presented Ms. Baird with a Step Ahead certificate.
Perfect Attendance—Ms. Miller read the list of names of employees who achieved Perfect Attendance for the 2005-2006 school year. Ms. Miller also selected two names out of a hat as winners of an extra day off. One person was selected from Certificated staff and one person from Classified staff. The winners were:

	Marc Robson—Bishop Elementary School
	Lisa Flint—Sinclair Middle School
See List of Recognized Employees

Board Member Reports
Arapahoe/Douglas Career and Technical School (ACTS)—Mr. Gorsky and Ms. Hunt attended a recent Executive Tour of the ACTS facilities. They were both impressed with the facilities, the instructors, and the variety of programs offered. For more information on ACTS and the programs offered, visit the ACTS Web site.
Parks & Recreation—Ms. Miller attended a recent Parks & Recreation meeting and reported the following:

	There is still ongoing discussion about what to do with the handball courts. They are wondering if taking down the middle barrier would solve most of the current problems. The original contract between the City and Englewood Schools does not cover what happens when the handball courts "go away", so it is not clear who is responsible for what piece.
	The City of Englewood is interested in possibly purchasing the Duncan Street property.

Highlights from Superintendent's Report
Dr. McCabe said he did receive a letter from the City stating their interest in meeting to talk about the Duncan Street property. He has prepared a response saying that District representatives would like to meet with City representatives to further discuss this issue. Ms. Hunt referenced a recent visit to the ECE-Lowell Annex and how busy the building is with all the different activities going on in the building—ECE, ELA, the health clinic, and two ACT programs—Med Prep and Culinary Arts, which includes a restaurant. She was wondering if the District should consider keeping the Duncan building in case they ever decide to move ECE in the future. Dr. McCabe said they could arrange a site visit at the Duncan property. He said that when a site was first chosen for ECE, the Duncan property was considered, but rejected. He was not sure why the property was rejected at that time.

Financial Advisory Committee-2006-07 Proposed Charge
Dr. McCabe discussed the proposed 2006-07 charge for the District Financial Advisory Committee with the Board. Board members agreed with the following charge for this committee:
The 2006-07 charge for the Financial Advisory Committee is to review the enrollment projections for the next three years, review proposed 2007-08 budget adjustments from the business office and make recommendations to the Superintendent as to the prioritization of any proposed adjustments.

Recess Report   Handout
After a recent Board discussion regarding recess time, Dr. McCabe solicited information from elementary and middle schools regarding current practices at their schools. Principals sought feedback from teachers and parent committees and reported back to Dr. McCabe. Based on this feedback, it appears that middle schools feel they do not have enough time for recess, but could not provide additional recess without adding time on to the school day. Elementary schools were torn between having adequate recess time and the academic needs. Most elementary schools have incorporated breaks throughout the day. Dr. McCabe recommended allowing buildings to develop their own solutions, trusting the teachers to make the right decisions for their students. Board members agreed to to allow each individual school to study this issue and make changes, if appropriate. The Board's main concern is with the need to provide an increase in activity based on research indicating

	that increased student activity can help increase achievement
	the increase in student obesity and inactive life-style that many elementary children have adopted.

CASB Delegate Resolutions  Handout  
Mr. Gorsky, who will be the voting delegate at the October 21 Delegate Assembly, reviewed the resolution process with Board members. CASB has prepared the slate of proposed resolutions—from local boards and CASB staff—and has forwarded them for presentation at the Delegate Assembly one of the following ways:

	forwarded with recommendation (recommended for passage)
	forwarded without recommendation (not recommended for passage)
	forwarded for consideration on the merits (worth of discussion by delegates)

Mr. Gorsky said he would vote along CASB's recommendations unless he heard something different from Board members. The Board did discuss specific resolutions regarding equity issues, school finance, and CSAP, to ensure they were in agreement. Dr. McCabe said it was great to see all the resolutions with Englewood Schools Board of Education as the submitter. The Englewood Schools Board submitted six resolutions, with five of them moving forward with recommendations.

Consensus Items
The Board approved the following consensus items:
a. Personnel Recommendations & Addendum
b. Updated Policy 4710-Evaluation of Certificated/Licensed Personnel-2nd Reading  Handout
c. Updated Policy 5111-Age and Residency Requirements-2nd Reading  Handout

Communications
Ms. Hunt requested this item as an addition to the agenda. She would like to see some additional planning and coordinating regarding which Board members would be attending various events. It was agreed to discuss upcoming meetings/events under Communications at each Board meeting.

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