Aiken County Board of Education Meeting on June 26, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the District Office

THE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF AIKEN COUNTY

BOARD OF EDUCATION

AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA

                                       

 

 

Location:                                     District Office                                                     Aiken, SC

                                                   1000 Brookhaven Drive

 

 

REGULAR SESSION: 7:00 P.M.

 

 

 

DEVOTIONAL & PLEDGE: Mr. Keith Liner

 

 

 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

 

 

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

 

 

   Special Called Meeting – June 5, 2012

                               Regular Meeting – June 12, 2012

                       

 

  

SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS:

 

  

·         Trip to New York (Jackson Middle and New Ellenton Middle)

 

 

  

·         Public Participation

 

No requests this meeting.

 

 

 

·         Office of Board Chairman

 

 

 

A.                  INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: The following items are for information only and do not require Board action.

 

           

1.                  Construction Status Reports for the Byrd Learning Center (BLC) Food Service Operation Center Project (Mr. Caver)

 

In an effort to keep the Board current on the status and budget of this school construction project, the Architects for this project, LS3P Associates LTD., and the Administration prepare a monthly status report for the Board’s review.

 

  

 

2.                 Construction Status Reports for the Jackson Middle School Additions Project (Mr. Caver)

 

In an effort to keep the Board current on the status and budget of this school construction project, the Architects for this project, Craig, Gaulden & David Architecture, and the Administration prepare a monthly status report for the Board’s review.

 

 

  

3.                  Construction Status Reports for the A.L. Corbett Middle School Gym Restroom Additions Project (Mr. Caver)

 

In an effort to keep the Board current on the status and budget of this school construction project, the Architects for this project, Craig, Gaulden & David Architecture, and the Administration prepare a monthly status report for the Board’s review.

  

 

 

4.                  Financial Report, as of April 30, 2012 (Mr. Traxler)

 

The financialreportof April 30,2012issubmitted inthe approved format.

 

 

  

5.            Legislative Update (Mr. Liner)

 

 

  

B.                 CONSENT ITEMS: The following items will be voted on as a group. Individual items may be discussed prior to a vote being taken.

 

 

1.            Out-of-District Transfer Requests (Dr. Stowe)

 

Board Policy JFABC allows the Aiken County Board of Education to arrange with other school districts for the interchange of students. The policy stipulates that when students transfer out of the District, “the School District of Aiken County shall assume no responsibility for tuition to the receiving district.”

 

 

                 2.           Neglected and Delinquent Application – FY 2012-2013 (Mr. Laurence)

 

Public Law 107-110, Title I, Part D: Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk is designed to support the operation of local educational agency programs that involve collaboration with locally operated correctional or residential facilities (1) to carry out high quality education programs to prepare children and youth for secondary school completion, training, employment, or further education; (2) to provide activities to facilitate the transition of such children and youth from the correctional program to further education or employment; and (3) to operate programs in local schools for children and youth returning from correctional facilities and programs which may serve at-risk children and youth. Aiken County Public School District’s allocation is $32,971.00.

 

 

3.           Clemson University’s Youth Learning Institute Grant Application – FY13 (Mr. Laurence)

 

Clemson University plans to submit an application to the US Department of Health and Human Services for a “Youth Empowerment Program” grant in the amount of $50,312. If awarded, the Youth Learning Institute at Clemson University will partner with Aiken County Public School District who has identified North Aiken Elementary School to serve as the recruitment site for a cohort of 50 students from the 5^th grade. Students from North Aiken Elementary will progress in year 2 to Aiken Middle and then Aiken High School, where in five years the cohort will be ninth graders. At each school, an in-house educational liaison will oversee the cohort’s academic and behavioral progress and work closely with the YEP Director to communicate between school, parents and YEP instructors. During the five-year program, the cohort of students will receive programs on health disparity issues and participate in academic and cultural enrichment, career planning, college preparation, job skills development, and wellness and physical activity programs.

 

Aiken community partners will include the YMCA, Cumbee Center, Aiken Center, Police Athletic League, Helping Hands, Aiken Regional Hospital and Aiken Parks and Recreation.

           

 

 

 

                 4.           FY2013 Application for Title I of No Child Left Behind (Mr. Laurence)

 

Title I of Public Law (PL) 107-110, No Child Left Behind, provides federal assistance to school districts to help fund high quality, challenging instructional programs for children in schools that serve areas that have high concentrations of poverty. The State Department of Education has projected that $7,042,031.00 in Title I, Part A funds will be allocated to the District for the 2012-2013 school year.

 

 

 

 

                5.            Funding Flexibility for the Quarter Ending June 30, 2012 (Mr. Traxler)

 

Joint Resolution H.3642 and provisos 1.40, 1.47, and 1A.22 provide school districts and special schools funding flexibility for 2011 – 2012.  Flexibility procedures require each district’s board and superintendent to certify on a quarterly basis where non-instructional programs and nonessential programs have been suspended and the specific flexibility actions taken.  The certification must be in writing, signed by the board chairman and superintendent, and delivered electronically to the State Superintendent of Education.  An electronic copy would subsequently be forwarded to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee, the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and the Chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee.

           

Furthermore, the certification must be presented publicly at a regularly called school board  meeting,  and  the  certification  must  be  posted  on  the  internet  website maintained by the school district.

 

 

 

                  6.          Change Order Number 1 for the Removal and Disposal of Asbestos       

                               Containing Floor Tile and Mastic at Oakwood-Windsor Elementary Project

                                (Mr. Caver)

  

                                

 

C.        INDIVIDUAL ITEMS:

 

 

   1.         Personnel Appointments (Dr. Hewett)

 

The certified and classified personnel presented have been screened by the Personnel Services Department and interviewed and approved by the Principal and the Academic Officers.

  

 

 

   2.         Annual Revisions to the Code of Student Conduct – Second Reading (Mr. Caver and Mr. Burkhalter)

 

The Code of Student Conduct was first promulgated by the Board of Education in 1971 and has been revised annually since then. Extensive revisions were approved by the Board in 1981, 1985, and again in 1993. Recommendations for revisions to the Code of Student Conduct for 2012-2013 have been solicited from principals, the school board attorney, administrators, and others.

 

 

                    3.         2012-2013 Budget (Mr. Traxler)

 

 

  

D.        INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS

 

 

1.                  AGENDA ITEMS SUBMITTED BY INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS:

 

 

2.                  CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSED TO BOARD MEMBERS:

 

 

3.                  REPORTS FROM BOARD LIAISON TO VARIOUS COMMITTEES:

 

 

 

 

E.         OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT:

 

 

·         Update

 

 

 

  

F.         EXECUTIVE SESSION:

 

 

 

            1.         CONTRACTUAL ISSUES:

 

                                   

                                    No Items This Meeting

 

 

  

 

2.         LEGAL BRIEFINGS:

 

 

·         Legal Briefing

 

 

  

 

3.         PERSONNEL ISSUES:

 

 

·         Administrative Appointment

 

 

 

  

4.         OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT:

 

 

      No Items This Meeting

 

 

 

 

5.         APPEALS:

                                   

                       

                                    No Items This Meeting

 

 

 

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

 

ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION:

 

ADJOURN