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February
10, 2009 |
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An
unofficial summary of discussions, presentations, and actions of the
Columbia
County Board
of Education.
Present
were Superintendent Charles R. Nagle, Chairman Regina Buccafusco,
Vice-Chair Mike Sleeper, Mildred Blackburn, Wayne Bridges, and
Roxanne Whitaker. Pastor Jack Custer from Bible Cathedral
conducted the invocation.
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BOARD
COMMENTS |
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The
Board congratulated Michele Rigsby, Columbia County Teacher of the
Year, for being selected as one of the ten finalists for Georgia
Teacher of the Year. |
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BOARD
ITEMS |
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There
were no BOARD ITEMS at this
meeting. |
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BOARD
APPROVALS |
Consent
Items. The
Board gave final approval of consent items: minutes of
01/13/09,
December financials, employee travel, fundraisers,
partnerships, gifts and donations, and program/camp employee
participation request. The Board gave final approval for a
waiver request of Policy IED (2) from Lakeside High.
Budget
Amendments. The
Board gave final approval to the following Budget Amendments and/or
Transfers: Budget Transfer No. 6 - Transfer Harlem Middle School
board grant from instructional to improvement of instruction; Budget
Amendment No. 32 - To budget the AT&T grant for the
implementation of LJCreate, Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Math Program ($50,000); Budget Amendment No. 33 - to budget matching
competitive grant funds for Evans Middle from DonorsChoose.org
($236); Budget Amendment No. 34 - To budget Title I Distinguished
Schools funds ($4,210); and Budget Amendment No. 35 - To
budget matching competitive grant funds for Martinez Elementary from
Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association/Science
Teaching Tools and from Target Field Trip Grant
($1,009).
Board
Policies. The
Board gave tentative approval to the following policies: Policy GBM
- Transfer of Professional Personnel; Policy GBA (4) - Retired
Employees Returning to Work; and Policy JBCCA (1) - Assignment to
Schools. All BOE policies can be viewed by going to: http://www.ccboe.net/boe/policies/home.html
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BUILDING
PROGRAM |
Project
Update. Mr.
Nagle updated the Board on the various building projects going on
within the county: re-roofing projects at EES (view progress), MES, HMS, and LHS (view progress); and Grovetown High School on
Chamblin Road (view progress). The Board approved Change Order
No. 1 for Lakeside High Roofing Project ($21,500) to add roof drain
inserts. |
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SUPERINTENDENT'S
REPORT/ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Non-Certified
Personnel Allocations 2009-2010. Mr.
Nagle reviewed the non-certified personnel allocations for
2009-2010. Based on budget discussions at the Board's Retreat,
reductions were shown by individual schools with a total reduction
of 49 full-time positions. Primarily, reductions were
accomplished by increasing class sizes for grades K-2 while staying
within the state's original guidelines and planning for normal
attrition in special education programs. Other areas impacted
with reductions are: technology support at the school level,
vocational paraprofessionals, and clerical aides in grades
6-8. Mr. Nagle emphasized that the personnel allocations
are a preliminary "work in progress" and dependent
upon final Board approval.
"Help
A Child Smile" Mobile
Dental Program. Mr.
Nagle reported to the Board about a mobile dental program that could
be piloted in Title I schools for students who qualify for
Peachcare. The Board considered the benefits for providing
preventive dental healthcare to at-risk students but asked Mr. Nagle
to report on other systems who have used this
service.
Important
Dates. Mr.
Nagle reminded the Board of a few dates:
- STAR Student
Recognition, Harlem Woman's Club,
February 12, 4:00p.m.
- Early Release/Parent
Conferences, February 12
- Teacher Screening,
Savannah Rapids Pavilion,
February 13, 7:30a.m.-3:30p.m.
- Holiday/Winter Break,
February 16
- Student
Holiday/Teacher Professional Learning Day, February
17
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PERSONNEL
RECOMMENDATIONS |
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On the
recommendations of Superintendent Nagle, the personnel
recommendations were approved as presented.
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NEXT
MEETING: The
next scheduled Board meeting will be a Study Session on February 24
at the Board of Education Office in Evans at 5:30pm. |
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