2008 School Board Meetings Calendar
Board approved 8/21/08

All School Board Meetings are held at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administrative Center, 5775 Osceola Trail in Naples unless otherwise noted.

All regular School Board Meetings, Town Hall Meetings, and School Board Workshops are open to the public and are televised "live" on "The Education Channel," cable 20, Comcast and Time Warner. The meetings are then replayed on the following weekend at 12:00 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.

Regular Board Meetings Committee of the Whole Meetings
January 17, 3:00 pm January 15, 3:00 pm
February 21, 3:00 pm February 19, 2:00 pm (Immokalee High School)
March 20, 3:00 pm March 18, 3:30 pm (Everglades City School)
April 17, 3:00 pm April 15, 3:00 pm
May 15, 3:00 pm May 13, 3:00 pm
June 19, 3:00 pm June 17, 3:00 pm
July 29, 3:00 pm *
Partial meeting, cont'd on 8/7/08		 July 15, 3:00 pm
August 21, 3:00 pm August 19, 3:00 pm
September 18, 3:00 pm September 16, 3:00 pm
October 16, 3:00 pm October 14, 3:00 pm
November 20, 3:00 pm November 18, 3:00 pm
December 11, 3:00 pm December 9, 3:00 pm

Town Hall Meetings
** Meeting times/schedule dependent upon Community Meetings and events of the respective Board Member's district.
March 13, 6:30 pm - Seagate Elementary School Cafeteria

Workshops/Special Meetings
January 3
8:30-11:30 am 		Board Policy Workshop (NEOLA, Inc.)
January 8
2:30 pm 		Board Workshop (Litigation)
January 17
3:00 pm 		Employee Retirement Recognition (To be held during the Regular Board Meeting)
February 7
8:30-11:30 am 		Board Policy Workshop (NEOLA, Inc.)
February 7
11:45 am 		Special Board Meeting re: Out of Field Teachers
February 11
6:00 pm 		Special Board Meeting re: Block Scheduling Alternatives & ESE Concerns
March 6
8:30 - 11:00 am 		Board Policy Workshop (NEOLA, Inc.)
March 6
11:00 am 		Special Board Meeting re: FY08 Budget Issues
March 10
5:00-6:00 pm 		Superintendent's Art Gallery Reception
April 3
8:30-11:30 am 		Board Policy Workshop (NEOLA, Inc.) CANCELLED
April 7
9:00 am 		Special Board Meeting re: Setting Date for Legislative Hearings
April 15
12:00 pm 		Executive Session re: Disposition of Current Litigation
April 18
3:00 pm 		Legislative Hearings re: Special Magistrate's Decision
April 23
8:00-9:00 am 		Executive Session re: Disposition of Current Litigation
May 1
8:30 am-4:00 pm 		Board Policy Workshop (NEOLA, Inc.)
May 15
5:05 pm 		Special Board Meeting re: Budget Hearing Amended Capital Outlay for the 2007-2008 School Year
May 20
8:30 am-4:00 pm 		Special Board Training Session re: Governance Roles of the School Board and Superintendent
June 3
8:30 am 		Special Board Meeting - Revised Resolution for Referendum 08-05
June 5
8:30 am-4:00 pm
1:00 pm 		Board Policy Workshop (NEOLA, Inc.)
Special Board Meeting - Consider the revision for Resolution 08-05
June 17
12:00 pm 		Executive Session re: Pending Litigation
June 19
3:00 pm 		Employee Retirement Recognition (To be held during the Regular Board Meeting)
July 31
5:15 pm 		Tentative Budget Hearing
August 7
2:00 pm		 Expulsion Hearing
August 7
5:00 pm		 Executive Session re: Pending Litigation
August 7
6:00 pm		 Executive Session re: Collective Bargaining Negotiations
August 13
9:30 am		 Expulsion Hearing
August 21
2:00 pm		 Laureate Reception
August 21
5:00 pm		 Executive Session re: Collective Bargaining Negotiations (Immediately following Regular Board Meeting)
August 27
8:30 am		 Expulsion Hearing in Immokalee
September 16
5:15 pm 		Amended Capital Outlay for 2007-2008
September 16
5:30 pm 		Final Budget Hearing
October 7
7:00 pm		 Dedication of Mike Davis Elementary School
October 21
7:00 pm		 Dedication of Lorenzo Walker Technical High School
October 28
6:30 pm		 Dedication of Palmetto Elementary School
November 3
5:00-6:00 pm 		Superintendent's Art Gallery Reception