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The meeting was called to order about 7:20 p.m. by the president, Kristin
Sobotka.The entire Board was present - Ms.Maryanne Coley, V.P., Mrs. Joy
Lieberman, Secretary, Ms.Ellen Bern, Mr. Rober Elgin, Ms. Meg McClelland,
Mr. Avery Watson, Ms.Charlotte Tatum. Student representative, Galvin Alfred,
was also present.

Superintendent Dr.James Victory,Mr. Charles Nicastro, Assistant
Superintendent/Operations, Mr. Scott Hafertepe, Chief Financial Officer/
Business & Financial Management, Dr. Judy Sclair, Director/Human Resources,
Ms. Joylynn Wilson,Assisant Superintendent/curriculum & Instruction
were also present.

Dr. Victory recognized two parents for their help to the students and
teachers at U. City schools. They were Mr. Michael Miller for Nathaniel
Hawthorne School and Mrs. Nicole Adewale for Flynn Park and Brittany Woods
Middle School. Mrs. Adewale was absent.

Several teachers, parents and a teacher/Union president spoke to the Board
during Citizens Comments, against the plan to discontinue the ROTC program
at the high school. They felt it gave students structure in their lives that
they would not have had otherwise. They did not feel the program was about
recruting students for the military.

Two parents and a teacher spoke out against the reorganization of the
Central office and moving staff around there and in the schools.

Ms. Wilson gave an undate on the “No Child Left Behind Update.” She stated
three of the elementary school are currently functioning below the Adequate
yearly progress. One is behind in math and one is behind in Communication
Arts. One did not meet either. She also stated the calendars are ready for the 2007-2008 school year. They are also on line.

The Board is having a public forum on 3/26/07,at McNair Administration
Building, 8136 Groby Rd., and one on March 31, at Goldstein Early Education
Center, 737 Kingsland, to solicit community input on is long Range planning
goals.