| I. Call to Order
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, Chairman Duncan will call the meeting to order. II. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, Chairman Duncan will call on a member of the board to lead the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence. III. Recognitions
A. GCS Employee of the Month for February 2009
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, the board will recognize Nancy Hines, youth development coordinator at Washington Montessori, as the February 2009 Employee of the Month. If you have any questions regarding this item, please contact Nora Carr, chief of staff, at 370-8106, prior to the meeting. B. GCS Volunteer of the Month for February 2009
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, the board will recognize Monica Frye, volunteer at Oak Ridge Elementary, as the February 2009 Volunteer of the Month. If you have any questions regarding this item, please contact Nora Carr, chief of staff, at 370-8106, prior to the meeting. IV. Public Comments
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, Chairman Duncan will call on members of the public who have requested an opportunity to address the board. V. Approval of Agenda
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, Chairman Duncan will ask board members to review the meeting agenda and will call for a motion to approve or revise it. If you have questions regarding this item, contact Chairman Duncan at 378-5315, prior to the meeting. VI. Consent Agenda
A. Meeting Minutes
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, the minutes of the January 13 regular meeting and January 29 regular meeting will be presented for approval. If you have questions or suggested revisions, please contact Loraine Little at 370-8992, prior to the meeting. B. Personnel Reports
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, the consent agenda includes personnel actions as noted in the monthly personnel action report requiring board approval. Should there be any additional personnel action requiring board approval, you will receive notification prior to the meeting. If you have questions regarding this item, please contact Dr. Peggy Thompson, chief human resources officer, at 370-8340, prior to the meeting. C. Auction of Surplus Property
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, the consent agenda includes a recommendation to approve to declare the provided list of items surplus property and to allow the administration to dispose of these items via a public auction. The auction is scheduled for Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the GCS warehouse located at 529 W. Grimes Avenue, High Point. Dave’s Auctions, LLC, McLeansville, North Carolina will conduct the auction. If you have questions regarding this item, please contact John Mann, purchasing officer, at 370-3238, prior to the meeting. D. Approval of Dedicated Internet Access Service
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, the consent agenda includes a recommendation that the board approve a contractual agreement with AT&T Communications to provide dedicated Internet access at a cost of $13,680 per month. AT&T Communications currently provides Internet access for GCS. The service delivers high-speed Internet access to all elementary, middle and traditional high schools. The required access speed has continued to increase as schools have continued to use the network for more bandwidth-intensive applications. The district currently uses a 250 Mbps circuit dedicated to this purpose at a cost of over $22,000 per month. With this requirement for bandwidth anticipated to continue, it would be advantageous to implement a long-term contract and receive the associated savings. The vendor would continue to provide a 250 Mbps circuit dedicated to Internet access. The term of the new contract would continue for a 36-month period and would reduce the cost to $13,680 per month. Future upgrades would not be penalized so long as the district continues service with AT&T. If you have questions regarding this item, please contact Dr. Terrence Young, chief information officer, at 370-2308, prior to the meeting. E. Approval of Supplemental Education Services Contract
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, the consent agenda includes a recommendation that the board approve the maximum contract amounts that can be paid to each Supplemental Educational Services (SES) provider that exceeds $150,000 for the 2008-09 school year. SES are tutoring services offered outside of the regular school day to help students improve reading and mathematics skills. As required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act, section 1116(e), Title I schools not making Adequate Yearly Progress in the same subject for two or more years must offer these services to students eligible for free or reduced-priced lunch. SES providers must be approved by the State Board of Education, and local school districts can only contract with approved providers. Once parents select providers, contracts are established between the school district and the selected providers. SES providers are paid directly by the school district from Title I funds. If you have questions regarding this item, please contact Dr. Beth Folger, chief academic officer, at 370-2313, prior to the meeting. F. Duke Energy Carolinas Right-of-Way Agreement, Pleasant Garden Elementary School
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, the consent agenda includes a recommendation that the board approve a right-of-way request by Duke Energy Carolinas affecting the Pleasant Garden Elementary School campus. Duke Energy Carolinas has requested that the board grant a right-of-way affecting a 20-foot strip in order to serve Pleasant Garden Elementary. The installation has already been completed, and this would allow continued maintenance of the underground wiring by Duke Energy Carolinas. The requested right-of-way would have a width of 10-feet on each side of a centerline, and its location would be determined by the centerline of the electrical facilities. If you have questions regarding this item, please contact Leo Bobadilla, chief operations officer, at 370-3482, prior to the meeting. G. Duke Energy Carolinas Right-of-Way Agreement, Pearce Elementary School
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, the consent agenda includes a recommendation that the board approve the rights-of-way requested by Duke Energy Carolinas affecting the Pearce Elementary School campus. Duke Energy Carolinas has requested that the board grant rights-of-way affecting 30-and 20-foot strips to permit the installation and maintenance of overhead and underground wiring to serve the mobile classroom units being located at the Pearce campus. The requested rights-of-way would have widths of 15 and 10 feet on each side of a centerline, and their locations would be determined by the centerline of the electrical facilities to be installed. If you have questions regarding this item, please contact Leo Bobadilla, chief operations officer, at 370-3482, prior to the meeting. H. Approval of RUSH into Historical Literacy: Reading in the Teaching of American History Grant
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, the consent agenda includes a recommendation that the board approve the submission of an application to the U.S. Department of Education for the RUSH into Historical Literacy: Reading in the Teaching of American History (TAH) Grant. The TAH grant program addresses the need to implement professional development for improving teacher knowledge, understanding and appreciation of traditional American History as a separate subject within the core curriculum. The grant awards funding of approximately $1 million over a three-year period (2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12) to eligible local education agencies and does not require any local matching funds. If you have questions regarding this item, please contact Dr. Barbara Zwadyk, interim chief curriculum and organizational development officer, at 335-3293, prior to the meeting.
VII. Staff Reports
A. Update on High School Behavior Improvement Teacher Positions
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, Dr. John Morris, chief student services officer, will present to the board an update on high school behavior improvement teacher positions. If you have questions regarding this item, please contact Dr. Morris at 370-8380, prior to the meeting. B. 2007-08 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, a representative from Dixon Hughes will present to the board the audit report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. If you have questions regarding this item, please contact Sharon Ozment, chief financial officer, at 370-8343, prior to the meeting. C. Bond Project Update
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, Leo Bobadilla, chief operations officer, will present to the board a follow- up to the proposed project ordinance revisions associated with select 2000 and 2003 bond projects that were presented at the January 29, 2009 meeting. If you have questions regarding this item, please contact Mr. Bobadilla at 370-3482, prior to the meeting. VIII. Board Discussion
Strategic Plan
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, Chairman Duncan will lead the board in a discussion regarding the strategic plan. At the January 29 meeting, board members were asked to review the plan and come back with questions they might have regarding it. If you have questions regarding this item, please contact Chairman Duncan at 378-5315, prior to the meeting. IX. Reports from the Superintendent, if needed
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, Superintendent Green will share information about the district, should there be any to be reported. X. Reports from the Chairman, if needed
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, Chairman Duncan will share reports of the board’s activities, should there be any to be reported. XI. Board Comments
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, board members will each be allowed two minutes to make remarks, as they deem appropriate. XII. Closed Session, if needed
At the meeting of February 10, 2009, the board will address business requiring a closed session. XIII. Adjournment |
