Aiken County Board of Education Meeting on September 11, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the District Office

Dates:

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 10:00pm

THE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF AIKEN COUNTY

BOARD OF EDUCATION

AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA

OFFICIAL AGENDA _____ REGULAR SESSION _7:00 P.M.____SEPTEMBER 11, 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: Dr. John Bass

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

Regular Meeting – August 28, 2012

SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS:

* Aiken High FFA - Chapter Recognition

· Public Participation

No requests this meeting.

· Office of Board Chairman

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

1. 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. Change Order Number 1 for the 2012 East Aiken Elementary Paving Project (Mr. Caver)

Change Order Number 1 for the 2012 East Aiken Elementary Paving Project from Contractors South, Inc. in the amount of $34,306.00. Project contingency is adequate to cover this amount.

2. Verizon iLearn@Clearwater Grant Application, FY13 (Mr. Laurence)

Clearwater Elementary School plans to submit an application to the Verizon Foundation in the amount of $14,147.27 for the iLearn@Clearwater grant. If awarded, the grant will be used to provide ipads for the students at Clearwater Elementary. The ipads will expose as many students as possible to technology as an everyday tool. They also plan to use interactive applications to engage students in learning material related to common core and state academic standards in an effort to increase test scores.

3. Classroom Rentals for Supplemental Educational Services (SES) (Mr. Laurence)

Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver, districts that have schools classified as Priority or Focus must offer Supplemental Educational Services (SES), or afterschool tutoring, to eligible students. In Priority schools, all students must be offered services; in Focus schools, only students not meeting state standards or students in a subgroup where a significant achievement gap was noted must be offered services. Under the ESEA waiver, districts must use State criteria to choose ten providers. These providers offer services online, in the home, at a faith-based organization, or in the schools. Providers that offer services using our facilities must pay a rental fee.

4. Request for Approval for Home Instruction (Dr. Hewett)

The School Board, according to the Code of Laws for South Carolina, Section 59-65-40, is authorized to approve home schooling for parents not opting for approval by the South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools. The program has to meet certain standards as outlined in the bill, Policy IEK and IEK-R.

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: