Aiken County Board of Education Meeting on August 28, 2012 at 7:00 P.M. at the District Office ** Ground Breaking Ceremony at Aiken High School at 6:00 P.M.

Dates:

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 9:00pm

THE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF AIKEN COUNTY

BOARD OF EDUCATION

AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA

OFFICIAL AGENDA ______ REGULAR SESSION _7:00 P.M.______AUGUST 28, 2012

Ground Breaking Ceremony at Aiken High School at 6:00 p.m. located at 449 Rutland Avenue. The Board Meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the District Office.

Location: District Office Aiken, SC

1000 Brookhaven Drive

REGULAR SESSION: 7:00 P.M.

DEVOTIONAL & PLEDGE: Mr. King Laurence

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

Regular Meeting – August 14, 2012

SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS:

· State Champion Skills USA/Mobile Electronics Installation – Emashji Williams

· Public Participation

No requests this meeting.

· Office of Board Chairman

Meeting with Legislative Delegation on November 12, 2012

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

1. Report on District Professional Development (Mr. Laurence)

2. District Title I Model (Mr. Laurence)

3. 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 & Davis Architecture, and the Administration prepare a monthly status report for the Board’s review.

4. 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 & Davis Architecture, and the Administration prepare a monthly status report for the Board’s review.

5. Construction Status Reports for the Aiken High School Phase I 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.

6. 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.

7. 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 student transfer out of the District, “the School District of Aiken County shall assume no responsibility for tuition to the receiving district.”

2. Change Order Number 1 for the Gym Restroom Addition at A.L. Corbett Middle School (Mr. Caver)

Re-route sanitary sewer due to the fact a sewer line is terra cotta and conflicts with elevation which requires us to re-route for a total amount of $47,492.00

3. McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Grant Award – FY13 (Mr. Laurence)

The South Carolina Department of Education makes grants subject to available funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the purpose of facilitating the enrollment, attendance, and success of homeless children and youths in schools. In January 2002, the No Child Left Behind Act reauthorized the McKinney Act, now the McKinney-Vento Act, which provides grants of up to $60,000 to assist LEAs in providing services to the more than 6,500 homeless school-aged children in South Carolina as reported in an October 2000 survey. Many of these children live in shelters or transitional housing; some stay with relatives; others may live in cars, abandoned buildings, or other precarious accommodations.

4. FY13 Application for Title II, Part A of No Child Left Behind (Mr. Laurence)

The State Department of Education has projected an allocation of $968,711.85 to Aiken County Public School District for Title II, Part A, “Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals.” The purpose of Title II is to increase student academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality while also increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in the classroom and highly qualified principals and assistant principals in schools.

5. Budget Adjustment #3; Fund #2, 3, 8 and 9 (FY12) (Mr. Traxler)

Periodically during the fiscal year, the Division of Fiscal Services submits adjustments to the approved budget as may be required in the conduct of operations.

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:

No Items This Meeting

2. LEGAL BRIEFINGS:

· Legal Briefing

3. PERSONNEL ISSUES: