Call Meeting to Order

1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
   Minutes: The Chairman called the Board Workshop to order at 10:00 a.m.

Agenda
1. Items to be discussed

1. LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
   Minutes: The Board reviewed the Draft of the 2008 Legislative Program. Areas included in the document are:
   
   *Governance
   *Class Size Reduction
   *Curriculum and Accountability
   *Funding and Facilities
   
   Speakers:
   
   Ms. Betty Burney, Board Chairman
   Mr. Martin Miller, Legislative Consultant
   Ms. Martha Barrett, Board Member
   Ms. Vicki Drake, Board Member
   Mr. Tommy Hazouri, Board Vice-Chairman
   Ms. Nancy Broner, Board Member
   Mr. Doug Ayars, Chief Operating Officer
   Mr. Ed Pratt-Dannals, Superintendent
   Ms. Kris Barnes, Board Member
   Ms. Amy Lingren, Chief Academic Officer
   
2. WORLD LANGUAGES 5 YEAR PLAN
   Minutes: Staff made a presentation to the Board regarding World Languages 5 Year Plan.
   
   Speakers:
   
   Ms. Betty Burney, Board Chairman
   Mr. Ed Pratt-Dannals, Superintendent
   Ms. Amy Lingren, Chief Academic Officer
   Ms. Brenda Trimble, Supervisor, Academic Programs-ESOL
   Ms. Myrna Amos, Executive Director, Academic Programs
   Ms. Nancy Broner, Board Member
   Ms. Vicki Drake, Board Member
   Mr. Tommy Hazouri, Board Vice-Chairman
   Ms. Kris Barnes, Board Member
   Ms. Martha Barrett, Board Member
   Ms. Brenda Priestly Jackson, Board Member
   
3. DISTRICT REVIEW
   Minutes: Mr. Doug Ayars, Chief Operating Officer, made a presentation to the Board regarding the Academic and Community Excellence (ACE) Plan.
   
   Speakers:
   
   Ms. Betty Burney, Board Chairman
   Mr. Doug Ayars, Chief Operating Officer
   Ms. Brenda Priestly Jackson, Board Member
   Mr. Tommy Hazouri, Board Vice-Chairman
   Ms. Nancy Broner, Board Member
   Ms. Kris Barnes, Board Member
   Ms. Martha Barrett, Board Member
   Ms. Vicki Drake, Board Member
   
4. TRANSPORTATION ACQUISITION STRATEGY
   Minutes: Mr. Paul Soares, Chief Officer, Operations Support, provided the Board with a report on Transportation Acquisition Strategy and the options available to the Board with the recent acquisition of Laidlaw by First Student.
   
   Speakers:
   
   Ms. Betty Burney, Board Chairman
   Mr. Paul Soares, Chief Officer, Operations Support
   Ms. Vicki Drake, Board Member
   Mr. Tommy Hazouri, Board Vice-Chairman
   Ms. Martha Barrett, Board Member
   Ms. Leslee Russell, Director, Transportation
   Ms. Nancy Broner, Board Member
   

Adjournment

1. ADJOURNMENT
   Minutes: The Chairman adjourned the Board Workshop at 3:05 p.m.
   
   
   
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