Manatee School Board Agenda Results: 10/14/2013

BRADENTON – At Monday's regular meeting, the Manatee School Board voted to approve suspensions without pay of three former administrators associated with the district's internal investigation of the Rod Frazier sexual abuse scandal. In other business, a vote to approve a firm for revising board policies was tabled for the second time.

AGENDA AMENDMENTS (5:45 p.m.)

1. Agenda Amendments - p.6

CALL TO ORDER (5:45 p.m.)

2. Call to Order - p.7

3. Manatee High School Color Guard - p.8

4. Pledge of Allegiance - p.9

5. Invocation - p.10

6. Approval of the Orders of the Day - p.11 (Passed unanimously)

Attachment: M092313.pdf

CHAIR OPENING REMARKS (5:50 p.m.)

7. Opening Remarks by Karen Carpenter - p.12

SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS (5:55 p.m.)

8. Comments by Rick W. Mills - p.13

REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS (6:00 p.m.)

9. National School Lunch Week - October 14-18, 2013 - p.14

Attachment: PROCLAMATION-NSLW-10-14-18-2013.pdf

10. Central Florida School Boards Coalition - p.15

11. Red Ribbon Week Proclamation - p.16

Attachment: Red Ribbon Week, 101413.pdf

PUBLIC COMMENTS (6:15 p.m.)

12. Public Comments - p.717

PUBLIC HEARING
APPROVAL OF MINUTES (6:30 p.m.)

13. Approval of Minutes - p.18 (Passed unanimously)

Attachment: Joint Workshop 8-7-13 Final Minutes.pdf
Attachment: T093013.pdf
Attachment: W092313.pdf
Attachment: M092313.pdf

CONSENT ITEMS (6:32 p.m.) (Passed unanimously)

Approval of Consent Agenda

14. Approval of Consent Agenda for October 14, 2013 - p.19

Purchase(s) Bids $100,000.00 and Under

15. Approval of Renewal (1) on Disaster Recovery Services, MCSD No. 11-0006-RH, not to exceed $100.000.00 - p.20

Attachment: 110006tR1 Disaster Recovery.pdf

Purchase(s) Bids Over $100,000.00

16. Approval of Renewal (1) on Gasoline, Diesel and Bio-Diesel, MCSD No. 11-0022-SM, not to exceed $2,250,000.00 - p.22

Attachment: 110022tr1.pdf

17. Approval of the Use of the State of Florida Contract on Network Infrastructure – Equipment and Services #250-000-09-1, MCSD No. 14-0029-SM, not to exceed $320,000.00 - p.24

Attachment: 140029 - Awarded Vendors.pdf

Contracts and Grants

18. Approval to Renew the Contract for Discovery Education, Inc. for the period of October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014, not to exceed $72,490.50 - p.26

Attachment: DiscoveryEd BySite 2013.pdf
Attachment: Discovery Education Contract 100113-093014.pdf

Human Resources

19. Approval of the Appointments, Change of Assignments, Deceased, Promotions, Reappointments, Reassignments, Resignations, Retirements, Terminations and Transfers - p.28

Attachment: Resume - Mark A Ridge.pdf
Attachment: Resume - Lissette Fernandez.pdf
Attachment: Resume - Debra Bartlett Estes.pdf
Attachment: Board Material - 10-14-13.pdf
Attachment: Resume - Christina Miller.pdf

20. Approval of the Report of Teachers who are Out-Of-Field in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) - p.30

Attachment: ESOL 3 OOF Oct 2013.pdf

(Items 21, 22 and 24 severed from consent agenda in a unanimous vote for the purpose of allowing public comment on them. Story to follow)

21. Approval to Suspend Without Pay the Employment of Gregg Faller Effective October 14, 2013 - p.32 

Attachment: Gregg Faller - Administrative Complaint.pdf

22. Approval to Suspend Without Pay the Employment of Robert Gagnon Effective October 14, 2013 - p.34

Attachment: Robert Gagnon - Administrative Complaint.pdf

23. Approval to Suspend Without Pay the Employment of Debra Horne Effective October 14, 2013 - p.36 (Removed from agenda prior to meeting)

Attachment: Debra Horne - Administrative Complaint.pdf

24. Approval to Suspend Without Pay the Employment of Matthew Kane Effective October 14, 2013 - p.38

Attachment: Matthew Kane - Administrative Complaint.pdf

25. Approval to Suspend Without Pay the Employment of Scott Martin Effective October 14, 2013 - p.40 (Removed from agenda prior to meeting)

Attachment: Scott Martin - Administrative Complaint.pdf

INFORMATION ONLY

Leaves

26. Leaves for October 14, 2013 Board Meeting - p.42

Attachment: Leaves 10-14-13.pdf

OLD BUSINESS (6:34 p.m.)

27. Approval of Firm to Provide Comprehensive School Board Policy Revision with Annual Updating Services - p.43 (Item tabled)

Attachment: EMCS Contract.pdf
Attachment: NEOLA Contract.pdf

NEW BUSINESS (Discussion Items Pulled from Consent)
NEW BUSINESS (Non-Consent Items) (6:45 p.m.)

28. Approval of Budget Amendments for July/August 2013 - p.44 (Passed unanimously)

Attachment: Budget Amendment Report August 2013.pdf

29. Acceptance of the Year to Date Financial Statements through August 2013 - p.45 (Passed unanimously)

Attachment: July August 2013.pdf

SCHOOL BOARD WORKFLOW (6:55 p.m.)

30. School Board Workflow Items - p.47

SCHOOL BOARD PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS (6:58 p.m.)

31. School Board Proposed Agenda Items - p.48

BOARD COMMENTS (7:00 p.m.)

32. Board Comments - p.49

ADJOURNMENT (7:25 p.m.)

Adjournment of Meeting

33. Adjournment - p.50