Saturday, September 09, 2006

MNPS BOE agenda for 9/12/06

I keep hoping that the agenda's will be posted to the Metro Nashville Public Schools website on the Thursday/Friday they're sent out to the Board members but not yet. I have been placed on the mailing list to get a complete copy of the agenda. I got it today in the mail and that's where I've copied this from. As I get time in the next couple of days I'll share more details. There is a lot of information from Dr. Pedro Garcia (Director of Schools) regarding grades and attendance. Also the contract with KIPP Academy the E. Nashville charter school

Immediate highlights:

New board officers will be sworn in. My understanding is that Ms. Garrett's 3 terms as chair will not be followed up with a 4th.

Dr. Garcia is asking to remove another teacher, Richard Bowers formerly of Maplewood High School. This is the third teacher in 2006 that is being so charged. All three have been from District 5. The charges look like they are part of the guidance counseling debacle that created such havoc in student records and lives at Maplewood.

Also included is a mysterious Legal Settlement Claim #C-16452 for $15,755. No other information is provided in the 117 page agenda packet. Further, it's under the consent agenda where it's unlikely it will be discussed or explained. That's $15K that we ought to know about.

The Committee to Evaluate the Director (Dr. Garcia) meets just before the board does at 3:45 p.m. in the Board Conference Room and will present to the entire Board later.

TIME










PAGE
5:00 I. CONVENE








A Establish Quorum







B. Pledge of Allegiance







C. Recognition of Audience Guests






D. Student Showcase - Vanderbilt Summer Internship Program



E. Student Board Members' Report


GP-3.1













5:30 II. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS


GP-3


A. Hattie Cotton PTO







B. Cami Townsel - 206 Tennessee Association of School Librarians'




Innovative Library Program Award





C. Recognition of Newly Appointed Administrators















5:55 III. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION


GP-3.1



We will now hear from those persons who have requested to appear at this Board



meeting. For expediency reasons, speakers are requested to limit remarks to three



minutes or less. Comments will be timed.





A. Molly Sudderth, Celebrate Nashville


1













6:00 IV. GOVERNANCE ISSUES







A. Actions










1 Approve Agenda


GP-2.2



2 Election of Board Officers


GP-3.9



3 Consent




GP-8.3




a. Approval of Minutes - 8/22/06 Regular Meeting

2




b. Change Order #2 - Brick Church Middle School Football Field 5





Improvements - Competition Athletic Construction - M-351





c. Change Order #2 - Eakin Elementary School

5




d. Legal Settlement Claim - C-16452


5




e. Request for Approval of Extended Contract Program Proposal for





2006-2007




5




f. Contract for KIPP Academy


10




g. Awarding of Bids and Contracts








1 Project for Neighborhood Aftercare

27





2 Learning Forum Educational Systems d/b/a Quantum







Learning/Supercamp


28





3 Scriba Education Services


29



3 Charges of Dismissal - Richard Bowers


30



4 Monitoring Reports - Administrative Presentation






a. EE-1 - Global Executive constraint


37




b. EE-2 - Emergency Succession


44




c. EE-15 - Learning Environment/Discipline

47




d. EE-2.1 - Academic Achievement - TCAP

79




e. E-23 - Academic Achievement - Gateway

99




f. E-2.5 - Academic Achievement - Advanced Placement/IB
106


B. Discussion









1 Graduation Rate


















7:00 V. REPORTS









A. Director's Report



EE-10




Magnet School Enrollment








Changes in Procedures for Graduation Ceremonies




B. Board Chairman's Report


GP-5




Director Evaluation Committee Report







Diversified Pay Committee

















7:45 VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS



GP-2.6













7:55 VII. WRITTEN INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD (not for discussion)



A. Board Calendar Items






B. Legislation Around the Natioin

















8:00 VIII. ADJOURNMENT/BOARD MEMBER EVALUATION
GP-2.6

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Kay -- you missed, in my opinion, the biggest and most important things on the agenda. Data is being released on discipline, tcap, a/p, ib and gateway.

Kay Brooks said...

Well, I didn't highlight all by placing it under "Immediate highlights" that's true.

I agree there is a lot of important information contained in this packet that we must go through and understand. And it is supposed to be used to determine whether Dr. Garcia's contract will be renewed this fall. People should review this information and make their opinions known to the BOE members.

I keep hoping that MNPS will start providing all this in an electronic form on their website immediately. Until then, it'll start appearing here as I get time. If others are able to provide this information in electronic form I'll be glad to link to it.