Mission
Statement: We are committed to the
success of every student!
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School Board Meeting
Tuesday,
September 4,
2007,
6
p.m.
Kirby-Smith Center Boardroom
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September
is
“PROUD
TO BE AN AMERICAN MONTH”
A G E N D A
A. CALL
TO ORDER--PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
“Stars and Stripes Forever” performed by the GHS Saxophone
Quartet
Gainesville High
School, NJROTC Color Guard – Master Chief
Smith
B.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING OF
AUGUST
21, 2007
C.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
D.
BOARD MEMBER/SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
E. 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.)
F.
PRESENTATION—Raising ‘Canes’
(City of
Gainesville)
The Regular Board
Meeting will be recessed.
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PUBLIC
HEARING—(This
is the opportunity for the public to present testimony on this issue. It is requested that speakers
keep
their comments to approximately three (3) minutes.) A public hearing has
been scheduled for 6:30
p.m. on the
adoption of the Millage
Resolutions for the 2007-2008 fiscal year and the 2007-2008
Budget.
1.
Resolution No. 07-09--Adoption of the Millage Levy for the 2007-2008
Fiscal Year
(Birkett)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The
Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve Millage Resolution No.
07-09 as presented.
2.
Resolution No. 07-10--Adoption of the 2007-2008 Budget (Birkett)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The
Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve Budget Resolution No.
07-10 as presented.
The Public Hearing will
be adjourned and the Regular Board Meeting reconvened.
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G.
CONSENT AGENDA
RECOMMENDED
ACTION: The
Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the Consent Agenda as
described in items 1-19.
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.
Donations (Birkett)
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Lawton Chiles Elementary PTA
Martin and Jacobson
Orthodontics
Aguirre Orthodontics, P.A.
Pappas and Tapley
Orthodontics
For Sale By Owner in Gainesville
Dan Burkhardt
Bosshardt Realty
Prudential Preferred
Properties
Recruiting Inc.
Doris Rwebyogo
Detra and Arthur Long
Debra Jones
Margaret Kennard & Archie
Jackson
Kevin Whitlow
Stan Wilkinson, Inc.
Steven Wallace
Ellett Insurance
College Board
Renee Simmons
Sheila Dickison
Belk’s |
Carlos M. and Olga Del
Sol
Kiwanis Club of
Gainesville
Alachua County Veterans
A. M.
Rogers
VFW post
2811
Rodney
Estes
Beef O’Brady’s of
Gainesville
Eastern States
Veterinary Association
W.H.
Marshall, MD
Gainesville Sports Organizing Comm.
Margie and Clarence
Parrot, MD
Shores Animal Hospital
Publix
Ben and
Jerry’s
Perry and Mark
McGriff
Richard
Robinson
Wal-mart
Foundation
Robert and Yvonne Brinson
Pilot Club of Greater
Gainesville
Gatorland
Kubota
Iris
Gordon |
Macy’s
University of
Maryland/RIF
Robert N. Mixon,
DMD,
PA
Alachua Farm and
Lumber
Davis and Fernandes,
SR., PA
D and T Distributions,
Inc.
Irby Elementary
PTA
Wal-Mart Stores,
Inc.
Farm Credit of
North
Florida
Monte M.
Marchant
Charles and Araminta
Napier
Nancy
Gilbert
Merri Moore and David
Smullen
Deborah
Terry
Supplemental
Instructional Services
Williams Elementary
PTA
Target
Trinity United
Methodist Church
Alachua
County Farm Bureau
University of Florida |
6.
Design Development Documents for Project
SBAC
A0601—Lincoln
Middle School Student Services Additions and Renovations (Gable)
Craig Salley and Associates, Architects,
Gainesville,
Florida, has prepared Design Development Documents for the
construction of this project. It is
requested that the School Board approve these plans as
presented.
7.
Easement
Located at Santa Fe High School
(Gable)
A perpetual utilities easement at
Santa
Fe High School between
Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc., Keystone Heights, Florida, (Grantee) and the School Board of Alachua County
(Grantor) is requested for the purpose of allowing the Grantee to construct,
operate, and maintain public utilities.
8.
Credit
Retrieval Contract with Educational Options, Inc. (Wise)
An agreement has been prepared to purchase subscription to
Stars Suite TM online curriculum, technical support, and teacher
training in a credit retrieval program (CROP) for the 2007-08 school year. Program includes $162,000 for credit
retrieval access for 600 students at $270/each, and $10,000 for 10 site licenses
at $1000/each (7 high schools, DJJ, PACE, and GWI). The actual cost to the district will be
$42,000 after $130,000 reimbursement by the North East Florida Educational
Consortium (NEFEC).
9.
Interlocal
Agreement with the City of Gainesville
(Caudle)
An agreement has been prepared with the City of
Gainesville for $247,165 to provide 21st Century Community
Learning Center activities at the Reichert House and the Teen Zone at the
Eastside
Park
Community
Center. Funding for these programs is provided
as part of the 21st Century grant held by the district. Program activities are designed to
improve students’ academic performance, particularly in reading and to provide
engaging activities in a safe environment when school is not in
session.
10.
Boys
and Girls Club of Alachua County
(Caudle)
A proposal has been prepared for submission to the Florida
Department of Education for Boys and Girls Club Mentoring Services. The School Board of Alachua County will
contract with the Boys and Girls Club of Alachua County to mentor at-risk
students during after-school hours at four clubs: Northwest
Center, Southeast
Center, Woodland
Park, and Reichert House Unit. A total of $54,951 is included in
Florida Legislature’s Specific Appropriation for
Alachua
County for this purpose.
11.
School
Safety/Emergency Preparedness - Emergency Notification Service (Caudle)
The Florida Legislature has
allocated funds to award grant funds for school districts and university lab
schools to use for providing or sustaining a school safety/emergency mass
notification service during the 2007-2008 school year. A total of $32,208 is
available to Alachua County. Participation in this program is
voluntary. The
Alachua County School
District will use these funds to
continue to contract with Parlant Technology and its ParentLink system with
additional support features and to support line service
fees.
12.
2007-2008
SUCCEED Florida (Career Academies)—Career Paths (Caudle)
A
proposal has been prepared for submission to the Florida Department of Education
for career academies. A new grant
of $75,000 is requested for the
Academy of Business
Ownership at the Professional Academies Magnet at
Loften High
School.
13.
Interlocal
Agreement with the City of Gainesville—Teen Zone Program (Hollinger)
An
agreement has been prepared with the City of
Gainesville for the 2007-08 school
year to provide a free middle school after-school program for
Alachua
County students at Kanapaha,
Ft.
Clarke and
Westwood Middle
schools, known as the Teen Zone Program. The program provides recreational and
educational opportunities to students.
The approximate cost to the school district to replicate this middle
school after-school program would be $150,000.
14.
Contract
with ACORN Dental Clinic
(Crowell)
A
contract has been prepared with the ACORN Clinic to provide dental services to
approximately 70 Head Start/School Readiness 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. A not to exceed
figure of $5,000.
15.
2007-2008
SUCCEED Florida (Title I, Part C Migrant Program)—Career Paths (Hall)
A proposal has been prepared for submission to the Florida
Department of Education for the Title I, Part C Migrant Education Program. This program helps state and local
education agencies to remove barriers to school enrollment, attendance, and
academic achievement for children of migrant workers so that they have access to
the same appropriate public education, including preschool education, provided
to other children. A total of
$552,250.36 is requested.
16.
Agreement
with Early Learning Coalition of Alachua County, Inc. (Hall)
This
agreement provides childcare services to infants of students enrolled in the
Teen Parent Program. The contract
is for a 180-day (10-month) school year, which ends June 5, 2008.
17.
Contract
for Educational Services and PACE Centers for Girls, Inc. (Hall)
This
contract provides services to children who are residents of the state and are
enrolled or remanded to the program.
18.
Inter-Agency
Agreement for Operation of the Alachua County Truancy Center (Hall)
This
Inter-agency Agreement between the School Board, Corner Drug Store, Inc.,
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, and the Gainesville Police Department provides
for appropriate programs and services to prevent children from becoming truant
and to provide services to students who are considered truant.
19.
Contract for
Educational Services with Gainesville Wilderness Institute, Inc. (Hall)
This
contract provides educational services to youth enrolled or remanded to the
Gainesville Wilderness Institute.
H. ACTION ITEMS
1.
Revisions to
the 2007-2008 Pupil Progression Plan—First Reading (Anusavice)
Revisions
to the 2007-2008 Pupil Progression Plan are proposed to reflect changes in
current law.
RECOMMENDED
ACTION: The
Superintendent recommends that the School Board schedule a public hearing
September 18,
2007, 6:30 p.m., regarding
the proposed revisions to the 2007-2008 Pupil Progression Plan.
2.
Budget
Amendment
(Ward)
Budget
Amendment No. 25 – General Fund includes final changes for the 2006-2007 fiscal
year.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The
Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve Budget Amendment No. 25
as presented.
3.
Approval of 2006-2007 General Purpose Financial Statements and Related
Cost Report (Ward)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The
Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the 2006-2007 General
Purpose Financial Statements and Related Cost Report for submission to the
Department of Education.
4.
Renewal
of Charter for Micanopy Area Cooperative School (Lagotic)
Request for renewal of charter for Micanopy Area Charter
School (MACS) commencing on August 20, 2007, and ending June 30,
2020. MACS plans to construct an additional
building for the school. Their bank
has requested this extension as part of their approval
process.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The
Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the renewal of charter
for Micanopy
Area
Cooperative School as presented for the period of August 20,
2007, through June 30,
2020.
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
Note
Upcoming Meetings:
Safety/Security
Workshop........................
September 11, 8:30
a.m.,
Boardroom
Informal
Board Meeting.............................
September 11, 9:30
a.m.,
or immediately following the
.................................................................
Safety/Security Workshop,
Boardroom
School
Board Meeting.............................. September
18, 6
p.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.
