Aiken County Board of Education Meeting on March 13, 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: Dr. Kevin O’Gorman

 

  

 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

 

 

  

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

 

 Special Called Meeting – February 21, 2012

                             Regular Meeting – February 28, 2012                    

 

 

 SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS:

 

·         South Carolina Part-time Adult Education Teacher of the Year

 

 

·         Board Recognition

 

 

·         Public Participation

 

No requests this meeting.

 

 

·         Office of Board Chairman

 

- Board Committee on Communications and Public Relations

 

 

  

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

 

 

                1.         Aiken County Career and Technology Center Update (Mr. Smith)

 

 

  

2.         Strategic Plan (Dr. O’Gorman and Mr. Laurence)

 

 

  

                3.         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 of 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 (Area 4) (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.                  Donation of $2,400 to East Aiken School of the Arts Strings Program – FY12 (Dr. O’Gorman)

 

East Aiken School of the Arts has received two $1,200 donations, one from Robert Morgan and one from Maree Tarnowska. The donations to the Strings Program at East Aiken will be used to purchase instruments and/or scholarships for children to take violin lessons.

 

 

  

4.                  2012 Painting of A.L. Corbett/Busbee Elementary/Middle, Paul Knox Middle, and South Aiken High’s (Common Areas) (Mr. Caver)

 

Bids were received on March 24, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. and publicly opened for the 2012 Painting of A.L. Corbett/Busbee Elementary/Middle, Paul Knox Middle, and South Aiken High’s (Common Areas). There were 2 bidders for this project with the lowest responsible and responsive bidder being S&A Enterprises, LLC: Base Bid ($120,000.00) for A.L. Corbett/Busbee Elementary/Middle; Base Bid ($127,000.00) for Paul Knox Middle; Base Bid ($27,000.00) for South Aiken High Commons Area. The Five-Year Facility Improvement Plan for 2012-2013 has the funds needed to complete these projects. Total contract amount is $274,000.00.

 

 

 

5.                  2012 Refinishing of Wooden Gym Floors at Aiken Middle, Kennedy Middle, Leavelle McCampbell Middle, New Ellenton Middle, A.L. Corbett Middle and Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary/Middle Schools (Mr. Caver)

 

Bids were received on February 29, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. and publicly opened for the 2012 Refinishing of Wooden Gym Floors at Aiken Middle, Kennedy Middle, Leavelle McCampbell Middle, New Ellenton Middle, A.L. Corbett Middle and Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary/Middle Schools.  There were 2 bidders for this project with the lowest bidder being The Flooring Connection of Conway, SC. Base Bid #1 ($9,360.00) to Refinish the Wooden Gym Floor at Aiken Middle School; Base Bid #2 ($6,926.00) to Refinish the Wooden Gym Floor at Kennedy Middle; Base Bid #3 ($9,665.00) to Refinish the Wooden Gym Floor at Leavelle McCampbell; Base Bid #4 ($5,480.00) to Refinish the Wooden Gym Floor at New Ellenton; Base Bid #5 ($7,548.00) to Refinish the Wooden Gym Floor at A.L. Corbett Middle; Base Bid #6 ($8,287.00) to Refinish the Wooden Gym Floor at RS-M Elementary/Middle. The Five-Year Facility Improvement Plan for 2012-2013 has the funds needed to complete these projects. Total contract amount is $47,266.00. 

 

 

 

6.            HVAC Renovation Project at South Aiken High School – Phase IV (Mr. Caver)

 

 

 

 

7.            Schematic Plans for the Ridge Spring-Monetta High Addition Phase I Project (Mr. Caver)

 

 

 

 

8.            South Carolina Department of Education’s South Carolina School Climate Initiative Grants for Midland Valley High School and Wagener-Salley High School – FY12 (Dr. O’Gorman)

 

Midland Valley High School was awarded a South Carolina School Climate Initiative Grant ($50,000 per year for three years). These funds will be used for interventions that will address reduction of 9^th grade retention rates, increased graduation rates, increased ability to earn credits before entering high school, and increased tutoring and remediation. The funds will also be used to address issues such as bullying, absenteeism and truancy, as well as drug and alcohol awareness.

 

Wagener-Salley High School was awarded a South Carolina School Climate Initiative Grant ($50,000 per year for three years). These funds will be used for a research based intervention program that will focus on providing interventions for at-risk students in the areas of academics and behavior, decreasing drop-out rate and increasing graduation rate, decreasing absences, truancy issues and tardies, and improving student achievement, engagement and parental involvement through a formalized mentoring program.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

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:

 

                                   

·         Proposed Contractual Changes to Salary Structure

 

  

 

                  2.         LEGAL BRIEFINGS:

 

 

·         Legal Briefing

 

 

  

3.         PERSONNEL ISSUES:

 

 

·         Administrative Appointments

 

  

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4.         OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT:

 

 

      No Items This Meeting

 

  

 

5.         APPEALS:

                                   

                       

                                    a.      Student Appeal (Area 1)

 

 

 

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

 

ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION:

 

ADJOURN