August 18, 2011 at 5:30 PM - Regular

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

II.A. Board of Education Organizational Meeting - July 7, 2011

II.B. Board of Education Regular Meeting - July 7, 2011

III. COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE

IV. CONSENT AGENDA

IV.A. Grants Approved

IV.A.1. Community Investment Cabinet of the Greater Kalamazoo United Way (GKUW) - $15,000

IV.A.2. Irving S. Gilmore Foundation 3 year Grant for Literacy - $225,000

IV.A.3. 2011-2012 CTE Perkins Secondary Reserve Grant - $4,164

IV.B. Recommendation to Hire Eric Stewart as Y.O.U. Administrator

IV.C. Recommendation to Hire Mary Guthrie as Principal/Administrator at Valley Center School

IV.D. Recommendation to hire Rozann Geno for 1.0 FTE Emotionally Impaired (EI) Teaching Position at Juvenile Home School

IV.E. Comstock Charter Township, P.A. 198, Landscape Forms, Inc., Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate Hearing

IV.F. City of Kalamazoo - Approval of Fabri-Kal Corporation PA 198 Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption Certificate for real and personal property

IV.G. Education for the Arts Request to Purchase Computers

IV.H. Recommendation to Hire a 1.0 FTE Paraprofessional at Lakeside School

V. PROGRAM AND/OR CONFERENCE REVIEW

V.A. Energy Education Environmental Excellence Award for Kalamazoo RESA Consortium

V.B. Youth Advancement Academy Annual Report - Dr. McGlinchey

V.C. Kalamazoo RESA Administrative Meetings Schedule

VI. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

VI.A. Financial Reports - Ms. Norman

VI.B. Construction Update - Ms. Norman

VI.C. Instructional Report - Dr. McGlinchey

VI.D. Special Education Report - Ms. Montgomery

VI.E. Superintendent Report - Mr. Fuller

VI.E.1. Interim Director of Education for the Arts - Doug Knobloch

VI.E.2. Larry Schlack Representing Kalamazoo RESA

VI.E.3. Legislative Update

VI.E.4. Correspondence

VI.E.4.a. Thrun Law Notes

VI.E.4.b. Miscellaneous Correspondence

VI.E.5. Important Dates:

VI.E.5.a. Back to School Breakfast - August 29, 2011 at Radisson 7:30 a.m.

VI.E.5.b. KRESA West Campus Open House - September 29, 2011, 4-6 p.m.

VI.E.5.c. MASB Fall Conference - October 27-30, 2011

VII. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION

VII.A. MASB 2011 DELEGATE ASSEMBLY DESIGNEE AND ALTERNATE

VIII. COMMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE

IX. BOARD TO ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION

IX.A. SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION, AS PER RECOMMENDATION BY LEGAL COUNSEL, TO DISCUSS ONGOING LITIGATION AS PER SECTION 8 (e) OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT

X. ADJOURNMENT