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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 JULY 31, 2007
C. ADOPTION
OF AGENDA
D. RECOGNITION
1. Retirees (Boyd)
2. Progress
Energy – Grant in Support of Math/Science Curriculum and Teacher
Training (Chance)
3. Alachua
County Public Schools Foundation – Introduction of New Foundation Officers/ Board members (Chance)
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 1-20.
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. Adults With Disabilities Grant (Caudle)
A proposal has been prepared for submission to the Florida Department of Vocational Rehabilitation for continuation of funding of the Adults With Disabilities grant. A total of $49,151 is requested to provide educational services for adults who have a medical verification of disability.
6.
School Resource Officer Contract With
GPD (Caudle)
A contract has been prepared for submission to the City of
7.
Contract With the Early Learning Coalition
of Alachua County, Inc. (Caudle)
This agreement with the Early Learning Coalition of Alachua
County, Inc., (ELCAC) establishes terms for reimbursement for “Wrap-Around”
childcare services, which are provided through the Alachua County School Board’s Head Start
program to eligible three- and four-year-olds.
The District is reimbursed on a per-student basis for qualifying
children participating in extended-day services. This standard agreement includes an addendum
with specific terms pertaining to the agreement between the ELCAC and the
School Board.
8.
Agreement with the Florida Commission
on Community Service (Volunteer Florida) (Caudle)
An agreement for services has been prepared
with the Florida Commission on Community Service (Volunteer Florida) to support
the district’s “AmeriCorps Alachua County READS” program. Grant funds in the amount of $189,000 from
the district’s AmeriCorps grant are designated for this purpose. The district provides $73,308 in matching
funds. This is year two
of a three-year grant cycle.
9. Add-On
Certification for Driver Education (Wise)
10. Contract With Meridian Behavioral Healthcare,
Inc. (Crowell)
A contract has been prepared with Meridian Behavioral
Health Care, Inc., and families served by the
11.
Contract With National Mentor Healthcare,
Inc. (Crowell)
A contract has been prepared with National Mentor
Healthcare, Inc., to provide individual and group Mental Health/Social
Emotional development consultation services to preschool age children who are
enrolled in the Head Start program and have been identified, screened and
referred for professional services.
12. Contract With University of Florida Department
of Pediatric Dentistry (Crowell)
An agreement has been prepared with the
13. Contract With T.E.A.C.H. (Teacher
Education and Compensation
Helps) Early Childhood
Scholarship
Program (Crowell)
A contract has been prepared with
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Scholarship Program
(Teacher Education and Compensation Helps) to provide scholarships for Head
Start staff to work toward earning an AS degree in Child Development and
Education or a Child Development Associate Credential. The contract also establishes a partnership
for the sharing of expenses by the scholarship recipient, the Head Start
program, and the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Scholarship Program.
14. Contract With Bertram Hughes, D.M.D. (Crowell)
An agreement
has been prepared with Bertram Hughes, D.M.D. to provide dental services to
approximately 200 Head Start children during the 2007-2008 school year. Services will include dental screening and
appropriate follow-up sessions. Grant
funds are provided specifically for
this purpose, not to exceed $5000.
15.
Carlton Palms
(Benet)
Four contracts renew the annual agreement for services
provided to
16. School
Improvement Plans for 2007-2008 (Anusavice)
School Improvement Plans for the 2007-08 school year have been prepared by each School Advisory Council, in accordance with School Board Policy 2120 and Florida Statute 1001.11.
17. Resolution No. 07-08 – District
Participation in the Crown Consortium 2007-08 (Shewey)
The
Crown Consortium is an educational consortium that is comprised of northeast
and north central
18. Updates and Revisions to the Master Inservice
Plan, 2007-2012 (Shewey)
The Florida Department of Education requires that each
district review and update their Master Inservice Plan every five (5)
years. The Master Inservice Plan
reflects the possibilities for trainings in all content areas. All District components were modified to meet
new DOE requirements and codes.
Forty-five (45) new components have been added by District supervisors,
19. Paperwork
Reduction Report (Anusavice)
In 2005, the Legislature passed HB 281, paperwork Reduction, which created a Paper reduction Task Force. Each district is required to provide the school community with an efficient method for the school community to communicate possible paperwork and data collection burdens (placed on teachers, principals, and district staff) and potential solutions. Assistant Principals for Curriculum and Curriculum Resource Teachers have been identified as contacts at each school to receive these suggestions. They, in turn, will pass on these suggestions to a designated staff member.
20. 2006-07 Annual
Equity Update (Longstreth
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Florida Educational Equity Act, the School Board must submit Educational Equity
Act Plan Updates and Monitoring Work Plans to address any under-representation
in programs, services, courses, and activities specified by the Commission of
Education.
H. ACTION ITEMS
1. Budget
Amendments (Ward)
Budget Amendment No. 22 – General Fund, Budget Amendment No. 23 – Special
Revenues, and Budget Amendment No. 24
– Capital Projects, include changes for the period of
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve Budget Amendment Nos. 22, 23, and 24 as presented.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the
School Board approve the Amendments to
Policies and Procedures for the Provision of Specially Designed Instruction and
Related Services for Exceptional Students: 2004-2005 through 2006-2007, with
extension for 2007-2008 for advertising and to schedule a public hearing.
3. Resolution No. 07-07 – Sportsmanship (Childs)
The Florida School Boards
Association encourages promotion of exemplary sportsmanship to all students and
student athletes, by adopting a resolution to be presented to all principals,
coaches and student athletes.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board adopt Resolution No. 07-07 as presented.
4. Educational Spot Surveys for Schools (Gable)
The 2007 Educational
Spot Survey has been prepared for classroom additions at
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the Educational Spot Survey as presented, for submission to DOE.
I. DISCUSSION ITEM—2007-08 Capital- Outlay Projects
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:
School
Board Meeting ............................. September 4,
Public
Hearing and Adoption of the ......... September 4,
2007-08
Final Budget and Millage
Safety/Security
Workshop........................
September 11,
Informal
Board Meeting.............................
September 11,
................................................................. Safety/Security Workshop, Boardroom
School
Board Meeting..............................
September 18,
Persons
with disabilities who require assistance to participate in the meeting are
requested to notify the Office of the Superintendent at