School
Board Meeting
Tuesday,
August 4, 2009, 6 p.m.
A G E N D A
A. CALL TO ORDER--PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. July 9, 2009, Special School Board Meeting
2. July 21, 2009, School
Board Meeting
C. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
D. BOARD MEMBER/SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
E. 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.)
F. 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. Bid(s) and Requisition(s)—Attachment
B (Hackett)
3. Purchased Products/Services between $12,500 and $24,999—Attachment C (Hackett)
4. Annual Audit of the Alachua
County Public Schools Foundation (Ward)
The annual audit report for the Alachua County Public Schools
Foundation for the year ending June 30, 2008, has been prepared. The Foundation is considered a component unit
of the District and their audit report is required to be approved by the Board
and entered into public record.
5. 2008-2009 Annual Equity Update (Calsam)
The report describes the participation of students in Grade 8 Algebra
I, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and
6.
Donations (Birkett)
|
Gainesville Community
Foundation Inc. Mrs. Tina Pinkoson Irma Alvarez Mary Blake David Blumer Bovay and Cook Debbie Bowers Theodore Burns Cardiology Associates of
Chameleons Hair Studio,
K Doyle Janet Coggan J.W. Cole, Financial
Inc. Fine, Farkash and
Parlapiano Margaret Gahan Caren Gorenberg David Hanson Tillman Hartley, LLC Jennifer Johnson |
Catherine Jones Margaret King Dr. and Mrs. John
Leibach Jane Mealy James Moore and Company Raymond Morgan and
Family Ken and Anne Morris Nephrology Associates Dr. and Mrs. Charles
Pinkoson and Ms. Upshaw Lizzie Shackelford Sue Tumlinson Joseph Waldorn Elizabeth Anne
Washington Robert Watson Elise Webb Deanna Whitaker Merry Lynne Wilson |
7.
Bus Use Agreement (
A bus use agreement has been prepared with the
8.
Tech Prep Articulation
Agreement (Edwards)
Students who complete a Career Pathways articulated program in career
and technical education are eligible to receive advanced credit standing at
9.
Contract for Educational Services with the
Gainesville Wilderness Institute (Hall)
This contract provides educational services to youth enrolled or
remanded to the Gainesville Wilderness Institute.
10.
Contract for Educational Services with
the PACE Center for Girls (Hall)
This contract provides educational alternative programs for eligible
students at the
11.
Title I, Part C—Migrant
Education Program (Caudle/Norris)
A proposal has been prepared for submission to the Florida Department
of Education for the Title I, Part C Migrant Education Program. This program helps state and local education
agencies to remove barriers to school enrollment, attendance, and academic
achievement for children of migrant workers so that they have access to the
same appropriate public education, including preschool education, provided to
other children. The
12.
Contract with Putnam County School Board and
NEFEC for ISRD (Caudle)
A contract has been prepared with the Putnam County School Board, on
behalf of the North East Florida Educational Consortium (NEFEC), for the purpose
of operating an Institute for Small and Rural Districts. The purpose of the institute is to assist
thirty-four member school districts by conducting work sessions to address key
state and federal initiatives impacting students with disabilities. The institute also provides training for
school-based administrators; conducts work sessions for ESE administrators in
order to address legal issues, reading, programming, and implementation of
services for students with disabilities; and provides statewide and regional
training in the area of parent involvement, compliance, and data analysis.
13.
Alachua County School Resource Deputy Program (Caudle)
An agreement has been prepared with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office
(ASO) for the continuation of the School Resource Deputy Program. This is an agreement whereby the ASO will
provide 16 School Resource Deputies to local schools and centers during the
2009-2010 school year. Up to $417,657
will be paid by Alachua County Public Schools to ASO for these 16 deputies to
provide public safety, crime prevention, and intervention education programs at
the schools. An additional amount, up to
$6,000 for instructional materials and School Resource Deputy training, may be
paid (provided materials and training is approved by the District).
14.
Memorandum of Agreement with the Alachua County
Health Department (Black)
A Memorandum of Agreement has been prepared with the Alachua County
Health Department which will provide on-site school health services for 14
schools @ 34-40 hours per week.
G. ACTION ITEMS
1.
Revisions to the 2009-2010 Code of Student Conduct—Second
Reading (Black)
A public hearing was held on July 21, 2009, on revisions to the
2009-2010 Code of Student Conduct.
RECOMMENDED
ACTION: The Superintendent recommends
that the School Board approve the revisions to the 2009-2010 Code of Student
Conduct, as presented.
H. 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. ADJOURNMENT
Upcoming Meetings:
·School Board Meeting, Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 6 p.m.,
Kirby-Smith 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.