The Board of Education will hold a work session and a Regular Meeting on Thursday, Jan. 22 at the administration building, 900 Grant St.

Following are the tentative work session agenda items and key agenda items:

4 p.m. - Work Session, Room 706 (please note some items may not be considered until after the Regular Meeting)
1. Review Board Consent Agenda
2. Executive Session (closed)
3. Resource Allocation Methodology (RAM) Follow-Up
4. Curriculum Guidelines

5 p.m. - Regular Meeting, first floor Board Room
1. Approval of a series of policies that would govern district purchasing - purchasing authority, petty cash, cooperative purchasing, bidding procedures, sales calls and demonstrations. These issues are now only addressed in published procedures, not Board policy.
2. Construction Contract - The Board will be asked to approve the construction contract for the Emily Griffith Opportunity School Aircraft Training Center project.
3. Pupil Assignment Plan: New Green Valley Ranch/Montbello Charter School - The Board will take action on the proposed plan for assigning students to the new Green Valley Ranch/Montbello Charter School.
4. Plan for Implementation of Early Education Mill Levy Initiative and the 2004-2005 ECE and Extended-Day Kindergarten Program - The Board will take action on the proposed plan for implementation of the early education component of the mill levy proposal.
5. Pupil Assignment Plan Revisions: Revised Assignment of a Cole Middle School area to Randolph Middle School - The Board will take action on the proposed revision to the Pupil Assignment Plan reassigning students residing in a Cole Middle School area to Bruce Randolph Middle School.
The Board meeting also will include a performance from Barnum Elementary School Tai Kwon Do students, recognition of teachers who have earned National Board Certification and introduction of Renee Archer, Executive Director of Student Services.

For more information, contact the Public Information Office at 720-423-3414.