WCPSS--Board of Education

OPEN SESSION

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. QUORUM DETERMINATION

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA

PUBLIC COMMENT RELATED TO ADDITIONAL SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT CHANGES FOR THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR - 5:45 P.M.

Each individual speaker will be allowed two minutes for remarks. Issues or concerns involving personnel matters are not appropriate for this public comment setting. After 30 minutes of public comment, any speakers remaining will be recognized at the end of the agenda for their comments.

PUBLIC COMMENT - IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING

Citizens who signed up to address the board during public comment will be called on in priority order first for items on the agenda and then for items not on the agenda. Each individual speaker will be allowed two minutes for remarks. Issues or concerns involving personnel matters are not appropriate for this public comment setting. After 30 minutes of public comment, any speakers remaining will be recognized at the end of the agenda for their comments.

ACTION ITEMS

FACILITIES

5. CROSSROADS BOARD ROOM

Staff will provide information as needed for discussion of plans for the Crossroads Board Room.
Fiscal Implications: To be determined. Recommendation for Action: To be determined.

6. APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT CHANGES FOR THE 2011-12

SCHOOL YEAR

The staff of the Growth and Planning Department will present three final changes to the 2011-12
Growth and Planning Student Assignment Plan. The Board of Education approved the majority of
the 2011-12 reassignment plan on Tuesday, February 1, 2011. The Board of Education held an
additional public hearing on February 15, 2011 to receive community input on these three
proposed changes. The final recommendations are:
Base elementary students in Node 504.1 from Creek Rd. ES to Aversboro ES
Base elementary students in Node 246.1 from Forest Pines Drive ES to Wildwood Forest ES
Base middle school students in Node 380.7 from East Cary MS to West Cary MS and TCA students from Reedy Creek MS to West Cary MS
Fiscal Implications: Changes in bus routes may affect funding. Recommendation for Action:
Board approval is requested

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

7. AMIKIDS, INC.

We are proposing to contract with AMIkids, Inc. to provide on-site alternative instructional services
for students with disabilities that have been long term suspended. The services provided through
AMIkids, Inc. will meet the instructional needs of students that require more intensive special
education services. These services will be provided in accordance with North Carolina Department
of Public Instruction and Wake County Public School System policies and procedures pertaining to
students with disabilities. This will assist us in meeting our obligation to continue general and special
education services for students with disabilities removed from school for disciplinary reasons. Fiscal
Implications: Funding in the Special Education Services' budget in the amount of $213,930 will be
used to pay for the cost of these services. Recommendation for Action: Board approval is
requested.

HUMAN RESOURCES

8. SIGNING BONUS FOR WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL POSITION

Walnut Creek Elementary will open during the 2011-2012 school year on a traditional calendar.
The opening of a new school is a difficult task. Furthermore, the challenge of opening a new school
with high expectations as well as a foundation for immediate and future success cannot be
overlooked. As a result, the leadership of WCPSS would like to offer a signing bonus as an aid to
our nation-wide search to hire the most capable principal as the leader of Walnut Creek Elementary.
Fiscal Implications: The cost of this initiative would be $7,000. WCPSS' 2010-2011 over/under
would be the source of the funding for this initiative. Recommendation for Action: Board approval
is requested.

9. RENAISSANCE SCHOOLS BONUS PLAN

The Wake County Public School System has included Barwell Road Elementary,
Brentwood Elementary, Creech Road Elementary, and Wilburn Elementary in its
"Renaissance School" plan. As a result, the staff at each school will be reconstructed for the
2011-2012 school year in all areas with the exception of Child Nutrition Services, custodial,
and bus driver positions. The goal will be to hire the most capable staff members in all
position types to dramatically improve the academic performance of each school. In an effort
to promote and sustain high expectations for the future academic performance of these
schools, a "signing bonus/performance bonus" plan will be implemented. The school
system's "Race to the Top" funds from the Federal Government will be used to support this
initiative. Fiscal Implications: This initiative will cost $950,000 per year from the school system's
"Race to the Top" funding allotment for the 2011-2012, 2012-2013, and 2013-2014 school years.
Recommendation for Action: Board approval is requested.

CLOSED SESSION

To consider confidential personnel information protected under G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (6) and 115C-319.
To consider confidential student information protected under G.S. 115C-402 and the Family Educational and Privacy Rights Act, 20 U.S.C. 1232g.
To establish or give instructions concerning the Board's negotiating position related to a potential acquisition of real property, as provided in G.S. 143-318.11(a)(5).

ADJOURNMENT

Meetings will be held in the Administration Building, 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC unless otherwise indicated.