RULE TITLE: Advisory Boundary Committee.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 5.012.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Membership and meeting criteria of the Advisory Boundary Committee

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Revison to the Advisory Boundary Committee Policy which is a citizens advisory committee established to assist District staff in working with the community to develop recommendations for establishment or adjustments to attendance boundaries that accommodate the opening of new schools, to ensure optimal facility utilization, and/or to accommodate space needs for program changes.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.41(1), (2); 1001.42(22); 1001.43(5), (10).

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: Fla. Stat. §§ 120.54; 1001.41(1) & (6); 1001.42(4)(a).

CONTACT PERSON: Ira Margulies, 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 October 1, 2008, anticipated to begin at 3:30 p.m. (an approximate time, as the actual start time may vary earlier or later) in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Boulevard; West Palm Beach, Fla. AGENDA: An agenda will be available by September 24, 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: September 17, 2008