APPROVAL OF MINUTES

6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Description
N/A

Recommendation

That the March 7, 2017 (Legislative Updates Workshop) and the March 7, 2017 (Regular Board Meeting) minutes be approved.

Attachment: 030717 Legislative Updates Workshop minutes.pdf
Attachment: 030717 Board Mtg Mintues.pdf

APPROVAL OF INSTRUCTIONAL/CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL REPORT

7. APPROVAL OF INSTRUCTIONAL/CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL REPORT

Description
N/A

Recommendation
That the Instructional/Classified Personnel Report be approved.

Attachment: 03-21-17.pdf

RATIFICATION OF REASSIGNMENT OF STUDENTS TO SCHOOLS

8. RATIFICATION OF REASSIGNMENT OF STUDENTS TO SCHOOLS

Description

Reassignment of students to schools within the county have been approved by the Reassignment Review Committee in accordance with policies with the School Board.  They are presented for formal ratification.

Recommendation
That the reassignment of students to schools be ratified as presented.

Attachment: 3.21.17 Reassignments for Board Meeting.pdf (Confidential Item) 

GENERAL ITEMS

9. APPROVAL OF THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FEES FOR 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR

Description
In accordance with School Board Rule 5.39, fees must be approved yearly at a School Board meeting prior to the end of the school year.

Recommendation
That the high school student fees for 2017-2018 be approved as presented.

Attachment: High School Student Fees 2017-2018.pdf

10. CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES INVENTORY

Description
Chapter 1013, F.S., requires School Board to certify annually that its educational facilities data within the Florida Inventory of School Houses is current and accurate. The district's data has been updated by the Plan Room within Construction Services to reflect all changes made since the 2016 certification.

Recommendation
That the School Board of Sarasota County certify that the district's educational facilities data is current and accurate.

Attachment: 2017 FISH Certification Form.pdf

AGREEMENTS/CONTRACTS

11. APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT BETWEEN CHILDREN'S THERAPY WORKS AND THE SCHOOL BOARD OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA

Description
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDEA (2004) requires school districts to set aside a proportional share of their Federal IDEA funds to provide services to students with disabilities enrolled in private schools by their parent, including McKay Scholarship students. The services most requested by private schools are speech therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy. Since the district does not have direct hire staff available to provide these services, contracts with private vendors like Children's Therapy Works are being implemented to meet this requirement. The total contract amount not to exceed $95,000.00.

Recommendation
That the contract between Children's Therapy Works and the School Board of Sarasota County, Florida be approved as presented.

Attachment: CTW fiscal contract 2017.pdf

12. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE COLLEGE OF FLORIDA, MANATEE-SARASOTA AND THE SCHOOL BOARD OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA

Description
The renewal of this agreement is to provide a comprehensive learning experience for participating students enrolled in the various College's Health Profession programs (Nursing, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapy Assistant, etc.).

Recommendation
That this agreement between the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota and the School Board of Sarasota County, Florida be approved as presented.

Attachment: STCRenewalAgmt2017-18.pdf

13. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN PIECES OF A DREAM COUNSELING CENTER (POADCC) AND THE SCHOOL BOARD OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA

Description

Pieces of a Dream Counseling Center (POADCC) will provide prevention services for Sarasota County district children who also access care at Pieces of a Dream Counseling Center.

Recommendation
That the agreement between Pieces of a Dream Counseling Center and The School Board of Sarasota County, Florida, be approved as presented.

Attachment: Pieces of a Dream Counseling Center(002).pdf

14. APPROVAL OF AFFILIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANIMAL ER OF UNIVERSITY PARK AND THE SCHOOL BOARD OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA

Description
The School Board offers to enrolled students a Veterinary Assisting program and Animal ER of University Park manages a veterinary/animal care facility.  The School Board desires to provide to its students a clinical learning experience through the application of knowledge and clinical skills in a veterinary/animal care facility and Animal ER of University Park has agreed to make its facility available to School Board for such purposes.

Recommendation
That the Affiliation Agreement between Animal ER of University Park and The School Board of Sarasota County, Florida be approved as presented.

Attachment: Animal ER of University Park 2017-2020_1.pdf

15. APPROVAL OF PARKS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN SARASOTA COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE SCHOOL BOARD OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA

Description
Since 1996, Sarasota County School Board and the Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners have had an agreement through which school facilities and fields were made available to the citizens of Sarasota County.  The scope of that agreement was limited to Booker Middle School, Sarasota Middle School, Pine View, and Venice Middle School.  This new agreement will provide greater opportunities for residents of Sarasota County to use school facilities and fields for park or recreational use.  In doing so, this agreement establishes a framework for joint use, maintenance, and management of school facilities as recreational and sports venues between Sarasota County Parks and Recreation and Natural Resources and Sarasota County Schools.

Recommendation
That the School Board approve the Interlocal Agreement between the Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners and the School Board of Sarasota County, Florida for the joint use, maintenance, and management of park and recreational resources on school campuses.

Attachment: Parks & Rec ILA.pdf

GRANTS

16. APPROVAL OF THE ECOSYSTEMS TOUR GRANT PROPOSAL TO THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SWFWMD) FOR CRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Description
COMPETITIVE: Grant funds of $2,925 will provide hands-on experiences to Cranberry Elementary students with the local ecosystem.

Recommendation
That the Ecosystems Tour grant proposal be approved.

Attachment: Ecosystems Tour.pdf

FIELD TRIPS

17. APPROVAL OF SARASOTA AND NORTH PORT HIGH'S VEX ROBOTICS CLUB TO ATTEND 2017 VEX ROBOTICS WORLD TOURNAMENT ON APRIL 18-23, 2017 IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

Description
The VEX World Tournament is a direct result of applying the robotics and engineering in class to build a robot to compete in the VEX challenge.

Recommendation
That the field trip for Sarasota and North Port High's VEX Robotics Club to attend 2017 VEX Robotics World Tournament on April 18-23, 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky be approved as presented.

18. APPROVAL FOR SARASOTA HIGH'S MAST STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE INTEL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FAIR IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ON MAY 14-19, 2017

Description
Students will compete at the Intel International Science Fair.  They will be presenting their research projects to judges, network with community members from across the world, share ideas with other high school students from countries around the world, and attend presentations by industry professionals and international companies.

Recommendation
That the field trip for Sarasota High's MaST students to attend the Intel International Science Fair in Los Angeles, California on May 14-19, 2017 be approved as presented.

CONSTRUCTION

19. APPROVAL AND/OR RATIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES' CHANGE ORDERS

Description
The Construction Services' Change Orders are summarized on the enclosure for ease of review. These change orders collectively total a decrease of ($34,216.88) in gross contract dollars. Included in these change orders are ($34,216.88) credit for Direct Material Purchases; the corresponding Direct Material Purchase Orders of ($32,185.74) resulting in a net of $2,031.14 in sales tax savings.

Recommendation
That the Construction Services' Change Orders be approved and/or ratified as presented.

Attachment: Mar21CO.pdf

TRANSPORTATION

20. APPROVAL OF REQUEST TO PURCHASE TWENTY-ONE SCHOOL BUSES

Description
This purchase is a direct replacement of nineteen (19) regular a/c school buses and two (2) a/c lift buses in accordance with the thirteen (13) year replacement cycle and approved in the 2016-2017 capital transportation budget. Replacement will be twenty-one (21) of the worst condition buses that have high mileage and nearing the point of possible costly repairs, with new buses that get better fuel mileage and contain the newest safety equipment that will benefit child safety.

Recommendation
That the purchase of twenty-one (21) new buses to replace twenty-one (21) buses on the scheduled thirteen (13) year replacement cycle be approved as presented.

21. APPROVAL OF REQUEST TO PURCHASE ELEVEN WHITE FLEET VEHICLES

Description
This purchase is to replace eleven (11) of the oldest and worst condition district vehicles with high mileage and nearing the point of possible costly repairs. The Capital Budgeted amount of $351,000 will be used to purchase these 11 vehicles.

Recommendation
That the purchase of eleven (11) new white fleet vehicles be approved as presented.

JOB DESCRIPTIONS

22. APPROVAL OF REVISED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

Description
The revised job description for System Administrator is being presented to the School Board for approval.

Recommendation
That the School Board approve the revised job description for System Administrator as presented.

Attachment: Job 376 - System Administrator.pdf