Continental board has two meetings Monday

The Governing Board of the Continental School District No. 39 will have two meetings on Monday, March 10.

The first will be a study session at 5:30 p.m. on Open Enrollment for the 2008-09 school year. It will be in the school cafeteria, 1991 E. White House Canyon Road.

The second will be a board meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the cafeteria.

The agenda will include: action on community use of school facilities; personal leaves for Brooke Chesney and Lisa Berg; field trips to Saguaro National Park West, Green Valley R/C Flyers, Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, Pima Community College and Reid Park Zoo; donations.

Also Consider and approve CrexArchitect as a vendor to consult with the district regarding dealing with the Arizona School Facilities Board,

Also Consider and approve the 2008-09 Continental School Calender, a cap of the student population for Continental School for the 2008-09 school year, the revised credit card policy D-1950 DGD, the appointment of a Governing Board liaison for Eighth Grade Graduation, the Social Studies curriculum for kindergarten through Eighth Grade and the display of materials for 60 days in the library.

Also consider and approve conversion of the television studio into a classroom in the Middle School and relocation of the television studio into the technology lab in the library, the hiring of a long-term substitute teacher for a new fifth-grade class for the remainder of the 2008-08 school year, entering into a Food Services Cooperative Purchase Agreement with Mohave Educational Services Cooperative, the hiring of four classroom aides for the school year, the purchase of contract services from Teresa Bryant for physical therapy services for the remainer of the 2007-08 school year.

Also consider and approve the 0.99 percent pay increase for teacher salaries, pursuant to the 2007-08 state funding lincrease authorized by the Legislature, to be paid on May 23, 2008, also budgeting for an unpaid sick leave in the event the person does not return for the school year, 2009-10.

Also review the following board policies for the first reading: Policy Advisory No 299: GCF Professional Staff Hiring, GCF-ED Professional Staff Hiring, GDF Support Staff Hiring, GDF-EF Support Staff Hiring; Policy Advisory No. 30: IHB Special Instructional Programs, IHB-R Special Instructional Programs.

Also consideration to approve vouchers for payment by number and account; budget report and student activities account report by Elvia Alvarez; seven board and school events; a superintendent’s report on July close, excess utilities update, law conference and reclamation of residence site; comments from the business office, PTC, the Foundation, board communication; a recess to sign documents.

Background information on many of the agenda items may be reviewed prior to the meeting in the school office during normal working hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The board reserves the right to change the order of the agenda.