AGENDA
BARTLESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Regular Meeting
EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER
Board of Education Meeting Room
1100 South Jennings
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
September 15, 2008
5:30 p.m.
The Board can discuss, make motions, and vote upon any matter appearing on the agenda. Such motions and votes may be to adopt, reject, table, reaffirm, rescind, or take no action on any agenda item.
I.	Call Meeting to Order
II.	Flag Salute
III.	Spotlight
	National Merit Award Recipients (Teri Brant)
	National Merit Commended Recipients (Teri Brant)
	National Hispanic Recognition Program Commended Recipient (Teri Brant)
	A.I.M.S. Program Recipients (Janet Vernon)
IV.	Public Comment
		The Board of Education invites public comment at this point for items on tonight’s agenda. Please sign up on the form provided prior to the meeting. Please Keep Comments to Five Minutes Board members and administrative staff will not respond to questions from the public at the Board meeting. The Board will not be able to vote on matters brought forward by the public during participation time if such matters are not specific agenda items (Board Policy BDC). Shelia Stephenson, President of Bartlesville Education Association Robert Snellgrove, President of Bartlesville Education Classified Personnel Organization
V.	Information Items
	A.	Accreditation Report (Dr. Gary W. Quinn)
	B.	Next scheduled board of Education meetings: Special Meeting – Thursday, September 18, 2008, 12:00-p.m. (Board of Education Meeting Room) Special Meeting – Thursday, October 2, 2008, 12:00-p.m. (Board of Education Meeting Room) Regular Meeting – Monday, October 20, 2008, 5:30-p.m. (Board of Education Meeting Room)
VI.	Consent Agenda
		All of the following items which concern reports and items of a routine nature normally approved at Board meetings will be approved by one vote unless any Board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items. The Consent Agenda consists of the discussion, consideration, and vote on items A through N.
	A.	Approval of Minutes: September 4, 2008 (Special Meeting) August 18, 2008 (Special Meeting) August 18, 2008 (Regular Meeting)
	B.	Approval of Purchase Orders and Change Orders through September 5, 2008
	C.	Approval of Financial Reports for August, 2008
	D.	Personnel – Appoints, Resignations, Change of Status as set out on Exhibit “A”
	E.	Approval of Donations as set out on Exhibit “B”
	F.	Approval of Sanctioning Applications
	G.	Approval of Treasurer’s Report
	H.	Approval of Activity Fund Report
	I.	Approval of Activity Fund Transfers
	J.	Approval of agreement with Bartlesville Public Schools Foundation. (Dr. Gary W. Quinn)
	K.	Approval of Sequoyah Group Home Contract. (Ms. Vicki Walker)
	L.	Approval of an Exclusive Radio Broadcast Agreement. (Dr. Gary W. Quinn)
	M.	Approval of YMCA Agreement with Bartlesville Public Schools. (Ms. Dianne Martinez)
	N.	Approval of Inter-Agency Agreement between Washington County Health Department and the Bartlesville Public Schools. (Ms. Trudy Green)
VII.	Action Topics
	A.	Recommendation, consideration and vote to increase the Guaranteed Maximum Price of Amendment No. 1 (Ranch Heights and Wayside Elementary School Renovation Projects) to the Construction Management Contract between Bartlesville Public Schools and Boldt Construction, Inc. dated December 6, 2008. (Mr. Scott Ambler)
	B.	Consideration and vote to approve Gifted and Talented Plan. (Ms. Vicki Walker)
	C.	Consideration and vote to appoint members of the Gifted/Talented Advisory Committee. (Ms. Vicki Walker)
VIII	Discussion Topics
	A.	Discussion of Framework for School Improvement by utilizing Test Score Analysis and Remediation Plans. (Dr. Gary W. Quinn)
IX	Public Comment
		The Board of Education invites public comment at this point for items not on tonight’s agenda. Please Keep Comments to Five Minutes Board members and administrative staff will not respond to questions from the public at the Board meeting. The Board will not be able to vote on matters brought forward by the public during participation time if such matters are not specific agenda items (Board Policy BDC).
X.	New Business
		Under this item, the Board can consider and vote on any business that could not have been foreseen or known about at the time the agenda was posted.
XI.	Adjournment
If you need an interpreter or special arrangements for this meeting, please contact Karen A. Short at (918) 336-8600 for special arrangements. POSTED on the bulletin board by the reception desk and the front door at the Education Service Center, 1100 South Jennings, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, at 5:30 p.m., Friday, September 12, 2008, by Karen A. Short, Minutes Clerk of the Board.
Signed: Karen Short Minutes Clerk of the Board