A brief look at the Cincinnati Public Schools' Board of Education's meetings, compiled by the Public Affairs Department.
Board members present: President Eve Bolton, Vice President Chris Nelms, Melanie Bates, Susan Cranley, Michael Flannery, Catherine Ingram and Eileen Reed
Superintendent Rosa Blackwell and Treasurer Jonathan Boyd attended.
The Board's meeting began at 7:15 p.m. in the Education Center, the district's headquarters in Corryville.
Students from Pleasant Hill Academy in College Hill led the Board in the Pledge of Allegiance, then, with Principal Cherese Campbell-Clark, told the Board about their school.
APPROVED the superintendent's recommendations, including
APPROVED a resolution accepting an invitation to apply to participate in the Reform Governance In Action program sponsored by the Center for Reform of School Systems Program. The program begins in July 2008 and concludes in February 2010.
APPROVED a resolution authorizing the issuance of School Improvement Bond Anticipation Notes, not to exceed $4.7 million.
ACCEPTED the report of the Board's Committee of the Whole meeting on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, which focused on a review of targets within CPS' Strategic Plan and a draft of the 2008-09 General Fund operating budget.
APPROVED the treasurer's report.
The meeting adjourned at 8:59 p.m.
The Board's next regular meeting will be 7 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2008, at district headquarters, 2651 Burnet Avenue, in Corryville.