March 26, 2015 at 12:00 PM - Board of Education 2nd Monthly Meeting

Rationale:  If any board member is absent, there will need to be a  motion to excuse the absence.

Rationale:  This is a legal meeting of the board of education, as advertised by the means specified in board policy. A complete copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the board room for your review. A copy of the agenda is available at the desk of the recording secretary.

Rationale:  7:30 Board arrives for assignments
7:45-8:45 Board serves breakfast to staff
9:00-10:00 Awards ceremony
10:00-11:30 Kevin Honeycutt
11:30-1:00 Lunch 
1:00-2:30 Kevin Honeycutt (certificated staff only)
2:30 Optional Ice cream social/early dismissal

No school for students: Thursday, Friday or Monday
No school for staff: Friday or Monday

Other Important Dates:

May 13th: Life Completion Program 2:30 JC Theatre
May 14th: 5:30 National Honor Society -- 7:00 Awards Ceremony
May 17th: 2:00 Graduation 

Rationale:  Lisa Guenther-Title I Teacher at Westside, Christ Lutheran, & Norfolk Catholic Elementary Schools
Lisa Walters - Counselor at Bel Air Elementary
Allen Henriksen-Speech Language Pathologist for the District

All positions listed above are retirements.

Sarah Taylor - Speech Language Pathologist for the District --accepted position with ESU 7

Rationale:  I recommend you accept the bid from Hypertec Direct for 400 Dell Desktop Computers in the amount of $201,748.00. The other competitive bid from Dell Direct was $215,600.00.

Rationale:  I am asking the board of education to make a motion to approve the purchase of a 54 passenger 2003 MCI bus for activities. This bus is in good shape and has been garaged with regular maintenance.  Our mechanic and transportation director viewed and drove this bus several days ago and felt it was in good shape.  This would replace one of our oldest coach buses which is 28 years old and has about a million miles on it.  The agreed upon price is $125,000 for this coach.  This would be paid for from our General Fund and Depreciation Fund.  I did discuss this bus at our Activities Meeting on Monday and also shared the need to look for a coach bus with our Facilities and Finance Committee last month.

Rationale:  Our next regularly scheduled board meeting will be held Monday, April 13, 2015 at the City Administration Building.  The Study Session will begin at 5:30 PM, followed by the regular business meeting at 6:30 PM. All components of the meeting are open to the public.