Brandywine School District

BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF EDUCATION

REGULAR MEETING

MARCH 23, 2015

7:00 P.M.

DISTRICT OFFICES

MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM- MPES

500 DUNCAN ROAD

WILMINGTON, DE 19809

AGENDA

I.  CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

II.  SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS & RECOGNITION

A. High School Student Reports

i. Brandywine High School – Colin Michels & Connor Michels

ii. Concord High School – Ashley Steinbrecher

iii. Mt. Pleasant High School – Natalie Rubin

B. Special Recognition

i. Arun Krishnamurthy

III.  SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

A. District Updates

IV. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS or ANY EDUCATIONAL TOPIC(S)

Answers to questions addressed to the Board at this time may be deferred by the Board President for later response by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

V. BOARD BUSINESS

A.  Board Member Liaison Reports

i.  Delaware School Boards Association Executive Board

ii.  Delaware School Boards Association Legislative Committee

iii.  District Finance Committee (DFC)

B.  Other Reports

i. Community Engagement Committee

ii.  President’s Report & Other Board member reports

VI. CONSENT AGENDA

A.  Approval of Minutes

i. Executive Session Minutes – February 23, 2015

ii. Regular Meeting Minutes – February 23, 2015

VII. PERSONNEL MATTERS

VIII. STUDENT MATTERS

A. School Choice Program

i. Choice “Good Cause” 2014-2015 School Year (REJECTED)

ii. Choice “Good Cause” 2015-2016 School Year (REJECTED)

iii. Choice “Good Cause” Application Requests for 2014-2015

(Students with a Change in Residence; Requesting to Return to Current School)

iv. Choice Open Enrollment: 2015-2016 School Year (Invitations & Wait-Listed)

v. Choice “Good Cause” Application Requests for 2015-2016 (Invitations & Wait-Listed)

IX. OLD BUSINESS

A. Policy – Statement on Responding to Teen Dating, Violence and Sexual Abuse

X. NEW BUSINESS

A. Revisions to the Charter District Finance Committee – S. Kessel

B. Monthly Financial Report – February 28, 2015 – S. Kessel

C. Seaford School Board Choice Enrollment Reform Resolution – J. Skrobot

XI. GENERAL INFORMATION/MEETING DATES

A. April 20, 2015 – Regular Meeting – District Office - MPES

B. May 4, 2015 – Regular Meeting – District Office – MPES

C. June 1, 2015 – Regular Meeting – District Office - MPES

XII. ADJOURNMENT

It is inappropriate for the Board to discuss the following during the public session of a Board meeting:

a. Individual citizen’s qualifications to hold a job or pursue training (unless he requests an open meeting).

b. Preliminary discussions on site acquisitions for public funded capital improvements.

c. Law-enforcement activities to collect information leading to criminal apprehension.

d. Strategy sessions with respect to: collective bargaining, pending litigation or potential litigation (but only when an open meeting would have an adverse effect on the bargaining or litigation position of the public body).

e. Discussion disclosing the identity of a contributor of a “bona fide and lawful” charitable contribution to the public body when anonymity has been requested.

f. Discussion of documents excluded from public record where discussion may disclose the contents.

g. Student disciplinary, or employee disciplinary or dismissal hearings (unless the affected student or employee requests an open meeting.)

h. Personnel matters involving names, competency, and abilities of individual employees or students discussed (unless they request an open meeting.) Official actions based on discussions held in executive session shall be taken at a public meeting.