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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
C. ADOPTION
OF AGENDA
D. RECOGNITION—Retirees (Boyd)
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 1-23.
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. Transportation Bus Use Agreement (
A bus use agreement has
been prepared with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office to provide bus
transportation for field trips for children living in the Majestic Oaks
Apartment Complex and Tower Oaks Subdivision August 3 and 17, and
The Regular Board Meeting will be recessed.
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
The Public Hearing will be adjourned and the Regular Board Meeting reconvened.
8. School Advisory
Membership List(s) (Anusavice)
Florida Statute 1001.452 and School Board policy require that schools
submit an annual list of School Advisory Council members for Board for
approval.
9. Jessica
Lunsford Act (Longstreth)
The Jessica Lunsford Act mandates background checks for contractors and
vendors who are permitted access to school grounds when students are present. Recent legislative changes define the
parameters of the law more specifically, but specify the maximum amount a
district can charge for fingerprinting/background checks. From
10. Title I Supplemental Educational Services
District/Provider Contracts (Hall)
Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Agreements have been prepared
with various providers for the purpose of providing tutoring to eligible
students as agreed upon in the Title 1 NCLB-Supplemental Educational
Parent/District Provider Agreement.
11. Title I Supplemental Educational Services Management
System (Hall)
Cayen Systems is a
Web-based, database software program that helps educators manage and monitor
Supplemental Educational Services tutoring programs as required for eligible
students attending schools deemed “in Need of Improvement” per the No Child
Left Behind Act. Provider staff members
enter information into the system during the course of their normal activities,
the data immediately becomes available (in “real time”) for informal and formal
site- and district-level querying and reporting. At the district level, all data can be
readily accessed and exported in various formats for further evaluation. The system is readily extendable with custom
reports based on each user’s specific needs.
12. Title I, Part A – Improving the Academic Achievement
of the Disadvantaged – 2007-08 Project Application (Hall)
The Title I project includes twenty elementary schools, ten charter
schools, one private school, the
13.
Title I, Part D – Subpart 2 Local Agency Programs
for Neglected and Delinquent Youth 2007-2008
Project Application (Hall)
Educational services are provided through a cooperative agreement
between the School Board of Alachua County and the Department of Juvenile
Justice, District III, to provide programs for eligible students at the
14. Consultant Agreement with the University of South
Florida (Medeiros/Caudle)
An agreement has been prepared for services/training and evaluation to
be performed by the
15. Contract with Alachua County Health Department
for Full-Service Schools (Caudle)
A contract has been prepared by the Alachua County Health Department in order to permit continuation of the Full-Service Schools program. Additional schools will receive Full Service benefits this year. A total of $115,535 has been dedicated to funding these services.
16. Title II, Part A – Teacher and
Principal Training Fund (Caudle)
A proposal has
been prepared for submission to the Florida Department of Education for a Title
II, Part A, Teacher and Principal Training grant. This award provides funds to each Local
Educational Agency on an entitlement basis.
The intent of the program is to increase student academic achievement
through the improvement of teacher and principal quality and by increasing the
number of Highly Qualified teachers in the classroom. Total funds requested is $4,2774,505
and includes roll-forward funds. The
grant period for this program is
17. Title II, Part D – Enhancing
Education Through Technology (Caudle)
A proposal for $56,869.18 has been prepared for submission to the Florida Department of Education for Title II, Part D. This is an entitlement grant that supports the development and implementation of technology standards through district schools. It also provides teacher training in the technology standards.
18. Title III – English Language Acquisition (Caudle)
A proposal has been
prepared for submission to the Florida Department of Education for a Title III,
English Acquisition grant. This grant
funds a variety of activities for students who are classified as having limited
English proficiency. Proposed program
activities include teacher training in strategies designed to improve academic
performance of students with limited English ability. Funds are utilized, additionally, to provide
tutoring, mentoring, and counseling services for immigrant students. Grant funds also enable the District to
purchase appropriate consumable supplies, books, dictionaries, software, and
other materials for use in enhancing the curricular offering for immigrant students. The grant period for this program is
19. Title IV – Safe and Drug-Free Schools (Caudle)
A proposal for $137,245 has been prepared for submission to the Florida Department of Education for a Safe and Drug-Free Schools Entitlement grant. Project funds will be used to support a half-time secretary and peer-mediation counselors; to provide stipends for teachers to attend in-service training sessions; to enable staff to travel to out-of-county SDFS meetings, workshops and conferences; to provide consultants, to support student field trips; and to purchase curriculum materials and supplies designed to improve safety and create a drug-free environment.
20. Title V, Part A –
Innovative Program Strategies (Caudle)
A proposal for $47,620 has been prepared for submission to the Florida Department of Education for Title V, Part A grant funds. The Title V program is to support local education reform and innovation activities.
21. Title X – Education for Homeless Children and Youth
Grant Funds (Caudle)
A proposal has been prepared for submission to the Florida Department of Education to request funds to continue the district’s Education for Homeless Children and Youth grant. A total of $60,500 is requested to support a social worker to coordinate provision of services for homeless students in all schools throughout the District. Funds will also be used to purchase materials and supplies to enable homeless students to participate in a full range of school activities.
22. Head Start Cost of Living
Adjustment (COLA) and Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Application for
Federal Assistance (Crowell)
A request has been submitted to increase the 2007 Head Start budget by $67,314 for Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) and Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) services. This increase will result in a total budget of $4,391,518 for fiscal year 2007-08.
23. Contract Renewal—Medicaid Administrative
Claiming Services (Ward)
H. ACTION ITEMS
1. Administrative Appointment(s) (Boyd)
2. Proposed
2007-08 Code of Student Conduct—Second Reading (
A Public Hearing was
held
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the
School Board adopt the 2007-08 Code of Student Conduct as
presented.
3. School Attendance Zone Line Change—Second Reading (Tougaw)
A Public Hearing was
held
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the
School Board adopt the School Attendance Zone Line Change as presented.
4. Repeal of Existing Board Policies and Adoption of New Board
Policies—Second Reading (Wittmer)
A Public Hearing was held
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the
School Board Repeal Existing Board Policies and adopt the new Board Policies as
presented.
5. Budget Amendments (Ward)
Budget
Amendment No. 19 – General Fund, Budget Amendment No. 20
– Special Revenues, and Budget Amendment No. 21 –
Capital Projects include changes for the period of
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve Budget Amendment Nos. 19, 20 and 21 as presented.
6.
Continuation of
the 2006-2007 Salary Schedules (Birkett)
Link to salary schedules: http://www.sbac.edu/~wpops/Salary/index.html
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the
School Board approve continuation of the existing 2006-2007 salary schedules
for teachers, education support professionals (bargaining unit members),
professional/technical personnel (non-bargaining unit members), administrative
personnel, and other compensation be readopted, effective
7.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the
School Board cancel the
8. Resolution No. 07-01—NCLB Act of 2001 (Childs)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board adopt Resolution No. 07-01 as presented.
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. DISCUSSION ITEM—Schedule a Safety/Security Workshop
K. BOARD MEMBER/SUPERINTENDENT REQUESTS
L. ADJOURNMENT
Note
Upcoming Meetings:
School
Concurrency Update Meeting,
Persons
with disabilities who require assistance to participate in the meeting are
requested to notify the Office of the Superintendent at