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Carteret
County Public School System COMMUNICATORDecember
12, 2006 – The Carteret County Board of Education met in regular
session at 6:30 p.m. in the administrative offices of the school
system, Beaufort, NC. Attending the meeting: Chairman Cathy Neagle,
Vice Chairman June Fulcher and Board members Bill Blair, David Carr,
Adele Collins, Al Hill and Dr. Rick Luettich. Board
members conducted a public comment forum from 6-6:30 p.m. No one
spoke during that time. WELCOMEChairman
Cathy Neagle welcomed those in attendance. Dr. Rick Luettich gave
the invocation and led the Pledge to the United States flag. CONSIDER
APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA Adele
Collins provided the second. Al
Hill made the motion to accept the agenda as amended. RECOGNIZE
SUPERINTENDENT’S CHOICE FALL ART WINNERS Leigh
Hawkins, a West Carteret High School student, was named Overall
Winner for her art piece titled “Little Sister.” Asuka
Tsurusaki, a West Carteret High School student, won the High School
division for a pen and ink drawing. Todd
Collins, a Morehead City Middle School student, received the Middle
School division award for his art work. RECOGNIZE
MIRIAM SUTTON, OUTSTANDING SCIENCE TEACHER Newport
Middle School Principal Bud Lanning presented the nomination. RECOGNIZE
BRIGHT IDEAS GRANT WINNERS Winners
of the 2006-2007 Bright Ideas grants were: Paula
Wade, Atlantic Elementary; Beth McCreary, Beaufort Elementary;
Jackie Ramus, Beaufort Elementary; Daryn Martin, Bogue Sound
Elementary; Alice Boulia, Bridges Street; William Holloway, Broad
Creek Middle; Todd Williamson, Broad Creek Middle; Gary Schroeder,
Broad Creek Middle; Laura Corraro, Broad Creek Middle; Jeff
Milbourne, Croatan High; Kathy Gillikin, East Carteret High; Margo
Fulford, East Carteret High; Josephine Boyette, Morehead City
Middle; Mirela Rangu, Morehead City Middle; Rebeccah Haines,
Morehead City Middle; Sarah Weinhold, Morehead City Middle; Pam
Cheek, Morehead City Primary; Karen Rettie, Newport Elementary;
Miriam Sutton, Newport Middle; Crystal Burke, Newport Middle; Bob
Davis, Smyrna Elementary; Suzan Wallace, White Oak Elementary; and
Jan Shank, White Oak Elementary. RECOGNIZE
BROAD CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, IMPACT MODEL SCHOOL OF THE YEAR Mr.
Poletti explained to the Board the IMPACT award.
June
Fulcher made the motion to approve the Consent Agenda. HIGH
STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT Dr.
Baldridge noted Croatan High School Assistant Principal Beth Lanning
and Mrs. Hamilton presented the two course proposals to the
Curriculum Advisory Board. The courses had also been reviewed and
approved by the Career
& Technical Education (CTE) departments, the principals, and the
school improvement teams at Croatan High and East Carteret High. Dr.
Rick Luettich made
the motion to approve the two courses as recommended. June
Fulcher provided the second and all members voted aye.
The
original roofing contractor for Newport Middle School has returned
to the school to identify the source of the water leak. When
identified, the repairs will be made. Dr.
Rick Luettich noted a custodial contract for work at Morehead City
Middle School was awarded last month. He asked if cleanup after
special events was included in that contact. Mr. Walton said it was
included. RECEIVE SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY PROJECTS UPDATE Director
of Plant Operations Judson Walton gave the Board members a Safety
and Accessibility Projects packet to show the status of work. Dr.
Luettich would also like a monthly list of all items the school
system sends to County. Cathy
Neagle suggested a copy of the cover letter to the County on the day
after the Board meeting be sent to Board members. Dr.
Luettich agreed and added he would like a monthly list to include
that information and all information exchanged.
Dr.
Luettich reported that the Construction Committee met in early
December and reviewed the bond projects budgets. The committee is
made up of Board members June Fulcher, David Carr and Dr. Luettich.
Others attending the meeting were Superintendent Dr. David Lenker,
Plant Operations Director Judson Walton, Bond Projects Manager Keith
Maready and Communications Director Tabbie Nance. Mrs.
Fulcher and Mr. Carr said they were both pleased with the status of
the bond projects and budget. Dr.
Luettich said there had been an ongoing discussion as to whether the
Board should demolish no part of the existing school, demolish Wing
F, or demolish Wing F and Wing E. Dr.
Luettich reported the Committee had developed the following
recommendation: To demolish Wings E and F and, with the savings, add
an additional four classrooms to the new classroom building. He said
the savings would be realized in new construction versus renovating
an old building. Dr. Luettich said the Committee members believe
there is enough money to build the new classrooms, and it was a
better use of the money. He added the money would be put into new
construction above the flood level and not into renovation of
classrooms below the level. Mr.
Carr said his motivation was to move as many students and faculty
out of the flood plain as possible. Mr.
Maready said there would be enough savings from the demolition of
Wing E to construct the new classrooms. He said no demolition would
take place until the new classroom building is complete. Dr.
Luettich made the motion for the Board of Education to approve a
plan to demolish Wings E and F at East Carteret High School, and to
design four additional classrooms to be added to the new wing and
bid as an alternate. CONSIDER
REQUEST TO COUNTY FOR SALE OF $18.3 MILLION OF BONDS Bond
Projects Manager Keith Maready reported that to date the system has
received bids on about 6.4 percent of the $49,045,283 in bond
project work. He noted that bond projects are on scheduled at this
time. Mr. Maready noted the county has previously sold $22 million
of the bond value, which will cover the projected spending through
the fourth quarter of 2007 with the exception of the new
construction at East Carteret High School. The projected starting
date for the new construction at East Carteret High School is April
2007. Mr.
Maready asked Board members to formally request the County
Commissioners approve the sale of $18.3 million of the bonds. He
noted this would include the $4,116,675 bond for the new
construction at East Carteret High School. This will allow funds to
be available for the new construction work in April 2007 and for
cash flow needs through the third quarter of 2008. Dr.
Rick Luettich made the motion that request the County to sell $18.3
million in bond to include the new construction bonds for ECHS. Bill
Blair provided the second and all members voted aye. RECEIVE
BOND PROJECTS UPDATE Roofing
work at Beaufort Middle and Broad Creek Middle is continuing to
progress. The roofing work and HVAC work on the White Oak Elementary
gym started December 12, 2006. The roofing work should be completed
during the Christmas break. The
bids for the new construction and HVAC renovation at Bogue Sound
Elementary have been publicly advertised, and are due December 20,
2006. The
design team and Mr. Maready are working on the East Carteret High
School sight package and plan to bid that work in late January 2007. The
first window replacement project at East Carteret High School will
start in early January 2007. Mr.
Maready plans to advertise for bids for the first major HVAC project
on December 31 with a bid date of January 31, 2007. This project
will include Atlantic Elementary, Harkers Island Elementary and
Smyrna Elementary. The
design work on new construction projects is still on schedule with
bid dates. The roof design team will have East Carteret High and
Harkers Island Elementary ready to bid in March 2007. The HVAC
design team is near completion on all HVAC work and packages will be
bid throughout 2007. Work
at Morehead City Elementary School is being funded by a Qualified
Zone Academy Bond (QZAB) and is not part of the bond work. Mr.
Maready reported that the roofing, HVAC and electric work at that
school are continuing with good progress and performance. He expects
to receive bids on the Morehead City Elementary window projects
January 4, 2007. Dr.
Luettich asked the status of the floor in the gym at White Oak
Elementary School. Mr.
Walton said work on the floor would take place during the summer;
however, the floor would be temporarily fixed after the roof and
HVAC work is complete. Finance
Officer J. Ipock requested Board members consider one budget
revision. After
discussion about the budget revision procedure, all members voted
aye. SAFETY, SECURITY AND ACCESSIBILITY CARRY OVER PROPOSALMr.
Ipock reviewed the Safety, Security and Accessibility Issues
document for fiscal year 2005-2006. Dr.
Luettich asked if the Board decided to do so, the action would be to
request to carry over this money with a detailed listing of how the
money should be spent. He noted with the County’s approval, the
money would be essentially added to the school system’s Safety
& Accessibility money. Mr.
Carr noted there was a request from the Town of Beaufort for funds
to widen the intersection of Highway 101 and Carraway Drive. This
intersection is near Beaufort Elementary and Beaufort Middle. Mr.
Carr said the Board had discussed that request. The Board is
concerned about the intersection, but he does not believe that
request falls in the area of school Safety and Accessibility. He
noted there were similar traffic concerns at many of the schools. He
questioned whether moving town utilities falls under the
responsibility of the Board of Education. Dr.
Luettich noted last year the Board requested technology funds but
the County cut the technology request by $300,000. He noted putting
$20,000 from the carry over toward technology is less than 10
percent but it would touch five schools and their students. These
schools are Broad Creek Middle, East Carteret High, Morehead City
Primary, Morehead City Middle and West Carteret High. Joe
Poletti said each of these schools have identified where these
computers would go, and these were the highest priority situations. Dr.
Luettich made the motion to approve a request for the County to
carry over $397,576.66 that was allocated to Safety &
Accessibility. EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION AND INVOLVEMENT AMONG STAKEHOLDERS Superintendent
Dr. David Lenker remarked there was so much activity going on the
schools. He said administrators, teachers and staff were working
hard to make sure instruction is the top priority. Board
Chairman Cathy Neagle invited Board members to make comments. Bill
Blair – Mr. Blair thanked all the school winners of the many
awards. Adele
Collins – Mrs. Collins is a member of the Carteret County Council
for Women. This group recently selected Broad Creek Middle School
Principal Cathy Tomon as the Woman of the Year in the education
category. Al
Hill – Mr. Hill thanked all the school employees for their hard
work. He gave a special thanks to Judson Walton, Keith Maready and
J. Ipock for the extra work they are doing on the bond projects. CLOSED SESSIONDavid
Carr made the motion to enter into closed session to consider
personnel matters and consult with attorney regarding matter within
attorney-client privilege. Al
Hill provided the second and all members voting aye.
Al
Hill made the motion to return to open session. Bill Blair provided
the second and all members voted aye. No action was taken after
closed session. ADJOURNMENT David
Carr made the motion to adjourn the meeting. APPROVED
PERSONNEL MATTERS – DECEMBER 12, 2006 Licensed
Employees Hires Jessica
Bashaw, Family And Consumer Science (FACS) Teacher, West
Carteret High
(01/22/07) Melissa
(Regi) Clark, Asst. EC Director, Central Office (12/04/06) Stephen
Emerson, Agriculture Teacher, Croatan High School (01/22/07) Leslyn
Hardee, AIG Teacher, Beaufort Middle School (11/27/06) Dave
Melton, Special Education Teacher, East Carteret High School (11/20/06) John
Pavone, Math Teacher, West Carteret High School (01/24/07) Campbell
Tellman, ESL Teacher, Morehead City Middle School (11/27/06) Charles
Toler, Electrical Trades Teacher, West Carteret High School (11/13/06) Rosemond
Ward, Science Teacher, est Carteret High School (01/22/07)
Jacqueline
Williams, Part-time Behavior Specialist, Central Office (11/13/06) Transfers Cole
Jones, Fr. English Teacher, West Carteret High School Sheri
Ragsdale, Fr. English Teacher, East Carteret High School (01/22/07)
To English Teacher, Croatan High School Deborah
Sewell, Fr. Asst. EC Director, Central Office (09/25/06)
To EC Director, Central Office Leave
of Absence Terri
Garrison, Elementary Teacher, Morehead City Primary School (04/16/07-06/07/07) Resignations Barbara
Cunningham, Math Teacher, Newport Middle School (01/23/07) Casimira
Rodriquez, ESL Teacher, Morehead City Middle School (11/22/06) Retirements Barbara
Bradshaw, Language Arts Teacher, Morehead City Middle School (01/01/07) Sally
Gwaltney, Math Teacher, West Carteret High School (02/01/07) Nancy
Moore, ISS Teacher, Morehead City Middle School (02/02/07) Gail
Taylor, FACS Teacher, West Carteret High School (02/01/07) Nancy
Ustach, Art Teacher, Morehead City Middle School (01/01/07) Support
Employees Hires Patricia
(Clara) Roberson, Administrative Assistant, Central Office (12/11/06) Contract Extension Effective January 1, 2007Keith
Maready, Maready & Associates, LLC Leave
of Absence Joan
Abendroth, Teacher Assistant, Bogue Sound Elementary School (11/08/06-12/15/06) Amber
Lutton, Teacher Assistant, West Carteret High School (11/13/06-01/02/07) Transfers Dorcas
Pridgett, Fr. Custodian, Morehead City Middle School (12/01/06)
To Custodian, West Carteret High School Reduction
in Force Robert
Dudley, Custodian, Morehead City Middle School (11/30/06) Valerie
Hester, Custodian, Morehead City Middle School (11/30/06) Patty
Howland, Custodian, Morehead City Middle School (11/30/06) Resignations Kenya
Halterman-Phillips, Teacher Assistant, Morehead City Primary School (01/02/07) Retirements Kimberly
Bradley, Teacher Assistant, Bogue Sound Elementary School (07/26/06) Jackie
Brown
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