02-119
September
26, 2002
The Knox County Board of Education will conduct a monthly meeting on October 2 beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the Main Assembly Room of the City-County Building.
AGENDA
1.
Moment of silence/Pledge of Allegiance
2.
Knox County Executive Mike Ragsdale
3.
Elect a member of the Board to serve on the Tennessee Legislative Network
(TLN) Board of Directors
4.
Additions to the Agenda
5.
Approval of Agenda
6.
Consent Agenda (information enclosed) RECOMMENDED
A. Approve minutes of meetings
September 3, 2002 – Work Session
September 4, 2002 – Regular Meeting
B. Ratification of Executive Committee action:
1) Release from compulsory attendance
C. Payment of Bills
D. Grant approval for Farragut Primary School to build an outdoor classroom pavilion on the campus at no cost to Knox County Schools
E. Grant approval for Gap Creek Elementary School to plant three hundred daffodil bulbs at that site at no cost to Knox County Schools
F. Grant approval for Gap Creek Elementary School to begin Phase I playground improvement on that site at no cost to Knox County Schools
G. Grant approval for Gap Creek Elementary School to create a garden space at that site at no cost to Knox County Schools
H. Grant approval for Mt. Olive Elementary School to being playground improvement at that site at no cost to Knox County Schools
I. Grant approval for North Knox Vocational Center to purchase 10 benches
for $3,061.50 with funds provided by general school funds
J. Grant approval for Northwest Middle School to purchase pre-tests for Terra Nova 6th, 7th, and 8th grades for $9,261.00 with funds provided by Instruction funds
K. Grant approval for Norwood Elementary School to install a security gate across the driveway to the back parking lot on the campus at no cost to Knox County Schools
L. Grant approval for Powell Elementary School to purchase 15 Av/Video carts for $2,624.25 with funds provided by coupon book sales
M. Grant approval for Powell High School to remodel the girl’s basketball dressing room at that site at no cost to Knox County Schools
N. Grant approval for Powell Middle School to purchase Think Link Pass Tests for $2,751.00 with funds provided by general funds
O. Grant approval for Rocky Hill Elementary School to purchase stage curtains, blinds, rugs and tile in the cafeteria for $20,500.00 with funds provided by PTO and General funds
P. Grant approval for South-Doyle Middle School to purchase 10 iMac Computers for $6,990.00 with funds provided by coupon book sales
Q. Grant approval for Vine Middle School to purchase 16 eMac Computers and 1 Hewlett Packard color LaserJet printer for $18,134.00 with funds provided by the Cornerstone Foundation
R. Approve Certification of Compliance with Tennessee Code Annotated
S. Approve State of Tennessee Department of Education Report of School System/School Compliance
T. Approve Textbook Selection Committees
U. Grant approval for Carter High School to use surplus bus to transport students to athletic and other student related activities off campus
V. Grant approval for American Legion Post 2 to clean the Doughboy statue located in front of the Historical Knoxville High School building at no cost to Knox County Schools
7.
Approve budget line-item transfers for the Central Cafeteria Fund for
fiscal year 2001-2002 closeout (information enclosed) RECOMMENDED
8.
Approve budget line-item transfers for the General Purpose School Fund
144 for fiscal year 2001-2002 closeout (information enclosed) RECOMMENDED
9.
Approve budget line-item transfer for the General Purpose School Fund
144 for fiscal year 2002-2003 (information enclosed) RECOMMENDED
10.
Approve budget line-item transfer for the General School Projects Fund
144A for fiscal year 2002-2003 (information enclosed) RECOMMENDED
11.
Approve budget line-item transfers for the School Federal Projects Fund
145 for fiscal year 2002-2003 (information enclosed) RECOMMENDED
12.
Approve budget line-item transfers for the School Construction Fund
177 for fiscal year 2001-2002 closeout (information enclosed) RECOMMENDED
13.
Approve a budgetary adjustment in the Central Cafeteria Fund in order
to be in compliance for fiscal year 2002 closeout (information enclosed)
RECOMMENDED
14.
Approve designations of fund balance within the General Purpose School
Fund (information enclosed) RECOMMENDED
15.
Discussion and possible action regarding dismissal of lawsuit with Knox
County Commission (Requested by Robert Bratton)
16.
Approve the 2002-2003 12-Month Agenda RECOMMENDED
17.
Approve a contract with Century Consultants, Ltd. for new Student Management
System software for a total cost of $536,350.00 (information enclosed)
RECOMMENDED
18.
Approve an appropriation in the amount of $671,853.00 for the design
of the new Ridgedale Elementary School, which includes a contract with
Kaatz, Binkley, Jones and Morris Architects, Inc. and reimbursables,
printing and site testing (information enclosed) RECOMMENDED
19.
Approve an appropriation in the amount not to exceed $480,000.00 for
addition and renovation to Holston Middle School, which includes a contract
with The Lewis Group Architects and reinbursables, printing and site
testing
20.
Approve a slope and construction easement with Tennessee Department
of Transportation at the Ball Camp Elementary School campus (information
enclosed) RECOMMENDED
21.
Discussion and possible action to approve the $300,000.00 energy audit
portion of the Viron Program RECOMMENDED
22.
Approve a contract with Liberty Waste Services for asbestos and construction
debris disposal services for the Knox County Schools Maintenance &
Operations Department (information enclosed) RECOMMENDED
23.
Grant permission to build temporary classrooms at Carter, Halls, Karns
and South-Doyle High Schools (information enclosed) RECOMMENDED
24.
Approve a contractual agreement between Julie McCallie and Knox County
Schools for hearing equipment maintenance for $10,725.00 (pending approval
by the Knox County Law Department) (information enclosed) RECOMMENDED
25.
Approve a contractual agreement between Julie McCallie and Knox County
Schools to provide substitute services to Hearing Services for $2,900.00
(pending approval by the Knox County Law Department) (information enclosed)
RECOMMENDED
26.
Approve first reading revision to Board Policy GBRIE (Legislative Leave)
(information enclosed)
27.
PUBLIC FORUM
28.
Approve readmission of a Gresham Middle School student, EX ZT 182 00/01,
following a one year expulsion (information enclosed) RECOMMENDED
29.
Approve expulsion of a South-Doyle High School student, Case No. EX-001
2002-2003
30.
Approve expulsion of a South-Doyle High School student, Case No. EX-002
2000-2001
31.
Approve expulsion of a Fulton High School student, Case No. EX-002 2002-2003
32. Approve expulsion of a Halls High School student, Case No. EX-003 2002/2003
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Point of contact at Knox County Schools Public Affairs Office is Russ
Oaks, 594-1905