School
Board Meeting
Tuesday,
October 6, 2009, 6 p.m.
A G E N D A
A. CALL TO ORDER--PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
B. APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
1.
Informal School Board Meeting, September 8,
2009
2.
School Board Meeting, September 15, 2009
C. ADOPTION
OF AGENDA
D. BOARD
MEMBER/SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
E. RECOGNITION
1.
2.
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 1-10.
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)
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
6:30 p.m. to consider
revisions to the 2009-2010 Pupil Progression Plan.
The Public Hearing will be adjourned and the Regular Board Meeting
reconvened.
A contract has been
prepared for submission to the City of
6. Alachua Multi-County Migrant Education Program
Budget Amendment (Caudle)
A request has been
submitted to the Florida Department of Education to amend the budget of the
District’s current
7. Contractual Agreement with Meridian
Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. (Crowell)
A contract has been prepared with Meridian Behavioral Health Care, Inc., to provide therapeutic and preventative mental health services for children served by the Alachua County Public Schools Head Start Program. The funds allocated for the services are provided through federal and state grants not to exceed $2,550.
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 if $104,696.
9. Inventory Droppage Report June 9, 2009, through
September 25, 2009 (McNeal)
A list of equipment is submitted for droppage from property records is submitted due to fair wear and tear, vandalism, theft, trade-ins, sales, etc. The equipment is reported by property number, school and classification summary.
10. Lowe’s Community Grant
(Caudle)
A proposal has been
prepared for submission to the Lowe’s Charitable Education Foundation for
funding of an outdoor educational pavilion at
H. ACTION ITEMS
1. Employee Case No. E09010-02
(Longstreth)
2. Proposed 2010-11 School Calendar—Second
Reading (Hollinger)
A public hearing was held on the proposed 2010-2011 School Calendar on September 15, 2009.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board adopt the 2010-2011 School Calendar as presented.
3. Amendments to Policies and Adoption of
New Policies—Second Reading (Boyd)
A public hearing was held on the proposed amended and new policies on September 15, 2009.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the School
Board adopt the amended and new policies as presented.
4. District Facilities Five-Year
Work Program (Gable)
This program has been prepared as required for submission to the Department of Education. The Program represents a five-year schedule of major repair, renovation and capital outlay projects, together with projects of available revenue. The District must submit this program annually and may revise the program at any time to reflect new project priorities and available revenue.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the
School Board approve the program for submission to the Department of Education.
5. Agreement Between Oakmont at Gainesville,
LLP, Alachua County, School Board of Alachua County, and City of
Gainesville d/b/a Gainesville Regional Utilities (Gable)
The Oakmont Planned Development is a 999-unit single-family residential development located in SW Alachua County. As a requirement of the development approval, Oakmont voluntarily agreed to convey an approximately 18.28 acre portion of the property to the School Board for use as an elementary school site. This agreement also includes the use of an approximately two acre offsite stormwater retention facility for accommodation of drainage from the school site.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Superintendent recommends that the
School Board approve the agreement 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—2010 Legislative Session (Pinkoson)
K. BOARD MEMBER/SUPERINTENDENT REQUESTS
L. ADJOURNMENT
Upcoming Meetings:
·School Board Meeting, October 20, 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.