School Board
Meeting
Orff
Performance by
A G E N D A
A. CALL TO ORDER--PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
B. APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING OF OCTOBER 2, 2007
C. ADOPTION
OF AGENDA
D. BOARD
MEMBER/SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
E. RECOGNITION—Migrant Education Coordinator of the Year—Natalie
Norris (Hall)
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 1-14.
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.
Monthly Financials (Ward)
7.
Student Case(s) (Wittmer)
Board approval is requested on the student case(s) as recommended.
Craig Salley
and Associates, Architects,
9.
Contract with DES of Florida, LLC (Longstreth)
10.
Approval of New Major
Area of Interest—INDUS Biotechnology
(Anusavice)
The Office of Career and Technical Education has proposed a new major area of interest titled INDUS Biotechnology. Major areas of interest must be approved by the School Board prior to approval by the Florida Department of Education. It is requested that the School Board approve the proposed new major area of interest as presented.
11.
Amendment to Subcontract with University of
Florida SPICE Program (Caudle)
An agreement has been
prepared with the
12.
Transportation Bus Use Agreement
with the University of Florida (
This bus use
agreement with the University of Florida, acting for and on behalf of the
Center for Precollegiate Education and Training
(CPET), provides transportation for the Mini Medical School (for teachers) trip
to the Health Science Center on
13.
Agreement with Northeast Florida Educational
Consortium (NEFEC) (Wise)
This agreement provides for NEFEC reimbursement to the School Board for $200 of the $270 cost of each student slot, and full reimbursement for all site licenses and training fees associated with the district’s Credit Retrieval Option Program (CROP). The district agrees to implement the program and submit required reports to NEFEC.
14.
Cooperative Agreement with the State of Florida
Department of Juvenile Justice, 2006-2010
(Hall)
This amendment adds a
section to the agreement to provide that the parties will work cooperatively to
comply with the No Child Left Behind Act. Other Board agreements with
H. ACTION ITEMS
1.
Proposed
Revisions to the 2007-2008 Pupil Progression Plan—Second Reading (Anusavice)
A Public Hearing was
held
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the 2007-2008 Pupil Progression Plan as presented.
2.
School
Name Change—Hawthorne Middle/High School
(Boyd)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the name change for Hawthorne Junior/Senior High School to Hawthorne Middle/High School, effective immediately.
3.
Employee Case No. E-0708-02 (Longstreth)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board suspend the employee without pay pending the outcome of the grievance procedure.
4.
Schedule a School Concurrency and
Zoning/Attendance Area Workshop—
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