Mission Statement: We are committed to the success of every
student!
School Board Meeting
Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 6 p.m.
Kirby-Smith Center Boardroom
A. CALL TO ORDER--PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
B. APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
1. April 15, 2008, Informal School Board Meeting Minutes
2. April 22, 2008, School Board Meeting Minutes
C. ADOPTION
OF AGENDA
D. BOARD
MEMBER/SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
E. RECOGNITION
1. 2008 School-Related Employees of the Year (Jackie Johnson)
2. March of Dimes--Top Schools (Lynda Knight)
3. Council for Exceptional Children 2008 Teacher of the Year, Rookie Teacher of the Year, Paraprofessional of the Year, and Guidance/Clerical of the Year Awards (Jan Benet)
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.)
The
Regular Board Meeting will be recessed.
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PUBLIC
HEARING—(This is the opportunity for the public to present testimony on this issue. It is requested that speakers keep their comments to approximately three (3) minutes.) A public hearing has been scheduled for
6:30 p.m. to consider the
proposed amendments to Bylaw 0149.3, Board-Staff
Communications, and to
Policies 1112, 3112 and 4112, Board-Staff
Communications.
The Public Hearing will be
adjourned and the Regular Board Meeting reconvened.
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G. CONSENT AGENDA
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the
Consent Agenda as described in items 1-14.
1.
Employment of Personnel—Attachment
A
(Longstreth)
2. Change
Order(s)—Attachment B (Gable)
3. Bid(s) and
Requisition(s)—Attachment C (Hackett)
4. Purchase
Products/Services between $12,500 and $24,999—Attachment
D (Hackett)
5. Student Case(s) (Wittmer)
Board approval is requested on the student case(s) as
recommended.
6. Budget Amendments (Ward)
Budget Amendment No. 10 – General Fund, Budget Amendment No. 11 – Special Revenues, and Budget Amendment No. 12 – Capital Projects include changes for the period of February 1, 2008, through February 29, 2008.
7. Tech Prep Articulation Agreement(s) (Edwards)
These articulation agreements with Santa Fe Community College provide students who complete a Tech Prep articulated program in career and technical education (Academy of Information Technology, New Media Design, Digital Design, Web Design programs) to be eligible to receive advanced credit standing upon successful completion of program and competency exam.
8. Transportation Bus Use Agreement(s) (Harrison)
This bus use agreement with the University of Florida, acting for and on behalf of the IFAS Extension, 4-H Youth Development Office, provides transportation beginning July 23, 2008, for the annual Florida 4-H Congress.
9. Hunger
Summit Sponsorship (Eunice)
A Hunger Summit is being planned in the fall by the Alachua County Poverty Reduction Program. The School Board is being asked to be a co-sponsor of this event. Additional sponsors include the City of Gainesville, Alachua County, United Way and the Department of Children and Families. It is recommended that the School Board participate as a co-sponsor (no costs are involved).
10. Early Intervention Services—Head Start Program (Caudle/Crowell)
An application has been prepared for submission to the Federal Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, for continued funding of the District’s Early Intervention Services Head Start Program. This program will serve 640 three- to five-year-old children. The projected allocation for the program is $4,324,204.
11.
Schematic Design Documents
for Project SBAC D0604—Kirby-Smith Administration
Building Parking Upgrades (Gable)
Causseaux, Hewett, & Walpole, Inc., Gainesville, Florida, has prepared Schematic Design Documents for the construction of this project. It is requested that the School Board approve these plans as presented.
12.
Certificate
of Final Inspection for Project SBAC A0505—Loften High School Classroom and
Multipurpose Building (Gable)
This project has been inspected by the project architect and the facilities department staff. It is requested that the School Board authorize final payment to the contractor upon total acceptance of this project. Final contract amount is $3,412,170.18.
13. Interlocal Agreement for
Recreational Facilities at A. Quinn Jones Center (Gable)
This agreement has been prepared between the City of Gainesville and the
School Board to offer and maintain recreational facilities for maximum public
use and benefit at A. Quinn Jones Center.
This agreement delineates the respective duties and obligations of the
parties in this cooperative effort. It
is requested that the School Board approve this agreement as presented.
14. Memorandum
of Understanding for the Reclaimed Water Feature at Kanapaha Middle
School
(Gable)
This agreement has been prepared between the City of Gainesville (GRU) and the School Board to rehabilitate, maintain and assess the existing reclaimed water feature at Kananapha Middle School. This agreement delineates the respective duties and obligations of the parties in this cooperative effort. It is requested that the School Board approve this agreement as presented.
H. ACTION ITEMS
1.
Waiver
Request for Ft. Clarke Middle School
(Anusavice)
Ft. Clarke Middle School requests a waiver to Article IX, Section 12 (c) of the collective bargaining agreement to provide an extended advisement period once a week. The waiver request has been approved by the faculty, the School Advisory Council, and ACEA.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the
School Board approve the waiver request for Ft. Clarke Middle School as
presented.
2.
Waiver
Request for Mebane Middle School (Anusavice)
Mebane Middle School is requesting a waiver to Article IX, Section 12 (c) of the collective bargaining agreement to implement a flexible block schedule. The faculty and School Advisory Council have approved the waiver request.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends the School Board approve the waiver request for Mebane Middle School, provided the school can meet class size mandates within their earned allocation.
3.
Renewal of Florida SIA Tech Charter
School (Anusavice)
Florida SIA Tech has operated as a charter school in Alachua County for the last five years. Their current charter expires June 20, 2008.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the 10-year renewal of the Florida SIA Tech Charter School as presented.
4.
Financial, and Federal Single Audit
of the Alachua County District School Board, for Fiscal Year Ending June 30,
2007 (Ward)
A Financial, Federal and Single Audit Report has been prepared for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, for School Board approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants prepared by Ernst & Young LLP, for the year ended June 30, 2007, and accompanying Management Letter be filed as part of the public records of the School Board.
5.
Internal
Account Auditor’s Report—Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2007 (Ward)
An Internal Account Auditor’s Report has been prepared for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the Independent Auditor’s Report prepared by Davis Monk & Co. for the School Board of Alachua County Internal Accounts, for the year ended June 30, 2007, be filed as part of the public records of the School Board.
6.
Annual Charter School Audit
Reports (Ward)
Annual Audit reports for the District’s 14 Charter Schools and the Alachua County Public Schools Foundation have been prepared. These entities are considered component units of our District and their audit reports are required to be approved by the Board and entered into public record.
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Alachua County Public School Foundation Caring and Sharing Learning School |
Love to Learn Educational Center Micanopy Area Cooperative School, Inc. Martin Luther King Academy, Inc. |
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the audit reports for the charter schools and the Alachua County Public Schools Foundation for the year ended June 30, 2007, as presented and that they be filed as part of the public records of the School Board.
7.
Notice of Intent to Terminate Charter
Contract—Love to Learn Educational Center, Inc. (Boyd)
Love to Learn Educational Center, Inc., a Florida corporation not-for-profit, has operated a K-5 charter school at 125 N.W. 23rd Avenue in Gainesville since the 1999-2000 school year. The initial charter contract was approved by the School Board on May 4, 1999, and the renewal charter contract was approved on March 19, 2002, for a term of ten (10) years.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board give notice of its intent to terminate the charter contract with Love to Learn Educational Center, Inc., effective August 11, 2008.
8.
Adoption
of License Agreement with Custom Kicks and Apparel, Inc. (Wittmer)
Custom Kicks and Apparel, Inc., a Florida corporation, has proposed the manufacture and sale of shoes and other items of apparel using the insignia and logos of our District high schools.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the License Agreement with Custom Kicks and Apparel, Inc., as presented.
9.
Professional Services Agreement with Adams Benefit
Corporation (Sumner)
The Board will be re-negotiating its current group health insurance provider for the final year of the contract, which begins January 1, 2009. To assist the Board with negotiations and to establish fair and reasonable rates for 2009, it is proposed that the Board contract with Adams Benefit Corporation.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the Professional Services Agreement with Adams Benefit Corporation, as presented.
10. Contract
with DES of Florida, LLC (Longstreth)
The current contract with DES of Florida, LLC, provides a means for
administrators and professional/technical employees to retire when they
complete DROP and be subcontracted by the School Board, if pre-approved by the
Superintendent. This current contract
ends June 30, 2008. The proposed new
contract would commence on July 1, 2008, and continue in effect until June 30,
2009.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve continuation of the contract with DES of Florida, LLC, which allows administrators and professional/technical employees to retire when they complete DROP and be subcontracted by the School Board, if pre-approved by the Superintendent.
I. 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.)
J. BOARD MEMBER/SUPERINTENDENT REQUESTS
K. ADJOURNMENT
Upcoming
Meetings:
·Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 1:30 p.m., Budget Workshop,
Boardroom
·Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 9 a.m., Informal Board
Meeting, Boardroom
·Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 1:30 p.m., Budget Work Group
Meeting, Conference Room E
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.