January 28, 2012 School Board Retreat Agenda

Northfield School of Arts and Technology

School Board Retreat Agenda

January 28, 2012, 9:00 am

Community Resource Bank, Northfield

 1.       Call meeting to order

 2.       Verify Quorum

 3.       Approve Agenda

 4.       Speaker's Corner:  This is an opportunity for community members to address the ARTech School Board on subjects related to the school. Please limit comments to three minutes.

 5.       Reports – Dr. Richardson’s visit & Name Change Committee

 6.       Review By-laws

 7.       New Policies

(a)    609 – Religion Policy

(b)    609.1 – Religious Accommodation

(c)    724 – School District General Records Retention Schedule

(d)    724.1 – Retention and Destruction of Student Records for Special Education

(e)    902 – Use of School Facilities

(f)     902.1 – Facility Neutrality and Equal Access for Student Non-Curricular Groups

(g)    902.2 – Facility Neutrality and Equal Access for Boys Scouts of America, Title 36, and Other Outside Youth and Community Groups

(h)    410.1 – Leave of Absence – discussion only

 8.       Calendar Discussion

(a)    Hand outs and Small Group Discussions

(b)    Suggestions

 9.       Review of old Policies

(a)    102 – Equal Educational Opportunity

(b)    103 – Complaints – Students, Staff, Parents, other Persons

(c)    104 – School District Mission/Vision Statements

(d)    201 – Legal Status of the School Board

(e)    202 – School Board Election Process

(f)     203, 203.1, 203.1, 203.3, 203.5, 203.6 – Operation & Meeting policies

(g)    204 – School Board Meeting Minutes

(h)    205 – Open Meetings

(i)      206 – Public Participation

(j)      207 – Public Hearings

(k)    208, 208.1 – Development & Revision of Policies

(l)      209 – Code of Ethics

(m)  210.1 – Conflict of Interest

(n)    211 – Criminal or Civic Action

(o)    214 – Out of State Travel

(p)    301 – School District Administration

(q)    301.2 – Admissions Policy

(r)     302 – School Director

(s)    303 – School Director Selection

(t)     305 – Policy Implementation

(u)    306 – Administration Code of Ethics

(v)    401 – Equal Employment

(w)  402 – Disability

(x)    406 – Public and Private Personnel Data

(y)    407 – Employee Right to Know

(z)    408 – Subpoena of a School District Employee

(aa) 410 – Family and Medical Leave Policy

 10.    Adjourn