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School Board Meeting

Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 6 p.m.

Kirby-Smith Center Boardroom

A G E N D A

Lincoln Middle School

A. CALL TO ORDER--PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. Workshop Minutes of July 30, 2008

2. Workshop Minutes of October 16, 2008

3. Informal Board Meeting Minutes of October 16, 2008

4. School Board Meeting Minutes of October 21, 2008

C. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

D. BOARD MEMBER/SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

E. RECOGNITION—Florida Council for the Social Studies--Teacher of the Year (Gallagher)

F. PRESENTATION—Head Start Policy Council Members (Crowell)

G. 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.)

H. CONSENT AGENDA

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the Consent Agenda as described in items 1-9.

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. Monthly Financial Reports (Ward)

6. Budget Amendments (Ward)

Budget Amendment No. 1 – General Fund, Budget Amendment No. 2 – Special Revenues, and Budget Amendment No. 3 – Capital Projects include changes for the period of September 16, 2008, through September 30, 2008.

7. Scope of Auditing Services (Ward)

Letter prepared by Purvis Gray & Company outlining the scope of services provided to the Alachua County School Board as required by Government Auditing Standards.

8. Donations (Birkett)

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Lawton Chiles Elementary PTA Aquirre and Sappington Orthodontics, Deborah B. Sappington,DDS,MSD Ruth J. Johns, TTEE Target Corporation Jamie Rohrer Kevin Jones

Florida Septic, Inc. Alachua County Public Schools Foundation, Inc. Campus USA Credit Union Florida Education Foundation/Florida Dept. of Education O2B A Kid Starbucks Coffee Company

9. Certificate of Final Inspection (Gable)

a. Certificate of Final Inspection for Project SBAC A0603—Gainesville High School Media Center Addition and Renovations

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 $1,502,729.76.

b. Certificate of Final Inspection for Project SBAC R0703—Prairie View Elementary School Roof Replacement

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 $725,593.05.

I. ACTION ITEMS

1. Legislative Priorities for 2009 (Johnson)

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board

approve the 2009 Legislative Priorities as presented.

2. Bid Award for Project SBACD0604—Kirby-Smith Administration Building Parking Upgrades (Gable)

Bids for the construction of this project were receive on October 9, 2008.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board accept the second low base bid of $410,145 and additive alternate two in the amount of $22,000 and award a contract for construction totaling $432,145, to Harlis R. Ellington Construction, Lake Butler, Florida. Completion of this project shall be within two hundred twenty-five (225) consecutive calendar days from the date indicated in the “Notice to Proceed.” The low base bid has been withdrawn by the Bidder.

3. Revisions to Policy 5517.01, Intimidating Behavior Toward Students—First Reading (Black)

Revisions are proposed in order to comply with the 2008 Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up for All Students Act. The law prohibits the bullying or harassment of any public K-12 student or employee, and requires the adoption of a policy with specific elements included.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board

Approve revisions to Policy 5517.01, Intimidating Behavior Toward Students, as presented, for advertising and schedule a public hearing for 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 18, 2008.

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

Upcoming Meetings:

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

·School Board Reorganization meeting, 6 p.m.

·General Business meeting, immediately following Reorganization meeting

·Leasing Corporation, immediately following General Business meeting

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.