School Board
Meeting
Mission
Statement: We are committed to the
success of every student!
A G E N D A
SCHOOLS’ SPOTLIGHT VIDEO–CAREER ACADEMIES
A. CALL TO ORDER--PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
OF
C. ADOPTION
OF AGENDA
D. BOARD
MEMBER/SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
E. RECOGNITION
1.
Kathy Shewey,
Distinguished Educator Award (Hollinger)
2. Superintendent’s United Way Challenge Award (Kim Hankerson)
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 1-11.
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.
Student
Case(s) (Wittmer)
Board approval is requested on the student case(s) as recommended.
7.
School District Worksite Wellness Project (Medeiros)
A proposal has been submitted to the Florida State Department of Health, Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program. These funds will be used to expand the current school-based wellness program to include a districtwide focus that will provide voluntary opportunities for employees to participate in wellness activities.
8.
Contract renewal with Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU)
for 2007-2012 (Utley)
This contract renewal
with GRU will continue to provide the District with a secure state of the art
facility located at
9.
Proposal to Rewire Lake Forest and Metcalfe
Elementary Schools (Utley)
E-Rate funds, in the
amount of $70,000, are being requested from the Schools and Libraries division
to completely rewire both
10.
Professional
Services Fee for Project
(Gable)
On
11.
Certificate
of Final Inspection for Project
(Gable)
This project has been inspected by the project architect 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 $446,026.14.
H. ACTION ITEMS
1.
Proposed Amendments to
Policies 1430.01 and 4430.01, Family Medical Leave of Absence—Second Reading (Wittmer)
These two policies
were adopted by the School Board on
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the proposed amendments to Policies 1430.01 and 4430.01, Family and Medical leaves of Absence, as presented.
2.
Ft. Clarke Middle School
Waiver Request (Anusavice)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The
Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve
3.
Budget Development/TRIM
Calendar (Birkett)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The
Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the 2008-2009 Tentative
TRIM Calendar, establishing
4.
Guaranteed Maximum Price for Project
Subcontractor bid
prices have been received and a proposal has been prepared for the School Board
by the Construction Manager, M.M. Parrish Construction Company,
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The
Superintendent recommends that the School Board accept the Guaranteed Maximum
Price (
5.
Guaranteed Maximum Price for Project
Subcontractor bid
prices have been received and a proposal has been prepared for the School Board
by the Construction Manager, The Alexander Group, LLC,
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The
Superintendent recommends that the School Board accept the Guaranteed Maximum
Price (
6.
Bid Award for Project
Bids for the
construction of this project were received on
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The
Superintendent recommends that the School Board accept the low base bid of
$1,367,970 and additive alternates one and two in the amount of $38,790 and
award a contract for construction totaling $1,406,760 to Little
& Williams, Inc.,
7.
Change Order Number Five for Project
This Change Order adds $24,904.78 to the contract, revising the contract to $1,031,189.75 and represents costs to add two 4’ conduits with pull string per Clay Electric and additional sod. This Change Order adds eight (8) consecutive calendar days to the contract time.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve Change Order Number Five as presented.
8.
Resolution No. 0711—Borrower Resolution for Purchasing Card
Service Agreement (Hackett)
On
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve Resolution No. 07-11 authorizing the use of the Purchasing Card Service Agreement.
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
Upcoming Meetings:
Zoning
Input Session, Monday,
Informal Board Meeting,
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