Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, August 26, 2013 — reading text

Program Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Exempted Purchases of Teaching Learning Solutions and My Learning Plan. The Teaching Learning Solutions contract, in the amount of $18,500, will provide training and calibrating of new administrators on the evaluation instrument. My Learning Plan contract, in the amount of $150.00, will provide a subscription for a digital evaluation module called Elevate. The total cost of both contracts is $18,650.00. Both will be paid from general funds. Teaching Learning Solutions will be paid using funds from Project 4405, Title II Part A, and Project 7014, New Teacher Induction Program. The contract dates are August 27, 2013 through October 30, 2013. The funding will eventually be paid entirely from federal funds, project 4471 Race to the Top, but until a budget amendment is approved by the DOE, the $18,500.00 quote must be paid from general funds. An  expenditure reversal will be done at a later date. Public Content The Teaching Learning Solutions contract, in the amount of $18,500, will provide training and calibrating of new administrators on the evaluation instrument. My Learning Plan contract, in the amount of $150.00, will provide a subscription for a digital evaluation module called Elevate. The contracts work together to provide knowledge of the instrument and online practice in the use of the instrument. The total cost of both contracts is $18,650.00 and both will be paid from general funds. Teaching Learning Solutions will be paid using funds from Project 4405, Title II Part A, and Project 7014, New Teacher Induction Program. The contract dates are August 27, 2013 through October 30, 2013. A copy of each contract is attached. The funding will eventually be paid entirely from federal funds, project 4471 Race to the Top, but until a budget amendment is approved by the DOE, the $18,500.00 quote must be paid from general funds. An expenditure reversal will be done at a later date. For additional information, please contact Karen Peek, Program Director, Teacher Evaluation, Certification, and New Teacher Induction at (850) 833-5857. File Attachments TLS.pdf (542 KB) MLP.pdf (334 KB) Consent Our adopted rules of Parliamentary Procedure, Robert's Rules, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the Board by a single motion. Documentation concerning these items have been provided to all Board members and the public in advance to assure an extensive and thorough review. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member. Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Consent Agenda and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent Motion by Cathy Thigpen, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.10 6A 1.012(11)(b) Service Agreement #14-48 Northwest Florida State College Americorps, presented by Vince Windham, Program Director, Purchasing, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 26, 2013 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $27,500.00 Budgeted : Yes Budget Source : General Funds, Project 4109, SAI-Mentoring Services Recommended Action : Motion to approve Service Agreement #14-48 between Northwest Florida State College Americorps and The School Board of Okaloosa County, on behalf of any host site elementary school in Okaloosa County. Americorps members and partnering Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance personnel will provide an eight (8) month enviromental STEM curriculum "Grasses in Classes" with contracted elementary schools in either 3rd or 5th grades, once a month, as well as supplimental activities each month and nursery maintenance. Lessons are aligned to the grade level  benchmarks by the State of Florida. The cost is $2,500.00 per participating school, for up to eleven (11) schools, with a total contract not to exceed $27,500.00. The contract dates are September 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014. Public Content Service Agreement #14-48 between Northwest Florida State College Americorps and The School Board of Okaloosa County, on behalf of any host site elementary school in Okaloosa County. Americorps members and partnering Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance personnel will provide an eight (8) month environmental STEM curriculum "Grasses in Classes" with contracted elementary schools in either 3rd or 5th grades, once a month, as well as supplemental activities each month and nursery maintenance. Lessons are aligned to the grade level benchmarks by the State of Florida. The cost is $2,500.00 per participating school, for up to eleven (11) schools, with a total contract not to exceed $27,500.00. Funds will be paid from General funds, project 4109, SAI-Mentoring Services. The contract dates are September 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014. A copy of the Agreement is attached. For additional information, please contact Mary Beth Jackson, Superintendent of Schools at (850) 833-3110 or (850) 689-7185. File Attachments SA# 14-48.pdf (176 KB) Consent Our adopted rules of Parliamentary Procedure, Robert's Rules, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the Board by a single motion. Documentation concerning these items have been provided to all Board members and the public in advance to assure an extensive and thorough review. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member. Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Consent Agenda and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent Motion by Cathy Thigpen, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.11 6A 1.012(11)(a) Service Agreement #14-50 Literacy Links, on behalf of Destin Elementary School, presented by Vince Windham, Program Director, Purchasing, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 26, 2013 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $8,800.00 Budgeted : Yes Budget Source : General Funds Recommended Action : Motion to approve Service Agreement #14-50, between Literacy Links and The School Board of Okaloosa County, on behalf of Destin Elementary School. Literacy Links to provide training for primary teachers to include additional day of initial training prior to implementation of an instructional model focusing on differentiated instruction. Training will focus on small group differentiated reading model and will include up to four (4) days of on-site professional development in the form of embedded coaching. The cost of the training is $2,200.00 per day,  for up to four (4) days, for a total contract not to exceed $8,800.00. All funds will be paid from General funds. The contract dates are September 5, 2013 through June 30, 2014. Public Content The Agreement will provide training for primary teachers at Destin Elementary School. Training to include: 1) additional day of initial training prior to implementation of an instructional model focusing on differentiated instruction; 2) focus on small group differentiated reading model; 3) include up to four (4) days of on-site professional development in the form of embedded coaching; 4) lesson modeled for each group followed by debriefing; 5) interactive read aloud with each class including a follow up writing component The cost of the training is $2,200.00 per day, for up to four (4) days, for a total contract not to exceed $8,800.00. All funds will be paid from General funds. The contract dates are September 5, 2013 through June 30, 2014. A copy of the Agreement is attached. For additional information, please contact Lee Barkley, Teacher on Special Assignment, Destin Elementary School at (850) 833-4360. File Attachments SA# 14-50.pdf (45 KB) Consent Our adopted rules of Parliamentary Procedure, Robert's Rules, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the Board by a single motion. Documentation concerning these items have been provided to all Board members and the public in advance to assure an extensive and thorough review. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member. Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Consent Agenda and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent Motion by Cathy Thigpen, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.12 Renewal of RFB 12-B01 Petroleum Products & AntiFreeze, presented by Vince Windham, Program Director, Purchasing,