News Release
November 16, 2005
Board Of Education Meeting Agenda For Nov. 17; Superintendent Michael Bennet Will Present "The Denver Plan"
The Board of Education will hold a regular meeting and public comment session on Thursday, Nov. 17 at the administration building, 900 Grant St. Agenda highlights are below. Note the special start time of 4:30 p.m. (one half-hour earlier than normal).
The agenda includes Superintendent Michael Bennet's overview and presentation of "The Denver Plan," a detailed 70-page document that spells out steps for Denver Public Schools to "lead the nation's cities in student achievement."
Prior the meeting, the Board of Education will host a reception for incoming members Jill Conrad and Jeanne Kaplan, newly re-elected Board members Kevin Patterson and Michelle Moss, and outgoing Board President Les Woodward. Outgoing Board member Elaine Gantz Berman will be out of state presenting the district's teacher pay reform plan, ProComp, and will be unable to attend.
The reception is open to the public and will be held from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. in the lobby of the administration building at 900 Grant St.
4:30 P.M. REGULAR MEETING
- Recognition of Champion in Boys Cross Country
- Oath of office for newly elected members of the Board of Education
- Election of Board of Education officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer)
- Motion to approve Trust Agreement for ProComp
- Report from the Denver Public Schools Task Force on Early Education and School Readiness
- Motion to approve Memorandum of Understanding between Denver Public Schools and the Vocational Teachers' Federation
- Motion to approve resolution adopting "Principles of Budgeting"
- Proposal to change grade configurations of Westerly Creek and Stapleton II (Westerly Creek to grades ECE-3 and Stapleton II to grades 4-8).
- Motion to approve agreement between district and Parent Pathways to formalize the operation of the Florence Crittenton School that serves pregnant and parent students in seventh through twelfth grades.
- Presentation of "The Denver Plan"
6 P.M. PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION
The Board holds public comment sessions to listen to comments about student achievement, budget policy or matters currently under consideration by the Board. Each speaker will have three minutes to speak, but groups of four or more people speaking on the same topic will have 10 minutes collectively. To sign up to speak, please call the Board Office at 720-423-3210 by 5 p.m. the day before the public comment session.
Complete agendas for regular meetings are posted on the Board of Education's website: http://board.dpsk12.org .
For more information, contact the DPS Communications Office at 720-423-3414.