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Colorado Springs School District 11

SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING/WORK SESSION

Boardroom, 1115 N. El Paso Street, CSC 80903
Call to Order at 5:30 p.m. followed by Executive Session. The Work Session begins at 6:00 p.m.
April 29, 2009
5:30 PM

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A.	PRELIMINARIES

1 -	Call to Order
	Call to order by the President.

2 -	Roll Call
	Roll Call Charles Bobbitt, Director John Gudvangen, Treasurer Tami Hasling, President Sandra Mann, Director Bob Null, Director Tom Strand, Vice-President Janet Tanner, Secretary

3 -	Adoption of the Agenda
	The agenda presented to the Board in the Board’s packet will be considered for approval at this time.
	Recommendation That the Board of Education adopts the agenda, as presented.

4 -	Executive Session
	The Board of Education may, under state statutes, go into Executive Session to discuss matters pertaining to: 1) property transactions [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(a)] [particular matter:]; 2) X legal advice [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(b)] [particular matter: Negotiations, Meet & Confer ]; 3) security arrangements or investigations [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(d)] [particular matter:]; 4) X negotiations [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(e)] [particular matter: Negotiations, Meet & Confer]; 5) personnel [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(f)] [particular matter: ]; 6) individual student(s) [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(h)] [particular matter: ]; 7) documents that may not be disclosed under the Colorado Open Records Act [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(g)] [particular matter ]; and 8) matters required to be kept confidential by state or federal law [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(c)][specific legal citation:]. Executive Session from approximately 5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. The Board of Education will reconvene at approximately 6:00 p.m. for the Work Session.
	Recommendation To convene into Executive Session. The Board of Education may, under state statutes, go into Executive Session to discuss matters pertaining to property transactions, legal advice, security arrangements or investigations, negotiations, personnel, individual students, documents that may not be disclosed under the Colorado Open Records Act and matters required to be kept confidential by law.

B.	WORK SESSION

•	Update on Response to Intervention (RtI) and Positive Behavior Support (PBS) - 60 minutes
	The Board requested a mid-year report of RtI/PBS implementation status. A focused review was completed at all schools between November 2008 and January 2009 to assess their progress in two of the six components of successful RtI implementation: Problem Solving Team Functioning and Progress Monitoring. The report provides a summary of mid-year status and identifies the challenges and additional activities that are necessary to fully implement RtI in all schools. Additionally, in the next year actions to ensure sustainability of the RtI/PBS framework must be completed prior to expiration of the RtI Office funding. Presenters: Mr. Mike Poore/Ms. Brenda LeBrasse Ref. Pages: 8-34 and Under Separate Cover

•	Project NOW - 90 minutes
	The April 29th Work session is designed to allow the Board the opportunity to hear the progress, challenges, and opportunities related to Project NOW. Committees have been meeting and working since November. This will be the first time that the public will hear how things have actually started to come together. There are five committees doing work for Project NOW, these committees are listed below along with the leader of each group. The chairs of Project NOW are Tami Hasling, Lyman Kaiser, Susan Humphrey and Mike Poore. Graduation committee – Dr. Barbara Day Pathways Committee - Larry Cutter Communication and Culture – Elaine Naleski Transition – Vince Puzick and Jason TerHorst Policy – Gwen Giddens Project NOW’s name was chosen for two reasons. One, this is a project that will not just come together overnight and in fact will need to evolve over the years. Secondly, this title was picked because we know our students need support and help “NOW.” Presenter: Mr. Mike Poore (with Tami Hasling & Lyman Kaiser) Ref. Pages: 35-37

C.	ADJOURNMENT

1 -	Adjournment

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A.	PRELIMINARIES

1 -

Call to Order

Item Action:
None

Call to order by the President.

Motions
Motion Type	Motion Text	Made By	Seconded By	Motion Result
	President Hasling called the meeting to order

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Roll Call

Item Action:
None

Roll CallCharles Bobbitt, Director John Gudvangen, Treasurer Tami Hasling, President Sandra Mann, Director Bob Null, Director Tom Strand, Vice-PresidentJanet Tanner, Secretary

Motions
Motion Type	Motion Text	Made By	Seconded By	Motion Result

Present at Roll Call were President Tami Hasling, Vice-President Tom Strand, Secretary Janet Tanner, Treasurer John Gudvangen and Directors Charlie Bobbitt and Bob Null. Director Mann was absent. Also present: Superintendent Dr. Terry Bishop, Deputy Superintendent of Personnel Support Services Dr. Mary Thurman, Chief Financial Officer/Deputy Superintendent Mr. Glenn Gustafson, Deputy Superintendent of Educational Support Services Mr. Michael Poore, Human Resources Division Head Mr. David Schenkel, Communications and Community Relations Director Ms. Elaine Naleski, and Secretary to the Board of Education Julie Rene Stevens.

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Adoption of the Agenda

Item Action:
Approved

The agenda presented to the Board in the Board’s packet will be considered for approval at this time.

Recommendation

That the Board of Education adopts the agenda, as presented.

Motions
Motion Type	Motion Text	Made By	Seconded By	Motion Result
Approve		Tom Strand	Charles Bobbitt	Passed
Director Strand moved to adopt the agenda. Director Bobbitt seconded the motion, which passed, 6/0. Director Mann was absent.

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Executive Session

Item Action:
Approved

The Board of Education may, under state statutes, go into Executive Session to discuss matters pertaining to: 1) property transactions [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(a)] [particular matter:]; 2) X legal advice [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(b)] [particular matter: Negotiations, Meet & Confer ]; 3) security arrangements or investigations [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(d)] [particular matter:]; 4) X negotiations [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(e)] [particular matter: Negotiations, Meet & Confer]; 5) personnel [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(f)] [particular matter: ]; 6) individual student(s) [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(h)] [particular matter: ]; 7) documents that may not be disclosed under the Colorado Open Records Act [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(g)] [particular matter ]; and 8) matters required to be kept confidential by state or federal law [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(c)][specific legal citation:]. Executive Session from approximately 5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. The Board of Education will reconvene at approximately 6:00 p.m. for the Work Session.

Recommendation

To convene into Executive Session. The Board of Education may, under state statutes, go into Executive Session to discuss matters pertaining to property transactions, legal advice, security arrangements or investigations, negotiations, personnel, individual students, documents that may not be disclosed under the Colorado Open Records Act and matters required to be kept confidential by law.

Motions
Motion Type	Motion Text	Made By	Seconded By	Motion Result
Approve		Tom Strand	Bob Null	Passed
Director Null moved that the Board of Education convene into Executive Session. Director Null seconded the motion, which passed, 6/0. Director Mann was absent. The Board of Education convened into Executive Session to discuss: legal advice [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(b)] [particular matter: Negotiations, Meet & Confer], negotiations [per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(e)] [particular matter: Negotiations, Meet & Confer].

B.	WORK SESSION

•	Update on Response to Intervention (RtI) and Positive Behavior Support (PBS) - 60 minutes	Item Action: None
	The Board requested a mid-year report of RtI/PBS implementation status. A focused review was completed at all schools between November 2008 and January 2009 to assess their progress in two of the six components of successful RtI implementation: Problem Solving Team Functioning and Progress Monitoring. The report provides a summary of mid-year status and identifies the challenges and additional activities that are necessary to fully implement RtI in all schools. Additionally, in the next year actions to ensure sustainability of the RtI/PBS framework must be completed prior to expiration of the RtI Office funding. Presenters: Mr. Mike Poore/Ms. Brenda LeBrasse Ref. Pages: 8-34 and Under Separate Cover

Motions
Motion Type	Motion Text	Made By	Seconded By	Motion Result
	Begin Work Session
The Board returned from executive session at 6:35 p.m. Deputy Superintendent Mike Poore and Executive Director Brenda LeBrasse presented an Update to Response to Intervention and Positive Behavior Support.

•	Project NOW - 90 minutes	Item Action: None
	The April 29th Work session is designed to allow the Board the opportunity to hear the progress, challenges, and opportunities related to Project NOW. Committees have been meeting and working since November. This will be the first time that the public will hear how things have actually started to come together. There are five committees doing work for Project NOW, these committees are listed below along with the leader of each group. The chairs of Project NOW are Tami Hasling, Lyman Kaiser, Susan Humphrey and Mike Poore. Graduation committee – Dr. Barbara Day Pathways Committee - Larry Cutter Communication and Culture – Elaine Naleski Transition – Vince Puzick and Jason TerHorst Policy – Gwen Giddens Project NOW’s name was chosen for two reasons. One, this is a project that will not just come together overnight and in fact will need to evolve over the years. Secondly, this title was picked because we know our students need support and help “NOW.” Presenter: Mr. Mike Poore (with Tami Hasling & Lyman Kaiser)Ref. Pages: 35-37

Motions
Motion Type	Motion Text	Made By	Seconded By	Motion Result

Mike Poore, with Tami Hasling and Lyman Kaiser, presented an update on Project NOW.

C.	ADJOURNMENT

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Adjournment

Item Action:
None

Motions
Motion Type	Motion Text	Made By	Seconded By	Motion Result

The Board of Education adjourned at 10:05 p.m. Julie Rene Stevens, Secretary to the Board of Education