Background material for each agenda item is available online under the Board Meeting Materials link

Recognitions

Piedmont Triad Education Consortium Recognition
The board recognized Page High and Parkview Elementary as recipients of the Piedmont Triad Education Consortium's Signature Schools Award .

Guilford County Schools Employee of the Month for January 2007
The board recognized Tara Peeples, a communications engineer with the technology department, as the district's January Employee of the Month. 

Consent Agenda
The Board approved the following items on the consent agenda:

- Meeting Minutes

- Personnel Action Reports

- Proposed 2007-08 Early/Middle College Calendars

- First Reading - Policy BK, Board Participation in Community Activities

- First Reading - Policy IM, Planning Time

- First Reading - Policy IL , Pledge of Allegiance

- Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Project Ordinance Revisions

- Revised Eastern High School Make up Calendar

Staff Reports

Update on Eastern High School
Superintendent Grier presented to the board an update on Eastern High.

The board approved for appropriate staff member(s) to appear before the County Commission on January 18, 2007 to request approval of the project ordinance for Phase I construction of the Eastern High replacement facility, as presented by Sharon Ozment, chief finance officer.

AYP and ABCs Update
Dr. Gongshu Zhang, executive accountability & research officer, presented to the board an AYP and ABCs update.

Cumulative Promotion Index (CPI) Graduation Rate Update
Dr. Gongshu Zhang, executive accountability & research officer, presented to the board an update on the CPI graduation rate.

Request for Easement and Right-of-Way Agreements at the Southwest High School Property
The board approved the right-of-way and easement as requested by the City of High Point affecting the Southwest High property. As reported at the December 5, 2006 board meeting, the City of High Point has requested that the board grant to it (for a consideration of $1) a permanent right-of-way affecting two small parcels of the Southwest High School property for the widening of Barrow Road . The property area in question involves a total of 22,227 square feet adjacent to the current right-of-way line of Barrow Road .

The city has also requested that the board grant to it (for a consideration of $1) a utility easement affecting an area containing 15,528 square feet adjacent to the Barrow Road right-of-way. Additionally, the city has requested that the board grant to it (for a consideration of $1) a temporary construction easement affecting an area containing 21,981 square feet for its Barrow Road Widening Project. Per the board's direction, staff met with city officials, and the city committed to install guardrails, sidewalks, stoplights (except at the main entrance) and pedestrian crosswalks, as presented by Kevin Lear, chief operations officer.

Alternative Contracting Method Request for The Academy at Smith Project
This item was removed from the agenda.

High School Exam Schedules
Dr. Mack McCary, chief academic officer, presented to the board an update on the high school exam schedules.