August 21, 2014 - Regular Meeting
Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Call to Order1. Attendance Minutes: Present: Janice Kerekes, District 1; Carol Studdard, District 2; Tina Bullock, District 3; Johnna McKinnon, District 4; Lisa Graham, District 5; and Superintendent Charlie Van Zant.
Consent AgendaSuperintendent
2. C-1 Minutes of Student Hearing and Regular Meeting on July 17, 2014, and Special Meeting on July 29, 2014Attachment: MINUTES - July 17, 2014.pdf Attachment: MINUTES - July 29, 2014.pdf Attachment: Disciplinary Minutes-2014 July 17, 2014.pdf (Confidential Item) School Board Members
3. C-2 Legal Fees for Unfounded Ethics ComplaintAttachment: 08-21-14 Invoice - Coates Law Firm.pdf Deputy Superintendent
4. C-4 Renew Service Agreement with Apple. Inc. 5. C-5 Renew Service Agreement with Airwatch, Inc. 6. C-6 Post Execution Contract Review - Vector Security, Inc.Attachment: 08062014 Vector Security Inc Contract for Information Services.pdf 7. C-6A Approve Interlocal Agreement between Clay County School Board and Rolling Hills Community Development District regarding use of District recreational facilities by Clay High SchoolAttachment: 08-21-14 DOCS-#387397-v3-Clay_High_School_Swim_Team_FY_2014_-_RHCDD.pdf Human Resources
8. C-7 Personnel Consent AgendaAttachment: Personnel Consent Agenda 8 21 14.pdf 9. C-9 Approve the Memorandum of Understanding with the Clay County Education Association and the CAS Manual for 2014-15Attachment: MOU CAS District 8 21 14.pdf Attachment: FINAL VERSION CAS MANUAL 2015 - Revised 7 28 14.pdf Instruction
10. C-10 Request for purchase order to contract with Page Keeley, Author and Professional Development Provider 11. C-11 Purchase Orders for Professional Development for Carnegie Math Initial Product Implementation Workshops. 12. C-12 Amendment to the Development and Hosting and Support Agreement Between The School District of Clay County, Florida and Clay Health Department and Schoolmeds, LLCAttachment: SchoolMEDS com.pdf 13. C-13 Advertise the 2014-2015 Student Progression PlanAttachment: STUDENT PROGRESSION PLAN COVER PAGE 2014-15.pdf Attachment: STUDENT PROGRESSION PLAN INTRODUCTION 14-15.pdf Attachment: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION SPP 14-15-1.pdf Attachment: SECONDARY EDUCATION 14-15.pdf Attachment: EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION 2014-15.pdf Attachment: ADULT EDUCATION - 2014-15.pdf 14. C-16 Taylor-Hooton Foundation PresentationAttachment: August 2014 - Taylor-Hooton Foundation.pdf 15. C-17 Embry-Riddle Amendment to Dual Enrollment Agreement 2014-15Attachment: August 2014 - Embry-Riddle Amendment.pdf 16. C-18 Student TravelAttachment: August 2014 - Student Travel.pdf 17. C-19 Payment to Little Star CenterAttachment: Little Star Center - Three Rivers Legal Services.pdf 18. C-20 Challenge Enterprises Agreement 2014-15.Attachment: CHALLENGE ENTERPRISES AGREEMENT 14 15.pdf 19. C-21 Clay Behavioral Health Center Agreement 2014-15.Attachment: CLAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 14 15.pdf 20. C-22 Division of Administrative Hearings 2014-15. 21. C-23 Episcopal Children's Services Head Start/Early Head Start 2014-15.Attachment: Episcopal Children's Head Start Early Head Start Clay 14 15.pdf 22. C-24 Florida State University Internship AgreementAttachment: SEDNET Florida State University Internship Agreement 1.pdf 23. C-25 Rightpath Behavioral Health Services 2014-15.Attachment: RIGHTPATH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 14 15.pdf 24. C-26 SEDNET Grant for IDEA 2014-15.Attachment: SEDNET Grant for IDEA 14 15.pdf 25. C-27 School Afffiliation Agreement between CCSD and Orange Park Medical CenterAttachment: OPMCAffiliation agree 2014.pdf 26. C-28 Affiliation Agreement between Signature Health Care of Orange Park and School Board of Clay CountyAttachment: Signature health2014.pdf 27. C-30 Overnight/Out of State TravelAttachment: State and National CTSO OverNight and Out-of-State.pdf Attachment: FFA Sept. 6-7.pdf Attachment: FFA Sept 12-13.pdf 28. C-31 Out of State Travel for AdvancED Accreditation ReviewAttachment: Instructional Division Board Back-Up_Fall AdvancED ER Visits (Board Submission).pdf 29. C-33 Amended Agreement between the School Board of Clay County and the Department of Juvenile Justice regarding Sharing of Confidential InformationAttachment: JJ Sharing Info (Revised).pdf Business Affairs
30. C-34 Writeoff Non-Sufficient Checks at School 31. C-35 Warrants and Vouchers for July 2014Attachment: WARRANTS AND VOUCHERS 2014 JULY.pdf 32. C-36 Bid to Be Awarded August 2014 33. C-37 Monthly Property Report - July, 2014 - Furniture/EquipmentAttachment: Furniture-Equipment Report-July, 14.pdf 34. C-38 Monthly Property Report - July, 2014 - AV MaterialsAttachment: Audiovisual Report-July, 14.pdf 35. C-39 Monthly Property Report - July, 2014 - SoftwareAttachment: Software Report-July, 14.pdf 36. C-40 Monthly Property Report - July, 2014 - VehiclesAttachment: Vehicles Report-July, 14.pdf 37. C-41 Deletion of Certain Items Report - August, 2014Attachment: Deletion Report-August, 14.pdf Attachment: Deletion Report (Attachment)-August, 14.pdf Support Services
38. C-43 Substantial Completion of Green Cove Springs Junior High School HVAC Replacement Building 8Attachment: GCSJH HVAC Replacement Bldg. 8 Substantial Completion.pdf 39. C-44 Substantial Completion of Fleming Island Elementary School HVAC Replacement Building 3Attachment: FIE HVAC Replacement Bldg. 3 Substantial Completion.pdf 40. C-45 Substantial Completion of Fleming Island Elementary School Roof Replacement Buildings 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 20, & 21Attachment: FIE Roof Replacement Bldgs. 1,2,3,4,7,20,&21 Substantial Completion.pdf 41. C-46 Substantial Completion of Green Cove Springs Junior High School Roof Replacement Building 5Attachment: GSSJH Roof Replacement Bldg. 5 Substantial Completion.pdf 42. C-47 Substantial and Final Completion of Tynes Elementary School Roof Replacement Buildings 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 20, & 21Attachment: Substantial & Final TES Roof Replacement Bldgs. 2,3,4,5,6,20,&21.pdf 43. C-48 Additive Change Order #2 (Direct Purchasing) for Tynes Elementary School Roof Replacement Buildings 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 20, & 21Attachment: CO 2 TES Roof Replacement Bldgs. 2,3,4,5,6,20,$21.pdf 44. C-49 Pre-Qualification of ContractorsAttachment: Contractor List 8,21,14.pdf 45. C-50 Project Priority List (P.P.L) to Identify Projects for C.O. & D.S. ExpendituresAttachment: PPL.pdf 46. C-51 Additive Change Order #3 (Direct Purchasing) for Middleburg Elementary School Cafeteria ExpansionAttachment: CO 3 MBE Cafeteria Exp.pdf 47. C-52 Additive Change Order #4 for Middleburg Elementary School Cafeteria Expansion Attachment: CO 4 MBE Cafeteria Exp.pdf 48. C-53 Additive Change Order #1 for Orange Park High School Roof Replacement Building 4Attachment: CO 1 OPH Roof Replace.pdf 49. C-54 Additive Change Order #1 for Thunderbolt Elementary School Fire Alarm Replacement Attachment: CO 1 TBE Fire Alarm Replace.pdf 50. C-55 Additive Change Order #2 for Keystone Heights High School CTE Remodel Attachment: CO 2 KHH CTE Remodel.pdf 51. C-56 Additive Change Order #3 (Direct Purchasing) for Keystone Heights High School CTE RemodelAttachment: CO 3 KHE CTE Remodel.pdf 52. C-57 Additive Change Order #2 for Orange Park High School HVAC Replacement Buildings 10 & 24Attachment: CO 2 OPH HVAC Replacement.pdf 53. C-58 Substantial Completion of Middleburg Elementary School Cafeteria ExpansionAttachment: Sub Comp MBE Cafeteria Exp.pdf 54. C-59 Substantial Completion of Keystone Heights High School CTE RemodelAttachment: Sub Comp KHH CTE Remodel.pdf 55. C-60 Substantial Completion of Orange Park High School HVAC Replacement Buildings 10 & 24Attachment: Sub Comp OPH HVAC Replacement.pdf 56. C-61 Substantial Completion of Orange Park High School Roof Replacement Building 4Attachment: Sub Comp OPH Roof Replacement.pdf 57. C-62 Substantial and Final Completion of Keystone Heights Elementary School Roof Replacement Building 2Attachment: Sub & Final Comp KHE Roof Replace.pdf 58. C-63 Substantial and Final Completion of McRae Elementary School Roof Replacement Buildings 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 20 & 21Attachment: Sub & Final Comp MRE Roof Replace.pdf 59. C-64 Clay County Utility Authority Temporary Construction Easement at Orange Park High School Attachment: CCUA Easement OPH.pdf
Adoption of Consent Agenda60. Adoption of Consent Agenda
Motions: | Approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of the following items that were pulled to Discussion: C-3, C-8, C-14, C-15, C-29, C-32, C-42 | - PASS | | Vote Results | Motion: Lisa Graham | Second: Johnna McKinnon | Tina Bullock | - Aye | Lisa Graham | - Aye | Janice Kerekes | - Aye | Johnna McKinnon | - Aye | Carol Studdard | - Aye |
Recognitions and Awards (There were none) Presenters (There were none) Scheduled Citizen Requests61. Stanley Pfenning - CCSB Policies, past, present and future and the relationship of the Board and the other stakeholders 62. Susan Sailor - School Board Governance in relation to AdvancED Standard 2, District Accreditation 63. Gary Yeldell - Educational impacts of recent actions and interactions of the Board Minutes: Both Mr. Pfenning and Dr. Sailor withdrew their requests to speak.
Mr. Yeldell spoke about the importance of creditability and issues surrounding the pending lawsuit against the Clay County Board of County Commissioners.
64. Chairman's Statement regarding school district accreditation Minutes: Following Scheduled Citizens and before moving to the Discussion agenda, Mrs. Studdard addressed the issue of the district's possible loss of accreditation. She stated that she had contacted the Associate Director from AdvancED for the state of Florida who confirmed that no official warnings had been issued.
Discussion AgendaSuperintendent
65. D-1 Superintendent's Update Minutes: Superintendent Van Zant commented on the phenomenal start to the new school year. Teachers and staff all over the county are working to actively engage students at every level. He noted that Clay County is only 11 points away from being in the top ten districts in the state and 9 points away from being an "A" district.
Deputy Superintendent
66. C-3 Proposed Allocation Changes for 2014-2015Attachment: Allocation Summary - August 21, 2014.pdf Minutes: Speaker from the audience: Renna Lee Paiva
Discussion followed with comments about the district's fund balance and student enrollment projections.
Motions: | Approve staff allocation changes as submitted. | - PASS | | Vote Results | Motion: Johnna McKinnon | Second: Lisa Graham | Tina Bullock | - Aye | Lisa Graham | - Aye | Janice Kerekes | - Aye | Johnna McKinnon | - Aye | Carol Studdard | - Aye |
Human Resources
67. D-2 Human Resources - Special Actions Minutes: There were no special actions.
68. C-8 Human Resources Related Purchased Services (Item pulled by Mrs. Kerekes) Attachment: Thrasher Horne Lease Agreement TOY SREY 2015.pdf Minutes: Mrs. Kerekes pulled this item because she had a question about labor relations attorney fees and wanted to ensure that the labor attorney is not being used as private counsel. She believes labor attorney issues should go through the school board attorney before services are engaged. Board discussion ensued.
Toni McCabe, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, asked for clarification that matters pertaining to routine collective bargaining and employee relations matters would be exempt.
Motions: | Move to approve a modification of the agenda item that all assignments to the labor attorney be disclosed to the school board chairman and school board attorney ten days prior to the date that the work is to begin and with the proviso that the labor attorney shall not be used in any circumstances to research or review the legality or the validity of the actions of the board or the school board attorney other than on collective bargaining or employee termination matters. | - PASS | | Vote Results | Motion: Janice Kerekes | Second: Tina Bullock | Tina Bullock | - Aye | Lisa Graham | - Nay | Janice Kerekes | - Aye | Johnna McKinnon | - Nay | Carol Studdard | - Aye |
Instruction
69. C-14 Advertise the 2014-2015 Code of Student ConductAttachment: 14-15 Code of Conduct draft.pdf Minutes: Speaker from the audience: Renna Lee Paiva
Motions: | Advertise the 2014-2015 Code of Student Conduct as submitted. | - PASS | | Vote Results | Motion: Janice Kerekes | Second: Tina Bullock | Tina Bullock | - Aye | Lisa Graham | - Aye | Janice Kerekes | - Aye | Johnna McKinnon | - Aye | Carol Studdard | - Aye |
70. C-15 Crisis Intervention ManualAttachment: Crisis Intervention Manual Updated.pdf Minutes: Speaker from the audience: Renna Lee Paiva
Motions: | Approve the Crisis Intervention Manual as submitted. | - PASS | | Vote Results | Motion: Lisa Graham | Second: Johnna McKinnon | Tina Bullock | - Aye | Lisa Graham | - Aye | Janice Kerekes | - Aye | Johnna McKinnon | - Aye | Carol Studdard | - Aye |
71. D-3 Public Hearing - 2014-15 Admissions and Placement Manual, included as School Board Policy.Attachment: Admissions and Placement Manual Board Backup.pdf Minutes: The public hearing was opened by Chairman Studdard. With no one being present to speak to this item, the public hearing was closed.
Motions: | Approve 2014-15 Admissions and Placement Manual. | - PASS | | Vote Results | Motion: Lisa Graham | Second: Janice Kerekes | Tina Bullock | - Aye | Lisa Graham | - Aye | Janice Kerekes | - Aye | Johnna McKinnon | - Aye | Carol Studdard | - Aye |
72. C-29 Approve 2014-2015 Master Inservice Plan ReviewAttachment: MIP 2014-2015 Board Review.pdf Minutes: Speaker from the audience: Renna Lee Paiva
Motions: | Approve 2014-2015 Master Inservice Plan Review as submitted. | - PASS | | Vote Results | Motion: Johnna McKinnon | Second: Lisa Graham | Tina Bullock | - Aye | Lisa Graham | - Aye | Janice Kerekes | - Aye | Johnna McKinnon | - Aye | Carol Studdard | - Aye |
73. C-32 Charter School Review Committee Recommendation of the Clay Charter Academy Application (item pulled by Mrs. Bullock)Attachment: Committee Recommendation.pdf Attachment: Charter Application for Clay Charter Academy.pdf Attachment: Appendix A-D.pdf Attachment: Appendix E.pdf Attachment: Appendix F-G.pdf Attachment: Appendix H-I.pdf Minutes: Mrs. Bullock pulled the item to ask that it be tabled so there would be more time to review the application with respect to the school's location. There was Board discussion. The district's review committee found the application met all requirements for approval.
Speaker from the audience: Renna Lee Paiva
School Board Attorney Bruce Bickner noted that if the application is not approved, the school district would have to justify why and he felt there was no good reason. Mr. Bickner recommended the approval of the application.
Motions: | Approve the Charter School Review Committee Recommendation of the Clay Charter Academy Application as submitted. | - PASS | | Vote Results | Motion: Lisa Graham | Second: Johnna McKinnon | Tina Bullock | - Nay | Lisa Graham | - Aye | Janice Kerekes | - Aye | Johnna McKinnon | - Aye | Carol Studdard | - Aye |
Business Affairs
74. C-42 Agreement between School Board and TSA Consulting Group. Inc.Attachment: School District of Clay County FL - Contract 7-1-14 smm.pdf Minutes: Speaker from the audience: Renna Lee Paiva
Dr. George Copeland, Assistant Superintendent for Business Affairs, addressed the services provided to employees through TSA.
Motions: | Approve six (6) year renewal contract to implement an Agreement between the Clay County School Board and TSA Consulting Group, Inc. | - PASS | | Vote Results | Motion: Johnna McKinnon | Second: Lisa Graham | Tina Bullock | - Aye | Lisa Graham | - Aye | Janice Kerekes | - Aye | Johnna McKinnon | - Aye | Carol Studdard | - Aye |
Presentations from the Audience75. Speakers Minutes: Cheryl McDavitt - school district accreditation
Renna Lee Paiva - unions and relationships
Joanna Adkins - seclusion rooms
Rebecca Musick - seclusion rooms
Superintendent's Requests76. Comments Minutes: Superintendent Van Zant thanked all employees for their part in kicking off the school year with a great start. Teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria and maintenance workers - all employees - play an important role working together for the overall success of the school district.
School Board's Requests77. Comments Minutes: Board members made positive comments about the opening of the 2014-2015 school year.
Mrs. Studdard shared brochures she received about accreditation. The court hearing for the Writ of Mandamus will be heard on Tuesday, August 26, 2014, at 9:00 a.m.
Attorney's Requests (There were none) Adjournment (9:00 p.m.) |