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School Board of Clay County
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District Office Accounts Payable Conference Room, 814 Walnut Street, Green Cove Springs, Florida |
April 25, 2017 - School Board Workshop
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Date: Apr 25 2017
(10:00 a.m.)
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Invocation
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Call to Order
(10:13 a.m. - Present: Janice Kerekes, District 1; Carol Studdard, District 2; Betsy Condon, District 3; Mary Bolla, District 4; Ashley Gilhousen, District 5; and Superintendent Addison Davis.)
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Workshop Items
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1. Review Draft Agenda for Regular School Board Meeting on May 4, 2017
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Minutes: Superintendent Davis began by introducing the Board's new attorney, Mr. David D'Agata.
Mr. Davis reviewed the agenda, item by item, highlighting pertinent details and answering questions as needed.
- C1 Minutes of Previous Meetings - no discussion
- C2 Bradford County Agreement - Even with the new COE policy, this agreement is most likely needed to provide ongoing services due to enrollment window with COE.
- C3 E-Rate- will generate dollars for the school district;
- C4 DES Contract - employee to help conversion to new ERP program - July 1st systems will run parallel until we are comfortable;
- C5 Personnel Consent Agenda - reviewed new job descriptions; Board asked Superintendent to provide copies of the organizational charts showing changes over last year;
- C6 Appointment of Bargaining Team - no supplement costs for the district team;
- C7 Supplemental Allocations for 2017-18 - not consistent throughout schools; Superintendent to meet with Ms. Paiva tomorrow for deeper analysis; item moved to Discussion agenda;
- C8 Approved Physicians to Conduct Physicals- routine for certain employees;
- C9 SIPPS - phonics program selected by teachers; more parent communication needed; discussed literacy launch;
- C10 Mainstream - to provide specialized services to one student at LJH;
- C11 Achieve 3000 - expand from Intensive Reading in secondary to Gr 4 to 10 in Reading and ELA; allows predictability about where our students are; aligns to FSA standards; lengthy discussion about the various curriculum programs;
- C12 Advertise Social Studies textbook adoption - confusion with May 2nd date written in item detail; paragraph will be revised;
- C13-C16 - no discussion;
- C17 Intel Math - allows us to creates model teachers; funded through DoDEA grant;
- C18 FLYCA Calendar - Florida National Guard funding $600,000 for the state-wide program;
- C19 Internal Accounts Audits - need to provide additional professional learning for bookkeepers; RevTrak used for debit/credit cards with funds going directly into school's designated account;
- C20 1617 Allocation Changes - School Board Attorney position added;
- C21-C28 - no discussion;
- C29 Interlocal Agreement - with Sheriff's Office for gasoline - Mrs. Condon expressed concern that Board may be asked by BCC to bare cost of SRO's and maybe crossing guards; Superintendent will reach out to BCC;
- C30 - C32 - no discussion;
- C33 KHE Parent Pickup - Dr. Kemp recommends we rebid; Mrs. Condon would like to see us move quickly to have ready for next year; real traffic concerns;
- C34 - C37 - no discussion;
- D1 HR Special Actions - no discussion;
- D2 Alg 1/Financial Literacy - Ms. Pavia asked about refund for other books from Carnegie?
- D3-D4 - no discussion;
- D5 - CPR Training in High Schools - American Heart will provide training and materials; consider offering to employees?
- D6 Allocation Changes 1718 - Superintendent reviewed changes;
- D7 District Staff Allocations 1718 - Superintendent reviewed changes; moved curriculum specialists to C & I; discussed Psychologist positions; Mr. McAuley will lead IT work next year; Board to call Mr. Davis if they have more questions;
- D8 COP Refinance - pay off early with substantial savings;
- D9 Public Hearing for Property Accounting Policy Revision - no discussion;
- D10 Impact Fees - Superintendent recommends status quo; will need to find new ways to generate new revenue to meet growth needs;
Following agenda review, general Board discussion included:
- Update on Catapult - won't receive MSID from the state until next year; Catapult will be under our umbrella; Mr. D'Agata will review contract;
- Southern Strategies Contract - will check terms; month-to-month?
- PreK Inclusion/ESE/Self Contained at SLE
- Random search policy - need professional development for staff to conduct searches; Mr. D'Agata will look into policy;
- Public speakers going over time limit;
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Questions from the Audience
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Superintendent Comments
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School Board Comments
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Adjournment
(1:50 p.m.)
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Superintendent of Schools |
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School Board Chairman |
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