January 20, 2011 at 5:30 PM - Regular

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

II.A. Board of Education Regular Meeting - November 18, 2010

III. COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE

IV. CONSENT AGENDA

IV.A. Acknowledgement of Minutes

IV.A.1. KCIC/RIC [Instructional Consultants] - November 3, 2010

IV.A.2. Kalamazoo County Council of Principals

IV.A.3. Special Education Parent Advisory Committee

IV.B. Grants Approved

IV.B.1. MDE 2010-11 Transition Grant Approval - $45,000.

IV.B.2. MDE - Education Jobs Fund Grant - $87,697.

IV.B.3. MDE - 2010-11 IDEA Part B Flowthrough Grant - $7,141,731.

IV.B.4. KCF - Great Start for Young Parents Grant - Year 3 - $126,450.

IV.B.5. KCF - Arnold Moelk Benefit Fund [Education Reconnection Incentives Program Assistance] - $7,900.

IV.C. City of Kalamazoo, Order of Revocation of IFT Component-Herald Publishing  Co., Inc. DBA Kalamazoo Gazette

IV.D. Consumers Energy Incentive Program Check - $36,486.24

IV.E. Y.O.U. Participant Approvals

IV.F. WoodsEdge Staff Recall to Full Time - 1 position

IV.G. Approval of Special Education Teacher Terminations

IV.H. Approval to hire Mindy Miller, new HI / VI Administrator to fill vacancy

IV.I. Approval of New Staff Position - MiCase Project Manager

IV.J. KRESA 2010 Exemplary Attendance Awards Recipients

IV.K. Tenure List for 2011

IV.L. 2010-2011 Second Enhancement Millage Payout to Local Districts - $2,265,186.

IV.M. 2010-2011 Second Special Education Payout to Local Districts - $3,774,730.

V. PROGRAM AND/OR CONFERENCE REVIEW

V.A. Introduction of Mindy Miller, VI / HI Administrator - Laurie Montgomery

VI. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

VI.A. Financial Report - Ms. Norman

VI.B. Construction Update - Ms. Norman

VI.C. Instructional Report - Ms. Cowart

VI.D. Special Education Report - Ms. Montgomery

VI.E. Superintendent Report - Mr. Fuller

VI.E.1. School Board Recognition Month

VI.E.2. MAISA Fact Sheet

VI.E.3. Adair Update

VI.E.4. Kalamazoo County School Officers Association January 12, 2011 Meeting

VI.E.5. Enhancement Millage Renewal Update

VI.E.6. School Aid - General Fund Reduction

VI.E.7. Energy Education Reports

VI.E.8. Legislative Update

VI.E.9. Governor's Education Summit - Save the Date, April 25, 2011

VI.E.10. Correspondence

VI.E.10.a. Thrun Law Notes

VI.E.10.b. EFA Scholarship Information - Kalamazoo Gazette Article

VI.E.10.c. Thank you - EFA for Gilmore Piano Camp Scholarship

VI.E.10.d. NAACP Thank You

VI.E.10.e. EFA Congratulations from Lincoln Center Institute

VI.E.10.f. Thank you - Kalamazoo County Parks Foundation

VI.E.10.g. Thank you from Marsha Wells

VII. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION

VII.A. 1ST READING APPROVAL OF NEW BOARD POLICIES AND AMENDMENT

VII.A.1. Policy 4056 Integrated Pest Management - NEW POLICY

VII.A.2. Policy 8050 Military Children - NEW POLICY

VII.A.3. Policy 2450 School Administrator Evaluation [Formerly Administrator Evaluation]

VII.A.4. Policy 2455 Administrative Evaluation [formerly policy 2450 for all administrators].  This policy now for all non-instructional administrators.

VII.B. SPECIAL EDUCATION 2010-2011 BUDGET AMENDMENT RESOLUTION

VII.C. GENERAL EDUCATION 2010-2011 BUDGET AMENDMENT RESOLUTION

VIII. COMMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE

IX. ADJOURNMENT