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

A. CALL TO ORDER--Pledge of Allegiance

B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 16, 1998 AND SPECIAL      BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 22, 1998

C. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

D. BOARD MEMBERS/SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

E. RECOGNITION—Florida Credit Union Servin/Ellis Scholarship Award.....Chris Clore

F. 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.)

G. ACTION ITEMS

1. Resolutions.....Chairman

a. Recognition of Exemplary Service
b. Recreation Sales Tax
c. Support of School Resource Officer Program

2. School Infrastructure Thrift (SIT) Grant Award Applications for Charter     Schools.....Boyd/Lewis

The SIT fund was established to reward school districts for practices that bring about construction savings.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The administration recommends that the School Board approve the SIT Grant Award applications as presented.

3. 1998-99 School Improvement Plans.....Boyd

In Accordance with Florida’s System of School Improvement and Accountability and the School Board’s Standards for School Improvement Plans, each school has prepared a School Improvement Plan for 1998-99.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The administration recommends that the School Board approve the School Improvement Plans for 1998-99 as presented.

4. 1998-99 School Hours—Second Reading.....Dukes

A public hearing was held June 16, 1998, to consider proposed 1998-99 School Hours.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The administration recommends that the School Board approve the 1998-99 School Hours as presented.

5. Amendment to the 1998-99 School Calendar—Second Reading.....Dukes

A public hearing was held June 16, 1998, to consider proposed amendment to the 1998-99 School Calendar.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The administration recommends that the School Board approve the amendment to the 1998-99 School Calendar establishing November 13 as a holiday for UF Homecoming with May 31 remaining as a holiday for Memorial Day.

6. New/Revised Job Descriptions for Career Service and     Professional/Technical Positions—Second Reading.....Jones

A public hearing was held June 16, 1998, to consider new/revised job descriptions which establish responsibilities for career service and professional/technical positions.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The administration recommends that the School Board approve the new/revised job descriptions for career service and professional/technical positions as presented.

7. Revision of the Code of Student Conduct—Second Reading.....Cuthbert

A public hearing was held June 16, 1998, to consider revision of the Code of Student Conduct.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The administration recommends that the School Board adopt the Code of Student Conduct as revised.

8. Bid Award for Project SBAC CB710—Newberry High and Hawthorne High     School Gymnasium Boiler/Heater Replacement.....Gable

Bids for the construction of this project were received on July 16, 1998. Recommendations will be presented.

9. Student Cases.....Wittmer

a. Student Case No. 98-52-X	b. Student Case No. 98-55-X
c. Student Case No. 98-56-X	d. Student Case No. 98-57-X
e. Student Case No. 98-58-X	f.  Student Case No. 98-59-X
g. Student Case No. 98-60-NP	h. Student Case No. 98-61-X
i. Student Case No. 98-64-X

10. Appointment of School Board Task Force for Prevention of School       Violence.....Chairman

11. Board Meetings.....Chambers

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The administration recommends that the School Board cancel the Board meeting scheduled for September 1, 1998, and change the beginning time of the September 15, 1998, Board meeting to 4 p.m.

12. Consent Agenda.....Chambers

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The administration recommends that the School Board approve the Consent Agenda as described in items a.-x.

a. Employment of Personnel--Attachments A & B.....Jones
b. Bids and Requisitions—Attachment C.....Ganger
c. Donations.....Chambers

It is requested that the Board approve the donations made to the district by the following individuals, businesses, and organizations:

Darnell Rhea	Griffis Lumber Inc.
Archer PTA	Dorothy Melker
City of Archer	Flad & Associates
Ron Howard	Finley Safety Patrol
Suskin Realty, Inc.	Ace Hardware
Florida Septic, Inc.	Shirley K. Stepp
Lu-La Clark	Eddie J. Higginbotham
Hawthorne Athletic Booster Club	Bobbie Acevedo
Fun Languages Gainesville	Daughters of the American Revolution
Friends of the Library	Nancy & Jerry Wong
Mary Lou Eitzman	Jeffrey Delafuente
Robert & Magdalena Kersting	Raymond & Kathleen Bergeron
M.O. James	Donna Berardo
Kappa Epsilon, Kappa Chapter	Lisa Lindsey, College of Pharmacy
Ann Fox	Dianna Dye
Lakshmi Bulusu	Mohan Pillalamarri
Venkatarama Rao	Jaya Rayo
Earlene Lipowski	Ellen Farber
Dr. David Silverman	Charles Rock
Jan Tebbett	James McManis
Premila Rao	Washington University School of Medicine
Newberry Elementary PTA	Norton PTA
Elaine & Kent Cori	Jody Riley
Terwilliger PTA

d. Audit Reports for Schools and Special Centers Activities Funds for     the 1996-97 School Year.....Andiric
e. Supplemental Worker’s Compensation Pay (Illness-in-Line-of-Duty     Leave).....Hotary

Consistent with Article X, Section 8, of the collective Bargaining Agreement, these requests are for the one-third supplemental pay for employees out on Workers’ Compensation.

f. Cooperative Agreement with the Florida School Plant Management     Association, Inc., which provides for Printing Services.....Chambers
g. Agreement with the University of Florida, Department of Pediatrics,     College of Medicine, for Administrative and Clinical Services.....P.     Hughes

This agreement provides for medical care services for students without insurance or funding and those who need immediate care services and medical consultation services for medical issues that arise in schools at a cost of $6,500 for 1998-99 school year.

h. State of Florida Department of Health Contracts for Health     Services.....P. Hughes

(1) Contract #AC802—Health Services will be provided to eight city/indigent schools, Duval, Lake Forest, Prairie View, Rawlings, Williams, Bishop, Lincoln, and Eastside schools. Funding is for $287,599 per year payable for ten months via performance based reports due each month. Grant funding pays for salaries for nurses, liaisons, and clinic aides, with some funding available for equipment and professional fees.
(2) Contract #AC803—Health Services will be provided to five rural/indigent schools in Alachua County, Shell, Hawthorne, Foster, Loften and Waldo. Funding is for $153,032 per year payable for ten months via performance based reports due each month. Grant funding pays for salaries for nurses, liaisons and clinic aides, with some funding available for equipment and professional fees.
(3) Contract #AC804—Health Services will be provided for basic health nursing provided to schools for the 1998-99 school year. The state of Florida Department of Health pays $76,619 per year for nursing salaries.

i. Design Development/Contract Document (DOE Phase II/III).....Gable

(1) Design Development/Contract Documents (DOE Phase II/III) for Project SBAC CC315--Stephen Foster Elementary School Food Service Building

Design Development/Contract Documents for the construction of this project have been prepared by Flad and Associates of Florida, Inc., Gainesville, Florida. It is requested that the Board approve these plans for submission to the Department of Education and establish a bid date for the project.

(2) Design Development/Contract Documents (DOE Phase II/III) for Project SBAC CA742/716--Buchholz High School Ninth Grade Additions and Academies of Entrepreneurship and Finance

Design Development/Contract Documents for the construction of this project have been prepared by Daimwood, Derryberry, Pavelchak Architects, Longwood, Florida. It is requested that the Board approve these plans for submission to the Department of Education and establish a bid date for the project.

(3) Design Development/Contract Documents (DOE Phase II/III) for Project SBAC CA744--Gainesville High School Ninth Grade Addition

Design Development/Contract Documents for the construction of this project have been prepared by Long and Associates, Orlando, Florida. It is requested that the Board approve these plans for submission to the Department of Education and establish a bid date for the project.

(4) Design Development/Contract Documents (DOE Phase II/III) for Project SBAC CB744--Gainesville High School Existing Parking and Traffic Safety Improvements

Design Development/Contract Documents for the construction of this project have been prepared by Kelley Engineering, Inc., Gainesville, Florida. It is requested that the Board approve these plans for submission to the Department of Education and establish a bid date for the project.

j. Affiliation Agreement with Orange County for operation of The Florida     High School.....Stark
k. Funds for The Florida High School.....Stark

Release documentation for line item allocation for The Florida High School. The Legislature allocated $4.3 million to FHS for the 1998-99 school year. This document releases the funds from the DOE to the school.

l. Contract with Florida State University.....Stark

This contract is for the delivery of individual courses for use in The Florida High School and will be funded through a DOE grant specifically for this purpose.

m. Title II Funds.....Omer

A proposal has been prepared for submission to the Florida Department of Education for federal Title II funds. This program, entitled the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program, provides support for inservice training for teachers in the core subjects of language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. A total of $217,909 will be spent for training in these subject areas.

n. Head Start Nutrition and Food Service Management.....Crowell

A proposal is being submitted for Alachua County Head Start to partner with North Carolina Central University in sponsoring a statewide Nutrition and Food Service Management Institute in the Fall of 1998.

o. Federal Emergency Immigrant Education Grant.....Wagner

An application is being submitted to the Department of Education for Emergency Immigrant funds. Funds will be used for curricular materials, teacher training, and translation of documents.

p. Cooperative Agreement with Child Care Resources, Inc......Stark

This agreement is to provide child care services for children participating in the Extended Day Enrichment Program.

q. Continuation of Success for All Programs.....Smith/Bishop

This agreement is entered into with John Hopkins University to continue the implementation of the Success For All programs at Duval, Lake Forest, Shell, and Williams Elementary Schools.

r. Agreement with Jostens Learning Corporation.....Bishop

This Partnered Service Agreement with Jostens Learning Corporation is the renewal agreement to provide computer maintenance support in the Title I labs. The total cost is $30,000 from September 1, 1998-August 31, 1999.

s. Agreement with Child Care Resource.....Smith

This agreement is to provide child care services for children of participating parents in the Teen Parenting Program.

t. Agreement with Brown Schools of Florida, Inc......Smith

This agreement is for the purpose of providing an educational alternative program for adjudicated juvenile sexual offenders placed in the program through Juvenile Justice.

u. Agreement with PACE Center for Girls.....Smith

This agreement is for conducting educational alternative programs of training and related services for female students who exhibited one or more of the following at-risk behaviors: truancy, delinquency, foster care placement, teen parenthood, and/or running away.

v. Agreements with Department of Juvenile Justice-District 3.....Smith

(1) This agreement is for the purpose of providing delinquency prevention, intervention and diversion to youth and families served by School Board of Alachua County in the Horizon/New Pathways Center.
(2) This agreement is to provide educational programs for eligible students at Alachua County halfway House for Girls and the Alachua County Regional Juvenile Detention Center.

w. Agreement with Gainesville/Ocala Marine Institute.....Smith

This agreement is for the SBAC to act as the fiscal agency. Educational services are provided by the Gainesville/Ocala Marine Institute staff. The program provides rehabilitative services for delinquent offensives and serves troubled boys and girls 15-18 years of age who average 8-12 offenses before entering the program.

y. District Comprehensive Dropout Prevention Plan for     1998-99.....Smith

This plan reflects the changes in Dropout Prevention Legislation as well as new programs.

H. BOARD MEMBERS/SUPERINTENDENT REQUESTS

I. ADJOURNMENT

NOTE: A Special Board Meeting has been scheduled for 3 p.m., July 23, 1998, for advertisement of the 1998-99 proposed Tentative Budget and Millage.

A Special Board Meeting has been scheduled for 5:30 p.m., July 30, 1998, for a public hearing on the adoption of the Tentative Budget and Millage for the 1998-99 fiscal year.

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.