School Board of the City of Norfolk
School Administration Building
800 E. City Hall Avenue

April 20, 2005
Agenda
(Note: All times are approximate)

I. Closed Session – 3:00 p.m. (Superintendent’s Conference Room)

  1. Legal Matters
  2. Personnel Matters
  3. Pupil Personnel Matters

II. Open Session – 4:00 p.m. (Superintendent’s Conference Room)

  1. Resolution Certifying a Closed Session
  2. Community Engagement Update
  3. Monthly Update on Student Services and Support Programs
  4. Status Report on Phone Systems Replacement Model
  5. Special Education 2005-2006 Annual Plan
  6. Continuous High School Improvement Update
  7. Other Matters of Interest
    1. Committee Reports
    2. CUBE/NSBA Conference
    3. Annenburg Institute

Dinner Break – 6:15 p.m., Our Place Cafeteria

III. Formal Session – 7:00 p.m. (Room 1202)

  1. Call to Order and Welcome – Dr. Whibley
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Announcements
  4. Awards and Recognitions:
    1. Introduction of New Administrators
    2. Introduction of Parent Representatives
    3. Receipt of Sun Trust Rebate
    4. Recognition of Hal Juren
    5. Recognition of Sharon Byrdsong
    6. Recognition of Louis Cuffee
    7. Recognition of the J. Frank Sellew Scholarship Committee Members
  5. Superintendent’s Report
  6. Citizen Comment on Agenda Items Only (Limited to 30 minutes)
  7. Consent Agenda:
    1. Approval of the Minutes
    2. March Bills and Payroll Report
    3. Personnel Report
    4. Pupil Personnel Report
      1. Suggested Expulsion
      2. Long-term Suspensions with Special Conditions
      3. Out-of-district Transfers
      4. Long-term Suspensions
    5. March Use of School Facilities Report
    6. School Rental Request from Burning Bush Ministries for the use of Campostella Elementary School for religious services.
    7. School Rental Request from Living Word healing and Restoration Ministries for the use of Oakwood Elementary School for religious services
    8. Special Education 2005-2006 Annual Plan
    9. Religious Exemption Request
  8. Discussion Agenda (Opportunity will be provided for public comment before the Board votes.)
    1. March Financial Highlights and Financial Statement
    2. Report on the Norfolk Public Schools Guiding Coalition and the 2004-05 Achievable Results
    3. High School English Textbook Adoption
  9. Others Items from the Board
  10. Citizen Comments on Non-agenda Items
    1. Cheryl Dougherty, regarding the policy of not allowing private school students’ access to extracurricular activities or summer programs.