SPECIAL MEETING, THE SCHOOL BOARD OF
April 25, 2006
The School Board of Brevard County, Florida met in regular
session on Tuesday, April 25, 2006, at 5:30 p.m., at the Educational Services
Facility,
Chairman
Members Present:
The Invocation was led by Olivia Ordonez, 6th Grade,
A
motion was made by Larry Hughes with a second by Janice Kershaw to approve the
recommendations for the revisions to the agenda. The motion carried unanimously.
The
following changes were then made to the agenda:
Additions:
E-7. Appoint School Board Representatives to
Local Planning Agencies
F-19. Approval of
H-22. Consultant Agreement with Don Bizzell
Revisions:
E-1. Student Expulsions
E-3. Instructional Staff Recommendations
(Supplement & Addendum)
E-4. Support Staff Recommendations (Supplement)
F-12. Facility Acquisition
F-15. Purchase/Install Relocatable Classrooms in
Support of FY06/07 Student Accommodation Plan
B-1. Recognition
of
Dr. DiPatri recognized Principal Michael Miller and
B-2. Outstanding School Volunteers
Dr. DiPatri introduced the district Outstanding School Volunteers in the
Youth, Adult, Senior and
C-1. Recognize May 6-12, 2006 as
Sara Stern, Director of District
Communications, read the proclamation in recognition of May 6-12, 2006 as National
Nurse Week. A motion was made by Janice
Kershaw with a second by Larry Hughes to approve the proclamation. Motion carried unanimously. A copy of the proclamation is filed in supplemental minute book #213,
pages 213-386 through 213-387, inc.
C-2. Proclamation – Teacher Appreciation Week
Sara Stern,
Director of District Communications, read the proclamation in recognition of May 8-12, 2006 as Teacher Appreciation Week. A motion was made by
Janice Kershaw with a second by Larry Hughes to approve the proclamation. Motion carried unanimously. A copy of the proclamation is filed in supplemental minute book
#213, pages 213-388 through 213-389, inc.
C-3. Proclamation for Substitute Teacher Week
Sara Stern, Director of District
Communications, read the proclamation in recognition of May 8-12, 2006 as Substitute Teacher Week. A motion was made by Larry
Hughes with a second by Janice Kershaw to approve the proclamation. Motion carried unanimously. A copy of the proclamation is filed in supplemental minute book
#213, pages 213-390 through 213-391, inc.
Larry Hughes requested Item E-6 be pulled. A motion was then made by Larry Hughes with a
second by Janice Kershaw to approve Items E-1 through E-5 and Item E-7. Motion carried unanimously. The below listed items were therefore
approved.
E-1. Student Expulsion(s)
Approve student expulsion(s)
2006-88, 2006-89 and 2006-90 for failure to comply with the
Stipulation/Conduct Agreement and issue Final Orders confirming expulsion in
each case presented.
E-2. Surplus Property
Authorize the removal from
inventory and disposal of surplus property according to prescribed procedures
in Florida Statutes 274.05 and 274.06, as filed in supplemental minute book #213, pages 213-392 through
213-400, inc.
Approve
the reclassification of Ena A. Leiba from the position of Assistant Principal
(10 month) at Sea Park Elementary School to the position of Principal at Sea
Park Elementary School, on annual contract, effective June 1, 2006. Annual salary based on grade 26 of the
Nonbargaining Salary Administration Program.
Resume attached. Approve the
reclassification/transfer of Carolyn P. Carmichael from the position of
Assistant Principal (12 month) at
Approve the routine support
staff recommendations, as filed in supplemental
minute book #213, pages 213-414 through 213-420, inc.
E-5. Job Description
Approve the following job
description change: Preventive Health
Promotion & Evaluation Specialist (RN), Pay Grade PTS Grade O, as filed in supplemental minute book
#213, pages 213-421 through 213-423, inc.
E-7. Appoint School Board
Representatives to Local Planning Agencies
Appoint Loretta Goggin as
the School Board’s representative to the Brevard County Planning and Zoning
Board for a one (1) year term beginning on April 25, 2006 and ending on April
24, 2007.
E-6. Allocation of FY2005-2006
“Classrooms for Kids Program” Funding
Approve the allocation of
$1,689,350 of FY2005-2006 “Classrooms for Kids Program” funding for Elementary
School “T” as shown on the attached Classroom for Kids Project Allocation
List. Authorize the Superintendent and
Board Chairman to sign the attached Bond Certification for 2004-2005 Classrooms
for Kids Program, Classrooms for Kids Project Allocation List and Capital
Outlay Request Encumbrance Authorization (OEF 353).
Larry Hughes requested this item be pulled and questioned
if it was necessary to take action on this issue tonight since the Board had
not approved the building of Elementary School “T” yet. He asked if this should
be deferred to the end of May when due diligence was complete. Michael Degutis, Assistant Superintendent for
Financial Services, stated it was not necessary to move forward tonight but doing
so would allow staff a head start on paper work required by the Department of
Education. He noted that if Elementary
School “T” was not approved, the paperwork would be retrieved from DOE.
A motion was then made by Larry Hughes, with a second by
Janice Kershaw to approve the recommendation.
Motion carried unanimously.
A copy of the Bond Certification and the Encumbrance
Authorization is filed in supplemental minute book #213, pages 213-424 through
213-428, inc.
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Dr. DiPatri took this
opportunity to congratulate the instructional personnel listed under Item E-3.
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Janice
Kershaw requested Items F-12 and F-15 be pulled. Bea Fowler requested Items F-14 and F-19 be
pulled. Larry Hughes requested Item F-13
be pulled. A motion was then made by Janice
Kershaw with a second by Larry Hughes to accept the recommendations for Items
F-1 through F-11 and Items F-16 through F-18. Motion carried unanimously. The below listed
items were therefore approved.
F-1. Insurance Brokerage Services Agreement
with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. –
Approve the final year of the district’s contract for Professional
Insurance Brokerage Services with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. –
F-2. Amend the Explorer Elementary and Middle
School Charter Contract
Approve the amendment to the Explorer Elementary and Middle School
charter contract to include ninth grade.
A copy of the amendment is filed in the Office of School Choice.
F-3.
Approve the charter renewal contract for Royal Palm Charter
School. A copy of the contract is filed
in the Office of School Choice.
F-4.
Approve the consultant Agreement with Dr. Bradley Greene, senior
faculty member of the Glasser Institute, in the amount of $25,000, as filed in supplemental minute book
#213, pages 213-436 through 213-445, inc.
F-5. Consultant Agreement with Dr. Howard
Johnston
The Office of Educational Leadership and Professional Development
requests to contract with Dr. Howard Johnston for two identical presentations, The Moral Imperatives of Inclusion, on
May 8, 2006. Dr. Johnston will present
to the Leadership Team from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. and will present to selected
curriculum contacts, resource teachers, and exceptional education personnel
from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. A copy of the
consultant agreement is filed in supplemental minute book
#213, pages 213-446 through 213-448, inc.
F-6. Testing Strategies: Closing the Achievement Gap with Larry Bell
Educational Consultant Larry Bell from Multicultural America, Inc. will
conduct a seven hour workshop with
F-7. Consultant Agreement with
Approve the consultant agreement with the Florida Crisis Response Team
to provide mental health training as required component of the Federal
Emergency Response and Crisis Management Grant, as filed in supplemental minute book #213, pages 213-453 through 213-455, inc. The
Emergency Response and Crisis Management Grant was approved by the Brevard
School Board on August 9, 2005. The
total cost for the training shall not exceed $6,800.00.
F-8.
Approve the field trip request by Palm Bay High School FIRST ROBOTICS
Vex Team to attend the National FIRST Vex Robotics Challenge in
F-9.
Approve the field trip by the Palm Bay High School Yearbook Editors to
visit Walsworth Publishing in Brookfield/Marceline,
F-10.
Approve the educational field trip for
F-11. Field Trip –
Approve a total of thirteen students and two chaperones from Cocoa Beach
Junior/Senior High and Eau Gallie High School, as well as the PAR Program
Manager and the PREVENT! SADD Coordinator, to attend the 2006 SADD National
Convention held in
F-16. Educational Services Facility Programming Study and Master Plan
Authorize Facilities Services to contract with Reynolds, Smith and Hills,
Inc. (RS&H), under the terms and conditions of their continuing contract
with Brevard Public Schools, for a facility programming study of the
Educational Services Facility (ESF), including development of a 5-Year master
plan. The RS&H proposal is attached.
F-17. Computer Workstation/Technology Partnership RFP
Authorize the office of Educational Technology to negotiate a technology
partnership contract with the top ranked firm for RFP#06010/JO technology
partnership II. If contract negotiations
fail with the top-ranked firm, as stated in section 3-6 of the RFP, and
supported by state statute, the negotiation process will continue to the next
highest ranked firm. The district
evaluation committee has ranked the submitting firms in the following order: 1.
GovConnection, Inc. (Lenovo/IBM); 2.
Hewlett-Packard; 3. Gateway Companies NSC; 4.
F-18. Transfer (2) Buses to
Approve the sale of two used retired AS IS school buses to Brevard County
Parks & Recreation Department for $5,000 per bus. Bus #811 Vin. No.
1HVBBNKN9MH370227 and Bus#829 Vin. No. 1HVBBNKN3MH370207.
F-12. Facility Acquisition
Authorize the purchase of the 4,478 sq. ft. “
Janice
Kershaw requested this item be pulled and questioned if staff had compared cost
of buying to leasing a facility of the same size. Dr. DiPatri stated this had been done and the
cost comes out to about $5 per square foot and comparable office space would be
from $18 to $22 per square foot for a 9 year lease. Robert Jordan asked what the actual square
footage is. Ed Curry responded that
there was an error in the original recommendation and the correct size is 4.478
square foot. Robert Jordan asked what
the cost would be if the district built a facility. Ed Curry responded that if would be from $95
to $100 per square foot for comparable space in today’s market place.
A
motion was then made by Janice Kershaw with a second by Larry Hughes to approve
the recommendation.
Amy Kneessy thanked Mr. Curry for obtaining an
appraisal and catching the error in the square footage. She questioned if there would be a need for
any internal construction. Ed Curry
stated staff would spend between $5,000 to $10,000 for correcting exterior
problems such as stucco, painting and re-painting door, minor repairs to the
metal roof, etc. He also stated that
with paying off the lease the district would own the building and everything
contained on the 12 acres.
There being no further discussion, the vote was
called. Motion carried unanimously.
F-13. Proposed New Elementary School “T” Site
Selection
Authorize the Facilities Services Division to complete required due
diligence, prototype school selection and site adaption tasks associated with
the implementation of Option III described in Project Status Report dated
2/27/06 at a cost not-to-exceed $50,000 utilizing one of our continuing
contract consultants. A copy of Board
agenda item F-11 that was discussed at the 3/14/06 Board meeting is provided
and includes the above referenced 2/27/ Project Status Report.
Larry
Hughes requested this item be pulled for discussion. He voiced his concern for increased traffic
due to proposing another stand alone building to house 4-6 grades. He also noted that this would have its own
cafeteria, parking and a separate school administration. Dr. DiPatri stated minimal savings could be
seen by sharing the cafeteria manager, etc.
Larry Hughes questioned if due diligence would address
the roads. Ed Curry stated a traffic
study would be initiated and they expect to move all buses to the new facility
and exit them on to
Janice Kershaw asked how many more students would be
added to Meadowlane Elementary. Dr. Tom
McIntyre stated that they would open the combined two campuses with 1,350
students, with 675 students on each campus.
Currently there are 960 on that campus now but the 6th grade
now located at
Bea Fowler asked if they would be using a different
prototype design. Ed Curry stated that
was correct and that staff was looking for a two-story elementary school design
because of site limitations.
Dr. DiPatri clarified that the schools would be known
as Meadowlane Primary and Meadowlane Intermediate. He also stated that this was not his
recommendation of choice due to the site problem.
Larry Hughes questioned what the contingency plan
would be if they had to delay. Ed Curry
responded they would delay one year and accept the Villages site. Dr. McIntyre, in response to a question by
Larry Hughes, responded that the 5th grade would be moved to
Discussion was held on making this a small middle
school at some point. Ed Curry stated
this option would be included in the study and that they would pick a school
that has been approved by DOE for class size reduction.
There being no further discussion, the vote was
called. Motion carried unanimously.
F-14. Approve the Student Accommodation Plan for
Fiscal Year 2006-2007
Approve the attached Student Accommodation Plan for Fiscal Year
2006-2007.
Bea
Fowler requested this item be pulled and stated she still felt they had a
problem with
Bea Fowler stated she felt they should build a small
school north of the
Amy Kneessy stated that parents feel they have already
given their input and that they want another school north of the
Robert Jordan stated he felt they needed to go ahead
with the meeting. He also stated the
district would still need to transport students because of there being no
sidewalks along S.R.3.
Janice Kershaw requested a refresher on plans to
relieve schools that are forecast to be over capacity out to 2010-2011 and how
projects are being addressed in the facility plan when they bring back
information.
Dr. DiPatri stated there are two issues – one being
whether to add on to Lewis Carroll or to build a new school. The other question is where it comes in the
cue. Bea Fowler stated that all schools
should be taken care of in the 7-year plan.
She feels that they need to prioritize and schools that overcrowded
should have a higher priority.
Bea Fowler then made a motion, with a second by Amy
Kneessy, to approve the plan. Motion
carried unanimously.
F-15. Purchase/Install Relocatable Classrooms in Support of FY06/07
Student Accommodation Plan
Authorize the Facilities Services Team to purchase a total of 48 new
relocatable classrooms from one or both of the two pre-qualified relocatable
classroom manufacturers at a cost of $2,249,520 and complete all work
associated with the installation of these units (delivery, set-up, infrastructure,
furniture, permitting, administration and contingency) as described in Option 2
of the attached memo dated 4/4/06 at a cost of $2,176,658 for a total cost not
to exceed $4,426, 178.
Janice Kershaw stated this item had
been changed to add more relocatables in order to keep the driver’s ed classes
at Palm Bay High and questioned how long staff expects to keep relocatables on the
campus. Ed Curry stated he would expect
them to be there until the new high school is built in the Palm Bay/West Melbourne
area, at least 4-5 years. These are
units that can be moved in the future.
Janice Kershaw also noted that the Legislature has been talking about
raising the driving age and asked if anyone knew when this would become
effective. Dr. DiPatri responded that it
was the perspective of Judy Preston that this issue was not going anywhere.
Bea Fowler asked if there were any
portables to be disposed of. Ed Curry
responded not at this time but he would let her know if any came available.
Robert Jordan asked if these units
are new and improved. Ed Curry said the
new units had not been manufactured yet and would be brand new. No damage was incurred in this type unit due
to hurricanes over the past couple years.
A motion was then made by Janice
Kershaw with a second by Larry Hughes to approve the recommendation. Motion carried unanimously.
F-19. Approval of
Approve the charter contract for Richard Milburn. The charter school will become operational in
the 2006-2007 school year.
Bea Fowler requested this item be
pulled and voiced her concern about the recommendation to approve this contract
after having been provided information that this charter school is having
problems in other counties.
Dr. DiPatri responded that the Board
had approved their application and awarded them a charter. The issue now is to award a contract. If they don’t reach agreement on a contract,
Richard Milburn can appeal and the district could lose because it is a contract
issue. He felt it better to recommendation
approval with the benefit of the doubt but to closely monitor. He noted that the Board did not have this
information when they approved the charter.
Bea Fowler pointed out that they
have a charter school in
Harold Bistline stated that he had
been to
Janice Kershaw agreed with the
points raised but asked if charter school laws allowed the contract to have
contingencies. Vicki Mace, Director of
Choice Schools, stated they had already put interventions in place and have
built in numerous annual site visits. She also stated the school is willing to work
with the district.
Janice Kershaw questioned if the
Board could make the contract probationary for the first year. Harold Bistline
responded that the district could terminate the contract at any time. He stated there is an appeals process but it
is different and would be a better position for the district to be in.
Larry Hughes stated that although he
had some reluctance he felt he needed to support going forward with the
contract despite the fact that Milburn has had past difficulties. He felt the Board needs to look at their
application separately.
Bea Fowler asked what is on the
pre-opening checklist. Vicki Mace will
provide it but it includes looking at their insurance, making sure their
facility is safe, looking at certified teachers and having enough teachers for
the students they will be serving, looking at their exceptional education
population, schedules, etc. Dr. DiPatri
stated he is concerned about starting up and suggested they have Milburn come
back and decide if they want to start this fall or wait another year. Janice Kershaw asked if Hillsborough used the
same checklist. Vicki Mace said they
were similar and stated staff is working on an accountability packet to send to
the Board. These will be provided to the
Board in the near future.
A motion was then made by Janice
Kershaw with a second by Larry Hughes to accept the recommendation.
Robert Jordan congratulated the
Board on their discussion of this issue.
He also stated that he felt the Board could not use a report from
another county. Janice Kershaw suggested
raising the bar on the contract and if those things are not taken care of by
opening, they won’t be allowed to open.
Robert Jordan suggested this could be added to the contract.
There being no further discussion,
the vote was called.
Voting aye: Robert Jordan, Larry
Hughes, Janice Kershaw, Amy Kneessy
Voting nay: Bea Fowler
Motion carried four to one
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The Chair called for a BPS News video break at 7:14
p.m.
The meeting reconvened at 7:25 p.m.
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G-1. Amend/Revise Board
Approve the revision to School Board Policy 5500 to reflect current
Florida Statute regarding Felony Charges for Incidents off School Property, and
authorize the Superintendent to advertise for public hearing. A motion was made by Larry Hughes with a
second by Janice Kershaw to approve the recommendation. Motion carried unanimously.
G-2. Revision
of School Board
Approve the recommended revised policy at the
direction of the Board and authorize the Superintendent to advertise for public
hearing. A motion was made by Amy
Kneessy with a second by Janice Kershaw to approve the recommendation. Motion carried unanimously.
G-3. Approve the
Hold a Public Hearing and approve the naming of Elementary School “S”
as
Chairman
H-1. Enhancing Education Through Technology
Grant Part II
Recommendation: Approve the
grant application for Brevard Public Schools for Title II-part D of Enhancing
Education Through Technology (EETT II) in the amount of $1,250,000.
H-2. Adult/Community Education – South Area
Lease Agreement
Recommendation: Approve the
Lease Agreement for the South Area Adult/Community Education Center.
H-3. Approve the 2006-07 Cooperative Agreement
with Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D)
Recommendation: Approve the
Cooperative Agreement between the School Board of
H-4. 2006-07 Agreement with
Recommendation: Approve the
Agreement with the
H-5. Department of Juvenile Justice 2006-2007
School
Recommendation: Approve the
2006-2007 School
H-6. Educational
Services Contract,
Recommendation: Approve the
Agreement between the School Board of
H-7.
Recommendation: Approve the
Agreement between
H-8. Contract
for Educational Services between
Recommendation: Approve the
Agreement between the School Board and Center for Drug Free Living (for the
Brevard Group Treatment Home) in the amount of $160,635.00.
H-9. Contract
for Educational Services between
Recommendation: Approve the
Agreement between the School Board and Center for Drug Free Living (for
H-10. Agreement: School Board of
Recommendation: Approve the
Agreement between the School Board of