Aiken County Board of Education on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 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: Mrs. Rosemary English

 

 

 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

 

 

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

 

           

                        Regular Meeting for May 13, 2014

                       

 

 

SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS:

 

 

·       Middle and High School Academic Winners

 

 

·       WSHS FFA State Ag. Mechanics Champions

 

 

·       Public Participation

 

 

No Request This Meeting

 

 

·       Office of Board Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 1.              Status Reports for the North Augusta High School 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, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture and the Administration prepare a monthly status report for the Board’s review.

 

 

 

 2.              Construction Status Reports for the Ridge Spring-Monetta High Addition 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, A.L.R. Architecture, PC and the Administration prepare a monthly status report for the Board’s review.

 

 

 

 

 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 for 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.              Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC Donations to Leavelle McCampbell Middle School – FY14 (Mr. Laurence)

 

Leavelle McCampbell Middle School was given a $5,000 donation from Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC. The funds from this donation will be used to purchase new athletic equipment and football uniforms.

 

  

 

 3.              Savannah River Remediation, LLC Grant to Greendale Elementary (Mr. Laurence)

 

Greendale Elementary School was given a $1,750 grant from Savannah River Remediation, LLC. Funds from this grant will be used to purchase FOSS Kits that infuse STEM into 5k and 1^st grade classrooms.

 

 

  

 4.              John Powell and Melinda Lerner Donation to East Aiken School of the Arts – FY14 (Mr. Laurence)

 

East Aiken School of the Arts was given a $10,000 donation from John Powell and Melinda Lerner. The funds from this donation will be used to hire a dance artist to work with third through fifth grade students and for orchestra and guitar scholarships for students.

 

 

 

                5.              Construction Bids for the 2014 Paving Project at Silver Bluff High and Chukker Creek Elementary (Mr. Caver)

 

 

 

  

 6.              2014-2015 School Food Service Meal Fees (Mr. Traxler)

 

Section 205, “Equity in School Meal Pricing”, of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, P.L. 111-296, requires schools to raise school meal prices to be more in line with the Federal reimbursement rates. The USDA created the paid lunch equity (PLE) tool to determine whether pricing requirements are being met and, if not met, the increase required to meet pricing requirements.

 

   

 

 7.              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.”

 

 

 

 

The administration prepares a new calendar each year for Board approval. Policy ICA provides guidance in the development of the school calendar and was last revised on March 9, 2004. The 2014-2015 School Calendar was approved by the Board on December 10, 2013.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

                2.              Re-employment of Non-Instructional Personnel for 2014-2015 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.

 

 

 

  3.              Annual Revisions to the Code of Student Conduct – Second Reading (Mr.

Burkhalter)

 

The Code of Student Conduct was first promulgated by the Board of Education in 1971. Extensive revisions were approved by the Board in 1981, 1985, and again in 1993. Since then, ongoing amendments are made annually, as necessary. Recommendations for revisions to the Code of Student Conduct for 2014-2015 have been solicited from administrators, principals, legal counsel, and other departments. 

 

 

  

D.        INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS

 

 

1.              AGENDA ITEMS SUBMITTED BY INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS:

 

·       Mr. Ronnie West – Area 4 Advisory Council Appointment

 

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:

 

 

·       Administrative Appointments

 

  

  

4.         OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT:

 

 

                        No Items This Meeting

 

 

  

5.         APPEALS:

                                

 

 

b.     Student Appeal (Area 2)

 

c.     Transfer Request

 

 

 

  

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

 

ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION:

 

ADJOURN