School Board of Alachua County, Florida
 

 

 

Regular School Board Meeting

Tuesday, May 15, 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

        (Middle School Baseball Champs)

 

B.    APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING OF MAY 1, 2007

 

C.    ADOPTION OF AGENDA

 

D.    RECOGNITION

 

1.        Middle School Baseball Champions (Kevin Griffin)

2.        Distinguished Service—Jessie Heard, Jim Niblack, and Charles “Rabbit” Smith  (Boyd/Paulson)

3.        March of Dimes Top Schools  (Lynda Knight)

4.        Alachua County Public Schools Foundation Scholarships  (Margaret Boonstra)

5.        Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Teacher of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and ESE

   Paraprofessional of the Year  (Jan Benet)

 

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 1-13.

 

1.        Employment of Personnel  Attachment A  (Longstreth)

a.     Annual Contract Reappointments – Teachers

b.     Professional Services Contract – Teachers

c.      Instructional Personnel

d.     Education Support Professionals/Administrative Personnel

 

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.    Student Case(s)  (Wittmer)

 

Board approval is requested on the student case(s) as recommended.

 

6.    Agreement between Nova Southeastern University, Fischler School of Education  (Shewey)

 

This agreement provides opportunities for full-time or part-time faculty and administrators who hold a Bachelor’s Degree to earn a Master’s, Educational Specialist Degree or Doctor of Education Degree, with a tuition reduction of 15% at Nova Southeastern University.  This agreement shall be in effect from 2007-2010.

 

7.    Tech Prep Articulation Agreements with Santa Fe Community College  (Edwards)

 

Twenty-two (22) Tech Prep Articulation Agreements with Santa Fe Community College are for various Career & Technical education programs that allow eligible students to receive advanced credit standing at Santa Fe Community College, on the basis of program completion and successful completion of a competency exam.

 

8.    Tech Prep Articulation Agreement with Central Florida Community College  (Edwards)

 

This agreement with Central Florida Community College is for various Agriscience programs and allows eligible students to receive advanced credit standing at Central Florida Community College, on the basis of program completion and successful completion of a competency exam.

 

9.    Credit Retrieval Contract with Educational Options, Inc.  (Wise)

 

This agreement is to purchase 212 additional student slots for the Credit Retrieval Option Program (CROP) during summer school 2007.  The cost for each slot is $50, for a total cost of $10,600.  This is an additional purchase under the contract the Board approved on August 3, 2004.

 

10.  Transportation Bus Use Agreements (Githens)

 

a.          This agreement with City of Alachua Parks and Recreation will provide bus transportation during the Alachua Recreation Center Summer Recreation Program for the period of June 5, 2007, through August 9, 2007.

 

b.          This agreement with the University of Florida Athletic Association will provide bus transportation during the 2007 Gator Tennis Camp for the period of June 5, 2007, through July 10, 2007.

 

c.           This agreement with the University of Florida Public Utility Research Center will provide bus transportation during the 2007 PURC International Training Program for the period of June 13, 2007, through June 22, 2007.

 

11.  Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006  (Edwards)

 

The purpose of this grant is to more fully develop the academic, career and technical skills of secondary students who elect to enroll in career and technical education programs.  The Career and Technical Education Department of the School Board of Alachua County, Florida, is requesting that funds designated for Alachua County be appropriated as indicated in the attached Florida Department of Education Budget Narrative Form.

 

12.  Certificate of Final Inspection for Project SBAC V0504—Santa Fe High School Equestrian Stables  (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 $46,700.

 

13.  Schematic Design Documents for Project SBAC A0601—Lincoln Middle School Student Services Addition and Renovation  (Gable)

 

Craig Salley & Associates, Architects, Gainesville, Florida, has prepared Schematic Design Documents for the construction of this project.  It is requested that the School Board approve these plans as presented.

 

H.    ACTION ITEMS

 

1.    Budget Amendments  (Ward)

 

Budget Amendment No. 12 – General Fund, Budget Amendment No. 13 – Special Revenues, and Budget Amendment No. 14 – Capital Projects, include changes for the period of March 1, 2007, through March 31, 2007, and Budget Amendment No. 15 – Debt Services, includes changes for the period of September 6, 2006, through March 31, 2007.

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:       The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve Budget Amendment Nos. 12, 13, 14, and 15 as presented.

 

2.        Contract Recommendations—Attachment E  (Longstreth)

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:       The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the contract recommendations for 2007-2008 as presented in Attachment E.

 

3.    Ft. Clarke Middle School Waiver Request  (Anusavice)

 

Ft. Clarke Middle School is requesting a waiver to Article IX, Section 12 (c), Contact Time, of the Collective Bargaining Agreement to allow for an extended Academic Advisory class once a week.  The waiver has been approved by the faculty, the School Advisory Council and ACEA.

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:       The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve Ft. Clarke Middle School’s waiver request as presented.

 

4.        . Agreement With One Room School House, Inc., and Martin Luther King Academy (Anusavice)

 

These two charter school operators have proposed a merger, under the name of One room School House, Inc., effective June 30, 2007.  The governing body of One Room will be expanded to accommodate three MLK Board members.

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:       The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the agreement as presented.

 

I.      REPORT—Legislative Funding Analysis  (Birkett)

 

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/Workshops:

 

Policy Workshop, Review Sections as needed, Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 9 a.m., Conference Room E

Executive Session, Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 1:30 p.m., Superintendent’s Office

Budget Work Group, Tuesday, May 29, 2007, 9 a.m., Conference Room E

Horizon Center Workshop, June 5, 2007, 3 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.