Special BOE meeting – June 25

At a special meeting of the Falcon School District 49 Board of Education June 25, members tackled agendas from earlier meetings, along with the current agenda. The May 10 and June 14 meetings were stymied because the board didnít have a quorum to approve the agendas.A reception took place prior to this meeting to introduce new board member, Henry Allen Jr. Board President Tammy Harold appointed Allen June 20, after the board was not able ñ as a group ñ to meet the 60-day deadline required to replace a board member.Allen addressed the attendees: ìI look forward to being here. I am very excited, and I look forward to helping move D 49 into the next century. We just need to work together.îAll board members were present for the meeting, except for Christopher Wright, who had been excused.Action items on the agenda were unanimously approved.Among those items:

• The job description for the procurement and purchasing manager job ñ posted June 27; and job descriptions for the newly-created gifted and talented resource teacher job; and a revised Innovation leader position description
• A revision to the education board’s open campus policy
• Off-campus lunch privileges at Falcon, Sand Creek and Vista Ridge high schools
• A contract renewal with Alpine Achievement Systems for the 2012-2013 school year
• Renewal of the Pikes Peak School of Expeditionary Learning Charter school’s contract

Don Begier, executive officer for education services, informed the board that the district obtained a lease for 1,000 MacBook Pro computers for the Power Zone at the same price as the original number of 443. Begier also said he obtained a lease for 280 iPads for the Power Zone for the same price as the original number of 250. Both leases were approved by the board.The board also approved a contract between the district and The International Salon and Spa Academy for the 2012-2013 school year, as well as the School of Technology Innovation plan for Falcon Elementary School.The board approved the proposed salary schedule for the district, increasing the staffís salaries for the first time in four years. The pay increase is about 2 percent ñ actual amounts will vary.Brett Ridgway, chief business officer, led a discussion on the preliminary 2012-2013 budget. He said he used the 2011-2012 budget as a baseline to determine adjustments. The item was moved to an action item for the June 27 special board meeting.Discussions concerning board policies on the Family Medical Leave Act ñ eligible staff leaves and absences and non-FMLA leaves and absences ñ led to a review of those policies. The board found that policy language needed to include the Americans with Disabilities Act. The item will be listed as an action item for the June 27 meeting.