Hyde Park School District Board of Directors

Regular Board Meeting

Monday, August 4, 2014 – 6:00 pm

 HPES Library

1.      

6:00

Call to Order and Approval of Agenda

2.      

6:05

Welcome Dr. Edith Beatty, LNSU Superintendent

3.      

6:10

Open Public Comment*

4.      

6:15

Approve Consent Agenda [July Board Orders; Principal’s Report; Minutes of 7/7/14], and Accept Committee [7/17/14 Next 100 Sub-committee] Meeting Minutes

5.      

6:20

Discuss Pre-School Program Options – with Janet Murray

6.      

7:20

Third Reading of (Revised) Proposed Policy Title 1.1 Foundational Knowledge

7.      

7:40

Committee Reports

8.      

7:45

Board Development – Discuss VSBA Regional Meeting (9/24) and Vermont School and Municipal Leadership Conference on Education Property Tax and Education Reform (8/14)

9.      

7:55

Other Business

10.   

8:00

Adjourn

The purpose of the Hyde Park Elementary School is to foster curiosity, engaged learning, and responsible action in each individual – now and for a lifetime.

We strive to uphold our core values in everything we do:

— The pursuit of excellence —

— A commitment to integrity —

— The belief that every individual is of importance —

— A commitment to community engagement —

— Evidence-driven decision making —

*Public Comments are always welcome and we encourage all interested Hyde Park residents to attend.

In addition to the open Public Comment period, an opportunity for comment or questions will be included for all topics on the agenda.

The Board may, if needed, hold executive sessions in accordance with (H.497) Open Meeting law.