Board Briefs—November 28, 2006 In This Issue... Board Member Reports Highlights from Superintendent's Report Lease Renewal for Washington Street Property School Based Health Center Expansion Grant   AVID Update Approval of New Middle School Principal Flood/Sinclair Master Plan Consensus Items

PLEASE NOTE: The January 2 Board meeting has been canceled.
There will only be one meeting in January—Tuesday, January 16.

Board Member Reports  
Parks and Recreation—Ms. Miller attended a recent Parks and Recreation meeting and reported the following:

	Discussions are ongoing concerning the handball courts at Sinclair.
	As Parks and Recreation and Englewood Schools are cojoined with several projects/properties, Parks and Recreation would like a timeline of any planned District projects so they can include them in their planning.
	Both the City and the District are having appraisals performed on the Duncan property. Representatives from each will meet after the appraisals are complete.

CASB Presidents Meeting—Ms. Miller attended the recent CASB Board Presidents Meeting and reported the following:

	These meetings have been held every 3 months, but with the recent changes in political offices, CASB would like to hold them more often. They would also like to invite additional Board members to attend. The meeting in January will focus on legislation.
	A bill is being introduced—and expected to pass—concerning partially reimbursing districts for money spent on security at schools. The reimbursement would cover items to help enhance security, for example, cameras; but would not cover personnel.

Highlights from Superintendent's Report
Dr. McCabe had nothing to report.

Lease Renewal for Washington Street Property Handout
Ms. LaPlante explained that Swedish Medical Center is interested in having a professional child care group administer the child care program at the Washington Street property, which Swedish currently leases from the District. Swedish representatives have been working with representatives from Knowledge Learning Corporation (KLC) to explore a possible partnership. Due to the age of the facility and the need to make the facility meet licensing and KLC standards, there is considerable expense involved in facility upgrades. KLC is willing to fund these expenses if the District is willing to end the current lease agreement with Swedish and enter a new, long-term lease with them. Representatives from both Swedish and KLC were present at the meeting. They explained that—if the Board was interested—they would further pursue what the details of a partnership would look like. Board members agreed, by consensus, to have discussions continue regarding a possible partnership.

School Based Health Center Expansion Grant
This item was moved to the December 12 agenda.

AVID Update Handout
EHS Assistant Principal, Ms. Erin Brophy, provided a description of the Achievement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program and how it is being implemented at EHS. AVID is designed for students in the "middle" who are traditionally overlooked and underachieving. The program supports students through four years of high school while encouraging students to take rigorous coursework and enroll in four year colleges.

Approval of New Middle School Principal
The Board approved Ms. Mandy Braun as the principal of the new middle school, opening in August, 2007.

Flood/Sinclair Master Plan
Dr. McCabe and the administrative team developed a master plan for the opening of the new middle school and shared this plan with the Board. The plan includes activities and timelines for selecting a mascot, colors, and name for the new school; personnel activities; the moving process; OMT needs; technology; communication; budget; and key Board decisions.

Consensus Items
The Board approved the following consensus items:
a. Personnel Recommendations & Addendum
b. CFAHS Course Approvals-Academic Credit for Selected ACTS Programs
c. Cancelation of January 2 Board Meeting  Handout

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