Board Bulletin

May  2005

Present were Superintendent Thomas A. Price, Chairman
Regina Buccafusco,
Vice-Chair
Wayne Bridges,
Mildred Blackburn,  Mike Sleeper, and Roxanne Whitaker.

BOARD COMMENTS
Board members  congratulated all retirees that were recognized at the Retirement Reception held last week, and congratulated all students who were  recognized this evening and at honor nights across the County. Special recognitions were noted to the high schools who made it to playoffs.

BOARD ITEMS
The Board will set up a timeline for the Superintendent's evaluation. The next Budget Study Session will be on Wednesday, May 18 at 7:30am at the Board of Education in Appling.

NEXT MEETING
Next meeting will be a Study Session on May 24, 2005 at the Evans Government Complex.

SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
Click here to see 2004-2005 Outstanding Student Achievement Awards

Mr. Price recognizes Christy Presgrove, Greenbrier High for being selected by the GA Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese as Teacher of the Year.

Nominees for the Ethics in Educational Excellence Award.  Click here for a list of the nominees.

PARTICIPATION
There was no public participation.

BOARD APPROVALS
Consent Items.  The Board gave final approval of consent items: minutes of 3/22/05 and 4/12/05,  March financials, employee travel, fundraisers, gifts/donations, athletic or summer camps, and school/business partnerships. The Board also approved addition of business participation to the CCBOE employee incentive program.
Budget Transfers. The Board gave tentative approval to the following General Fund or Special Revenue Budget Transfers:  Budget Transfer No. 37 - Transfer funds in the K-3 Reading and Math Grant for Euchee Creek Elementary; Budget Transfer No. 38 - Transfer funds in the Title II Grant for Euchee Creek.  Special Education Budget Amendments: IDEA Flow though Grant; Federal Preschool Grant; and Capacity Building Grant.
Contract Bid Awards. The Board gave final approval for new furniture (teacher desks & chairs, student furniture, cafeteria tables) at River Ridge Elementary and awarded contracts to four vendors for a total price of $166,720.  The four vendors are: Virco, Inc., School Specialty, Inc., Augusta Business Interiors, and Furnishings & Design, Inc.  The Board gave final approval for fire system installations at CMS, WES, EES, and HHS by Southeastern System Technologies at a price of $175,775.
Resolution.  The Board gave final approval for a resolution to transfer bond proceeds to SPLOST account.

BOARD APPROVALS (con'td)
BOE Policies.  The Board gave final approval of Policy CGPH-Vacations for Twelve Month District and Support Personnel.  The Board gave tentative approval for the following policies: Policy IDDM - Crossroads Academy, Policy JCDA - Student Behavior Code, and Policy JCDB - Dress Code.  BOE policies and any revisions can be viewed by going to: http://www.ccboe.net/boe/policies/home.html

BUILDING PROGRAM
Project Update.   Mr. Price updated the Board on the various building projects going on within the county: painting at Harlem and Evans High, EHS Re-roof/HVAC & lighting upgrade, River Ridge Elementary (projected completion date 7/18/05), Evans Middle (projected completion date of 7/1/06, and the New Administration Building (projected completion date 5/17/06).
Request from County for Sewer Connection to River Ridge Elementary.   Mr. Price presented to the Board the request from the County that we pay $96,000 for a sewer connection to the county's proposed new sewer pump location.  The Board tabled the item and requested the county to validate an equitable breakdown of costs for the new sewer location and provide a total project cost analysis for the sewer connection.
Proposed Road Extension at Greenbrier High.  Mr. Price presented a map from Bryant Engineering (on behalf of Pollards Land Company) that outlines an additional access road from the front of  Greenbrier High out to Washington Road. The Board requested additional information before transferring any land or easements.

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
Special Education.  Dr. Franklin reported to the Board on the plan to serve special education students in home school zone for 2005-2006.  A total of 13 students are affected in this plan. The county has employed additional staff and provided additional training to implement the inclusion model in the elementary school setting.
Community Newsletter.  Mr. Price presented to the Board the first of five community newsletters that will be funded and coordinated by 1st Hour Communications.
Special Dates.  Mr. Price reminded the Board of a few special events:
Millage Rollback Hearings for FY06
July 12 @ 7:30am at Savannah Rapids, 6:00pm at Evans Government Complex;
July 19 @ 7:30am at Evans High.
Baccalaureate Services
May 15 @ 6:00pm at Harlem High
Graduation at Civic Center: May 21; HHS @ 9:00am, GHS @ 11:30am, LHS @ 2:00pm, EHS @ 4:30pm

PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS
On the recommendation of Superintendent Price, the personnel recommendations were approved as presented.   Congratulations to Brian Bowles, assistant principal (half time) at Lakeside Middle.