April 3, 2014 at 5:00 PM - Putnam County Board of Education Regular April Meeting

I. Meeting Called to Order

II. Approval of Agenda

III. Announcements

III.A. I Make A Difference Award

III.B. Recognize Mended Hearts, Pharoah Smithers - President

III.C. Recognize Upper Cumberland Children's Reading Foundation, Julie Stepp - Representative

III.D. Recognize Tennessee School Board Association's 2014 SCOPE Student Delegates - Sharon Anderson

III.E. Recognize State Special Olympics Basketball Tournament's Silver Medal Winners from Upperman High School - Freeda Garrett

III.F. Note receipt of Long Range Facilities Planning Architectural Services FACTS Document Respondents

III.G. Note Teacher of the Year (TOY) Luncheon on Monday, April 14, 2014, at TTU

IV. Approval of the Minutes

IV.A. Minutes Regular March Board Meeting - March 6, 2014, @ 5:00 PM

V. Approval of Consent Agenda

V.A. Payments/Purchases

V.A.1. Approval to purchase thirty (30) iPads, one (1) MacBook Pro and a cart from Apple Computers for Prescott South Middle School (PCMS) in the amount of $14,968.00 to be paid from 142-71100-722-101.

V.A.2. Approval to purchase STEM based playground structures for Prescott South Elementary School with STEM Platform grant funds from Playworld Preferred in the amount of $35,000 from line item 142-71100-722-491, Instructional Equipment.

V.A.3. Approval of payment to Evans Newton Inc. for Coach2Coach Professional Development in the amount of $13,216.51 to be paid from 142-72210-399-581-1404,Other Contracted Services. (FttT)

V.B. Bids/Quotes

V.B.1. Approval of request from Transportation to bid a bus lift

V.B.2. Approval to purchase five buses from the lowest bidder, Central State Bus, Inc. - Lebanon, Tennessee in the total amount of $449,950.00 ($89,990/each) to be paid from 141-72710-729, Transportation Equipment. (General Purpose School Fund)

V.C. Budget Amendments/Line Item Transfers

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

V.C.1.a. To budget BEP Growth Money for 3 buses and additional technology needs

V.C.1.b. Adult Education - Allocation from TN Dept of Labor for critial needs to serve adult ESOL students

V.C.1.c. To correct Adult Education Grant to match to grant award amount

V.C.2. General Purpose School Line Item Transfers - Fund 141

V.C.2.a. Reallocate CTE salary expense for contracted teacher

V.C.3. Federal Projects Budget Amendments - Fund 142

V.C.3.a. Grants - To establish Math and Science Partnership grant budget for 2013-2014

V.C.3.b. Title I (101) to utilize funds more effectively

V.C.3.c. Grants - Redistribute funds in order to better spend remaining STEM Platform grant funds

V.C.3.d. SPED - To better expend funds for the federal grant 'Fundamental to Function: An Exciting Approach to Executive Functioning Skills'

V.C.4. Federal Project Line Item Transfers - Fund 142

V.C.4.a. SPED - To better expend funds for the Federal Paraprofessional Education Grant

V.C.5. Extended School Program Line Item Transfer - Fund 146

V.C.5.a. Extended School Program (SAC & LITPE)

V.D. Out-of-County & Overnight Trip Report

V.E. Grant Report

V.F. Other

V.F.1. Approval of Social Studies Textbook Adoption, K-12, as submitted.

V.F.2. Approval of addition of Dual Enrollment to be recognized as an elective focus to previously approved parameters of Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate programs, approved under local education agency according to TN State BOE High School Transition Policy on January 25, 2008.

V.F.3. Approval of the Hanover Research Agreement for one (1) sequential Grant Development Center, as submitted.

V.F.4. Approval to enter into contract with Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) - Livingston, Tennessee allowing high school students to attend classes held by TCAT at CHS & UHS from 01-14 through 06-14 in amount of $16,387.50 to be paid from 141-71300-399, Other Contracted Services. (GPS Fund)

VI. Building Projects Discussion & Approval of Payments/Purchases

VI.A. New Monterey High School Project Update

VI.A.1. Proposed Change Orders (PCOs)

VI.A.1.a. Proposed Change Order #46

VI.A.2. Change Orders

VI.A.2.a. Change Order #03

VI.A.3. Payments

VI.A.3.a. GEOServices, LLC - Knoxville, Tennessee for construction monitoring services

VI.A.3.b. Rouse Construction Company - application #005

VI.A.3.c. redChair: architects - Knoxville, Tennessee for Additional Services (100% complete)

VI.A.3.d. redChair: architects: Knoxville, Tennessee for architectural services and reimbursable expenses

VI.B. New Upperman Middle School Project Update

VI.B.1. Proposed Change Orders (PCOs)

VI.B.1.a. PCO #55 dated 03/07/14

VI.B.1.b. Revised PCO #58 dated 02/28/14

VI.B.1.c. PCO #63 dated 02/18/14

VI.B.1.d. PCO #64 dated 03/04/14

VI.B.1.e. PCO #65 dated 03/11/14

VI.B.1.f. PCO #66 dated 03/11/14

VI.B.1.g. PCO #67 dated 03/03/14

VI.B.2. Change Orders

VI.B.2.a. Change Order #05

VI.B.3. Payments

VI.B.3.a. GEOServices, LLC - Knoxville, Tennessee for construction monitoring services

VI.B.3.b. redChair: architects - Knoxville, Tennessee for architectural services and reimbursable expenses

VI.B.3.c. R.G. Anderson Company - Nashville, Tennessee --#007

VII. Discussion/Presentation

VII.A. Proposed Calendar Change utilizing unused stockpiled days

VIII. Adjournment