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School Board Meeting

Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 6 p.m.

Kirby-Smith Center Boardroom

Duval World Music Drummers--Directed by Rob Hyatt

A G E N D A

A. CALL TO ORDER--PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING OF FEBRUARY 19, 2008

C. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

D. BOARD MEMBER/SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

E. RECOGNITION—Rotary Reading Safari (Chance)

F. CITIZEN INPUT (Fifteen (15) minutes will be provided for citizens to address the Board prior to the regular business meeting. It is requested that citizens keep their comments to approximately three (3) minutes.)

G. CONSENT AGENDA

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the Consent Agenda as described in items 1-12.

1. Employment of Personnel—Attachment A (Longstreth)

2. Bid(s) and Requisition(s)—Attachment B (Hackett)

3. Purchase Products/Services between $12,500 and $24,999—Attachment C (Hackett)

4. District Consultant Services—Attachment D (Hackett)

5. Student Case(s) (Wittmer)

Board approval is requested on the student case(s) as recommended.

6. Monthly Financials (Ward)

7. Extended School Year Programs 2008 (Anusavice)

Extended School Year Programs are submitted with a description and guidelines for educational opportunities that will be offered during the summer of 2008.

8. Donations (Birkett)

The Family Church Kendall Harr Denise Barnett Sarah Austin Mr. and Mrs. Brennan Dr. Amos Kedar Hazel Surrency Circle Dianne Meisner Environmental Services and Permitting, Inc. Idylwild PTA Florida Citizens Bank

Verizon Long Distance Crescent Propane Christy Montgomery Angela L. Choate Lauretta S. Fogg Sally E. Ryder Margaret D. Green Catherine E. Ayers Patricia M. Wynne Debra Main WFRRW, Inc. Dorothy Melker Laurie K. Newsome

Dr. Runi Foster Von Fraser, Alachua County Tax Collector Brenda Barrentine Cynthia W. Peterson Rodney Long Realty Florida Education Foundation Leonard Cohen Florida Credit Union Nancy M. Timmons EDIX Investments, Inc. McCallum Cabinets, Inc. New Salem Baptist Church

9. Reading Leadership Team Grant (Caudle)

A proposal has been submitted to the Florida Department of Education for a Reading Leadership Team grant. The purpose of the grant is to encourage and fund activities that support the goals of the Reading Leadership Team at designated schools. Goals might include professional development, book studies, classroom libraries, stipends, or any other literacy activity that the team feels is important for their school. Each district was given an allotment. Alachua County was allotted 10 schools for $1,000 each. Priority was given to schools with the highest percentage of students scoring level 1 or 2 on the Reading section of the 2007 administered FCAT, among other criteria. Duval, Lake Forest, Rawlings, Terwilliger, Williams, Fort Clarke, Mebane, Oak View, Hawthorne, and Newberry High schools will be participating. A total of $10,000 is requested.

10. Public Charter School Planning, Design, and Implementation Grant—Sweetwater Branch Academy (Caudle)

Application has been made to the Florida Department of Education for a Public Charter School Planning, Design, and Implementation Grant on behalf of Sweetwater Branch Academy. This is a competitive award, which is provided over a three-year period to assist charter schools in the process of program planning, program design, and initial implementation. Grants are prepared and, if awarded, administered by the charter school. DOE requires the charter school’s sponsoring agency (that is the District) to be fiscal agent for these awards. A total of $275,000 has been requested for a three-phase program period.

11. Amendment to Contract with Alachua County Health Department for Full-Service Schools (Caudle)

An amendment to the District’s existing contract with the Alachua County Health Department is required, due to a reduction in funding by the state. The current contract is being reduced by 4% from $115,535 to $110,914. Full Service School funding is currently used, in conjunction with District funding, to help support home school liaisons providing family services at Irby, Alachua, Newberry, Prairie View, Duval, Lake Forest, Metcalfe, Rawlings, Terwilliger, and Williams Elementary schools.

12. Professional Services (Gable)

a. Professional Services Ranking for Project SBAC B0702—J. J. Finley Elementary School and Kirby-Smith Administration Building Window Replacement

On February 19, 2008, the School Board approved The Rickman Partnership, Inc., Gainesville, Florida, as the design professional for this project. It is requested that the School Board approve a negotiated fee of 7.5% of the construction cost for professional services on this project.

b. Professional Services Ranking for Project SBAC D0604—Kirby-Smith Administration Building Parking Upgrades

On February 19, 2008, the School Board approved Causseaux, Hewett & Walpole, Inc., Gainesville, Florida, as the design professional for this project. It is requested that the School Board approve a negotiated lump-sum fee not to exceed $35,000 on this project.

H. ACTION ITEMS

1. Revised Contract for NeoSprings, Inc. (dba Sweetwater Branch Academy) (Anusavice)

At the February 19, 2008, School Board meeting the Board requested revisions to the Bylaws of the NeoSprings, Inc. (dba Sweetwater Branch Academy) contract.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends approval of the revised charter contract for NeoSprings, Inc., (dba Sweetwater Branch Academy) as presented.

2. Alachua County Value Adjustment Board, 2008 (Boyd)

As provided for in Chapter 194, Florida Statutes, the Value Adjustment Board is comprised of three County Commissioners and two School Board Members. It is requested that two School Board members and one alternate be elected to serve on the 2008 Alachua County Value Adjustment Board.

At the February 20, 2007, School Board meeting, Wes Eubank and Tina Pinkoson agreed to serve on the Alachua County Value Adjustment Board with Eileen Roy as alternate.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board continue the appointment of Wes Eubank and Tina Pinkoson to serve on the Value Adjustment Board, with Eileen Roy as alternate.

3. Employee Case No. E-0708-05 (Longstreth)

4. Schedule a Long-Range Planning Workshop (Boyd)

I. INFORMATION ITEM—Energy Consultant Report (Gable)

http://www.sbac.edu/~wpops/BulletinBoard/Energy/index.html

J. CITIZEN INPUT (This provides citizens the opportunity to address the Board following the regular business meeting. It is requested that citizens keep their comments to approximately three (3) minutes.)

K. BOARD MEMBER/SUPERINTENDENT REQUESTS

L. ADJOURNMENT

Persons with disabilities who require assistance to participate in the meeting are requested to notify the Office of the Superintendent at (352) 955-7527 (Voice) or (800) 955-8771 (TDD) at least 48 hours in advance, so their needs can be accommodated