School District of Clay County
Green Cove Springs, Florida
Teacher Inservice Center - Fleming Island High School
2233 Village Square Parkway
TIME: 1:00 p.m.

October 7, 2009 Special Meeting


Call to Order (1:00 p.m.)
1. Attendance

Minutes: Present: Carol Studdard, District 2, Charles Van Zant, Jr., District 3 and Frank Farrell, District 4.  Superintendent Ben Wortham was also present.  Carol Vallencourt, District 1 and Lisa Graham, District 5 were not present.

Agenda Items
2. Receive Accreditation Exit Report from AdvancED Quality Assurance Review Team

Minutes: 

Ms. Kathy Sergeant, Review Team Chairman, introduced the AdvancED Quality Assurance review team.  She gave a comprehensive report from the team covering commendations, challenges and recommendations.  The powerpoint presentation will be filed at the District Office.

The review team congratulated the School District of Clay County for achieving full district accreditation.


Superintendent's Requests
3. Comments

Minutes: Superintendent Wortham thanked the School Board for making the decision to seek district-wide accreditation, the Quality Assurance Team for their efforts and the Instructional Division for heading up the process.  He also thanked the media for covering the event.

School Board's Requests
4. Comments

Minutes: 

Mrs. Studdard expressed her appreciation for the opportunity to experience the district-wide accreditation process and thanked the review team.

Mr. Van Zant also expressed his appreciation and thanks to the team.


Adjournment (1:45 p.m.)






Ben Wortham, Superintendent

Charles Van Zant, Jr., Chair