Aiken County Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, June 10, 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: Dr. Cecelia Hewett

 

  

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

 

  

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

 

           

                                            Special Called Meeting for May 20, 2014

Regular Meeting for May 27, 2014

                       

  

SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS:

  

·       WSHS FFA State Ag. Mechanics Champions

  

·       WSHS FFA State Tool ID Champions

 

  

·       Public Participation

  

No Request This Meeting

   

·       Office of Board Chairman

  

Board Meeting scheduled for June 17, 2014

 

 

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.              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.              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.”

 

 

 3.              Submission of SC State Department of Education Arts Curricular Innovation Grant Application by East Aiken School of the Arts – FY15 (Mr. Laurence)

 

East Aiken School of the Arts would like to submit an application to the SC State Department of Education for the Arts Curricular Innovation grant in the amount of $21,000. This is year three of a three year art grant to provide a comprehensive and sequential arts education.

 

 

 4.              2014-2015 Title I Support Funds (Mr. Laurence)

 

According to the Elementary and Secondary Act Waiver approved in July of 2012, schools that receive a D or F on the state report card are classified as Title I Support Schools and must develop a plan to address specific strategies to improve academic performance. The following nine schools were given allocations for this purpose, totaling $529,167 – Busbee Corbett Elementary/Middle, Byrd Elementary, Clearwater Elementary, LBC Middle, Leavelle McCampbell Middle, Midland Valley Preparatory Charter, Mossy Creek Elementary, Oakwood-Windsor Elementary, and Redcliffe Elementary.

 

  

 5.              WJBF-Augusta Science Project 2014 Grant to Midland Valley High School and Schofield Middle School – FY14 (Mr. Laurence)

 

Midland Valley High School was given a $1,000 Science Project 2014 Grant from WJBF-Augusta. The funds from this grant will be used for items for the Science Olympiad team and for transportation to and from events.

 

Schofield Middle School was given a $500 Science Project 2014 Grant from WJBF-Augusta. The funds from this grant will be used for STEM materials and STEM related travel and field trips.

 

  

 6.              GlaxoSmithKline Donation to Aiken County Career and Technology Center – FY14 (Mr. Laurence)

 

Aiken County Career and Technology Center received a $7,500 donation from GlaxoSmithKline. Funds from this donation will provide one $2,500 scholarship and ten $500 scholarships for students at the Career Center.

 

  

 7.              Change Order Number 2 for the Ridge Spring-Monetta High School (Mr. Caver)

 

Change Order Number 2: Add canopy needed for new wing to existing school at gym in the amount of $132,777.00.

 

  

 8.              Change Order Number 1 for the Installation of Carpet at Gloverville Elementary, New Ellenton Middle & Silver Bluff High School (Remaining Areas) (Mr. Caver)

 

Change Order Number 1 includes the following:

 

 

   

 

 

Bids will be received for the Wagener-Salley High School’s Auditorium Renovations & Gloverville Elementary School’s Breezeway Addition on June 12, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. and publicly opened. The budget for both projects is $900,000.00.   Due to time constraints and the need to start, the administration would like to move forward with the award to the low bidder, if the bids come in under budget.

  

 

 

RSM Elementary School, in partnership with University of South Carolina-Aiken and Aiken Writing Project, will participate in a grant opportunity to develop and implement Family Academic Literacy Programs for K-3 English language learners and their families. Two team members from RSM Elementary School and two team members from University of South Carolina-Aiken will attend the Summer Institute in Memphis, Tennessee on July 21-26, 2014.

 

 

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:

 

 

·       Administrative Appointments

  

 

4.         OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT:

 

 

                        No Items This Meeting

 

   

5.         APPEALS:

                                

 

a.              STUDENT APPEAL (Area 3)

 

 

  

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

 

ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION:

 

ADJOURN