MISSION

TO SERVE EVERY STUDENT WITH EXCELLENCE AS THE STANDARD

 

 

SPECIAL MEETING

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FACILITY

July 31, 2003

5:00 p.m.

 

A G E N D A

 

A. OPENING EXERCISES

A-1.     Call to Order

A-2.     Roll Call

 

B. CONSENT AGENDA

B-1.            Instructional Staff Recommendations

            Recommendation:   The area superintendents are in the process of interviewing and selecting candidates for vacant administrative positions.  Recommendations will be distributed at the school board meeting.

 

B-2.     School Choice Plan – Endeavour Elementary

            Recommendation:  Amend the district Choice Plan to include school choice options for Endeavour Elementary School students.

 

B-3.     School Bus Lease Agreement with Sculptor Elementary Charter School, Explorer Elementary and Middle Charter School, and Odyssey Charter School for School Year 2003-2004

            Recommendation:  Agreement to lease two (2) bus to Sculptor Elementary Charter School, two (2) buses to Explorer Elementary and Middle School, and one (1) bus to Odyssey Charter School.

 

C. ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC HEARING

2003-04 TENTATIVE BUDGET AND MILLAGE RATE

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FACILITY – VIERA

July 31, 2003

5:30 P.M.

 

OPENING EXERCISES

 

I.                   PRESENTATION:

Superintendent’s presentation of the 2003-04 Proposed Millage Levy and Tentative Budget.  Ms. Judy R. Preston, Assistant Superintendent for Planning, Budgets, and Reporting, will make a brief presentation.

 

II.                PUBLIC HEARING:

Receive comments and questions from the public in the order of the following:

 

A.      Proposed millage levy for 2003-04

B.      2003-04 Tentative Budget

 

III.             SUPERINTENDENT’S RECOMMENDATIONS:

 

By separate motions:

 

A.      Adopt proposed 2003-04 millage rates of:

 

Operating Fund:      Required Local Effort      5.722

      Local Discretionary      0.510

      Supplemental Discretionary      0.173

Capital Outlay            2.000

Total:            8.405

 

B.      Adopt the 2003-04 Tentative Budget:

 

Operating      $420,379,341

            Special Revenue            62,142,392

            Debt Service            18,827,408

            Capital Outlay            119,467,966

Subtotal            $620,817,107

            Less Transfers            13,869,751

            Total            $606,947,356

 

            Internal Service Fund            $  61,269,169

            Enterprise Fund            4,671,645

 

C.      Authorize the Superintendent to take the following actions:

1.                Notify both the Property Appraiser and the Tax Collector of the Proposed 2003-04 Millage and the following Roll-Back Rates.

 

Operating Fund Roll-Back Rates:

            Required Local Effort            5.5664

            Local Discretionary            0.6609

Capital Outlay Roll-Back Rate:            1.8857

        Total Roll-Back Rate            8.1130

 

2.       Notify both the Property Appraiser and the Tax Collector of the Final Public Hearing on September 4, 2003 at 5:30 P.M. at the Educational Services Facility, Viera.

 

3.       Adjust the revenues and expenditures, if necessary, prior to the final public hearing.

 

Prior to adjournment of the Hearing, the following statement must be read:

 

THE PROPOSED 2003-04 MILLAGE RATE NECESSARY TO FUND THE TENTATIVE BUDGET EXCEEDS THE ROLL-BACK RATE BY 3.6%.

 

IV.              ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLORIDA CONSTITUTION:  ARTICLE IX – SECTION 1.  Public education. - The education of children is a fundamental value of the people of the State of Florida. It is, therefore, a paramount duty of the state to make adequate provision for the education of all children residing within its borders. Adequate provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools that allows students to obtain a high quality education and for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of institutions of higher learning and other public education programs that the needs of the people may require.

 

ADDRESSING THE BOARD:

Individuals or groups may address comments to the School Board at any regular meeting by following established procedures.  The maximum allotted time for a presentation is three (3) minutes.  A speaker’s time may not be allocated to others.  Individuals must complete a form located on a table near the east wall of the boardroom.  Thirty minutes will be set aside at the beginning of the meeting for public discussion on non-agenda items.  Up to thirty minutes of public discussion will be allowed for each agenda action item.

 

NOTE:  If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with regard to any matter considered at this meeting, he/she will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purposes, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made and that the record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

 

NOTE:  Sensory and mobility impaired persons seeking assistance for participation in any meeting, conference, or seminar should contact Patti Buchanan, Employment Supervisor, five days prior to the meeting date.  Ms. Buchanan may be reached at 631-1911, ext. 220 (voice) or 632-7603 (TDD).

 

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NOTE:  We respectfully request that ALL ELECTRONIC ITEMS AND CELL PHONES REMAIN OFF while the School Board is in session.

 

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