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