Macon County Board of Education

1202 Old Murphy Road

Franklin, NC 28734

Phone: 828-524-3314 Fax: 828-524-5938

AGENDA

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Board of Education Meeting – April 28, 2008 – 6:00 p.m. – Macon County Schools Administrative Offices

Call to Order

Welcome

Approval of Minutes of March 24, 2008

I. Spotlight on People and Programs

A. Recognitions

· FHS Girls’ Basketball Team

· FHS Skills USA State Winners

· Health Education Update

B. Historical Highlights

· None at this writing

C. Presentations

· None at this writing

II. Public Comment

III. Consent Agenda

A. Resignations/Retirements

· Certified/Non-Certified

· Child Nutrition

Terminations

· Certified/Non-Certified

· Bus Driver

B. New Personnel

· Certified/Non-Certified

· Custodian

· Summer Edventure Camp

Decline Employment

· None at this writing

C. Change in Employment Status

· Child Nutrition

· Bus Driver

· Coaches

· Custodian

Decline Change in Status

· None at this writing

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D. Transfer of Personnel

· None at this writing

Decline Transfer

· None at this writing

E. Substitutes

· Certified/Non-Certified

· Bus Drivers

· Child Nutrition

F. Overnight/Out of State Trip Requests

· Franklin High School

· Macon Middle School

· Nantahala School

· South Macon Elementary School

· Highlands School

· East Franklin Elementary School

· Cartoogechaye Elementary School

· Summer Edventure Camp

· Gear Up

G. Student Transfers

· Out of District to FHS/MMS

H. Miscellaneous Items

· Change in Bereavement Policy

IV. Personnel

A. Approval Items

· Vacancies

· Resignations/Retirements

o Certified/Non-Certified

· Termination

o None at this writing

· New Personnel

o Certified/Non-Certified

· Substitutes

o Bus Driver

· Change in Status

o None at this writing

· Transfers

o Rescind transfer of Margaret Simpson, teacher, from Macon Middle School, to Franklin High School, effective at the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year, due to licensure issue

· Miscellaneous

o None at this writing

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· 2008-2009 Recommendations for Tenure/Probationary Contracts

B. Discussion Items

· None at this writing

V. Policy

A. Approval Items

· Volunteer Policy second reading

· Waiver in School Improvement Plans

· FHS 2008-09 Student Handbook

· American Advantage Student Insurance

· Exceptional Children contracts

· John Strebe contract

· Summer Edventure contracts

B. Discussion Items

· None at this writing

VI. Business and Finance

A. Approval Items

· Fund Redistributions

· Budget Amendments

· 2008-2009 Budget Proposal

· Installment pay issues

· Board Attorney contract

· 2008 Summer Edventure Camp budget

B. Discussion Items

· None at this writing

VII. Building and Grounds

A. Approval Items

· None at this writing

B. Discussion Items

· Facilities update

VIII. Curriculum and Instruction

A. Approval Items

· None at this writing

B. Discussion Items

· None at this writing

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IX. Board of Education Information

A. Approval Items

· None at this writing

B. Discussion Items

· None at this writing

X. Superintendent Information

A. Discussion Item

· Stakeholder Surveys

XI. Closed Session

· 143.318.11.(a)(6) To consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness, conditions of appointment, or conditions of initial employment of an individual public officer or employee or prospective public officer or employee

And

· 143.318.11.(a)(5) To establish, or to instruct the public body’s staff or negotiating agents concerning the position to be taken by or on behalf of the public body in negotiating (i) the price and other material terms of a contract or proposed contract for the acquisition of real property by purchase, option, exchange, or lease;