November 1, 2012 at 5:00 PM - Putnam County Board of Education November Regular Meeting

I. Meeting Called to Order

II. Approval of Agenda

III. Announcements

III.A. Recognize Ms. Kattie Nash, PSES teacher, who was selected as this year's recipient of the Tennessee Science Teachers Association (TSTA) K-4 Science Educator of the Year Award

III.B. Note Lead The Way, a student conference to focus on the issue of bullying in school, on Wednesday, November 28, 2012, from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM at Prescott South Middle School

III.C. Recognize Algood and Northeast Elementary Schools for being awarded $50,000 each in the U.S. Cellular Contest

III.D. Note American Education Week - November 11-17, 2012

III.E. 2012 Tennessee State Report Card

III.F. Note TSBA Annual Leadership Conference and Convention - November 3-6, 2012 @ Opryland Hotel - Nashville, TN

III.G. Note Board Strategic Planning Meetings

IV. Approval of Minutes

IV.A. Regular October Board Meeting - September 27, 2012, @ 5:00 PM

V. Approval of Consent Agenda

V.A. Payments/Purchases

V.A.1. Approval of the purchase of twenty (20) i-Mac computers from Apple Computers for Cane Creek Elementary School in the amount of $23,511.20 to be paid from 14271100-722-101.

V.A.2. Approval of payment to Tennessee Tech University - Cookeville, Tennessee for State of Tennessee reimbursement for Pre-K between July 1, 2012, and September 30, 2012, in the amount of $26,964.62 to be paid from 141-73400-399-TTU, Other Contracted Services.

V.B. Bid

V.B.1. Approval to bid Transportation Fuel Monitoring System

V.C. Budget Amendments/Line Item Transfers

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

V.C.1.a. Special Education - To allocate federal funds awarded to Putnam County Schools for high cost expenditures of special education students to be budgeted and expended as general purpose funds and expended in FY13.

V.C.2. Federal Projects Budget Amendments - Fund 142

V.C.2.a. Title III (301) due to a decrease in 2012-13 allocation from the State Department and to less carryover from 2011-12 than originally estimated.

V.C.2.b. Title II (201) to utilize funds more appropriately

V.C.2.c. Title II (201) due to a decrease in 2012-13 allocation from the State Department and to less carryover from 2011-12 than originally estimated.

V.C.2.d. Consolidated Administration (011) due to a decrease in allocation from the State Department

V.C.2.e. Title (101) decrease due to reduction in 2012-13 allocation from the State Department and less carryover from 2011-12 than originally estimated.

V.C.2.f. Title I (101) to utilize funds more appropriately according to program needs

V.C.2.g. Curriculum - First to the Top Year 3 allocation

V.C.3. Federal Projects Line Item Transfer - Fund 142

V.C.3.a. Title III (301) to utilize funds more appropriately

V.D. Approval of Out-of-County/Overnight Trip Report, as submitted.

V.E. Approval of Grant Report, as submitted.

V.F. Other

V.F.1. Approval of the Quarterly Reports, as submitted

V.F.1.a. 141 General Puprose Schools

V.F.1.b. 142 - Federal Projects

V.F.1.c. 143 - Central Cafeteria

V.F.1.d. 146 - Extended School Program

V.F.1.e. 179 School Capital Projects

V.F.2. Approval to renew contract with GovDeals for the 2012-2013 school year, as submitted.

V.F.3. Approval of the Rural Utilities Service Grant Certification of Authority, as submitted.

V.F.4. Approval of authorization to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purchase or web-site utilization of Financial/Human Resource software to meet the growing needs of the Putnam County School System.

VI. Building Projects Discussion & Approval of Payments/Purchases

VI.A. New Baxter Middle School Project Update

VI.A.1. Proposal from Bartlett Surveying - Cookeville, TN

VI.A.2. Proposal from Allmon Engineering - Cookeville, TN

VI.A.3. Payment to redChair: architects - Knoxville, TN

VI.B. New Monterey High School Project Update

VI.B.1. Proposal from Allmon Engineering - Cookeville, TN

VI.B.2. Payment to redChair: architects - Knoxville, TN

VII. Policy

VII.A. Approval on second and final reading, as submitted.

VII.A.1. Policy 1.802, Section 504 and ADA Grievance Procedures (Approved on first reading on 9/27/12)

VII.A.2. Policy 4.406, Use of Internet (Approved on first reading on 9/27/12)

VIII. Presentation, Discussion and/or Action

VIII.A. Update regarding the ATMS Building Rental for Upper Cumberland Regional Student Convention

VIII.B. Board Resolution - Urging Congress to Stop Sequestration

VIII.C. Discuss request from CHS Softball Booster Club to construct press box/concession stand.

IX. Adjournment