BRADENTON - At Tuesday's regular meeting, the Manatee School Board approved one out of three parts of an agreement to extend the scope of services that auditor Shinn & Co. is under contract for, moving to push the other two parts into the next scheduled board meeting. In other business, the board passed an agreement to allow Blackrock Development Holdings, LLC to purchase two large property parcels for the price of $2,950,000.00 and approved a newly-drafted Audit Committee Charter for the district.
CALL TO ORDER (5:45 p.m.)
1. Call to Order
2. Color Guard - Harllee Middle School Color Guard
4. Invocation
5. Approval of the Orders of the Day (Passed 3-2, with board members Bob Gause and David Miner dissenting)
Attachment: Resolution.14.02.feb.5.2014.pdf
Attachment: Shinn and Company Additional Professional Services for the School Board of Manatee County - 020614.pdf
AGENDA AMENDMENTS (Info Only) (5:50 p.m.)
6. Agenda Amendments
STUDENT CELEBRATION
RECOGNITIONS
CHAIR OPENING REMARKS (5:55 p.m.)
7. Opening Remarks by Julie B. Aranibar
SUPERINTENDENT OPENING REMARKS (6:00 p.m.)
8. Opening Remarks by Rick W. Mills
REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS (6:05 p.m.)
9. Central Florida School Board Coalition
10. Legal Department Report
11. Internal Audit Report
12. Instructional Services Report
13. Operations Report
PUBLIC COMMENTS (6:10 p.m.)
14. Public Comments
PUBLIC HEARING
APPROVAL OF MINUTES (6:20 p.m.)
15. Approval of Minutes (Passed unanimously)Attachment: W012814.pdf
Attachment: R012814.pdf
CONSENT ITEMS (6:22 p.m.)
Approval of Consent Agenda
16. Approval of February 11, 2014 Consent Agenda (Passed unanimously. Items 24, 25 and 26 severed from consent agenda to allow for individual votes on said items. Motion made by Gause, seconded by Barbara Harvey.)
Purchase(s) Bids Over $100,000.00
17. Approval of Renewal (1) on Paper - Print Shop, MCSD No. 13-0025-BS, Not to Exceed $300,000.00Attachment: 130025 Tab R1.pdf
Contracts and Grants
18. Approval of the Contract Between the School Board of Manatee County and Educational Development Associates Inc., DBA ACALETICS in the amount of $86,430.00 for the 2013 - 2014 School YearAttachment: Contract ACALETICS Manatee Elem FY 14.pdf19. Approval to Revise the Contract Between Manatee Community Action Agency, Inc. (MCAA) and the School Board of Manatee County for the 2013-2014 School YearAttachment: headstartattorneyapproved.pdf
Attachment: HeadStartAgreementOriginal.pdf
Attachment: HeadStartAgreementRevised.pdf20. Approval to Accept and Expend in the Amount of $34,165.20 in Roll Forward and Supplemental Allocation Funds for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B, Pre-School Grant for the 2013-2014 School YearAttachment: PreSchool Attachment signed.pdf21. Approval to Accept and Expend in the Amount of $576,728.06 in Roll Forward and Supplemental Allocation Funds for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B, Grant for the 2013-2014 School YearAttachment: IDEA Attachment signed.pdf22. Approval to Apply, Accept and Expend Roll-Forward Funds of $6,707.00 for the 2013-2014 Carl D. Perkins Postsecondary GrantAttachment: Perkins Postsecondary Roll-Forward.pdf23. Approval to Apply, Accept and Expend Roll-Forward Funds of $15,779.00 for Carl D. Perkins Secondary Grant for the 2013-2014 School YearAttachment: Carl D. Perkins Secondary.pdf
Capital Projects
24. Approval of Resolution 14-01 for Bayshore High School - Surplus and Disposal of Outparcel (Passed 4-0; Gause recused himself, citing to avoid a potential conflict of interest)
Attachment: 02.11.14 RES 14-01 Exh A BHS Outparcel Property Surplus & Disposal.pdf
25. Approval of Educational Plant Supplemental Survey for Bayshore High School Outparcel Property Surplus and Disposal (Passed 4-0; Gause recused himself, citing to avoid a potential conflict of interest)Attachment: 02.11.14 Spot Survey 4.6 Bayshore HS Outparcel Surplus Property.pdf26. Approval of Contract for Sale for the Braden River Parcel and Bayshore Parcel to Blackrock Development Holdings, LLC, and Resolution 14-02 (Passed 3-1, with Miner dissenting; Gause recused himself, citing to avoid a potential conflict of interest)Attachment: Braden River Parcel and Bayshore Parcel Blackrock Contract.pdf
Attachment: Resolution.14.02.feb.5.2014.pdf
Human Resources
27. Approval of the Appointments, Change of Assignments, Deceased, Promotions, Reappointments, Reassignments, Resignations, Retirements, Terminations and TransfersAttachment: Board Material - 02-11-14.pdf (Passed unanimously; Johnson Middle School teacher Xu Dou's termination was tabled from the item to allow for discussion at a future date)28. Approval of the Revision of Sign Language Interpreter/Transliterator Job Description (Passed unanimously)Attachment: Interpreter Transliterator, Sign Language.pdf29. Approval to Submit the 2013-2014 Class Size Reduction Compliance Plan to the Florida Department of Education (Passed unanimously)Attachment: Class Size Reduction Reduction Plan.pdf
Attachment: Attachment 1 District Totals Traditional Schools 1314 2.pdf
Attachment: Attachment 2 Class Size Charter FTE Overage 1314.pdf
Attachment: Attachment 3 Class Size Distric Operated Schools of Choice .pdf
Attachment: FTE Internal Audit Checklist 2.pdf
Attachment: FTE Survey Administrator Manual.pdf
INFORMATION ONLY
Leaves
30. Leaves for February 11, 2014 Board MeetingAttachment: Leaves 02-11-14.pdf
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS (Discussion Items Pulled from Consent)
NEW BUSINESS (Non-Consent Items) (6:25 p.m.)
31. Approval of Recommended Order Rendered by the Administrative Law Judge, dated December 5, 2013, Entering a Final Order Terminating the Employment of Nikki Brydson, Effective February 12, 2014 (Passed unanimously)
32. Approval of Budget Amendments for December 2013Attachment: Budget Amendment Report December, 2013 R.pdf
33. Acceptance of the Year to Date Financial Statements through December 2013 (Passed unanimously)Attachment: December 2013.pdf
34. Approval of Audit Committee Charter (Passed unanimously)Attachment: Audit_Committee_Charter_FINAL REVISED 1-23-14.pdf
35. Approval for Additional Professional Services with Shinn and Company to provide District-Level Internal Auditing Services for the School Board of Manatee CountyAttachment: Shinn and Company Additional Professional Services for the School Board of Manatee County - 020614.pdf (Approval of Project 2 passed unanimously; projects 1 and 3 of document tabled for further discussion at a future date)
SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP ITEMS (7:20 p.m.)
36. School Board Workshop Items
BOARD COMMENTS (7:25 p.m.)
37. Board Comments
ADJOURNMENT (7:45 p.m.)
Adjournment of Meeting
38. Adjournment
Miscellaneous