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Board Meeting Agenda
October 14, 2008

FEDERAL WAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY – CITY HALL
33325 8TH AVENUE SOUTH
FEDERAL WAY, WA 98003

TIME AGENDA ITEMS REMARKS
6:20 p.m. Call to Order President Ed Barney
  Recess to Executive Session  
 
  • Personnel
  • Legal Issues
 
SECTION A: General Business
6:45 p.m. Reconvene from Executive Session President Barney
  Recess Meeting  
7:00 p.m. Reconvene from Recess President Barney
  Roll Call  
  Presentation of Colors and Pledge of Allegiance Todd Beamer High School JROTC
  Approval of Consent Agenda Decision
  Approval of Meeting Agenda Decision
  Approval of Minutes from 9/23/2008 Decision
  Review of Action Items Chris Popich
  Superintendent Comments Tom Murphy
  Donation from Qwest
Donation from Federal Way Police Department
Nancy Hawkins
CTE Coordinator
  *Public Comment  
  Board Member Comment  
8:00 p.m. Report: Construction Bond Progress Rod Leland
Facilities Director
Information
8:15 p.m. Presentation of AYP Certificates Tom Murphy
8:30 p.m. Secondary School Report Internet Academy
Ron Mayberry, Principal
9:00 p.m. Recess Meeting President Barney
9:15 p.m. Reconvene Meeting President Barney
9:15 p.m. Recess to Official Public Hearing: Performance Audit Sally McLean
Chief Financial Officer
SECTION B: Action Items
TIME ITEMS REMARKS
9:45 p.m.
  1. *NEWS Lawsuit
Sally McLean
Chief Financial Officer
Decision
10:00 p.m.
  1. Tax Exemption Resolution from the City of Federal Way
Ed Barney
President
First Reading
10:10 p.m.
  1. Possible Decision from Executive Session
 
SECTION C: Special Report
10:15 p.m. Testing Report

Dave Davis
Assessment Director
Information

SECTION D: Conclusion of Meeting
10:40 p.m. New Action Items  
10:45 p.m. Adjournment  

 

*The Board of Education welcomes public comment during the meeting on any topic and at specific times on the agenda for the topics as noted with an asterisk.

All meetings, except executive sessions, are open to the public and are held in locations accessible to persons with disabilities. Unless otherwise posted, regular Board meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays, with the public meeting beginning at 7:00 P.M., at the Federal Way City Hall Council Chambers as announced via official notice. Regular Board Meetings are televised live and shown throughout the following weeks on Channel 21.  An agenda packet is available for review by the public at the Educational Service Center reception desk, 31405 18th Avenue South and at the District’s Community Resource Center located in The Commons at Federal Way. The agenda, consent agenda and minutes of previous meetings can be found on the District website at http://www.fwps.org. For copies of specific policies being considered, please call 253-945-2003.

Next regular School Board meeting, Tuesday, October 14, 2008
City of Federal Way - City Hall
33325 8th Avenue South
Federal Way, WA 98003