Aiken County Board of Education Meeting on October 8, 2013 at the District Office at 7:00 p.m.

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: Mr. Levi Green

 

  

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

 

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

 

Regular Meeting – September 24, 2013                    

 

  

SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS:

 

 

·         Introduction of New Principals, Assistant Principals and Directors

 

  

·         Public Participation

 

No Request This Meeting

 

  

·         Office of Board Chairman

 

-          Reminder: Budget Workshop on October 15, 2013

-          Area Council Meet and Greet on October 17, 2013

-         Seek Feedback on Proposed General Administrative Guidelines for Loans from the Board

 

 

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

 

 

1.                  District Strategic Plan (Mr. Laurence and Mrs. Glover)

 

  

 2.         Life Cycles of ACPS Construction Projects (Mr. Caver)

 

   

  3.        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.

  

 

4.         Legislative Update (Mr. Liner) - No Legislative Update this meeting.

  

 

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

  

 

2.                  Request to Admit Foreign Exchange Student (Dr. Stowe)

 

School Board Policy JFABB establishes guidelines for the admission of the exchange students to the high schools in the School District of Aiken County.

  

 

3.                  Warrenville Elementary’s Title I Distinguished School Nominee Grant (Mr. Laurence)

 

The State Department of Education has awarded Warrenville Elementary School a $5,000 grant for being selected one of three schools eligible to become South Carolina’s 2013-2014 Title I Distinguished Schools Reward for Progress as defined by the South Carolina ESES Waiver. These funds are to be used to attend the 2013 South Carolina Association of State Title I Administrators’ Conference for a recognition celebration and the naming of the South Carolina 2013-2014 Title I Distinguished Schools Reward for Progress Winner. The school will also share a presentation to discuss successful strategies used to achieve this recognition.

 

  

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.

  

 

 

The present caption of Policy DGD needs to include purchasing cards since aspects of the policy are specifically related to these cards. Also, the District reorganization necessitates substitution of “Academic Officer or Director of Administrative Services” in place of “assistant superintendent for the area.”

 

 

3.    Policy EFE-Amendment to Policy EFE – Competitive Food Sales – Final      Reading (Mr. Burkhalter)

 

The present wording of Policy EFE has minor inconsistency with certain practices in most elementary schools in the District and in the State. The recommended change will eliminate that inconsistency so that actual practices will be compliant.     

 

  

D.        INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS

 

 

1.                  AGENDA ITEMS SUBMITTED BY INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS:

 

·         Area 4 Advisory Council Appointments – Mr. Ronnie West

 

 

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 Consideration Relative to Proposed Policy Change

  

 

3.         PERSONNEL ISSUES:

 

 

                                       No Items This Meeting

  

 

4.         OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT:

 

 

                        No Items This Meeting

 

  

5.         APPEALS:

                                   

 

b.                  Student Appeal (Area 3)

 

c.                  Student Appeal (Area 2)

 

 

 

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

 

ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION:

 

ADJOURN