Aiken County Board of Education Meeting, January 18, 2011 at 7:00 P.M.

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Dates: 
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 10:00pm

 

THE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF AIKEN COUNTY
BOARD OF EDUCATION
AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA
                                       
 
OFFICIAL AGENDA __­ _ REGULAR SESSION __7:00 P.M.__­___JANUARY 18, 2011   
  
 
Location:                                     District Office                                                     Aiken, SC
                                                   1000 Brookhaven Drive
 
 
 
REGULAR SESSION: 7:00 P.M.
 
 
 
DEVOTIONAL & PLEDGE: Mr. David Caver
 
 
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
 
 
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
 
 
Special Called Meeting – November 30, 2010
Regular Meeting – December 7, 2010
                    
 
 
 
SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS:
 
 
·         Aiken High School Volleyball State Champions
 
 
·         Aiken High School State Swim Champion – Steven Kekacs
 
 
·         South Aiken High School NJROTC Orienteering Team
 
 
·         Public Participation
 
No requests this meeting.
 
 
·         Office of Board Chairman
 
Follow-up from Dr. Krohne’s Presentation
 
 
 
A.                  INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: The following items are for information only and do not require Board action.
 
1.                  Facilities Construction Department Quarterly Change Order Notification (Mr. Caver)
 
Policy FGG sets the limit of approval for construction change orders by the Superintendent or designee up to $15,000.00. The policy requires a summary of such change orders to be presented to the Board at least once a quarter for notification.
 
 
 
 
2.                  Financial Report, as of July 31, 2010 (Mr. Traxler)
 
The financial report of July 31, 2010 is submitted in the approved format.
 
 
 
 
3.                  Financial Report, as of August 31, 2010 (Mr. Traxler)
 
The financial report of August 31, 2010 is submitted in the approved format.
 
 
 
 
4.                  Financial Report, as of September 30, 2010 (Mr. Traxler)
 
The financial report of September 30, 2010 is submitted in the approved format.
 
 
 
 
5.                  Reading Interventionist Presentation (Dr. O’Gorman)
 
 
 
 
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 authorizes 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.            Change Order Number 1 for the Selective Roof Replacement at North Augusta High School (Mr. Caver)
 
                Change Order Number 1 for the Selective Roof Replacement at North Augusta High School has been submitted by Lloyd Roofing Company, Inc. in the credit amount of $32,108.00.
 
 
 
3.             Change Order Number 2 for the Replacement of Various Roofs at Wagener-Salley High, Busbee Elementary, and A.L. Corbett Middle (Mr. Caver)
 
Change Order Number 2 for the Replacement of Various Roofs at Wagener-Salley High, Busbee Elementary, and A.L. Corbett Middle has been submitted by Carolina Roofing, Inc. in the credit amount of $17,517.30.
 
 
 
4.             University of South Carolina CE-MIST (Center of Excellence in Middle-level, Interdisciplinary Strategies for Teaching) Traveling Trunk grant to Leavelle McCampbell Middle School and A.L. Corbett Middle School – FY11 (Dr. O’Gorman)
 
Leavelle McCampbell Middle School has been awarded a $2,400 CE-MIST Traveling Trunk grant from the University of South Carolina. The funds will be used for instructional material and supplies in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade classrooms.
 
A.L. Corbett Middle School has been awarded a $2,400 CE-MIST Traveling Trunk grant from the University of South Carolina. The funds will be divided between the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades to purchase instructional materials that correspond to each grade level’s unit of study.
 
 
 
5.             No Child Left Behind Supplemental Educational Services (SES) (Dr. O’Gorman)
 
According to No Child Left Behind (NCLB), 20% of the district’s Title I, Part A allocation must be used to provide school choice and supplemental educational services (SES), or after school tutoring, to students who qualify for free or reduced meals in Title I schools designated as being in Continuing School Improvement, Corrective Action, or Restructuring. Students enrolled in SES receive tutoring based on a per pupil amount, which is allocated by formula by the State Department of Education. Aiken County’s per pupil amount is $1,367. The State Department of Education provides the school district with a list of approved providers that must be used when offering the tutoring services. These providers issue an hourly rate for tutoring, up to a $60.00 maximum. Aiken County has 45 companies, providing services to over 960 children for the 2010-2011 school year.
 
 
 
6.                  ABC Child Care Award to Freedman Parenting Child Care Center, FY11 (Dr. O’Gorman)
 
Freedman Parenting Child Care Center has received a $2,000 award from ABC Child Care Voucher System. The award was granted to Freedman based on their score of at least 95% in all age groups on ABC Child Care’s Level B Parts I-V Standards. 
           
Freedman has several goals for the use of the money. Some of the award money will be used to provide training for staff, focusing on discipline techniques and methods in the classroom. They also plan to purchase musical instruments, materials and equipment to stimulate brain development and science equipment and materials to afford hands-on opportunities to explore and experiment with nature and science.
 
  
 
7.                 Revision to Policy GCB – Professional Staff Contracts and Compensation - First Reading (Mr. Burkhalter and Dr. Hewett)
 
Policy GCB was implemented in 2001 during a comprehensive re-codification of the School District’s Policy Manual. Although this policy had language which was new to the District, portions of existing District policies were incorporated into it, particularly from old Policy GBA. The policy contains language concerning teacher contracts which is found both in the School District’s enabling legislation and in a general statute dating back to the early twentieth century. The policy requires Board approval before any employment contract is considered legally binding. Board approval for all hiring recommendations is still the final legal step in the District’s hiring policy. However, as this District has grown larger through consolidation, and with the advent of yearly budgeting procedures and the allocation of positions for operating the District, the administration has followed a practice utilized by many districts which allows, on occasion, recommended candidates for employment positions who have been screened, cleared, and approved according to all hiring procedures and policies, to begin work a week or two before the Board meets to give approval. The continuation of such employment is subject to final approval by Board action. Existing positions which become vacant, and also positions that may be new but were previously approved and funded by the Board, and within general budget allocations, can be filled on a conditional basis without violating the funding proscription of the policy language and old statutory provisions. However, a literal reading of existing Policy GCB could reasonably raise an issue of interpretation concerning this procedure. 
 
  
 
8.                  Revision to Policy IKA Grading/Assessment Systems – First Reading (Mr. Burkhalter and Dr. Stowe)
 
State Board of Education Regulations, 43-232, Defined Program Grades 6-8 (6/27/97) allows students in the seventh or eighth grade to take courses for high school credit. Our district has been limiting this opportunity to eighth graders.
 
The state has been recommending that we reduce the number of introductory computer classes taught in high school in favor of more rigorous coursework.
 
Current district policy states that the criteria and cut-off dates for the determination of honors graduates is a local decision. 
 
 
 
 
C.        INDIVIDUAL ITEMS:
 
 
1.         Personnel Appointments (Dr. Davidson)
 
                            The certified and classified personnel presented have been screened
                            by the Personnel Services Department and interviewed and approved by
                            the Principal and the Area Assistant Superintendent.

 

 
 
D.        INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS
 
 
1.                  AGENDA ITEMS SUBMITTED BY INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS:
 
·         Richard Hazen – Explore Insurance Savings
 
 
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:
 
                                   
·         Follow-up on Consideration of Superintendent's Evaluation Results
 
 
 
2.         LEGAL BRIEFINGS:
 
 
·         Legal Briefing
 
 
 
 
3.         PERSONNEL ISSUES:
 
 
                        No Items This Meeting
 
 
 
 
4.         OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT:
 
 
      No Items This Meeting
 
 
 
 
5.         APPEALS:
 
 
a.                  Student Appeal (Area 5)
 
b.                  Student Appeal (Area 1)
 
c.                  Student Appeal (Area 1)
 
d.                  Student Appeal (Area 1)
 
e.                  Student Appeal (Area 1)
 
f.             Student Appeal (Area 3) - Withdrew Appeal 1/18/11 at 5:26 p.m.
 
g.            Student Appeal (Area 2)
 
h.            Student Appeal (Area 2)
 
 
 
 RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
 
ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION:
 
ADJOURN

 

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