Summary of Regular School Board Meeting August 6, 2007 The Regular meeting of the New Prague Area Schools was called to order at 6:00 pm. Pledge of Allegiance was recited and roll was taken with all board members in attendance. Steve Lang, President of the New Prague Educate Minnesota addressed the board on behalf of Heather King and asked for her teaching assignment to be reinstated. The five non-incumbent school board candidates introduced themselves to the school board. Curriculum Director Colleen Cardenuto presented the Gifted and Talented Program that will begin in the classrooms this school year. Approval of the agenda was given with the addition of a closed session. Items on the Consent Agenda were approved. Policies 718A, 720 and 905 were given a second reading and approval. In Committee, the board was informed of the change in the realignment of the Staff Development representatives from the buildings; heard the request to realign the Special Services Coordinator positions to .5 to better correlate with time spent on coordinator duties, received a levy update on the status of information for mailing and slide show presentations. During sub-committee reports, tabled the Search Institute Survey for grades 7, 9, and 11 to the August 20 meeting; conducted the first reading of policy 421 – Gifts to Employees and Policy 612.01 Title I; having given prior approval to the Employee Handbook in 2005, gave the nod for printing and distribution to staff. The board received notification that the Wind Power Joint Powers meeting date was changed to August 24 and noted this change in Dates to Note. Upon rising from committee, the board immediately approved the Staff Development realignment and the Special Services Realignment, tabled to August 20 the survey from the Search Institute. The board moved into closed session and adjourned the meeting at 9:53 PM