BRADENTON – At Tuesday's regular meeting, the Manatee School Board passed an amendment that revises and shortens the district's electronics communication usage policy. In other business, the board held individual votes on two Consent Agenda items - including funding for online high school credits for seniors who are at risk of not graduating.
CALL TO ORDER (5:45 p.m.)
1. Call to Order
2. Palmetto High School Color Guard
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Invocation
5. Approval of the Orders of the Day (Passed unanimously)Attachment: Food and Nutrition dashboard 2013-14 Nov.pdf
Attachment: W121013.pdf
Attachment: Board Material - 01-14-14.pdf
Attachment: Resume - Jessica Norris.pdf
Attachment: Resume - Patricia M. Forsythe.pdf
Attachment: Arch SL Policy_Sample 2012 4.pdf
Attachment: 2013 Stop Loss Contract.pdf
Attachment: Stop Loss Contract 2012- SUNLIFE.pdf
Attachment: R121013.pdf
Attachment: W121813.pdf
Attachment: W010714.pdf
AGENDA AMENDMENTS (Info Only) (5:50 p.m.)
6. Agenda Amendments
STUDENT CELEBRATION
RECOGNITIONS
CHAIR OPENING REMARKS (6:00 p.m.)
7. Operning Remarks from Julie Aranibar
SUPERINTENDENT OPENING REMARKS (6:10 p.m.)
8. Opening Remarks from Rick W. Mills
REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS (6:20 p.m.)
9. Central Florida School Board Coalition
10. Legal Department Report
11. Internal Audit Report
12. Instructional Services Report
13. Operations ReportAttachment: FNS Summary 2013-14 BOE.pdf
Attachment: food and nutrition dashboard 2013-14 Oct.pdf
Attachment: Food and Nutrition dashboard 2013-14 Nov.pdf
PUBLIC COMMENTS (6:45 p.m.)
14. Public Comments
PUBLIC HEARING (7:00 p.m.)
15. Public Hearing for Consideration of Adopting an Amendment to Policy 4.7, Electronics Communications Usage (Passed unanimously)Attachment: Policy 4.7 - Acceptable Use, 01-06-14.pdf
Attachment: Revised to include public input - Policy 4.7 - Acceptable Use, 01-13-14 - V2.pdf
APPROVAL OF MINUTES (7:10 p.m.)
16. Approval of Minutes
Attachment: W010714.pdf
CONSENT ITEMS (7:12 p.m.)
Approval of Consent Agenda (Passed unanimously - items 20 and 25 severed for discussion)
17. Approval of January 14, 2014 Consent Agenda
Purchase(s) Bids $100,000.00 and Under
18. Approval of Renewal (2) on the Use of U.S. Communities Governmental Purchasing Alliance Contracts on Education, Classroom, Miscellaneous Support Furniture and Related Services, MCSD No, 09-0065-MR, Not to Exceed $50,000.00.
Contracts and Grants
19. Approval to Apply, Accept and Expend the New American Honda Foundation Application in the Amount of $58,795.13 Effective May 2014 through May 201520. Approval to Purchase Smart Horizons Career Online High School Licenses for Eighteen Months, Amount not to Exceed $211,065.00 (Passed unanimously)Attachment: Smart Horizons Career Online High School Agreement.pdf
Human Resources
21. Approval of the Appointments, Change of Assignments, Deceased, Promotions, Reappointments, Reassignments, Resignations, Retirements, Terminations and TransfersAttachment: Board Material - 01-14-14.pdf
Attachment: Resume - Jessica Norris.pdf
Attachment: Resume - Patricia M. Forsythe.pdf22. Approval of the Report of Teachers who are Out-of-Field in Their Subject Area(s)Attachment: Subj Area 1 OOF 01-14-14.pdf23. Approval of the Report of Teachers who are Out-Of-Field in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)Attachment: ESOL 1 OOF 01-14-14.pdf24. Approval to Reclassify the Two Existing Project HEART Home School Liaison Positions to Title X Homeless Education Program Specialists for the 2013-14 School YearAttachment: Title X Homeless Education Program Specialist job description.pdf
Miscellaneous
25. Approval to Accept a Policy with Arch Insurance for Stop Loss Insurance Effective January 1, 2014 Through December 31, 2014 for an Approximate Cost of $572,584.00 (Passed unanimously)Attachment: Arch SL Policy_Sample 2012 4.pdf
Attachment: 2013 Stop Loss Contract.pdf
Attachment: Stop Loss Contract 2012- SUNLIFE.pdf
INFORMATION ONLY
Leaves
26. Leaves for January 14, 2014 Board MeetingAttachment: Leaves 01-14-14.pdf
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS (Discussion Items Pulled from Consent)
NEW BUSINESS (Non-Consent Items) (7:15 p.m.)
27. Acceptance of the Year to Date Financial Statements through October 2013 (Passed unanimously)Attachment: October 2013.pdf
28. Approval of Budget Amendments for October 2013 (Passed unanimously)Attachment: Budget Amendment Report October 2013.pdf
SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP ITEMS (7:25 p.m.)
29. School Board Workshop Items
BOARD COMMENTS (7:30 p.m.)
30. Board Comments
ADJOURNMENT (7:55 p.m.)
Adjournment of Meeting
31. Adjournment