December 12, 2006

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
There was no public participation.

BOARD ITEMS:
The Board received a report from the Superintendent's Search Committee.  The Board scheduled a Special Called Meeting to elect vice-chairman, appoint Board attorney, and set date and times of Board Meetings for 2007.

NEXT MEETING:
The next scheduled Board meeting will be a Special Called Meeting on January 3, 2007 at 8:00am at the Board of Education Office in Evans.

The agenda for the next BOE meeting can be found here and is updated by the Friday before the next BOE meeting.

BOARD APPROVALS
Consent Items.  The Board gave final approval of consent items: minutes of 10/24/06, 10/26/06, 11/09/06, 11/14/06 and 11/16/06, October financials, employee travel, fundraisers, gift and donations, camps, and partners in education. The Board also gave approval to: 1) requests for waivers and variances of the Georgia High School Graduation Test requirements; 2) Resolution to renew system waiver for granting health and physical education requirements through the JROTC Program; and 3) Resolution for request for SBOE Rule 160-5-1-.08 (classroom size).
Budget Amendments/Transfers. The Board gave final approval to the following General Fund or Special Revenue Amendments/Transfers: Budget Amendment No. 30 -Budget Title I School Improvement Grant for Harlem Middle School ($80,000); Budget Amendment No. 31 - To budget the difference between the Title 6B estimated budget and the actual grant ($-278,015); Budget Amendment No. 32 - To budget the State Low Incidence Grant for visually impaired students; Budget Amendment No. 33 - To reduce the special revenue fund budget by amount of Title IID funds we did not receive for 06-07 school year; Budget Amendment No. 34 - To budget a matching competitive grant for Lakeside Middle Junior League of Augusta Grant ($662);   Budget Amendment No. 35 - To budget the difference between the estimated Title I Grant and the actual allocation received (-$6,922); .Budget Amendment No. 36 -To budget a matching competitive grant for Westmont Elementary from International Paper ($3,000); Budget Amendment No. 37 -To budget a matching competitive grant for Martinez Elementary from Ft. Gordon Chapter of the ACFCEA ($650);  Budget Amendment No. 38 -To budget a matching competitive grant for Grovetown Middle from FT Gordon Chapter of the ACFCEA ($750);  
Board Policies.  The Board gave final approval to the following policies: Policy CGPH - Vacations - Twelve Month District and Support Personnel; Policy GAAA - Equal Opportunity Education Programs and Employment; Policy GBRIB - Illness - Sick Leave; and Policy GBRJ - Arrangements for Substitutes; Policy GBRI - Personal Leave. BOE policies and any revisions can be viewed by going to: http://www.ccboe.net/boe/policies/home.html
Partnership Formed to offer GED Classes.  The Board gave tentative approval for a partnership between Family Connections, Columbia County School System, and Augusta Technical College for establishing a GED class at the Alternative School.

BUILDING PROGRAM
Project Update.   Mr. Price updated the Board on the various building projects going on within the county: painting at LHS;  Twelve Classroom Additions at Lewiston and River Ridge; the New Elementary School in Grovetown (view progress);  the New Middle School #3 on Blackstone Camp Road (view progress); and the New High School #1 on Chamblin Road (view presentation). 
Approval of Bid Results for Lewiston Elementary.  Mr. Price presented to the Board the bid results for the 12-classroom addition to Lewiston Elementary and the Board awarded the contract to RCN Contracting, Inc. for $1,035,828.
Approval of Change Order #3-Third Floor Administration Building.  The Board approved Change Order #3 for additional cabinet work on the third floor administration building ($10,858).
 

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) Audit.  Mr. Price presented the Board the SPLOST Audit that is required annually to ensure the system is spending dollars in compliance with the referendum. The SPLOST is managed by Pat Sullivan, Controller and received a satisfactory audit.
Report of United Way Campaign 2006.  Mr. Price reported to the Board that employee contributions to the United Way Campaign reached a record of over $47,000 contributed by CCBOE employees.
 

PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS
On the recommendations of Superintendent Price, the personnel recommendations were approved as presented. 

This newsletter is produced by the Superintendent's Office.  Any questions can be directed to Karen Ribble