School Board of Alachua County, Florida
 

 

 

Regular School Board Meeting

Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 6 p.m.

Kirby-Smith Center Boardroom

 
 
 

 

 

 

 


Mission Statement:  We are committed to the success of every student!

 

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A G E N D A

 

 

A.    CALL TO ORDER--PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

B.    APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING OF MAY 15, 2007

 

C.    ADOPTION OF AGENDA

 

D.    PRESENTATION--Florida Credit Union--Scholarships  (Chris Clore)

 

E.    RECOGNITION--O2B A Kid Again!  (Chance/Kostamo)

 

F.    BOARD MEMBER/SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

G.    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.)

 

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

 

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

 

4.     District Consultant Services—Attachment D  (Hackett)

 

5.     Transportation Bus Use Agreements  (Githens)

 

a.      This agreement with the University of Florida, Center for Precollegiate Education and Training (CPET), provides bus transportation for the SEEK Blue Springs Environmental Excursion on July 9, 2007, or July 10, 2007.

 

b.      This agreement with the City of Gainesville, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs, provides bus transportation for the 2007 Summer Camps beginning June 11, 2007.

 

c.      This agreement with the University of Florida Athletic Association, Inc. provides bus transportation for the 2007 Soccer Summer Camp beginning June 23, 2007.

 

d.      This agreement with the University of Florida IFAS Extension, 4-H Youth Development Office, provides bus transportation for the 2007 Florida 4-H Congress beginning July 24, 2007.

 

6.     21st Century Community Learning Center  (Caudle)

 

A proposal has been prepared for submission to the Florida Department of Education for a 21st Century Community Learning Center continuation grant.   This is year four of a five-year funding cycle that will provide after-school programs at five Alachua County sites:  Prairie View, Rawlings, two Reichert House locations, and the Teen Zone/Eastside Park Community Center.  Program activities are designed to improve students’ academic performance, particularly in reading, and to provide students with engaging activities in a safe environment during the time when school is not in session.  Funds totaling $612,000 will be used for teacher stipends, fringe benefits, supplies, equipment, field trips, transportation for students, travel for required program meetings, and computer hardware and software.

 

7.     AmeriCorps—Alachua County READS! Grant  (Caudle)

 

A proposal has been prepared for submission to Volunteer Florida—The Governor’s Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, for an AmeriCorps State grant.  This grant will enable AmeriCorps members to provide one-on-one tutoring to targeted, at-risk children in grades K-3, with the goal of improving their reading skills.  A total of $189,000 is requested for year two of a three-year funding cycle.

 

8.     Florida Learn and Serve Grant Proposals  (Caudle)

 

Proposals have been prepared for continuation service-learning grants for the Horizon Center, Loften and Newberry High Schools, and for a new grant for Wiles Elementary School.  Total amount requested from the Florida Department of Education is $30,000.

 

9.     Contract with the State of Florida Department of Health for Basic Health Services  (Black)

 

A contract with the State of Florida Department of Health for Basic Health Services provides funds for salaries for 2 school nurses, 1.5 aides and a .5 secretarial unit for two (2) schools and reporting requirements (secretary).

 

10.   Memorandum of Agreement with the Alachua County Department of Health  (Black)

 

A Memorandum of Agreement with the Alachua County Department of Health provides 12 full-time school nurses and one nurse’s aide for 180 days of school during the 2007-08 school year.  These nurses are employed by the Health Department and work in Alachua County Public Schools.

 

11.     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 contract ends June 30, 2007.  The proposed new contract would be open-ended, with a provision that either party may terminate the contract with thirty (30) days written notice.

 

12.     Leasing and Re-Leasing of Relocatable Classrooms for Project SBAC Q0701  (Gable)

 

The administration recommends that the School Board approve the lease agreement with Williams Scotsman for leasing and re-leasing of relocatable classrooms from July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008.

 

13.     Tech Prep Articulation Agreement with Santa Fe Community College (Industrial Biotechnology)  (Edwards)

 

This agreement with Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) is for Industrial Biotechnology and provides students who complete a Tech Prep articulated program in career and technical education to be eligible to receive advanced credit standing at SFCC on the basis of program completion and successful completion of a competency exam.

 

14.     Credit Retrieval Option Program (CROP)  (Wise)

 

This agreement is to purchase 100 student slots and one site license for the Credit Retrieval Option Program (CROP) at the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ).  This expenditure supports programs at the Halfway House for Girls, Regional Detention Center, Gainesville Wilderness Institute, and the PACE Center for Girls.  The cost of this program will be reimbursed by the North East Florida Educational Consortium (NEFEC).

 

I.      ACTION ITEMS

 

1.     Administrative Appointment(s)  (Boyd)

 

2.         Revisions to the 2007-08 Code of Student Conduct (Elementary and Secondary)—First Reading

        (Black)

 

Florida law requires that the School Board adopt a Code of Student Conduct for all schools.  The recommended changes to the Code for the 2007-2008 school year are editorial revisions to make the Code easier to understand for students and to harmonize with the School Board’s new policies.  The recommended revisions do not contain substantive changes.

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:      The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the 2007-08 Code of Student Conduct as presented for advertising and schedule a public hearing 6:30 p.m., June 19, 2007.

 

3.     School Attendance Zone Line Change—First Reading  (Boyd)

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:      The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the school attendance zone line change for advertisement, as presented, and schedule a public hearing 6:30 p.m., June 19, 2007.

 

4.     Repeal of Existing Board Policies and Adoption of New Board Policies—First Reading  (Boyd)

Website:  http://neola.com/alachua%2Dfl/

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:      The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the repeal of the existing policies and adoption of the new policies for advertisement, as presented, and schedule a public hearing 6:30 p.m., June 19, 2007.

 

5.     Howard Bishop Middle School Waiver Request  (Anusavice)

 

Howard Bishop Middle School is requesting a waiver to Article IX, Section 12(c), Contact Time, of the Collective Bargaining Agreement to allow teachers in the major program to teach three (3) extended blocks instead of five (5) 50-minute periods.  This block scheduling model does not increase instructional minutes per day for teachers.  The waiver has been approved by the faculty, School Advisory Council and ACEA.

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:      The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve Howard Bishop Middle School’s waiver request as presented.

 

6.     Bid Award for Project SBAC D0602—High Springs Community School Bus Drive  (Gable)

 

Bids for the construction of this project were received on May 29, 2007.

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:      The Superintendent recommends that the School Board accept the low base bid of $398,797 and Additive Alternate One in the amount of $23,597 and award a contract for construction totaling $422,394 to Andrews Paving, Gainesville, Florida.  Completion of this project shall be within forty-five (45) consecutive calendar days from the date indicated in the “Notice to Proceed.”

 

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

 

Note Upcoming Meetings:

 

Horizon Center Workshop, June 5, 2007, 3 p.m., Boardroom

Informal School Board Meeting, June 12, 2007, 9 a.m., 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.