RULE TITLE: Technology Committee.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 1.096.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The purpose, structure, function, and protocols of the Technology Committee, an independent advisory committee to the Board.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To provide a charter outlining the purpose and function of an independent committee to advise and assist the Board in developing and analyzing its technological infrastructure for consistency with industry best practices and merging infrastructure technologies, reviewing the District’s Annual Technology Plan and the Five-Year Capital Plan for infrastructure technology elements, and other matters related to technology as requested by the Board or Superintendent.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.32(2); 1001.41(1), (2); 1001.43(10).

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: Fla. Stat. §§ 218.415; 1001.32(2); 1001.41(1); 1001.43(2), (10).

CONTACT PERSON: Joseph Moore, 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach FL 33406.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT of the proposed rule development may be obtained without cost from the School District's web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm .

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Development of the proposed rule is anticipated to be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on May 7, 2008, anticipated to begin at 4:00 p.m. (an approximate time, as the actual start time may vary earlier or later) in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. AGENDA: An agenda will be available by April 30, 2008 on the District's Web site. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this hearing is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours in advance by contacting the Board clerk at 434-8139. A person may submit written comments (12 copies) about the proposed action to the clerk no later than the time of the public hearing. This hearing is open to the public.

Publish: April 23, 2008