Regular School Board Meeting

Tuesday, June 19, 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 JUNE 5, 2007

C. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

D. RECOGNITION

1. Retirees (Boyd)

2. Campus Credit Union “Hero Loan” Program (Birkett)

E. BOARD MEMBER/SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

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 1-16.

1. Employment of Personnel—Attachment A (Longstreth)

2. Change Order(s)—Attachment B (Gable)

3. Bid(s) and Requisition(s)—Attachment C (Hackett)

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

5. District Consultant Services—Attachment E (Hackett)

6. Transportation Bus Use Agreements (Harrison)

a. This agreement with the University of Florida Athletic Association, Inc., provides bus transportation for the 2007 Baseball Camp beginning July 5, 2007.

b. This agreement with the University of Florida Athletic Association, Inc., provides bus transportation for the 2007 Volleyball Camp beginning July 9, 2007.

The Regular Board Meeting will be recessed.

PUBLIC HEARING—(This is the opportunity for the public to present testimony on these issues. 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:

1. 2007-08 Code of Student Conduct

Elementary Code Secondary Code

2. School Attendance Zone Line Change

3. Repeal of Existing Board Policies and Adoption of New Board Policies

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

The Public Hearing will be adjourned and the Regular Board Meeting reconvened.

7. Monthly Financials (Birkett)

8. Donations (Birkett)

Wal-Mart Foundation Archer Community School/PTA Target-Take Charge of Education Program Flad & Associates, Inc. Oaks Veterinary Hospitals, Inc. Barr Systems, LLC Chiles Elementary School/PTA Fun Languages Gainesville, Inc. General Mills Mr. and Mrs. K. Simpson Ian and Christina Steele Carolyn and Thomas Glasgow Florida Septic, Inc. Mary Smith Robert l. Kalis Carl Gordon Morleen Skepple Peggy Ferguson Jenna Nishida Lenton Herring JoAnn and Daryl Britton Warren G. Henderson Jr. and Saundra B.

Sweetbay Supports Schools Wendy LaPointe /State Farm Insurance Kappa Delta Sorority Beta Pl Vl Microsystems, Inc Trinity united Methodist Church Jeffrey Tice Florida Rock Industries Foundations, Inc. Hoffman Construction, Inc. Rocky’s Bar-B-Q, Inc. McDonald’s, Inc. Waste Management Newberry Lions Club, Inc. Roxanne Cossette Marion Bishop, Sr. The Parts House Subway of Newberry Crescent Propane, Inc. Bumper to Bumper Hitchcock’s Charity Foundation Suwannee Bend Services, LLC

Regeneration Technologies, Inc. Emily Patton Doug Hazen Bob Denny Marcia Davidoff Janet Janke Betty Kramer Sara Stein Katherine Flanders Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Colette Thomas Excelsior Matrons, Inc. Gainesville Chapter Links, Inc. Shirley Green Tiffany Molyneux Pat Lloyd Kiwanis Club Foundation of the University City Shell Elementary School PTA Alachua County Public Schools       Foundation, Inc. Trinity United Methodist Church Roche Diagnostic Corporation

9. Agreement with Levy County School Board (Norris)

An agreement has been prepared with the Levy County School Board to provide tutorial and transportation services for summer school to migrant children for the period of June 4, 2007, through August 1, 2007, at a cost of $25,137.67.

10. Title 1 Supplemental Educational Services District/Provider Contracts (Hall)

Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Agreements have been prepared with various providers for the purpose of providing tutoring to eligible students as agreed upon in the Title 1 NCLB-Supplemental Educational Parent/District Provider Agreement.

11. OPPAGA School Safety and Security Best Practices Report for 2006-2007 (Branaman)

Section 1006.07(6), Florida Statutes, requires school districts to use the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) to conduct an annual self-assessment of the District’s safety and security programs for Board approval prior to July 1, and following Board approval, submit the report to the Commissioner of Education.

12. Contract with NEFEC for Institute for Small and Rural Districts (ISRD) (Caudle)

The purpose of the ISRD is to assist thirty-four member school districts by conducting work sessions to address key state and federal initiatives impacting students with disabilities. The institute also provides training for school-based administrators, conducts work sessions for ESE administrators in order to address legal issues, reading, programming, and implementation of services for students with disabilities; and provides statewide and regional training in the area of parent involvement, compliance, and data analysis. The District provides office space for the institute at Ft. Clarke Middle School.

13. 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 three 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 $498,433.08 will be used to employ reading coaches, provide teacher training, and purchase reading supplemental assessments and reading materials.

14. 2006-07 State Requirements for Educational Facilities (SREF) Safety Inspection Report (Gable)

The administration recommends that the School Board approve this report, dated June 19, 2007, for submission to the Department of Education and the State Fire Marshal.

15. Certificate of Final Inspection for Project SBAC H0508—J. J. Finley Elementary School Air Conditioning Replacement, Phase I (Gable)

This project has been inspected by the project engineer 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 $1,538,145.11.

16. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B Project, Preschool Project and IDEA, Part B,

Discretionary Support Services Funds (Black)

The Exceptional Student Education Federal Entitlement Projects and the IDEA Discretionary Support Services Funds have been allocated for the purpose of supporting special education and related services to students with disabilities in Alachua County Schools.

H. ACTION ITEMS

1. Budget Amendments (Birkett)

Budget Amendment No. 16 – General Fund, Budget Amendment No. 17 – Special Revenues, and Budget Amendment No. 18 – Capital Projects, include changes for the period of April 1, 2007, through April 30, 2007.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve Budget Amendment Nos. 16, 17, and 18 as presented.

2. First Amendment to the Love to Learn Educational Center, Inc., Contract (Lagotic)

The School Board approved a renewal charter contract with the Love to Learn Educational Center, Inc., on March 19, 2002. The charter school’s Governing Board has requested that the school be designated a public employer, instead of a private employer.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the First Amendment to the Charter School Contract with Love to Learn Educational Center, Inc., as presented.

3. Renewal of Property & Casualty Insurance Program for the 2007-2008 Fiscal Year (Hotary)

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the Property and Casualty Insurance Program with the Florida School Boards Insurance Trust (FSBIT) for the 2007-2008 Fiscal Year at a cost of $5,941,384.

4. Contract with DES of Florida, LLC (Longstreth)

The motion to “approve the contract with DES of Florida, LLC, to employ SBAC administrators and professional/technical employees who are pre-approved by the Superintendent to be subcontracted by the SBAC,” was tabled at the June 5, 2007, School Board meeting.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the motion be removed from the table for action.

5. Proposed 2008-2009 School Calendar—First Reading (Anusavice)

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the proposed 2008-2009 School Calendar for advertisement, as presented, and schedule a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. on July 17, 2007.

6. 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.

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

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.