October 9, 2008 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. MISSION STATEMENT

4. CONSENT AGENDA

4.1. Minutes from the September 11, 2008 Budget Hearing and Regular meeting

4.2. Claims, as submitted

4.3. Bids as submitted

4.4. Staff Adjustments as submitted

4.5. Treasurer's Report as submitted

4.6. Policy 5310, Student Transportation Services, final reading

4.7. Policy 5311, Transportation of Special Education Students, final reading

4.8. Policy 5312, Student Conduct on School Buses, final reading

4.9. Policy 5320, School Transportation Safety Program, final reading

4.10. Policy 6232, Use of Tobacco on Premises by Staff Members, Visitors and Volunteers, first reading

4.11. Policy 7511, Open Enrollment, first reading

4.12. Policy 8331, Intra-District Transfers, first reading

4.13. Grant Report Update

4.14. Surplus Property Listing

4.15. Change Orders as Documented

4.16. Approval of Agenda as submitted

5. SPECIAL RECOGNITION

6. PUBLIC FORUM

7. INFORMATION ITEMS

7.1. GISH Science Program Presentation

7.2. America's Promise

7.3. Construction Update

7.4. Student Representative Report

7.5. Superintendent Report

8. ACTION ITEMS

8.1. Recognition of GIEA as Bargaining Agent

8.2. Revised 2008-2009 District Calendar

8.3. 2008-2009 Property Tax Resolution

8.4. City of Grand Island Easement

8.5. Additional Student Transportation Route

8.6. Final 403(b) Plan

8.7. Shoemaker Construction Bid

9. COMMITTEE REPORTS

9.1. Finance and Facilities Committee

9.2. Teaching and Learning Committee

9.3. Education Foundation Committee

9.4. Legislative Committee

9.5. Personnel Committee

9.6. Policy Committee

9.7. Public Relations Committee

10. OLD BUSINESS

11. NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS

12. ADJOURNMENT