School Board sets agenda for May 8th meeting. Patrick County Schools.

PATRICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS P. O. Box 346 – 104 Rucker Street Stuart, Virginia 24171 AGENDA FOR REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Thursday, May 8, 2008 9:00 a.m. Patrick County School Board Office 1. Call Meeting to Order. (9:00 a.m.) 2. Roll Call. (9:01 a.m.) 3. Opening Ceremonies. (9:02 a.m.) (a) Pledge of Allegiance (IEA) (b) Moment of Silence (IE) 4. Announcements/Program. (9:05 a.m.) (a) Recognition (1) National School Staff Appreciation Week – May 6-12, 2008 (2) SVRTC Teacher Technology Award – Mrs. Debbie Blackwell (3) PCHS Band and Chorus Recognition – Mrs. Lynn Stegall (b) Announcements (1) VSBA Conferences (a) School Law Conference – Friday, June 6, 2008 at Charlottesville Omni (b) Governor’s Conference on Education – Tuesday, July 29, 2008 (Leave July 28, 2008) Note: We have signed up for the Media Fair and for a presentation on our health insurance program with Gateway. (2) Employee Appreciation Banquet – Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at PCHS (3) Public Hearing on Comprehensive Plan 2008-2014 – today at 1:00 p.m. at the School Board Office. (4) School Board Meeting – Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in the School Board Office. School Board will leave for School Law Conference after meeting. (5) Senior Honors Banquet – Thursday May 15, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at PCHS. (6) Commencement - Saturday May 24, 2008 at PCHS at 10:00 a.m. (7) Last Day of School – Monday, May 26, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. (8) Special Meeting of School Board - Monday, June 23, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. at the SBO. (9) Convocation for Faculty and Staff will be Tuesday, August 12, 2008. Guest will be Dr. Billy Cannaday, State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Members are invited. (10) FFA Banquet – Tonight at 6:30 p.m. at PCHS (11) Informational Items 5. Consent Calendar. (9:40 a.m.) (a) Minutes (BDDG) (1) Regular Meeting – April 10, 2008 (b) Invoices (DI, DK) (1) Regular Invoices (2) Transfer from Interim Financing Account to School Construction Account (3) Transfer from Food Service Funds to Regular Operating Budget (c) Monthly Financial Report (DI, DK) (d) 2007-2008 Audit Report From County (e) Capital Improvement Reports (EC, ECG, FB) (Pendleton) (f) Field Trips (IICA) (g) Attendance Reports – April 2008 Staff and Students (KB, KBC, IEC) (h) School Board Policies (BF) (Gilbert) (i) Safety Audit Certifications (Gilbert) (j) Special Education Plan (Westphalen) (k) Report from Regional Governor’s School (IGBB) (Board Member Hylton) (l) Career-Technical Education Plan (Hughes) (m) Declaration of Surplus Items (Pendleton) 6. Unfinished Business. (11:00 a. m.) (a) Textbook Adoption Request (Bradshaw and Wood) (b) Capital Improvements List (Pendleton) (c) Capital Program Update (Pendleton) (d) Review and Approval of Revised 2008-2009 Budget (Morris) (e) Elementary and Secondary Handbooks – Second Reading (Wood) (f) Policy Updates – Second Reading (Wood) (g) Report Card on Career and Technical Education (IGAD) (P. Hughes) (h) RFP – Emergency Service Training (Gilbert) (i) Health Advisory Committee update (Cassell) 7. Break – Lunch (12:30 p.m.) 8. Public Hearing – Proposed Comprehensive Plan and Review of Updates (Wood) (1:00 p.m.) 9. Continuation of Unfinished Business. (1:30 p.m.) (h) Comprehensive Plan 10. New Business. (2:00 p.m.) (a) Supplement for National Board Certification (b) Closed Session (BDC, BDCA) (2:30 p.m.) (1) Monthly Discipline Reports (BDC - 2) (2) Personnel Recommendations and Issues (BDC - 1) (3) Recommendation for Personnel Contract Renewal (BCD-1) (4) Discussion of Real Property Acquisition, if necessary (BDC - 3) (5) Legal Matters, if necessary (BDC – 7) 11. Adjourn. (3:00 p.m.)