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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 |
May 23, 2017 - School Board Workshop
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Date: May 23 2017
(9:00 a.m.)
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Invocation
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Call to Order
(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 June 1, 2017
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Minutes:
- C1 Minutes of previous meetings - no discussion
- C2 Bargaining Team Addendum - replacing Mr. Waremburg with Mr. Fitzpatrick and Mr. Feltner with Mrs. Pickett; first bargaining session is tomorrow; Mrs. Pickett will attend with Board's approval;
- C3 Personnel Consent Agenda - Superintendent reviewed the the two Job Descriptions;
- C4 Advertisement of Policy Changes 2.02(B) Application Screening - revised language to allow non-renewed employees (instructional and support) to return to the pool;
- C5 Renewal of UNF MOU for Sprint teachers - to place students going into teaching profession; UNF pays half of Sprint teacher salaries
- C6 3-Yr Extension of Agreement of USC - Univ of Southern California - online courses; place interns; no cost to the district;
- C7 Eureka Math - supplemental support for Math Gr. 2-8; helps student with better understanding of conceptual problems;
- C8 iReady - Tier two which includes tools and support for Reading for K-3 and Math for K-8;
- C9 Out-of-County Student Travel - reviewed trip details;
- C10 Certified Leadership Coaching - for Principals to become true instructional coaches;
- C11 2017 Principal Institute - partnership with The New Teacher Project for 3 days for principals; June 19-21 at THC;
- C12 Daily Hours 2017-2018 - common planning time formerly referred to as PLC;
- C13 2017-2018 Allocation Changes - discussed last two allocations on the list; RHS getting media because they met class size and had additional allocation; overstaffed KHE that was not generated; gave allocation to TES;
- C14 2016-2017 Allocations Changes - correcting error at no addtional cost; Paraprofessional /Reading;
- C15 2017-2018 Property/Casualty Insurance Renewal - standard renewal;
- C16 Renewal of Third Party Adjusters - Johns Eastern - 3-year renewal; current contract expires June 30; Mr. D'Agata to review; Mr. Davis will make a call to try and negotiate a lower renewal price;
- C17 Warrants and Vouchers - no discussion
- C18 Budget Amendments - no discussion
- C19 Financial Report - will see new reporting format beginning July 1;
- C20 2017-2018 FNS Meal Price Increases - increase to bring us in compliance with Paid Lunch Equity Provision; will improve quality of food;
- C21 - C25 - Routine Property Reports - no discussion
- C26 Write-Off of Missing Property - Superintendent is overly concerned about amount of missing property; will hold principals accountable;
- C27 - Bids to be Awarded - Flooring contract award to Teal Tile; Ramp/Stair Systems contract award to G & A Manufacturing;
- C28 - Renewal of Employee Benefits for 2017-2018 - overall increase of 10% over current rates;
- C29 Interlocal with BCC - to provide low-priced gasoline for Fire & Rescue in Keystone;
- C30 Elem "Y" GMP - bid package for site work; allows site work to begin while final drawings and permitting is in progress;
- C31 Pre-Qualifications of Contractors - routine; no discussion;
- C32 Schematic/Prelim Plans & Specs for Elem "Y" - learned from Coppergate ; will make adjustments as needed to Plans & Specs; will not open with portables but will have water and electric hookups;
- D1 - HR Special Action - no discussion
Closing Comments:
- May 31 - Budget Review Workshop - 10:00 at TTC;
- Southern Strategies Contract for lobbyist; add to June 29th agenda;
- Mrs. Bush will see if Southern Strategies can give Legislative update at May 31 workshop;
- Principal Reappointments; attachment to be added by 48-hour deadline for June 1 Regular meeting;
- Charter schools should not be included in Superintendent's daily/weekly communications; Supt does not lead their work;
- Next agenda review - June 20 at 9:00;
- Confusion over summer checks for teachers; Superintendent will look into this and update the Board;
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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
(10:14 a.m.)
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Superintendent of Schools |
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School Board Chairman |
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