GAINESVILLE CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

REGULAR MEETING

 

508 Oak Street NW

Gainesville, Georgia 30501

7:30 p.m.

 

OCTOBER 20, 2003

 

CALL TO ORDER:                        Chairman Mitchell at _______ p.m.

                                                                       

CITIZENS’ COMMENTS

 

RECOGNITION AND PRESENTATION:     Helen Martin 

                                                                        Fair Street Elementary School 

 

RECOGNITION:       “Unsung Heroes”:  Migrant Services

                                    Marshall Harper

                                    Noelia Lopez 

                                    Randy Bruce with MarJac of Gainesville presented by Shawn Arevalo                                                 McCollough, Principal of Gainesville Elementary

 

2003-04-04.01            ADOPTION OF AGENDA

 

                        It is recommended that the October 20, 2003 Agenda be adopted.

 

                        Motion by: ______________Seconded by: _______________Vote: _____

 

2003-04-04.02           APPROVAL OF MINUTES

September 15, 2003 | September 15, 2003 amended
September 17, 2003 | September 17, 2003 amended
October 6, 2003

           It is recommended that the minutes of the September 15, 2003 Regular

             Board Meeting, the September 17, 2003 Called Meeting, and the October

             6, 2003 Joint Board Meeting with City Council be approved as submitted.

                        Motion by: ______________Seconded by:_______________ Vote: _____

 

2003-04-04.03          APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

                        a.  APPROVAL OF SEX/AIDS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS detail...

                        It is recommended the Board approve the material reviewed by the Sex/AIDS Education Review Committee on April 17, 2003.

                        b. APPROVAL FOR AN OVERNIGHT FIELD TRIP FOR GHS 11TH GRADE AP HISTORY CLASS, JANUARY 17-21, 2003 detail...

                        It is recommended the Board approve an overnight field trip for the 11th grade AP History class to tour Boston Fine Arts Museum and other sites.

                        c. APPROVAL OF OVERNIGHT FIELD TRIP TO BLUE RIDGE OUTDOOR EDUCATION FOR FAIR STREET UPPER SCHOOL (GRADES 3-5) MPACT AND ENRICHMENT CLASSES    detail...  detail...

                        It is recommended the Board approve the overnight field trip request for Fair Street Grades 3-5 (MPACT and Enrichment Classes) to Toccoa, Georgia, November 5-7, 2003.

                        It is recommended the Board approve the Consent Agenda as submitted.

 

                        Motion by: ______________Seconded by:_______________ Vote: _____

 

2003-04-04.04             ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES

 

2003-04-04.05            BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

2003-04-04.06             CURRICULUM

                                                Report on Middle School Test Strategies and Initiative by Robert Thorpe                                                 and Curtis Bibb:  (Goal 1- Objective 1 and Goal 1 - Objective 18) 

 

                                                Report on Testing Programs by Mike Bull (Goal 1 – Objective 1)

                                                                                                                       

2003-04-04.07              FINANCE

                                                a.  APPROVAL OF FINANCE REPORT

 

                                                It is recommended that the Board approve the September 30, 2003

                                                Finance Report as submitted.

 

                                    Motion by:_____________Seconded by:______________Vote: _____             

 

2003-04-04.08               HUMAN RESOURCES

                                                a.APPROVAL OF PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS   detail... 

It is recommended that the Board approve the personnel recommendations as submitted.

 

                        Motion by: ______________Seconded by:_____________Vote: _____

                                                                                                                                                                                              

2003-04-04.09                 POLICY

 

2003-04-04.10                 TRANSPORTATION

 

2003-04-04.11                 OLD BUSINESS

 

2003-04-04.12                 NEW BUSINESS

                                                Calendar’s Proposed for 2004-2005 – Shirley Whitaker

PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS FOR OCTOBER 2003 - Administrative Reports

GOAL 1:  To educate all children in Gainesville City to be successful students.

                                          Objective 14:  Report by Curtis Bibb on Student Attendance
CES | EES | FSES | GES | NHES | GMS | GHS

                                             Objective 18:  Report by Robert Thorpe on  Middle School Initiative    detail... detail... 

   GOAL 2:      To provide fiscal accountability to the citizens of Gainesville/Hall County.

                                                                        No Report

                                 GOAL 3:      To provide clean, safe and educationally appropriate facilities   conducive to learning.

                                                                    No Report

                             GOAL 4:    To provide an atmosphere for staff to become innovators and be risk-takers.

                           Objective 4:  Report by Curtis Bibb/Principals on Evaluation Cycle  

                           Objective 10:  Report by Curtis Bibb on Teacher Attendance
CES | EES | FSES | GES | NHES | GMS | GHS

               

                               GOAL 5:            To have continuing dialogue with our communities.

                                                                        No Report

2003-04-04.13                SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

                                                Dr. Ballowe to report on:

·         “Sharing the Gainesville Model”

·         Facility: Student Options

·         Tuition Recommendation

·         NSBA Annual Conference - March 27-30, 2004

2003-04-04.14                BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS/ANNOUNCEMENT

                                                                                                                                                 

2003-04-04.15                EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

2003-04-04.16                RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

 

2003-04-04.17                ADJOURNMENT

 

                        Motion by: _____________Seconded by: _______________Vote: ______

                                               

                                                Time:  ____________


Last minute handout - School Council Business Partners