School Board of Alachua County, Florida 

 


Mission Statement:  We are committed to the success of every student!

School Board Meeting

Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 6 p.m.

Kirby-Smith Center Boardroom

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 


A G E N D A

 

A.    CALL TO ORDER--PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

B.    APPROVAL OF MINUTES

        1.  July 28, 2009, Health Insurance Workshop

        2.  July 28, 2009, Special School Board Meeting and Public Hearing

        3.  August 4, 2009, School Board Meeting

 

C.    ADOPTION OF AGENDA

 

D.    BOARD MEMBER/SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

E.    OTHER AGENCIES—ACEA  (Paulson)

 

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

 

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.            Agreement with Early Learning Coalition  (Hall)

 

This agreement provides childcare services to infants of students enrolled in the Teen Parent Program.  The agreement is for a 180-day school year, which ends June 11, 2010.

 

5.            Athletic Training Service Agreement with the University of Florida  (Wise)

 

This annual contract renewal with the University of Florida College of Health and Human Performance provides for seven (7) Board Certified Athletic Trainers and support services at District high schools for the 2009-10 school year for the sum of $117, 600.  The athletic trainers plan, organize, coordinate, and supervise the sports medicine program at Buchholz, Eastside, Gainesville, Hawthorne, Newberry, and Santa Fe High Schools.  Each trainer is expected to total 1,025 hours at an average of 25 hours per week in the performance of these services.

6.            Donations  (Birkett)

 

Michael and Gail Abernathy

Anthony and Anne Aulisio

Carl and Beverly Barfield

Mary T. Bernath

Hoffman and Getsee Berryhill, PA

W. Preston and Mary N. Blake

Steve Boissoneault and Susie Breier

Cardiology Associates of Gainesville

Nancye Childers

City of Flagler Beach

Arthur E. and Annie M. Clark

Coleen Cox

Creations Hairstyling and Nail Spa

James W. and Teresa DeFord

Michael Dillon

Ellett Insurance, P.L.

Patti Ellis

Gerald Feller

Edward L. and Patty R. Foster

Joseph and Gail Garcia

Terence and Lispbeth E. Gets

William J. and Ann Goodman

 

M. Riggs Jr. and Becky P. Goosman

Henry C. and Mary Sue Hobday

Annie–Marie Daniel Knauf MD

Kenneth and Deborah Knopf

Koss-Olinger and Company

Tracey E. Lovitz

J.T. McCullough and K.A. Castle

Raymond and Joan Meyrowitz

Steven and Beverly B. Noll

Pappas and Tapley Orthodontics

Gerald and Ruth Pierstorff

Cheryl Richards

Hord Richard and Anne Rottmann

Leslie Scales

Rick and Karen Scarborough

Phillip H. and Roslyn Slater

Charles B. Stoer MD, PA

W.S. and Judith H. Watkins

Nancy M. Worthington MD, PA

James W. and Patricia Wynne MD

David and Cynthia Walker

 

7.            Paperwork Reduction Report  (Anusavice)

 

Districts are required to designate a classroom teacher to serve as a liaison to collect suggestions for paperwork and data collection reduction.  A report has been prepared on suggestions for paperwork and data collection reduction for Board approval.

 

H.    ACTION ITEMS

 

1.            Schedule a Capital Outlay Workshop  (Boyd)

 

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:

 

·School Board Meeting, Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 6 p.m., Kirby-Smith Boardroom

·Informal School Board Meeting, Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 9 a.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.