Bottom line

Superintendent Randy Weseman will report about the district’s response to the bomb threats Thursday in Douglas County.

Background

Lawrence public school officials were notified shortly before school started Thursday that someone had made bomb threats against an unspecified school in Douglas County.

Schools officials responded by placing buildings in a “semi-lockdown” mode, where entries and exits were closely monitored.

District officials kept the news media informed throughout the day of the status of the threats. And 3,815 students, or about 37 percent of the school district’s 10,300 students, were checked out early by their parents as a precaution.

However, Weseman found there were gaps in getting information out to all parents. So he plans to study other ways to inform parents, including automated telephone messages and through e-mail subscribers’ list.

Other business

Special recognition

Lynda Allen, director of mathematics and sciences, will introduce the winners of the Kansas City Area Teachers of Mathematics Contests winners.

Consent agenda

Approve in one motion the following routine items:

¢ Minutes from the April 9 study session.

¢ Monthly financial reports.

¢ Monthly personnel report, which includes the following:

a) Teacher retirements: Nancy Hardman, interrelated resource teacher at Hillcrest School, who had worked for two years in the district; and Sondra Mosley, Central Junior High School orchestra teacher, who had worked for 13 years in the district.

b) New principals: Debra Booher Tann at Quail Run School and Scott Cinnamon at Cordley School.

c) New teachers: Stephanie Magnuson, Lawrence High School mathematics; Lisa Skolaut, West Junior High School interrelated resource.

d) Teacher resignations: Stephen Dawson, Southwest Junior High School autism specialist; Christy James, Lawrence Virtual School elementary education; Brooke Jones, Hillcrest School English as a Second Language; Jacob Larsen, Central Junior High School science; Pam Mehl, Schwegler School second grade; Lisa Mitchell, Central Junior High School mathematics; Lisa Thompson, Southwest Junior High School English/social studies; Joyce White, unpaid leave of absence.

¢ Monthly vouchers.

¢ An agreement with Northwest Evaluation Association for the Measures of Academic Performance (MAP) tests.

¢ Change orders for the 2005 bond program construction projects.

¢ A purchase contract for grades six through eight science, biology and advanced biology textbooks.

¢ A purchase contract for a interactive distance learning classrooms.

¢ A purchase contract for LCD projectors and mounting brackets.

¢ A purchase contract for laptop and desktop purchase.

¢ A purchase contract for roofing projects at Broken Arrow and New York schools and at the district’s Educational Support and Distribution Center.

¢ On the first reading, board polices on: equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination; complaints of discrimination; harassment; discrimination and harassment; hazing and bullying, and complaints.

Reports

¢ Hear a report from Sue Morgan, board president.

¢ Hear a report from Weseman about the bomb threats and consider new ways to get information to parents.

¢ Listen to any board member’s comments.

¢ Hear a report on fringe benefits from Kathy Johnson and Valerie Johnson-Powell, co-chairwomen of the fringe benefits committee.

¢ Hear a report about the status of the 2005 bond construction projects, which include construction of the new South Junior High School building and additional classrooms, gymnasiums, offices and other facilities at the three other juniors highs, the two high schools and Broken Arrow School.

Executive session

¢ Go into closed session to discuss teacher negotiations.

Announcements

¢ April 24: Negotiations committee meeting from 4:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the ESDC.

¢ April 30: Board retreat, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the ESDC.

¢ May 1: Board lunch at West Junior High School and negotiations committee meeting at 4:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the ESDC.

¢ May 5: 75th anniversary party for Pinckney School, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

¢ May 8: Negotiations committee meeting from 4:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at ESDC.

¢ May 10: Kansas Association of School Boards new board member workshop, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at ESDC.

¢ KASB Spring Region 1 meeting, from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Lawrence High School.