BUFFALO BOARD OF EDUCATION Agenda

I. BOARD RECOGNITION II. SUPERINTENDENTS UPDATE III. COMMENTS FROM SPEAKERS

March 12, 2014

IV. RESPONSE TO SPEAKERS FROM SUPERINTENDENT V. ACTION ON MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS February 26, 2014 VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS VII. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT A. Personnel Affairs 1. Personnel Changes a. Instructional b. Civil Service Miscellaneous c. Administrative 2. Miscellaneous Personnel 3. Report: Negotiations Update B. Educational Affairs 4. Consultant Contract a. The Floortime Center Professional Development Buffalo Hearing & Speech b. Research for Better Teaching Continuing Service 5. EPO Contract a. Research to Practice Partner Organization B.E.S.T. School of Technology b. Westminster Foundation Partner Organization Highgate Heights Elementary 6. Non-Employee Travel a. Out of Country Field Trip Algonquin Park, Ontario - City Honors School The Buffalo Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent and/or the Board President the authority to enter into the above referenced contracts.

Board Agenda March 12, 2014 7. Miscellaneous Educational a. Report: CSE & CPSE C. Business Affairs 8. Award of Purchase a. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Curriculum Materials Pre-K Expansion b. Nickerson/Wood Design Instructional Material Pre-K Expansion c. Lakeshore Learning Instructional Material & Furniture Pre-K Expansion 9. Payment for Legal Services a. Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC b. Colligan Law, LLP c. Goldberg Segalla, LLP d. Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP Invoice # 193653 e. Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP Invoice # 194128 f. Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP Invoice # 194129 g. Harris Beach, PLLC Invoice # 2031269 h. Harris Beach, PLLC Invoice # 2038305 i. Hiscock & Barclay, LLP j. Hodgson Russ, LLP k. Law Office of H. Jeffrey Marcus, PC 10. Miscellaneous Business No Items D. Financial Affairs 11. Miscellaneous Financial a. Report: New Grant Awards E. Board Policies VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Resolution(s) IX. ADJOURNMENT

The Buffalo Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent and/or the Board President the authority to enter into the above referenced contracts.