An unofficial summary of discussions, presentations, and actions of the Columbia County Board of Education
October 18, 2006
Rev. Phillip Vestal at Harlem Baptist Church, presented the invocation.
BOARD COMMENTS:
The Board had positive comments about the educational discussion at the Chamber's "Not Just Coffee" event featuring Mr. Price, and other leaders from Augusta Christian, Augusta Prep, and CSRA Home School Association, the homecoming weeks at area high schools, and the reception received from the schools that were visited by the state vocational site accreditation review team.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
There was no public participation at this Board meeting.
BOARD
ITEMS:
The Board cancelled teh December 26, 2006 Board Meeting.
NEXT MEETING:
The next scheduled Board meeting will be a Study Session
-on October 24 at the Board of Education Office in Evans at 6:00pm.
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 8/22/06, 9/05/06, 9/12/06,
and 9/14/06, August financials, employee travel, fundraisers, gift and
donations,
camps, and partners in education.
Budget Amendments/Transfers.
The Board gave final
approval to the following General Fund or Special Revenue
Amendments/Transfers: Budget Amendment No. 9 -Matching grant funds for
Greenbrier Middle (Georgia Federation Council for Exceptional Children--$200); Budget
Amendment No. 10 -Funds for all 4 high schools for athletic
improvements ($40,000); Budget Amendment No.
11 - Funds for state grant for high school graduation coaches
($160,300); Budget Amendment No. 12 -Budget salaries and benefits for 6.5
additional teaching positions over the original allotment ($441,000); Budget Transfer No.
2 - Transfer funds for Follett Media Software - Title V allocation is less
than estimate ($5,500).
BUILDING
PROGRAM
Project Update. Mr. Price updated the Board on the
various building projects going on within the county: painting at Appling;
Consumer science lab upgrades at CMS/HMS; Evans Middle
(view progress); New Administration Building
(3rd floor completed 10/16/06); Twelve Classroom Additions at
Lewiston and River Ridge; the New Elementary School in
Grovetown (view
progress); and the New Middle School #3 on
Blackstone Camp Road (view
progress).
Curriculum for New High School Capital Outlay Application.
Mr. Price reviewed with the
Board the classrooms/curriculum page for the new high school application
to submit to the state for approval. The application included 86
classrooms and will allow advance of state funds
($15,719,398) to begin project and the balance ($30,000,000) will
be covered out of SPLOST and other local funds.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
Announcement of
Scholarship at Each High School.
Energy Solutions, a company based in SC, has established a college
scholarship offered to a student at each high school in Aiken, Columbia,
and Richmond Counties. Information about the program can be found at
http://www.energysolutionsfoundation.org/scholar_info.php
Report of Parent Conferences.
Mr. Price updated the Board on the
parent conferences
held on early release day as reported by our schools.
Bus Driver Appreciation Day. October 19, 9:00am, Grace Baptist
Church
|
SPECIAL
RECOGNITIONS: 2007 National Merit Scholarship Program
EHS- Daniel Powell
Master Teacher
Certification |
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