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Carteret
County Public School System COMMUNICATOR - JULY MEETING TOOK PLACE JUNE 26, 2007June 26, 2007 – 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. Because of the July 4, 2007, holiday, the July meeting took place June 26, 2007.
Attending the meeting: Chair Cathy
Neagle, Vice Chair June Fulcher and Board members Bill Blair, David
Carr, Adele Collins, Al Hill and Dr. Rick Luettich. WELCOMEChairman Cathy Neagle welcomed those in attendance. Bill Blair gave the invocation and led the Pledge to the United States flag. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA Adele Collins made the motion to approve the agenda. Al Hill provided the second and all members voted aye.
REORGANIZATION OF BOARD OF EDUCATIONElection of Chairman – Superintendent Dr. David Lenker conducted the election of the Chairman of the Board of Education and opened the floor for nominations. June Fulcher nominated current chair Cathy Neagle as chairman. Al Hill provided the second.
There were no other nominations. June Fulcher provided the second. All members voted aye to elect Mrs. Neagle to her fifth term as chairman.
Chair Cathy Neagle then conducted the
election of the vice chairman. June Fulcher provided the second. Bill Blair moved to close the nominations. Dr. Rick Luettich provided the second. Mr. Hill was elected vice chairman with 6 members voting aye and Mr. Hill abstaining.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF
CONSENT AGENDA Dr. Lenker said now that the local County budget was set, he and staff members were preparing budget proposals for the Board to review. He said the individuals listed on the proposed personnel list are required positions and would not be affected. Dr. Lenker said several openings remain and those would depend on the final budget the Board of Education approved. Dr. Luettich stated that the closer it got to the beginning of the school year the harder it would be to hire quality personnel. Dr. Lenker agreed and said recommendations regarding the budget would be reviewed by the budget subcommittee and then brought to the entire Board. Dr. Lenker said that would possibly be handled in a special Board meeting in early or mid-July. Dr. Luettich noted that if the $350,000 shortfall were taken entirely from personnel it would result in eight positions. Dr. Lenker said some efficiency changes have been made in personnel already. Dr. Luettich said that as long as eight to 10 positions were left open, it would be acceptable. He noted that state requirements for class sizes also puts constraints on positions in certain grade areas. David Carr said the Board would look at doing as many cuts as practical in terms of attrition.
B. Consider Personnel Matters (personnel matters are listed at end of this document); C. Student Transfers; D. Fund Raiser Requests; E. Parent Advisory Council Members; F. Meal Prices for 2007-2008 School Year; G. Mileage and Subsistence Rate Increase; H. Student Insurance Carrier for 2007-2008; I. Designating 11 acres at Newport Middle School as Temporary Storm Debris Staging Area for 2007-2008; J. Bond Projects Funding Requisitions and Change Orders – East Carteret Change Order #1 - $43,608.00
June Fulcher made the motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Bill Blair provided the second and all members voted aye.
HIGH
STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT
Al Hill provided the second and all members voted aye.
RECEIVE MAINTENANCE
AND CONSTRUCTION UPDATE Bridges Alternative – The new building is complete. School staff is conducting tests to verify all systems operate appropriately, and punch list items are being completed. White Oak Elementary Gym – The White Oak Elementary gym is ready for a new floor. The new floor will be Teraflex Sports Flooring and Mr. Walton expects the life cycle to be greater than wood. He noted the existing wood floor would be removed before installation of new floor. Maintenance staff will paint the gym before the new floor is installed.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF LOW BIDDER FOR PAINTING Plant Operations Director Judson Walton requested Board members grant approval to accept the low bid for four painting projects provided funds are available after the 2007-2008 budget is approved.
He reviewed the work site and the low
bidders as: Croatan High – low bidder M&C Painting, $84,000; Morehead City Elementary – low bidder S.F. Ballou Construction, $47,800; and Morehead City Middle – low bidder S.F. Ballou Construction, $58,600.
Dr. Rick Luettich noted that last
year there was a push to get the painting approved and completed
during the summer so it would not be disruptive to the school day. Dr. Rick Luettich made the motion to approve the four painting jobs and encourage them to get started to work July 1, 2007. Al Hill provided the second and all members voted aye.
RECEIVE BOND
PROJECTS UPDATE Bogue Sound Elementary – The HVAC renovation project and the classroom addition project are on schedule for summer completion.
Broad Creek Middle
– The bids for the HVAC renovation project at this school will go
out to bid in mid-July. Harkers Island Elementary – The roofing project is progressing well and will be completed before the end of August. Newport Elementary – Bids for the roofing project will be received later this summer, and the project is projected to start in early fall. The HVAC renovation and the new construction projects at this site have been started. West Carteret High – The installation of lights on the softball field will be completed by July 31.
White Oak Elementary
– Bids for the roofing project will be received later this summer
and work is projected to start in early fall. The HVAC renovation
and the new construction projects at this site have been started. Update on QZAB Project – The Qualified Zone Academy Bond (QZAB) project at Morehead City Elementary is progressing. The HVAC and electrical project work should be completed before the start of the school year. Bids for the window replacement will be received June 29 and the window work will take place over the summer.
June Fulcher made the motion to adopt an interim budget in accordance with General Statute 155C-434 until a budget resolution can be prepared. Al Hill provided the second and all members voted aye.
FISCAL DEPARTMENT ITEMS Assistant Finance Officer Ann Joyner requested Board members consider the recommended school fees for the 2007-2008 school year. These are the same fees as last year. Dr. Rick Luettich made the motion to approve the 2007-2008 school fee schedule as presented.
David Carr provided the second and
all members voted aye. CONSIDER BUDGET REVISION
Mrs. Joyner also requested members to
consider three budget revisions. Budget Revision 24 – This revision revises the school system’s State and Federal Budgets for changes in allocations and personnel assignments that have occurred during the fiscal year. Both are a reallocation between purpose areas. Budget Revision 25 – This revision revises the school system’s Capital budget for changes requested by the Board of Education and approved by the County Commissioners in June. These include changes to the roofing projects at Broad Creek Middle School and Beaufort Middle School; new construction/renovation and HVAC projects at Newport Elementary School and White Oak Elementary School; and new work bays at Transportation.
Dr. Rick Luettich made the motion to
approve Budget Revisions 23, 24 and 25 as presented.
CONSIDER RENEWAL OF
LEASE FOR OLD BEAUFORT CENTRAL GYM TO BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
Mr. Whitford said Executive Director
Leisa Smith has reviewed the document and expects the Boys & Girls
Club Board members will review it within the next few weeks. He suggested the Board of Education consider approving the lease agreement in anticipation that the Boys & Girls Club Board would approve it. David Carr made the motion to amend the agreement to change the rent from $100 to $1. Dr. Rick Luettich provided the second and all members voted aye. David Carr made motion to approve the revised agreement. June Fulcher provided the second and all members voted aye.
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND INVOLVEMENT AMONG STAKEHOLDERS Superintendent Dr. David Lenker said he was closing out several projects and preparing other projects for incoming Superintendent Brad Sneeden. Dr. Lenker said he is looking forward to retirement and said he has enjoyed his time as superintendent.
PRESENTATION TO DR.
LENKER
APPOINTMENT Board Chair Cathy Neagle said a hearing panel needed to be appointed and she recommended the panel include Board members David Carr, Adele Collins, June Fulcher and Cathy Neagle. Board attorney Neil Whitford said any two of the four could serve as a hearing panel. He noted that this panel would handle any personnel hearings that come up within the next several weeks. Dr. Rick Luettich made the motion to approve the hearing panel as presented. Al Hill provided the second and all members voted aye.
Board Chair Cathy Neagle invited Board members to make comments. June Fulcher – Mrs. Fulcher said it was a successful year and she was looking forward to the next school year. Bill Blair – Mr. Blair again congratuled Dr. Lenker. He also thanked County Manager John Langdon for putting together the technology funding package. Dr. Rick Luettich – Dr. Luettich said he had no additional comments. David Carr – Mr. Carr wished Dr. Lenker well in his retirement. Mr. Carr thanked Dr. Tom Steepy for his support of the budget, and he thanked Mr. Langdon and his staff for working with the school staff to develop the technology funding plan. Adele Collins – Mrs. Collins said she had no additional comments. Al Hill – Mr. Hill had no additional comments. Cathy Neagle – Mrs. Neagle again thanked Dr. Lenker for his outstanding leadership through the years. She thanked County Manager for the time put into developing the technology plan.
REMINDERS
June Fulcher provided the second and
all members voted aye. ADJOURNMENT
Dr. Rick Luettich made the motion to
adjourn the meeting.
APPROVED PERSONNEL MATTERS – JUNE 26, 2007 HiresJessica Barth, Elementary Teacher, White Oak Elementary School (08/16/07) Heather Blackwell, Language Arts Teacher, Broad Creek Middle School (08/16/07) Jenny Blaylock, EC Teacher, Broad Creek Middle School (08/16/07) Kathryn Capps, Science Teacher, Newport Middle School (08/16/07) Megan Curley, Language Arts Teacher, Morehead Middle School (08/16/07) Jane Gilliam, FAC Teacher, West Carteret High School (08/16/07) Leigh Ann Gray, Elementary Teacher, Newport Elementary School (08/16/07) Lisa Hensley, Marketing Teacher, West Carteret High School (08/16/07) Robert Lancaster, School Counselor, West Carteret High School (08/16/07) David Lee, Nova Net Teacher, West Carteret High School (08/16/07) Robert Martin, Health/PE/Coach, West Carteret High School (08/16/07) Maria Mortalo, Elementary Teacher, White Oak Elementary School (08/16/07) Sara Ray Paris, Elementary Teacher, White Oak Elementary School (08/16/07) Julie Salyards, English Teacher, West Carteret High School (08/16/07) Julie Stover, SPED Life Skills Teacher, Morehead Primary School (08/16/07) Dawn Wilkie, Special Ed Teacher, East Carteret High School (08/16/07)
Transfers Elizabeth Craft, Fr Pre-K Teacher, Newport Elementary School To Special Ed Pre-K Teacher, Morehead Primary School Pat Godwin, Fr Special Ed Teacher, Newport Elementary School (08/16/07) To Special Ed Teacher, Morehead City Primary School Jeanne Huntley, Principal, Bogue Sound Elementary (07/01/07) Assistant Superintendent, Central Office Cheryl Nelson, Fr Math Teacher, Morehead Middle School (08/16/07) To Math Teacher, Broad Creek Middle School Jason Salter, Fr Math Teacher, Morehead Middle School (08/16/07) To Math Teacher, East Carteret High School Rachel Tritt, Fr Language Arts Teacher, White Oak Elementary School (08/16/07) To Language Arts Teacher, Broad Creek Middle School James Turner, Fr Math Teacher, East Carteret High School (08/16/07) To Math Teacher, West Carteret High School
Tenure Heather Sink, Art Teacher, Newport Middle School
Contract Renewals Carolyn Heller, Principal, West Carteret High School Sue Kreuser, Principal, Morehead Middle School David Millush, Accountability/Testing Coordinator, Central Office Catherine Warren, Asst. Principal, Beaufort Elementary School Leave of Absence Jennifer Bell, Elementary Ed Teacher, Newport Elementary School (07/01/07-6/30/09)
Callie Smith, Elementary Ed Teacher, Bogue Sound Elementary (08/16/07-01/01/08) Resignations Jessica Bashaw, FACS Teacher, West Carteret High School (06/30/07) Richard Brindley, Health/PE Teacher, East Carteret High School (06/30/07) Amy Campbell, Elementary Teacher, Bogue Sound Elementary (06/30/07) Robert Davis, Art Teacher, Smyrna Elementary School (06/30/07) Jennifer Harbour, Elementary Teacher, White Oak Elementary (06/30/07) Rayne Jones, Elementary Ed Teacher, White Oak Elementary (06/30/07) Lisa Kearns, Speech Language Pathologist, Carteret County Schools (08/01/07) Carleen Lewis, English Teacher, West Carteret High School (06/30/07) Jamie Register, Science Teacher, Croatan High School (06/30/07) Danielle Salter, Language Arts Teacher, Broad Creek Middle School (06/30/07) Donna Staats, Assistant Principal, Broad Creek Middle School (06/30/07) John Yates, Math Teacher, Bridges Alternative School (06/12/07) Kaisy Wilkerson, Language Arts Teacher, Broad Creek Middle School (06/30/07)
Non-Licensed Employees Sandra Collins, Teacher Assistant, White Oak Elementary School (08/16/07) Julie Taylor, Teacher Assistant, White Oak Elementary School (08/16/07) Resignations Jennifer Booth, Teacher Assistant, White Oak Elementary School (06/12/07) Patricia Hayes, Media Assistant, Morehead City Primary School (06/12/07) Kayla Ipock, Teacher Assistant, Morehead City Primary School (06/12/07)
Linda Josey, Teacher Assistant, Newport Elementary School (06/12/07) Katherine Sherwood, Teacher Assistant, Newport Elementary School (06/12/07) Katherine Whittaker, Teacher Assistant, White Oak Elementary (06/12/07)
Retirements Mary Pavone, Teacher Assistant, Morehead Primary School (09/01/07) |