Manatee School Board Agenda Results: January 14, 2014

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 Report

Attachment: 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 2015

20. 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 Transfers

Attachment: Board Material - 01-14-14.pdf
Attachment: Resume - Jessica Norris.pdf
Attachment: Resume - Patricia M. Forsythe.pdf

22. Approval of the Report of Teachers who are Out-of-Field in Their Subject Area(s)

Attachment: Subj Area 1 OOF 01-14-14.pdf

23. 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.pdf

24. Approval to Reclassify the Two Existing Project HEART Home School Liaison Positions to Title X Homeless Education Program Specialists for the 2013-14 School Year

Attachment: 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 Meeting

Attachment: 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