School Board of Alachua County, Florida 

 


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

School Board Meeting

Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 6 p.m.

Kirby-Smith Center Boardroom

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Performance by the Howard Bishop Middle School Band—Amy Beres, Director

 

A G E N D A

 

 

A.    CALL TO ORDER--PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

B.    APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 20, 2009, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

 

C.    ADOPTION OF AGENDA

        Add as Consent Agenda Item G. 7., Agreement with ARC of Alachua County

 

D.    BOARD MEMBER/SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

E.    RECOGNITION

        1.     Winner of the 2009 Marjorie Crick Teacher of the Year Award by the Florida Council for Exceptional Children—Don DeVito  (Cathy Costello)

        2.     Fundraisers for City Government Week Field Trip  (Debbie Gallagher)

 

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 1-6.

 

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.      District Consultant(s)—Attachment D  (Hackett)

 

5.      Transportation Bus Use Agreement(s)  (Harrison)

 

a.   A bus use agreement has been prepared with the University of Florida, acting for and on behalf of the Public Utility Research Center (PURC) for the 2010 International Training Program, beginning January 13, 2010.

 

b.   A bus use agreement has been prepared with the University of Florida, acting for and on behalf of the Athletic Association, Inc., for the shuttle run for home basketball games, beginning November 2, 2009, through April 5, 2009.

 

6.      Interlocal Agreement with the Boys and Girls Club of Alachua County  (Caudle)

 

The School Board of Alachua County is contracting with the Boys and Girls Club of Alachua County for $32,285.09 to provide mentoring and tutoring to at-risk students who attend after-school programs at Boys and Girls Clubs to enhance their academic knowledge and skills.  Funding for this program is provided by the Boys and Girls Club Mentoring grant.

 

H.    ACTION ITEMS

 

1.      Ratification of 2009-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement for Instructional Personnel  (Birkett)

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:      The Superintendent recommends that the School Board ratify the 2009-2012 Collective Bargaining Agreement for Instructional Personnel as presented.

 

2.      Ratification of Amendments to the 2007-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement for Education Support Professionals  (Birkett)

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:      The Superintendent recommends that the School Board ratify the 2009 amendments to the 2007-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement for Education Support Professionals as presented.

 

3.      Adoption of 2009-2010 Salary Schedules

 

a.      Teacher Salary Schedule

b.      Education Support Professionals Salary Schedule (Bargaining Unit Members)

c.      Professional/Technical Salary Schedule (Non-Bargaining Unit Members)

d.      Administrative Salary Schedule

e.      Other Compensation

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:      The Superintendent recommends that the School Board adopt the Teacher, Education Support Professional (bargaining unit members), Professional/Technical (non-bargaining unit members), Administrative, and Other Compensation Salary Schedules for 2009-2010 as presented.

 

4.      2010 Legislative Priorities  (Johnson)

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:      The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the 2010 Legislative Priorities as presented.

 

5.      Elementary School Site Selections—Project SBAC K0901  (Gable)

 

The School Planning Advisory Committee (SPAC) met in work group session on October 27, 2009, at 2 p.m. in the small meeting room of the Sivia Center.  The purpose of the meeting was to review and select sites for new elementary schools in the west urban Gainesville concurrency service area and the High Springs concurrency service area.  A detailed discussion by the committee reviewed the safety of students, advantages, disadvantages, estimated land development costs to the School Board, and future potential developments in each area.  A motion passed unanimously to recommend that the School Board utilize the Oakmont site in Gainesville.  A second motion passed unanimously to recommend that the School Board utilize the Tillman site in High Springs.  A copy of the minutes of the SPAC meeting are attached.

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:      The Superintendent recommends that the School Board accept the SPAC recommendations and proceed with project development of these sites.

 

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:

 

·Informal School Board Meeting, November 10, 2009, 9 a.m., Kirby-Smith Boardroom

·Reorganization Meeting and School Board Meeting, November 17, 2009, 6 p.m., Kirby-Smith Boardroom

·Annual Leasing Corporation Meeting, November 17, 2009, immediately following the School Board Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Persons with disabilities who require assistance to participate in the meeting are requested to notify the Office of the Superintendent at

(352) 955-7880 (Voice) or (800) 955-8771 (TDD) at least 48 hours in advance, so their needs can be accommodated.