School Board Meeting
Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 6 p.m.
Duets by the Gainesville
High School
A G E N D A
A. CALL TO ORDER--PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
B. APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING OF MAY
6, 2008
C. ADOPTION
OF AGENDA
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Delete Consent Agenda Item G. 8., Carl D. Perkins Grant
D. BOARD
MEMBER/SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
E. RECOGNITION—Alachua County Public
Schools Foundation Scholarships--Class of 2008
(Gershow)
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 1-11.
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.
Monthly
Financial Reports (Ward)
5...... Budget Amendments (Ward)
Budget Amendment No. 13 – General Fund, Budget Amendment No. 14 – Special Revenues, and Budget Amendment No. 15 – Capital Projects include changes for the period of March 1, 2008, through March 31, 2008.
6. Transportation Bus Use
Agreement(s) (
a.
This bus use agreement with the
b.
This bus use agreement with the
c. This bus use agreement with the Girl Scouts of Gateway Council, Inc., a not-for-profit organization, provides transportation for a field trip to a local restaurant on June 5, 2008.
7.
Donations
(Birkett)
|
General Mills Target Dr. Amos Kedar Mary Moramarco Denise Barnett Dena Perry Kim Jordan Alachua Caroline Raye Charles Hailey Jennifer Cooley Nian Szypulski-Lewis Satchel Raye Dawn Ayers Athletic Booster Club Verizon Long Distance Catherine Aleida Johnson Grace United PTO George A. Gore Jane Baxter William Castine Marcia Davidoff John Robert Denny R. Douglas Hazen |
Minette Hendler Janet Janke Kirk and Gloria McDonald Emily Patton Robert and Ruth Perraud Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen Jack Hayes Roanne Coplin Dolores Greens Theresa B. Vernetson Alvin C. Warnick Horace Freeman Dr. Barbara Henry Pamela and Michael Jon Batie Joann Ellerby Rick Croft Enterprises
Inc. Rachel Williams McCarty CRNA, Inc. Clarence Hayes Chauncey Garrison Willie Garrison Mae’s Beauty Shop John Sims Dorothy Sperry, AIG Valic Showers of Blessings
Harvest Center, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. G. Leonard Emmel III |
R.T. Schafer Lodge #350 Michael Sanders Contrax Furniture Sunshine Supplemental Ed Services Unity Family Community Center One on One Learning Corp. Theodore and Faylene Welcome The Center 5 Star Tutoring Services Bright Future Learning Inc. HE-LPS Twister Tutors, Inc. ABC Appletree,
Inc. Childstart Learning Solutions Family Preservation Services of Sam’s Club |
8. Carl
D. Perkins Grant (Edwards)
The Carl D. Perkins
Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 emphasizes academic
standards, promotes career pathways, and contextual learning activities. The purpose of the grant is to develop more fully
the academic, career and technical skills of secondary students who elect to
enroll in career and technical education programs.
9. Contract(s)
with DES of Florida, LLC (Longstreth)
DES of Florida provides a means for administrators and professional/technical employees to retire when they complete DROP, but to be subcontracted to SBAC for a period of one year. The School Board signed an umbrella agreement with DES on May 6, 2008. It is requested that the School Board approve the DES contracts for Barbara Buys, Don Lewis and Sandi Medeiros.
10.
Reading
First—Continuation Grant (Caudle)
A continuation proposal has been prepared for submission to the Florida Department of Education for a Reading First Grant. This is year four of a six-year program designed to ensure that all students are reading at grade level by the end of the third grade. A total of nine district elementary schools participate in the program. Funds totaling $404,977 will be used to employ reading coaches, provide teacher training, and purchase reading supplemental assessments and reading materials.
11.... Title
II, Part D—Enhancing Education through Technology (Caudle)
A proposal for $58,471.12 has been prepared for submission to the Florida Department of Education for Title II, Part D. This is an entitlement grant that supports the development and implementation of technology standards through District schools. It also provides teacher training in the technology standards.
H. ACTION ITEMS
1.
Amendments
to Bylaw 0149.3, Board-Staff Communication and to Policies 1112, 3112
and 4112, Board-Staff Communications—Second Reading (Boyd)
Bylaw 0149.3 and Policies 1112 (Administration), 3112 (Instructional Staff) and 4112 (Support Staff) were adopted by the Board on July 17, 2007. The First Reading for the proposed amendment to the Bylaw and Policies was held on April 1, 2008, and a Public Hearing was held on May 6, 2008.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The
Superintendent recommends that the School Board amend Bylaw 0149.3, Board-Staff
Communication, and Policies 1112, 3112 and 4112, Board-Staff
Communications, as presented.
2.
Consideration of Voter
Approved Operating Millage (Boyd)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board authorize staff to proceed to prepare the necessary resolutions to place this item on the November general election ballot.
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:
·Thursday, May 29, 2008, 9 a.m.,
Health Insurance Workshop, Boardroom
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.