LONG BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

19148 COMMISSION ROAD

LONG BEACH, MS  39560

 

AGENDA FOR REGULAR MEETING OF THE

LONG BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES

6:00 P.M. – December 11, 2006

 

 

Meeting will be held at Long Beach School District Administration Building located at 19148 Commission Road, Long Beach, Mississippi.

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

PRESENTATION OF COLORS

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS  

    

A.   Adoption of Agenda

 

B.   Approval of Minutes

     1.   November 13, 2006 – Regular Meeting

     2.   December 2, 2006 – Work Session

    

C.   Award/Reject/Table Bids

The Superintendent recommends awarding the following bids:

·        girls weight room

·        cafeteria equipment

 

rejecting the following bid:

·        portable buildings

 

and tabling the following bid:

·        weight equipment for girls

 

D.   Medical Analysis Presentation

A representative will be present to make a presentation for Medical Analysis (a health and wellness occupational medicine and pharmaceutical plan)

 

E.   Business

     Consent Agenda

     The Superintendent recommends approval of the consent agenda which includes the following items:

 

     1.   Claims Docket

     2.   Financial Report

     3.   Substitute Report  

     4.   Donations 

The Superintendent recommends the board accept donations triggered by Hurricane Katrina to all schools in Long Beach School District.     

5.   Trip Approvals

·        5th grade classes at Reeves Elementary to Mobile, AL to visit the Exploreum on January 22, 2007.

·        Varsity Cheerleaders and Varsity Dance Team to Jackson Coliseum on December 15-16, 2006 for MHSAA State Cheer & Dance Championship

·        Science and Math students to Mississippi College in Clinton, MS on February 1-2, 2007 for Science and Math competition

·        High School indoor track students to Priceville, AL on January 12-13, 2007 for indoor track competition

·        High School girls soccer to Crystal Springs on December 28-29, 2006 for soccer tournament

 

F.   Request to Use School Facilities

     The Superintendent received the following requests to use school facilities

 

·        First Baptist Church of Long Beach requests permission to use the Middle School cafeteria, gym and classrooms on C Hall for their Vacation Bible School on June 4-8, 2007 from 8:30-11:30 a.m.

·        Gulf Coast Volleyball (Harry Patel) is requesting to use the middle school gym for volleyball activity

 

G.   Student Releases

The Superintendent recommends accepting Gannon Critch, (grade 2) and Sarah Critch (grade 6) from Pass Christian School District into Long Beach School District for the 2006-07 school year. Their mother is an employee at Reeves Elementary.

 

H.   Request to Graduate from Long Beach High School

The Superintendent recommends Craig Mackay, senior, be allowed to graduate from Long Beach High School where his family relocated in January 2006 due to Hurricane Katrina.

 

I.   Acceptance of Grants

The Superintendent recommends acceptance of the following grants:

·        Grant from Bell South Foundation/Intel Education Foundation through the Mississippi Department of Education in the amount of $7,500.00 to Bethany Spayde to be used to enhance high quality professional development for integrating technology into the curriculum to school administrators and teachers in the district.

·        Grant from Connecticut Association of Schools and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, along with the help of Brother’s Brother Foundation in the amount of $9,000 to Long Beach High School to be used to assist in the rebuilding of their activities program.

·        Grant from Bell South Telecom Pioneers in the amount of $1,000 for the purpose of purchasing supplies and food for the INTEL Teaching Thinking with Technology workshops conducted within the Long Beach School District.

 

J.   Establish Team for Indoor Track Meet and Trip Approval

The Superintendent recommends establishing a team for an “indoor track” meet being held in Baton Rouge, LA on January 5th and January 6th and granting approval for the out of state trip.

 

K.   Ratify Poll Votes of Board

The Superintendent recommends ratifying the unanimous yes poll votes of the school board taken on December 2, 2006:

·        to allow the LBHS Varsity cheerleaders to travel to the Flip Zone Gym in Mobile, AL on December 10, 2006 for competition practice on a matted gym floor.

·        to allow Soccer Teams to travel to New Orleans, LA on December 3 and 17, 2006 and January 3, 2007 to work Dominos Pizza booths at the Saints games and Sugar Bowl.

·        to allow the girls soccer team to travel to Jackson, MS on December 8,9, 2006 for a soccer tournament

 

L.   Presentation of Policy

The Superintendent recommends amending School Board Policy IDCH – Correspondence Courses and Online Courses to sit on the table for 30 days before adoption, with the effective date to be July 1, 2007.

      

M.   Personnel

1.   Resignations

The Superintendent recommends accepting the following resignations:

·        Amanda Simmons, secretary at the alternative school, resigned effective November 14, 2006

·        Laura Gray, Guidance Counselor at Harper McCaughan, resigned effective November 29, 2006

·        Lynn Kellogg, Special Pops Coordinator, resigned effective January 19, 2007

·        Angela Yarborough, computer lab assistant for Fast Forward, is resigning effective December 15, 2006

 

2.   Employment Recommendations

The Superintendent recommends employment of the following individuals for the remainder of the 2006-07 school year:

 

·        Denise Davis as food service assistant substitute @ $7.00 per hour, effective November 27, 2006

·        Denise May as food service assistant substitute @ $7.00 per hour, effective December 1, 2006

·        Doritha Darlene Johnson as food service assistant substitute @ $7.00 per hour, effective November 28, 2006

·        Eloise Carrubba as school-based secretary at Long Beach Middle School on salary schedule C-2, level 2, 200 days at $10 hour, effective December 11, 2006

·        Christopher M.(Mike) Brown as Assistant Network Administrator, effective December 6, 2006 on the Exempt Position Scale E, Level 5, Step 1 for 260 days at a salary of $38,404.17.

·        Lil Jobe as Special Populations Coordinator, effective January 19, 2007, replacing Lynn Kellogg.  Recertification for Mrs. Jobe has been requested.

 

3.   Change in Salary

The Superintendent recommends increasing Brenda “Diane” Ber’s salary from Food Service Assistant, Level 3/Step 1 at $8.00 per hour to her new position as Provisional Satellite Manager at the Alternative School as Level 4/Step 2 @ $8.40 per hour, effective November 18, 2006.

 

N.   Points of Information/Discussion Items

     1.   ADA Report   

     2.   Congratulatory letter from Natchez-Adams School District on receiving the MSBA Lighthouse School Leader Award of Excellence for achieving “Level 5” status and meeting “Adequate Yearly Progress” in all our schools.

 

O.   Executive Session

     The Superintendent recommends going into executive session to discuss a student matter. 

 

P.   Adjourn