Aiken County Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, March 14, 2017

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. Ronnie West

 

 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

 

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

 

Regular Meeting – February 28, 2017

 

 

 

SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                    No Requests This Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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. Alford)

 

            The School Board, according to the Code of Laws of South Carolina Sections 59-63-240, is authorizes 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 (Mr. Laurence)

 

            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 Application, Distinguished Arts Program (DAP) Grant, North Augusta Elementary FY18 (Dr. Washington)

 

            North Augusta Elementary would like to submit an application to the SC State Department for the Arts Curricular Innovation grant entitled South Carolina History Through the Arts in the amount of $18,000.  Funds will be used for artist in residence, art and music supplies, and a field trip to Fort Sumter in Charleston, SC,

 

 

 

C.  INDIVIDUAL ITEMS:

 

 

1.         Personnel Appointments (Ms. Smalls)

 

            The certified and classified personnel presented have been screened by the Personnel Services Department and interviewed and approved by the Principals and Executive Directors.

 

 

 

2.         Changes to Policy DKA Payroll Procedures/Schedules (Mr. Traxler and Mr. Laurence)

 

            This policy establishes the basic structure for payment of salary to district employees.

 

 

 

D.        INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS

 

                                  

 

 

 

 

E.         OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT:

 

 

 

 

F.         EXECUTIVE SESSION:

 

            1.         CONTRACTUAL ISSUES:

                                   

                                   - Discussion and Consideration of Contractual Issue     

 

 

2.         LEGAL BRIEFINGS:

 

 

 

3.         PERSONNEL ISSUES:

 

                                    - Discussion and Consideration of Personnel Issue

 

 

4.         OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT:

                       

No Items This Meeting

 

 

5.         APPEALS:

 

No Items This Meeting

 

 

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION

ADJOURN