The Board of Education will hold a work session, Regular Meeting and monthly Public Hearing Thursday, March 6 at Grant Ranch School (5400 S. Jay Circle) in southwest Denver.

Parents, students or community members wishing to speak to Board of Education at the 7 p.m. Public Hearing should call 720-423-3210 by 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 6 to sign up.

Following is an overview of the agenda items:

4 p.m. - Work Session (some items may be discussed during the dinner break at about 5:30 p.m. or after the public hearing)
1. Review of Board Meeting Agenda items
2. Contracts (closed)
3. Retiree life insurance
4. CDM Commission Draft Recommendations
5. Update on Green Valley Ranch K-8 Project
6. Tuition-based Early Childhood Education
7. Paraprofessionals and No Child Left Behind

5 p.m. - Regular Meeting
1. Boundary Adjustment - Consent to an approved boundary adjustment between Arapahoe County and Denver.
2. Resolution - Supplemental budget for 2002-2003 fiscal year

7 p.m. - Public Hearing -- To date, 26 speakers have signed up on a variety of topics including “ECE Cuts,” “Summer School Budget Cuts,” and “Arts Resource Council Update.”

A complete agenda is posted on the district’s web site on the Tuesday prior to each Thursday Board meeting at this address: www.dpsk12.org/board/meetings/