REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
FEBRUARY 17, 1998
Kirby-Smith Center Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Mission Statement--In cooperation with parents, teachers, and the community, Alachua County Schools will provide student-focused learning for all students, enabling them to live productive lives as responsible citizens in a democratic society.

AGENDA

  1. CALL TO ORDER--Pledge of Allegiance

  2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING OF FEBRUARY 3, 1998

  3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

  4. BOARD MEMBERS/SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

  5. CITIZEN INPUT (This provides citizens the opportunity to address the Board prior to the regular business meeting. It is requested that citizens keep their comments to approximately five minutes.)

  6. ACTION ITEMS
  1. Student Cases ............................................................ Wittmer

  2. Application for Charter School-Caring and 
Sharing Learning School, Inc. .............................. Boyd/Lewis

  3. Proposed Standards for School Improvement Plans
........................................................................................... Boyd

  4. Adoption of 1998 Legislative Program .........................Babb

  5. Employee Case No. E-97-21 ........................................Jones

  6. New Job Descriptions—First Reading ........................ Jones

  7. Schedule Board Workshops ......................................... Jones
  1. Schedule a workshop March 5, 1998, 2-5 p.m., in Conference Room E to receive a report from the Teacher Assessment Committee.

  2. Schedule a workshop March 31 or March 26, 1998, 9 a.m., in Conference Room E to receive a report from the School-Based Administrator Assessment Committee.

  3. Schedule a workshop April 9, 1998, 9 a.m., in the Boardroom on Capital Outlay.
  1. Consent Agenda ............................................ Hughes
  1. Employment of Personnel--Attachments A & B ........................................................ Jones

  2. Change Orders Approved Under Policy FM (Construction Contract Change Orders) to be Included in Official Minutes--Attachment C ....................... Gable

  3. Bids and Requisitions--Attachment D ............................................................. Ganger

  4. Donations ..................................... Chambers

  5. Inventory Droppage Report for October 1, 1997 Through January 31, 1998 ...... Birkett

  6. Budget Amendment #2 ..................... Birkett

  7. Budget Amendment #3 .................... Birkett

  8. Supplemental Worker’s Compensation Pay (Illness-in-Line-of-Duty Leave) .. Hotary

  9. Bus Use Agreement ........................ Shelton

  10. Professional Services for Project SBAC CA630—Sidney Lanier Master Plan ........................................................... Gable

  11. Certificate of Final Inspection and Payment for Project SBAC CA538—Gainesville High School Fire Safety Corrections, Phase II .............. Gable

  12. Authorization to Pay Student's Parent to Transport Student ............................. Shelton

  13. Purchase of School Buses ............ Shelton

  14. Comprehensive School Health Program (Tobacco Prevention/Intervention Teacher Training Project) .......................................................... Omer

  15. Schools and Libraries Universal Services Program ............................... Cromer/Moffett

  16. Medicaid Administrative Outreach Agreement ....................................................... Chambers
  1. BOARD MEMBERS/SUPERINTENDENT REQUESTS

  2. ADJOURNMENT
NOTE:	A workshop to interview private sector consultants
                for the superintendent search has been scheduled for  
                9 a.m., February 23, 1998, Kirby-Smith Center,
                in Conference Room E.
                A Facilities workshop has been scheduled for 
		9 a.m., February 25, 1998, Kirby-Smith Center, in the 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.