Aiken County Board of Education Special Called Meeting on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at the District Office at 6:00 p.m.

THE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF AIKEN COUNTY

BOARD OF EDUCATION

AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA

                                     

 

             

Location:                                      District Office                                                  Aiken, SC

                                                    1000 Brookhaven Drive

 

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

 

            1.         Construction Bids for the Curb Appeal Landscaping Project (Dr. Foster)

 

                        Bids were received for the Curb Appeal Landscaping Projects on March 9,                         2016 at 2:00 p.m. and publicly opened.  The amount of $379,394.00 is the         

                        landscaping and irrigation portion of this bid, which will paid from the

                        sale of the Aiken Elementary land parcel.  After evaluating scope it was                         determined that $175,000 would be needed to address paving and grading             

                        and erosion controls at various schools.  Paving, grading and erosion will                                  be paid from Fund Five Paving/Erosion account.  There were 3 bidders                         with Paveway of Augusta/Aiken, Inc. submitting the lowest responsible and                                        responsive bid in the amount of $554,394.00.

 

 

 

INDIVIDUAL ITEMS

 

 

            1.         Non-Renewal of Identified Annual Contract Certified Personnel for 2016-                                   2017 School Year (Mrs. Dillon)

 

                        Personnel are employed for a one year period by the Board of Education.   

                       According to state law, certified personnel must be informed by April 15^th of their

                       employment status for the ensuing year or be automatically deemed “re-employed.” 

                       Persons presently serving under annual contracts, but who are not being

                       recommended for re-employment, have limited due process rights under South

                       Carolina law.

 

 

                     Personnel are employed for a one year period by the Board of Education.  According

                     to state law, certified personnel must be informed by April 15^th of their employment

                     status for the ensuing year or be automatically deemed “re-employed.”  Persons

                     presently serving under continuing contracts, but who are not being recommended for

                     re-employment, have limited due process rights under South Carolina law.

 

 

                     Personnel are employed for a one year period by the Board of Education. According

                     to state law, certified personnel must be informed by April 15^th of their employment

                     status for the ensuing year or they will be deemed “re-employed.”  Many certified

                     employees who are otherwise recommended for employment for the next school year

                     must nevertheless meet certain qualifying conditions or stipulations.  These may be in

                     order to qualify for the continuation of employment, or they may be conditions

                     affecting their status for the following year.  (Appearance of names of employees on

                     this list should not give rise necessarily to a perception of a problem or concern, as

                     many of the required stipulations are very routine in nature, as already mentioned.)

 

 

 

 

 

                      Personnel are employed for a one-year period by the Board of Education. 

                      According to State law, certified personnel must be informed by April 15 of their 

                      employment status for the ensuing year, or they will automatically be deemed

                      “re-employed”.  Pursuant to procedures previously approved by the Board, certified

                       persons not otherwise subject to special conditions or requirements and whose

                       contract entitlements are not affected by reassignment, are recommended as a

                       group for re-employment for the following year (with the exception of employees who

                       have given notice of their retirement or who have indicated an intention to resign

                       prior to the start of the next school year). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

 

            1.         CONTRACTUAL ISSUES:

 

                                    a.         Personnel Contractual Matter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            2.         APPEALS:

 

                                    a:         Student Appeal (Area 1)

 

                                    b:         Student Appeal (Area 1)

 

                                    c:         Student Appeal (Area 2)

 

                                    d:         Student Appeal (Area 5)

 

                                    e.         Student Appeal (Area 5)

 

                                    f.          Student Appeal (Area 2)

 

 

 

 

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

 

ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

ADJOURN