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GUEST SPEAKERS Bishop Rowland Jordan addressed the Board to request support and CCS participation in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. parade in Concord. Bishop Jordan expressed gratitude to the Board for allowing Cabarrus County children to be out of school on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. CONSENT AGENDA The following items, discussed at the Board's March 7, 2011 Work Session, were presented to the Board for approval on the Consent Agenda: • Approval of Budget Amendments • Approval of Early College Instructional Calendar for 2011 -2012 • Approval to Grant Spending Authority for Fixed Shelving Work at Harold E. Winkler Middle School • Approval on Second Reading of Board Policy 2121 — Board Member Conflict of Interest A motion was made by Mr. Tim Furr and seconded by Ms. Cindy Fertenbaugh that the Consent Agenda be approved as presented. The motion was unanimously approved. ACTION AGENDA Approval of Reduction in Force (RILE Guidelines Mrs. Kathy Auger, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, addressed the Board to discuss an Alternative Plan with `teacher Assistant Point Factor System under the Reduction in Force Plan for Classified Employees. Mrs. Auger noted that since the Board's March 7, 2011 Work Session, she had been asked to bring an alternative plan for teacher assistants to the Board which would utilize a point system to emphasize the full range of performance, differentiating below standard, at standard and above standard performance. Mrs. Auger noted that prior to 2009, schools selected employees based on a combination job of teacher assistant/bus driver. In recent years, with removal of the bus driving requirement and expanding the role of teacher assistants in direct instruction, the demands of the job have changed. Teacher assistants would be rated on a scale of 45 maximum points for 2010 -2011 evaluation ratings, 5 point maximum for seniority by district continuous employment, 2 point maximum for school or district leadership position and 5 point maximum for no disciplinary action or letter of reprimand. The Board discussed the proposed point system and recommended that more points be assigned to leadership and fewer points be assigned to no disciplinary action. Board Member Blake Kiger asked that staff members who will be doing performance evaluations be trained, countywide, so that the same criteria and the same plan is used for all affected employees. Mrs. Kathy Auger Attachment number 3 G -6 Page 231