News Release

August 19, 2004

Board Of Education Agendas For Thursday, Aug. 19

The Board of Education will hold a work session and a Regular Meeting on Thursday, Aug. 19 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

  1. Review Board agenda

5 p.m. - Regular Meeting, first floor Board Room

  1. Approval of award of price agreement to Bookies to provide local source from which schools and departments can purchase teaching aids and books.
  2. Approval of award of request for proposal to Lakeshore Learning Materials and Kaplan School Supply to solicit competitively-priced offers from qualified vendors for teaching aids, especially for those used in early childhood education.
  3. Approval of design-build selection for Hilltop remediation project.
  4. Approval of lease renewal for 935 W. 45th warehouse.
  5. Approval of personnel transaction report regarding employee activity such as appointments, resignations and transfers.
  6. Approval of resolution declaring critical shortage in certain classified positions, which will enable the district to fill vacancies with retired personnel without affecting their retirement benefits.
  7. Approval of utility easement at Valverde Elementary School and Rishel Middle School.
  8. Approval of Denver Water easement at George Washington High School.
  9. Motion to amend Denver School of Science and Technology contract to allow school to contract with management company for human resources services.
  10. Motion to accept funding awarded by Colorado Department of Education for 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant to Department of Community Education in amount of $449,606 for first year (totaling $1,798,423 for a five-year period). This funding is for comprehensive after-school programs at three high-need middle schools.
  11. Motion to accept funding awarded by U. S. Department of Education for Elementary Counseling Grant to Department of Psychological Services in amount of $386,586 for first year (totaling $1,169,502 for a three-year period). This funding is to provide targeted counseling services at five high-need elementary schools.

A complete agenda will be posted on the district's website by noon on Thursday at this address: www.dpsk12.org/board/meetings. For more information, contact the DPS Communications Office at 720-423-3414.

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