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MINUTES
SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
901 E. Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida, met in regular session Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at 3 p.m., in the School Board Auditorium, 901 East Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, with Superintendent Jeff Eakins, and Board Members Doretha W. Edgecomb, April Griffin, Sally Harris, Carol W. Kurdell, Melissa Snively, Cindy Stuart, and Susan Valdes present. Chair April Griffin presided.
Others present were:
Board Attorney – James Porter
District Attorney – Jeff Gibson
Chief of Staff: Alberto Vázquez, Ed.D. - absent
Deputy Superintendent: Van Ayres
Chief of Schools, Administration: Harrison Peters
Assistant Superintendents/Division Chiefs:
Academic Support and Federal Programs –Tracye Brown
Business Services – Gretchen Saunders
Diversity – Minerva Spanner-Morrow
Educational Leadership and Professional Development – Tricia McManus
Governmental Relations – Connie Milito
Human Resources – Stephanie Woodford
Operations – Chris Farkas
Outreach and School Improvement – Larry Sykes, Ed.D
Student Services – Wynne Tye
Teaching and Learning – Elizabeth Agresta
External Communications Manager – Tanya Arja
Superintendent’s Secretary (Recording) – Lori Woods
News Media Representatives:
Tampa Bay Times – Marlene Sokol
Approximately 135 people were in the audience, including other school district personnel.
Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 3 p.m.
Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance: Moment of silence followed by Vice Chair Stuart leading in the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag.
Withdrawn Items: B.01, 4.06
Adoption of the Agenda:
Motion by Mrs. Harris, second by Mrs. Edgecomb, to adopt the agenda. Motion unanimously carried.
Board – Roll Call: Chair Griffin declared a quorum with all Board Members present.
Approval of Minutes
Motion by Mrs. Harris, second by Vice Chair Stuart, to approve the following minutes:
August 23, 2016 – School Board Meeting
Motion unanimously carried.
Board Guidelines
Vice Chair Stuart read the guidelines into the record noting that at 5:01 p.m. the Final Public Hearing on the Millage Rates and Budget for the 2016/2017 fiscal year will begin.
Speakers to Agenda Items
Vice Chair Stuart read the guidelines for public comments.
Speaker |
Item No. |
Marilyn Williams |
4.05R1, 4.07 |
Mark Klutho |
4.04, 6.16, 7.02, Audience Comments: Stupidity, Waste |
Alvin Sheriff |
Audience Comments: Bus Transportation |
Ray Ruth |
Audience Comments: Reading |
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Proclamations/Recognitions
Motion by Mrs. Valdes, second by Mrs. Edgecomb, to vote on C.01, C.02, C.03 and C.04 separately. Motion unanimously carried.
01 |
Adoption of Proclamation - National Welcoming Week, September 16, 2016, through September 25, 2016 (Office of Teaching and Learning) Sandra Rosario, Supervisor, Programs for English Language Learners highlighted the proclamation. Mrs. Rosario publically recognized members of the National Welcoming Week Task force. Motion by Mrs. Valdes, second by Mrs. Harris, to adopt September 16, 2016 through September 25, 2016, National Welcoming Week. Motion unanimously carried. |
02 |
Adoption of Proclamation - National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15, 2016, through October 15, 2016 (Office of Teaching and Learning) Melissa Morgado, Supervisor, K-12 World Languages highlighted the proclamation. Task Force members were recognized. Motion by Mrs. Valdes, second by Mrs. Harris, to adopt September 15, 2016, through October 15, 2016, National Hispanic Heritage Month. Motion unanimously carried Mrs. Valdes publically acknowledged Dr. Vázquez as the recipient of the 2016 Tampa Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award for Education. |
03 |
Adoption of Proclamation—Attendance Awareness Month, September 2016 (Student Services Division) Mark Ackett, Supervisor, Attendance highlighted the proclamation. Motion by Mrs. Harris, second by Mrs. Valdes, to adopt September 2016, as Attendance Awareness Month. Motion unanimously carried Comments made by Chair Griffin. |
04 |
Adoption of the Proclamation Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Former Educator Mayme Harris Hargrett (revised attachments) T. G. Taylor, Chief Officer, Community Relations, highlighted the proclamation. Mr. Taylor introduced Senator James Hargrett (Mrs. Hargrett’s son), who was representing Mayme Harris Hargrett’s family. Motion by Mrs. Edgecomb, second by Mrs. Kurdell, to adopt the proclamation celebrating the 100th birthday of former educator, Mayme Harris Hargrett. Motion unanimously carried with Mrs. Snively away from dais. Senator Hargrett made brief comments and expressed his thanks from his family. Comments made by Mrs. Edgecomb. Mrs. Edgecomb acknowledged, Mrs. Hargett’s great niece, Carla Sundy, Assistant Principal at Ferrell All Girls Academy School. |
Suspended Agenda
01 |
Suspended Agenda Superintendent Jeff Eakins highlighted the following: Workshop scheduled Tuesday, September 13, 2016: Lacrosse Principals submitted highlights from three of our Elevate Schools
Faith-Based Partnerships Update
Board Discussion:
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Teaching and Learning (Section A) – None
Administrative Appointments (Section B)
01 |
Approve the Administrative Appointment of the Principal of Learey Technical College (Chief of Schools)Withdrawn |
Recommendations and Reports of Superintendent Requiring Board Approval
Motion by Mrs. Harris, second by Vice Chair Stuart, to vote on the consent agenda with the following items pulled for discussion. These items will be voted on all together at the end of discussion.
Consent Agenda: C1.02,
C2.02, C4.07, C6.03, C6.05, C6.06, C6.08, C6.11, C6.13, C6.17, C6.23, C6.25, C7.02
Information Items: 12.02, 12.03, 12.04
Motion unanimously carried.
(Section C)
1.00 Office of Teaching and Learning (Elizabeth Agresta) |
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1.02 |
Approve the 2016-2019 English Language Learners (ELL) Plan Sandra Rosario, Supervisor, Programs for English Language Learners, highlighted the item at the request of Vice Chair Stuart. Comments made by Mrs. Valdes. |
1.03 |
Approve the Activities Calendar for Secondary Education Field Trips - 2016/2017 |
2.00 Student Services (Wynne Tye) |
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2.02 |
Approve 2016-2018 School Health Services Plan Holly Saia, Director, Student Services Division, highlighted the item at the request of Mrs. Snively. |
3.00 Academic Support and Federal Programs Division (Tracye Brown) |
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3.01 |
Request for Authorization to Proceed - none |
4.00 Human Resources Division (Stephanie Woodford) |
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4.02 |
Approve Personnel List #1065 - Instructional |
4.02a |
Approve Administrative Appointments/Transfers Brian Shaffer, currently Teacher at Durant High School, to the Coordinator, EXCEL (Department of Advanced Academics) Office of Teaching and Learning, effective September 12, 2016. |
4.03 |
Approve Personnel List #921 - Instructional Support |
4.04 |
Approve Teachers Considered Out of Field - Subject Area and English Language Learners |
4.05R1 |
Approve Disciplinary Action – Instructional (Revised1) |
4.06 |
Approve Disciplinary Action - Instructional Support (If Any) (Withdrawn) |
4.07 |
Approve Hillsborough Employee Handbook: Personnel Policies and Procedures Dena Collins, General Manager, Personnel Services, highlighted the item at the request of Vice Chair Stuart. Comments made by Mrs. Snively, Mrs. Edgecomb, Mrs. Valdes, Chair Griffin and Vice Chair Stuart. |
5.00 Leadership and Professional Development (Tricia McManus) |
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5.01 |
Request for Authorization to Proceed - none |
6.00 Business Division (Gretchen Saunders) |
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6.02 |
Approve Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) Annual Membership with the Council of the Great City Schools (Business Services Division) |
6.03 |
Approve Budget Amendments for the Period Ended June 30, 2016 (Business Services Division) items 6.03 6.06, and 12.03 were highlighted together |
12.03 |
Monthly Financial Position Reports as of June 30, 2016 (Business Division) items 6.03 6.06, and 12.03 were highlighted together |
6.05 |
Approve the Report of Financial Data (ESE 348) to the Commissioner of Education for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2016 (Business Services Division) items 6.03 6.06, and 12.03 were highlighted together Gretchen Saunders, Chief Officer of Business Services, highlighted the three items at the request of Vice Chair Stuart and Mrs. Snively. Comments made by Mrs. Valdes, Mrs. Snively, and Superintendent Eakins. |
6.04 |
Approve School Activity Fund Indebtedness for Fiscal Year End June 30, 2016, to be Carried Over into the Upcoming School Year (District Auditing Office) |
6.05 |
Approve the Report of Financial Data (ESE 348) to the Commissioner of Education for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2016 (Business Services Division) items 6.03 6.06, and 12.03 were highlighted together |
6.06 |
Approve the Agreement for Technical Service (ATS) with King & Walker, CPAs, PL, (K&W) to Provide a Financial Management and Performance Audit of Educational Planning and Construction Activities (Business Services Division)Chair made Scrivener’s note: first sentence statute number should read 1013.35 (2)instead of 1013.34 Gretchen Saunders, Chief Officer of Business Services, highlighted the item at the request of Mrs. Edgecomb. Comments made by Mrs. Edgecomb |
6.07 |
Approve the Agreement Between the Boys and Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay (Boys and Girls Clubs) and the School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida to Provide Meals for their Afterschool Meals Program (Academic Support and Federal Programs Division) |
6.08 |
Approve the Purchase of District License from Future Plans USA (Sole-Source Provider) for College and Career Readiness Planning (Workforce Connections) Scott Brooks, Workforce Connections Officer, highlighted the item at the request of Mrs. Edgecomb and Mrs. Snively. Comments made by Mrs. Edgecomb, Mrs. Snively, Mrs. Harris, and Vice Chair Stuart. |
6.09 |
Approve the Purchase of District License from Certiport (Sole-Source Provider) for Industry Certification Testing and Practice Software (Workforce Connections) |
6.10 |
Accept the Highest Ranked Proposal from CK's Produce - Request for Proposal (RFP) #16045-DST, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Grant Program (FFVP) (Business Services Division) |
6.11 |
Approve Agreement for Technical Services with Barnes and Noble Booksellers for the Purchase of Books and Use of Facilities for the Purpose of Conducting Quarterly Family Literacy Events (Office of Teaching and Learning) Sandra Rosario, Supervisor, Programs for English Language Learners, highlighted the item at the request of Mrs. Edgecomb. Comments made by Mrs. Edgecomb, Mrs. Snively, Vice Chair. Stuart, and Mrs. Kurdell. |
6.12 |
Approve Agreement for Technical Services with Mariann Schmudde for the Evaluation of the Paraprofessional Accelerated Teaching Highway (PATH) Transition to Teaching Grant Project (Office of Teaching and Learning) |
6.13 |
Approve Agreement for Technical Services (ATS) with Challenge Day for the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP): Project Securing College/Career Opportunities Through Rigor in Education (SCORE) Grant (Office of Teaching and Learning) Eric Bergholm, General Director, Advanced Academics, highlighted the item at the request of Mrs. Harris. |
6.14 |
Accept the Piggyback of the Agreement Between Multiple Vendors and The School Board of Marion County, Florida (SBMC), Bid #3603AH - New and Used Books and Educational Materials (Business Services Division) |
6.15 |
Accept the Lowest Responsive, Responsible Bids Submitted by Multiple Vendors - Invitation to Bid (ITB) #16067-EST Projector Bulbs (Business Services Division) |
6.16 |
Accept the Lowest Responsive, Responsible Bids Submitted by Multiple Vendors - Invitation to Bid (ITB) #16078-MST Mulch-All Types, Purchase and Installation (Business Services Division) |
6.17 |
Approve the Agreement for Technical Services with New Teacher Center to Support the Continued Development and Enhancement of the Power 3 Teacher Leader Program (Educational Leadership and Professional Development) Tricia McManus, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Leadership and Professional Development, highlighted this item at the request of Mrs. Harris. Comments made by Mrs. Snively and Mrs. Edgecomb. |
6.18 |
Approve the Recommendation Regarding the Purchase of QUICKREADS, Levels A-D, from Pearson, Inc. (Student Services Division) |
6.19 |
Approve Agreements for Technical Services Which Provide Services to Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired (FIMC-VI) (Student Services Division) |
6.20 |
Accept the Lowest Responsive, Responsible Bid Submitted by Tec-Link LLC - Invitation to Bid (ITB) #16101-DST Symantec SymEd (Business Services Division) |
6.21 |
Approve Statement of Work for Service Elite Support (contract A21TB1), Annual Maintenance Services with the IBM Corporation (Information Technology) |
6.22 |
Approve the Statement of Work with iBi Solutions for Analytics and Data Warehouse Development and Support for the Teacher Evaluation Data Management System (TEV) and School Climate Transformation Analytics (Business Services Division) |
6.23 |
Approve Agreement with the Florida State Fair Authority for High School Graduations (Chief of Schools) Tanly Cabrera, Director of Administration, highlighted the item at the request of Vice Chair Stuart. Motion by Mrs. Snively, second by Mrs. Edgecomb, to pull the item for a separate vote. Motion unanimously carried. Comments by Vice Chair Stuart, Mrs. Snively, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Kurdell, and Mrs. Edgecomb Motion by Vice Chair Stuart, second by Mrs. Valdes, to approve the Superintendent’s Recommendation. Motion carried five to two with Mrs. Edgecomb and Mrs. Snively opposed. |
6.24 |
Approve the Increase in Expenditures for Invitation to Bid (ITB) #14115-EST TV Studio Equipment - Purchase, Installation, Repair, and Related Parts (Business Services Division) |
6.25 |
Approve Agreement with Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office for the 2016/2017 School Resource Deputy Program (Chief of Staff) John Newman, Chief of School Security and Emergency Management, highlighted the item at the request of Mrs. Snively. |
7.00 Operations Division (Chris Farkas) |
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7.02 |
Approve the Statement of Work for Tindale Oliver & Associates, Inc. to Conduct a Long Range School Planning Study Lorraine Duffy-Suarez, General Manager, Growth Management and Planning, highlighted the item at the request of Mrs. Edgecomb and Mrs. Snively. Comments made by Mrs. Snively, Mrs. Kurdell, and Vice Chair Stuart. |
8.00 Administration Division (Harrison Peters) |
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8.02 |
Approve the Recommendations for Change of Placement of Regular Students |
8.03 |
Approve the Recommendations for Change of Placement of Exceptional Student Education Students |
8.04 |
Approve Out-of-County/Out-of-State and Overnight In-County Student Field Trips |
8.05 |
Approve Waiver of Rental Fees |
8.06 |
Approve Graduation Dates for the 2016/2017 School Year |
8.07 |
Approve Settlement Agreement and Termination of Contract for Florida Virtual Academy at Hillsborough County |
9.00 Community Relations (T.G. Taylor) |
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9.01 |
Request for Authorization to Proceed – none |
10.00 Office of Diversity (Minerva Spanner-Morrow) |
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10.01 |
Request for Authorization to Proceed – if any |
11.00 Unclassified |
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11.02 |
Approve Activities Calendar for Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) - 2016/2017 |
11.03 |
Approve Activities Calendar for Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) – 2016/2017 |
Motion by Mrs. Edgecomb, second by Vice Chair Stuart, to vote on the items pulled from the consent agenda. Motion unanimously carried.
12.00 Information |
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12.02 |
The 2017 Employee Benefits Annual Open Enrollment (Human Resources Division) Tracy Schatzberg, General Manager of Employee Benefits, highlighted the item at the request of Mrs. Edgecomb and Vice Chair Stuart. Comments made by Mrs. Valdes. |
12.03 |
Monthly Financial Position Reports as of June 30, 2016 (Business Division)moved up on agenda, highlighted with 6.03 |
12.04 |
Information Regarding the 2016/2017 Florida Classroom Supply Assistance Program (Business Services Division) Gretchen Saunders, Chief Officer of Business Services, highlighted the item at the request of Mrs. Edgecomb and Mrs. Snively. Mrs. Saunders shared a PowerPoint. Comments made by Mrs. Snively. |
Scheduled Hearings on Policies and/or Business Items
Chair Griffin noted that the Public Hearing on the Adoption of Instructional Materials will be heard after completion of the Public Hearing on the Millage Rates and Budget for the 2016/2017 Fiscal Year.
01R |
Public Hearing on Adoption of Instructional Materials for Art, Business Education, Family & Consumer Sciences, Health Services, Industrial Technology Education, and Music (Office of Teaching and Learning) (Revised Attachment) Opened Public Hearing 6:31 p.m. Karine Johns, Supervisor, Educational Materials Services, Teaching and Learning Division, highlighted the item at the request. There were no public comments on the adoption of instructional materials. Chair Griffin closed the Public Hearing and reconvened the School Board Meeting at 6:33 p.m. |
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02R |
Final Public Hearing on the Millage Rates and Budget for the 2016/2017 Fiscal Year (FY) (Business Services Division)
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Other Business and Board Comments
Comments by Mrs. Kurdell, Mrs. Edgecomb, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Snively, Mrs. Valdes, and Chair Griffin.
Superintendent’s Comments
- Thanked the Communications Team for their communications during Hurricane Hermine
- Researching make up days
- B.T. Washington students were the architects for the garden that Idlewood volunteers created
- Over 1000 AVID students attended USF game; thanked transportation and USF for tickets
- Hispanic Heritage Month: encourage district offices and schools to share
Adjournment – with no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:14 p.m. (Audio recording on file.)
HCPS publishes minutes of School Board meetings after Board approval. Although the online minutes do not include signatures, citizens may arrange to review the official documents by completing a public records request with the Communications Department.