December 1, 2011 at 5:00 PM - Putnam County Board of Education Regular Meeting

I. Meeting Called to Order

II. Approval of Agenda

III. Announcements

III.A. I Make A Difference Award

III.B. Recognize the 2010-2011 Retired Teachers

III.C. Recognize Capshaw Elementary for receiving the Gold Award of Distinction in the Healthier US School Challenge (HUSSC), the highest honor in the HUSSC and includes a $2,000 cash prize

III.D. Cell Phones for Soldiers - MOAA

III.E. Set a date for Board Stragetic Planning Meeting - January 2012

III.F. Note Prescott South Schools (PSS) Award Photo on 12/9/11 at 2:00 PM at PSS

IV. Approval of Minutes

V. Approval of Consent Agenda

V.A. Payments/Purchases

V.A.1. Approval of purchase from Apple for IPad2 cart w/bundle (Holly Childress's CTE class @ MHS), two (2) bundles of additional IPad2's for the carts (Sheila Wakefield @(CHS) and Donna Sherrell @(UHS) in the total amount not to exceed $21,669.00 to be paid from 142-71300-730-803, Carl Perkins Instr. Eq.

V.A.2. Approval to purchase Apple IMAC computers fo critical need schools in the amount not to exceed $90,000.00 to be paid from account number 142-71100-722-581-1208, First to the Top Grant funds per quote.

V.A.3. Approval of payment to Moore, Rader, Clift and Fitzpatrick, P.C. - Cookeville, Tennessee fo legal services from August 12, 2011, to November 14, 2011, in the amount of $6,929.10 to be paid from 141-72310-331, Legal Services. (General Purpose Schools)

V.A.4. Approval of payment to Reliance Communications, Inc. - Santa Cruz, California for a twelve month unlimited usage of the School Messenger notification system in the amount of $18,112.50 to be paid from 141-72320-599, Other Charges (General Purpose School Fund).

V.B. Bids (None Submitted)

V.C. Budget Amendments/Line Item Transfers

V.C.1. General Purpose School Budget Amendments - Fund 141

V.C.1.a. To correct revenue code

V.C.1.b. Reallocate total appropriations

V.D. Out of County and Over-night Trip Report

V.E. Grant Report

V.F. Other

V.F.1. Approval of the request from the Putnam County Commission for a land swap, as submitted.

V.F.2. Approval of agreement to allow MTV's MADE to conduct interviews and film within each and all of the Putnam County high schools.

V.F.3. Approval to replace the chiller's compressor at UHS by utilizing the services of Trane U.S. Inc., sole supplier for the part/compressor, in the amount of $31,440 to be paid from 141-72620-399, Other Contracted Services (General Purpose School Fund).

V.F.4. Approval to have CHS's bleachers repaired by Charron Sports Services, Inc. - Liberty, S.C. at a quoted cost of $22,710.00 to be paid from 141-72620-399, Other Contracted Services (General Purpose School Fund).

V.F.5. Approval to rescind the action taken at the November 3, 2011, Regular Board meeting regarding Consent Agenda Item V.A.1., purchase of software.

V.F.6. Approval of the Family Life Curriculum, as submitted.

V.F.7. Approval of Addendum to ENI 5-8 Math current contract to reallocate the monies in the amount of $92,212.40 for curriculum products (Target Teach Strategy Lessons to include the Target Align, Target Fundamentals, and Professional Development for Grades 2-4) to be paid FttT and/or Title funds.

V.F.8. Approval of the pilot agreement with Compass Learning, as submitted.

VI. Building Projects Discussion & Approval of Payments/Purchases

VI.A. Prescott South Schools (PSS) Project Update

VI.A.1. Substantial Completion certificates related to VCC contract.

VI.A.2. Change Order #018 for a credit back

VI.A.3. Release retainage

VI.B. Upperman High School (UHS) Addition/Renovation Project Update

VI.B.1. Payment Cockrill Design & Planning - Knoxville, Tennessee

VI.C. Burks Middle School Addition Project Update

VI.C.1. Payment to Mid-State Construction Company

VI.C.2. Mid-State Construction's request for a time extension relative to October 2011

VI.C.3. Mid-State Construction's request for a time extension relative to September 2011

VII. Presentation, Discussion and/or Action

VII.A. Discuss school calendar.

VII.B. Report Card Presentation - Denette Kolbe

VII.C. Director's performance evaluation