April 6, 2015 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Rationale:  Recommend approval.
No changes from previous year.

Rationale:  For review.
Required credits added to policy.

Rationale:  For review only.

Rationale:  Recommend approval. 
Gap Insurance Policy requires COBRA availability following termination.

Rationale:  Each year our system reviews new textbooks in a particular curriculum area for adoption.  This year we had 3 committees of classroom teachers and parents reviewing textbooks in the area of Math K-12 (Section I of the State Adoption Cycle).

Dr. McClellan recommends a Blanket Textbook Adoption for Sullivan County with intent to purchase from the attached State Official List of Mathematics Textbooks.  She further recommends that textbooks in this adoption cycle currently under contract, which expires June 30, 2015, be declared surplus.

Rationale:  Special Course Requests include: 
Sports Marketing
ENT 1100 - Introduction to Entertainment (Dual Enrollment)
ENT 1300 - Recording Engineering I (Dual Enrollment)
Masonry I
Masonry II

Rationale:  CEP program pilot at Ketron Elementary has proven to be extremely successful for the student population in terms of increased participation.  It has also been a financially sound program for the School Nutrition program.  Starting the program this school year at the other eligible schools (Central Heights, Emmett, and Weaver) would enable School Nutrition to lock in the Federal Reimbursement Rate at 1.6% for the next 4 years.  The state School Nutrition staff has forecasted the reimbursement rate will drop down to 1.3% for any schools that wait to start the program during the 2015-2016 school year.

Rationale:  The Healthy, Hunger-Free Act of 2010 requires sufficient funding be provided to the SFA for meals served to students not eligible for free or reduced price meals.  In Sullivan Co., this is done via the price charged for "paid" meals and must be reviewed annually.  It is mandated that meal prices be raised to cover the difference between the "Free" and the "Paid" reimbursement rates, when it is determined the SFA is no longer in compliance.  The Paid Lunch Equity Tool (attached) determines the Average Weighted Price Adjustments which must be made to bring the SFA into compliance.

Rationale:  Contract amendment attached. 

Rationale:  Recommend approval for usage during holiday breaks during the school year.   

Rationale:  Request Software Conversion Specialist part time.  Up to three hours FTE starting April 13, 2015.