June 7, 2011 Regular Meeting at 7:00 p.m.

Dates:

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 10:00pm

THE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF AIKENCOUNTY

BOARD OF EDUCATION

AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA

OFFICIAL AGENDA _______ _ REGULAR SESSION __7:00 P.M._______JUNE 7, 2011

Location: District Office Aiken, SC

1000 Brookhaven Drive

REGULAR SESSION: 7:00 P.M.

DEVOTIONAL & PLEDGE: Mrs. Donna Wesby

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

Regular Meeting – May 24, 2011

SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS:

· SBHS Boy’s 4x4 Track AA State Champions

· Budget Update – Mr. Traxler

· Public Hearing on Budget (public input on budget issues only)

· Public Participation

Carmen Landy, Executive Director of Helping Hands – Thank You

· Office of Board Chairman

No items this meeting.

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

1. Financial Report, as of April 30, 2011 (Mr. Traxler)

The financial report of April 30, 2011 is submitted in the approved format.

2. 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 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. 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 2011-2012 have been solicited from principals, the school board attorney, area and district administrators, area advisory councils, board members and committees, and others.

3. Savannah River Remediation, LLC grant to MillbrookElementary School – FY12 (Dr. O’Gorman)

Millbrook Elementary School was awarded a $1,600 grant from Savannah River Remediation, LLC. Funds from this grant will be used to purchase a “hands on” manipulative math kit for 5^th grade. The name of the kit is Out of the Box.

4. Savannah River Remediation, LLC grant to JeffersonElementary School – FY12 (Dr. O’Gorman)

Jefferson Elementary School was awarded a $1,500 grant from Savannah River Remediation, LLC. Funds from this grant will be used to purchase math materials and supplies to supplement the teaching of core curriculum standards in order to enhance mathematical concepts and learning.

5. Public Education Partners Grant to Aiken CountyCareer and TechnologyCenter – FY12 (Dr. O’Gorman)

Aiken County Career and TechnologyCenter was awarded a $7,500 Public Education Partners Grant. This grant was made possible by a donation to PEP from Kimberly Clark. Funds from this grant will be used to support the CTE Career Cluster Survey Course. This Innovative Career and Technology Education (CTE) course will provide opportunities for the students to learn the introductory fundamentals of CTE courses and to apply academics in a project based classroom setting while gaining skills that will affect their quality of life.

6. FY2012 Applications for Title I of No Child Left Behind (Dr. O’Gorman)

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 $7,811,164.00 in Title I, Part A funds will be allocated to the District for the 2011-2012 school year.

7. Resolution to Authorize the Issuance of a Tax Anticipation Note (TAN), Series 2011, Not Exceeding $9,500,000 (Mr. Traxler)

In 2002, the South Carolina Association of Governmental Organizations (SCAGO) was formed to provide school districts the opportunities to take advantage of their combined resources in financial markets. The SCAGO TAN program is one such opportunity.

8. Out-of-District Transfer Request (Area 1) (Mrs. Shealy)

Board Policy JBCD 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.”

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 Area Assistant Superintendent.

2. Re-employment on Non-instructional Personnel for the 2011-2012 School Year (Dr. Hewett)

In past years, only non-instructional personnel not being recommended for re-employment were presented to the Board; all other personnel under contract for the previous school year were recommended for re-employment.

Policy GDC states that an employee on medical leave at the time service agreements are issued will not be issued a service agreement until a medical report from a licensed physician is submitted indicating that the employee is capable of resuming his/her duties.

D. INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS

1. AGENDA ITEMS SUBMITTED BY INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS:

Mr. Wesley Hightower - Budget Powerpoint

2. CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSED TO BOARD MEMBERS:

3. REPORTS FROM BOARD LIAISON TO VARIOUS COMMITTEES:

E. OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT:

· Update