Aiken County Board of Education Meeting on June 25, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the District Office
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THE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF
BOARD OF EDUCATION
OFFICIAL AGENDA _ ______ REGULAR SESSION _7:00 P.M._______JUNE 25, 2013
Location: District Office
REGULAR SESSION: 7:00 P.M.
DEVOTIONAL & PLEDGE: Mrs. Rosemary English
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Special Called Meeting – June 4, 2013
Regular Meeting – June 11, 2013
SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS:
· Public Participation
No Request 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
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 Ridge Spring-Moneta High Addition 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, A.L.R. Architecture, PC and the Administration prepare a monthly status report for the Board’s review.
3. Background on Health Science Class (Dr. Yarborough)
4. 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. Ratification of Expulsions (Dr. Everitt)
The School Board, according to the Code of Laws for South Carolina Sections 59-63-240, is authorized to expel students from school. Although the Board may receive recommendations for expulsion from others, it solely is empowered to take the final expulsion action.
2. 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.”
3. Cedar Creek Ladies’ Club Donation to
4. John Powell and Melinda Lerner Donation to
Arts – FY13 (Mr. Laurence)
5. ATT&T Career Exploratory Grant to
Center - FY13 (Mr. Laurence)
Aiken County Career and
6. Rotary Club of Aiken Grant to
7. FY2014 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 $6,907,554.00 in Title I, Part A funds will be allocated to the District for the 2013-2014 school year.
8. Neglected and Delinquent Application – FY 2013-2014 (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; (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.
9. 2013 Construction Bids for the Chukker Creek Elementary Paving Project (Mr. Caver)
Bids were received for the 2013 Paving Project; Chukker Creek Elementary on June 18, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. and publicly opened. Bids were received from 4 bidders with Construction South, Inc. submitting the lowest bid of $349,000.00. Base bid includes 40 new parking spaces in the staff lot and 1829’ of additional two-lane drop-off loop at Chukker Creek Elementary. The 2013-2014 budget for the District-Wide Paving is $200,000.00. The design, printing, advertising and 5% contingency amounts to $41,000.00. Total project cost for 2013 Paving Project is $390,000.00.
10. 2013 Site Improvements for North Augusta High (Mr. Caver)
Prices will be received from 2 existing contractors and a change order will be issued to the lowest qualified quoter. The 2012-2013 undesignated fund has a balance of $110,000.00 which should be adequate to fund these improvements which are necessary to complete this summer prior to the start of the New Addition Project at North Augusta High.
11. Funding Flexibility for the Quarter Ending June 20, 2012 (Mr. Traxler)
Joint Resolutions H.4905/H.4595 and provisos I.40, 1.47, and 1A.22 provide school districts and special schools funding flexibility for 2012-2013. Among the requirements, each district’s board and superintendent must certify 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
Furthermore, the certification must be present publicly at a regularly called school board meeting and be posted on the district’s website.
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
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. Since then, ongoing amendments are made annually, as necessary. Recommendations for revisions to the Code of Student Conduct for 2013-2014 have been solicited from principals, legal counsel, administrators, and others. The Board approved the changes during First Reading.
3. 2013-2014 Budget (Mr. Traxler)
In its 2013-2014 budge calendar, the Board schedule final budget approval for June 25, 2013.
A budget 101 workshop, four budget work studies, preliminary and tentative budget presentations, a public input session, and the budget hearing have been held to date for the purpose of sharing and discussing information related to the 2013-2014 budget.
D. INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS
1. AGENDA ITEMS SUBMITTED BY INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS:
- Mr. Wesley Hightower – Loans
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:
· Legal Update on Proposed Contracted Negotiation – Intergovernmental Agreement with
2. LEGAL BRIEFINGS:
· Legal Briefing
3. PERSONNEL ISSUES:
Administrative Appointment
4. OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT:
No Items This Meeting
5. APPEALS:
No Appeals This Meeting
RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION:
ADJOURN
