Schools and Education Manatee School Board Agenda Results: May 12, 2015

Posted Friday, August 28, 2015 12:00 am

Jackson Falconer

BRADENTON — At Tuesday's meeting, board members voted to accept Superintendent Rick Mills' immediate retirement and installed Deputy Superintendent Don Hall as interim Superintendent. In other business, the board approved two new job positions in the district and the purchasing of $190,000 in computer equipment with Western State Cooperative Alliance Data Communications Products and Services.

CALL TO ORDER (5:45 p.m.)

1. Call To Order

2. Invocation

3. Pledge of Allegiance

STUDENT CELEBRATION (5:55 p.m.)

4. Electa Lee Magnet Scores "Best in Show" at State Theatre Festival

5. Patrick Healy Named to the Florida High School Athletic Association 2015 Academic All-State Team

6. Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County - Youth of the Year

RECOGNITIONS (6:10 p.m.)

7. Board Recognition for Three Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School Teachers

ORDERS OF THE DAY (6:15 p.m.)

8. Approval of the Orders of the Day and Agenda Amendments (Passed unanimously)

REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS (6:20 p.m.)

9. National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month Proclamation
Attachment: Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month Proclamation.pdf

INFORMATION ONLY - (No Board Action Required)

Leaves

10. Leaves for May 15, 2015 Board Meeting
Attachment: Leaves for May 12, 2015.pdf

PUBLIC COMMENTS (6:25 p.m.)

11. Public Comment

PUBLIC HEARING
APPROVAL OF MINUTES (7:10 p.m.)

12. Approval of the Minutes (Passed unanimously)
Attachment: W042815.pdf
Attachment: R042815.pdf

CONSENT ITEMS (7:15 p.m.)

Approval of Consent Agenda (Passed unanimously)

13. Approval of Consent Agenda for May 12, 2015 - Items 14-34

14. Approval to Apply, Accept and Expend as Manatee School District Serves as the Fiscal Agent for the SEDNET Grant in the Amount of $128,000.00 for the 2015-2016 School Year Ending June 30, 2016
Attachment: SEDNET Request for Application 15-16.pdf
Attachment: SEDNET Preapproval Memo 15-16.pdf

Purchase(s) Bids $100,000.00 and Under

15. Approval of Bid on Roofing Repair Services, MCSD No. 15-0073-MR, Not to Exceed $100,000.00
Attachment: 150073 BL VL.pdf
Attachment: 150073 t eval.pdf
Attachment: 150073 BL.pdf

16. Approval to Accept Donation of Scoreboards, MCSD No. 15-0081-SM, No Financial Impact
Attachment: Donation Letter.pdf

17. Approval of Renewal (2) of Uniforms â€“ Food Service, MCSD No. 11-0057-SM, Not to Exceed $75,000.00
Attachment: 110057tr2.pdf

18. Approval to Use Lake County Contract for Fire Equipment and Supplies #12-0806, MCSD No. 15-0087-SM, Not to Exceed 65,000.00

Purchase(s) Bids Over $100,000.00

19. Approval of Proposal on Fire Extinguisher and Kitchen Hood Maintenance Services, MCSD No. 15-0070-MR, Not to Exceed $200,000.00
Attachment: 150070 BL VL.pdf
Attachment: 150070 BL.pdf
Attachment: 150070t-eval.pdf
Attachment: 150070 All Florida Fire signed agreement.pdf

20. Approval to Use the National Joint Powers Alliance Contract for Technology, Security & Communication Solutions, #100614, MCSD No. 15-0088-SM, Not to Exceed $140,000.00

21. Approval of the Use of the Hillsborough County Public Schools Data Assessment Platform #14080-DST, MCSD No. 16-0012-SM, Not to Exceed $296,810.00

22. Approval of the Use of the State of Florida Department of Education Bid #2015-01 for School Buses, MCSD No. 15-0052-SM, Not to Exceed $1,500,000.00

Contracts and Grants

23. Approval to Apply, Accept and Expend the 2015-2016 Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Program Continuation Grant for $342,114.00

24. Approval of the Renewal Agreement Between the School Board of Manatee County and the Advanced Via Individual Determination (AVID) Center for the School Year 2015-2016, Not to Exceed $146,072.00
Attachment: AVID Contract SY 2015_2016.pdf

25. Approval to Apply, Accept and Expend the Race to the Top Digital Learning Support Grant in the Amount of $393,940.91 for the 2014-2015 School Year
Attachment: Race to the Top Digital Learning Support Grant Application.pdf

26. Approval to Renew the Contract with Edmentum for the 2015/2016 School Year in the Amount of $66,126.00
Attachment: Edementum contract 2015-2016.pdf

27. Approval of the School District of Manatee County English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Endorsement Add-on-Plan for the 2015-2016 School Year, Not to Exceed $7,500.00
Attachment: Manatee ESOL Add-on 2015.pdf

Finance

28. Approval to Accept a Donation of 2006 Dodge Charger to Manatee Technical College's Law Enforcement Academy
Attachment: Donation Form Dodge Charger 2006 5-12-15.pdf
Attachment: Certificate of Title Dodge Charger 1006 5-12-15.pdf
Attachment: Summary of Actions COB 5-12-15.pdf

29. Approval of Request to Declare Surplus and Donate Computers to Manatee Technical College Foundation for Redistribution to Needy Students and Families
Attachment: Computer List - Donation 5-12-15.pdf

Miscellaneous

30. Approval of the Appointments, Change of Assignments, Deceased, Promotions, Reappointments, Reassignments, Resignations, Retirements, and Transfers
Attachment: Board Material - May 12, 2015.pdf

31. Approval of Revised Job Description - Director of Purchasing
Attachment: Director, Purchasing, SUP086.pdf

32. Approval to Settle Workerâ€™s Compensation Claim Not to Exceed $5,600.00

33. Approval of Settlement of a Workers Compensation Claim, an Additional $10,000.00, Not to Exceed $74,662.38 - Revised

34. Approval of Manatee High School Football Team to Participate in an Out-of-State Game, August 27-29, 2015
Attachment: Field Trip Request Form.pdf

OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS (Discussion Items Pulled from Consent) (7:20 p.m.)

Purchase(s) Bids Over $100,000.00

35. Approval of the Use of the State of Florida, #43220000-WSCA-14, ACS, Western State Cooperative Alliance Data Communications Products and Services 14-19, MCSD No. 15-0086-SM, Not to Exceed $190,000.00 (Passed unanimously)
Attachment: 150086Fla Doc.pdf

36. Approval of the Use of the US Communities Government Purchasing Alliance for Oracle Products, Services and Solutions, #13120, MCSD No. 15-0057-SM, an Additional $336,254.20, Not to Exceed $1,097,943.80 â€“ Revision 2 (Passed unanimously)
Attachment: DLT Proposal Manatee DLT003.pdf
Attachment: DLT Proposal Mantee Change Order 3.pdf

NEW BUSINESS (Non-Consent Items)

37. Approval of Providing Attorneys for School Board Officers and Employees Named in Gagnon v. SBMC (Item removed from agenda on the day before the meeting)

38. Board Discussion and Potential Approval of the Payout of the Employment Contract of Superintendent Rick W. Mills

Passed unanimously (full story here). The item was amended after a three-part motion by Dave Miner that included approving 20 weeks of compensation for Mills, making his retirement effective May 12, and immediately installing Don Hall as interim superintendent per Florida law. In order to pass Miner's motion, the board had to first nullify its decision to accept a July 31 retirement for Mills, which it approved at its April 28 meeting.)

After discussing the matter of an interim superintendent, the board voted 4-1 to install Deputy Supt. of Operations Don Hall as Interim Supt., with Charles Kennedy dissenting. Kennedy, who advocated hiring Deputy Supt. of Instruction Diana Greene to replace Mills, said he was dissenting not to oppose Hall, but to symbolically show support for Greene, who advised that she wanted to pursue the position of Superintendent for the district, which will not be possible for the interim Superintendent per the board's decision.

Hall advised that he was not interested in being put in a permanent superintendent position presently and so did not have any opposing feelings toward accepting an interim position. The board will seek to provide Hall with support in Operations while he manages the district for the time being.

Attachment: Employment Contract.pdf