CVlI TRANSITIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OFFICIAL REPORT

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1 CVlI TRANSITIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OFFICIAL REPORT Regular Meeting St. Louis, MO October 14, 2010 MINUTES The Special Administrative Board of the Transitional School District of the City of St. Louis met on the date noted beginning at 6:03 p.m., in Room 108 of the Administrative Building, 801 N. 11 th Street, St. Louis, MO ROLL CALL PRESENT: Ms. Adams, Mr. Gaines, Mr. Sullivan The Board and audience recited the Pledge of Allegiance. STUDENT/STAFF RECOGNITIONS The Safety and Risk Management Committee held its first Annual Safety Art and Essay Contest. Students entered their unique art works and essays that depicted safety awareness at their respective school. The contest generated an overwhelming number of entries with 16 final honorees. The Spirit of Excellence Award was presented to Nia Church, Lena Spry, Diamond Thomas, Rai Kelle Smith, Lia Franco Rossa, Madison Jackson, Roderick Williams, Jordan Sedberry, Romekia Wallace, Carolina Barragan, Bethany Tyler, Monquell Barnes, Chelcey Bishop, Kenneth Randle, Asim Manuel, and Sylvester Faulkner. All entries that were submitted will be on display at the administrative offices. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mr. Byron Clemons, Vice President of Local 420 expressed the Union s opposition concerning the district s proposed extension of sponsorship for the Construction Careers Center Charter School. A formal letter was prepared by Local 420 stating their opposition and presented to the SAB for consideration. Mr. Ray Cummings, Local 420 shared some inspiring news with the audience. Educational headlines were made in Washington, DC regarding AFT St. Louis Local 420 and SLPS for creating a model that demonstrates collaborative negotiation efforts are possible between unions and management. SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT Announcements Reminder - the State of the District Town Hall Meeting will be held on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Vashon High School from 9AM until noon. Magnet and Choice School Open Houses will be held October 16, 2010 at thirty district schools from 11:00AM until 3:00PM. Please refer to the district website for the participating locations.

2 Information Items The following reports were presented. Mr. Roger CayCe presented the Construction Management Services report for Proposition S. After the presentation, the Special Administrative Board of the Transitional School District made the following action. On a motion by Ms. Adams, and seconded by Mr. Sullivan, on the following roll call vote, the Board voted to accept the goals as presented for M/WBE contract and field participation. The motion carried unanimously. Ms. Sharonica Hardin and Mr. Cummings gave the St. Louis Plan - Peer Assistance and Review report. The detailed report can be accessed via the district s website. At the conclusion of the report, Mr. Sullivan followed-up on an action that was taken at the September 9, 2010 meeting. He asked that Ms. Hardin and Mr. Cummings work together to identify what legislative changes could be made and/or should be made as part of the district s legislative packet in support of Peer Review in lieu of the mandated 90 Day Plan for teacher performance. Financial long-term alternatives are to be considered in legislative changes. Mr. Gaines suggested Local 420 administration consult with the district s lobbyist to assist in drafting the legislative changes. Mr. Cummings responded Local 420 is currently addressing this subject. Ms. Hardin continued with the Human Resource Staffing Update report. The purpose of the report was to provide an update on staff placements and adjustment as well as to report on SIG staffing updates. The detailed report can also be accessed via the district s website. Business Items: CONSENT AGENDA Contract Participation 40% MBE 5% WBE Field Participation 40% M/WBE On a motion by Ms. Adams, and seconded by Mr. Sullivan, on the following roll call vote, the Board voted to approve contract negotiations with Kwame Building Group, Inc. to provide construction management services for Proposition S for the period October 15, 2010 through October 15, AYE: ABSTAINED: Mr. Gaines Ms. Adams, Mr. Sullivan The motion carried with two (2) aye votes and one (1) abstention. Mr. Gaines abstained due to a conflict of interest. Superintendent Adams requested the Board to move the order of the agenda, presenting the Consent Agenda first followed by the Information Items as the OCTOBER 14, 2010 SAB MEETING/TAX LEVY - MINUTES PAGE - 2 -

3 Construction Careers Center (Construction Careers) was listed as an item ( ) for action. On a motion by Ms. Adams, and seconded by Mr. Gaines, on the following roll call vote, the Board voted to remove item number until after the presentation, and to approve items through President Sullivan called for questions, comments and discussion. Mr. Gaines addressed item number and requested Superintendent Adams to complete a report outlining the proposed expenditures to purchase new football helmets for school year 2011/2012. The report should also include the certification criteria the district utilizes to determine when a football helmet is deemed safe for usage and when the helmet should be replaced altogether. Following the questions, comments and discussion, Mr. Sullivan called for a roll call vote that unanimously approved items through and removed item To approve the August 2010 Monthly Budget Transaction Report To approve the fall school bus routes To approve the purchase of winter and spring season sports equipment from Johnny Mac Sporting Goods and Curt Smith Sporting Goods at a total combined cost not to exceed $61, To approve the purchase of the Pre-KG Handwriting Program and supporting materials from Zaner Bloser at a cost not to exceed $22, To approve the purchase of the Pre-KG Communication Arts textbooks, teacher and student resources from Pearson Education at a cost not to exceed $16, To approve the purchase of Pre-KG library books and materials from Scholastic, Inc. at a cost not to exceed $22, To approve a contract with Project Construct to provide professional development and training in Communication Arts for preschool and kindergarten teachers for the period October 15, 2010 through December 15, 2010 at a cost not to exceed $45, To approve a sole source contract renewal with Follett Software Company to provide library automation technical support for the period October 25, 2010 through June 30, 2011 at a cost not to exceed $21, To approve a sole source contract renewal with ArcMail Technology for hardware and software support of the ArcMail archiver appliance for the period October 15, 2010 through June 30, 2012 at a cost not to exceed $19, To ratify approval of a contract with Collaborative Strategies, Inc. to provide search consulting services for the period August 12, 2010 through October 30, 2010 at a cost not to exceed $15,000. OCTOBER 14, 2010 SAB MEETING/TAX LEVY - MINUTES PAGE - 3 -

4 To ratify approval of the purchase of uniforms and equipment for School Safety Security Officers from Leon Uniform Company for the school year at a cost not to exceed $7, To ratify approval of a membership with AdvancED Education-North Central Accreditation for secondary schools for the school year at a cost not to exceed $8, To ratify approval of a membership with International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) for Metro Academic and Classical High School for the period September 1, 2010 through August 31, 2011 at a cost not to exceed $10, To ratify approval of an Agency Agreement with the Urban League Head Start Program for the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, To approve an Agency Agreement with Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services to provide a mandatory six week in-school program to identify risk and protective factors in education and treatment intervention with alternative education students at Innovative Concept Academy for the period October15, 2010 through June 30, To approve an Agency Agreement with Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services to provide a mandatory six week in-school program to identify risk and protective factors in education and treatment intervention with alternative education students at Alternative Education South for the period October 15, 2010 through June 30, To approve a Memorandum of Understanding with St. Louis University College of Education and Public Services to collaborate with Succeeding With Reading and assist in its transition from the period October 15, 2010 through July 31, 2011 at no cost to the district To approve a Memorandum of Understanding with Washington University School of Medicine to enhance and facilitate the procedures for assessing health parameters and physical fitness for SLPS students for the period October 15, 2010 through July 31, FUNDING SOURCE: There is no cost associated with this request To approve the extension of the sponsorship of the Construction Careers Center Charter School for five additional years. REMOVED UNTIL PRESENTATION GIVEN AND A PERIOD FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS Superintendent Adams requested the approval of items and from the October 28, 2010 Items for Consideration. On a motion by Ms. Adams, and seconded by Mr. Gaines, on the following roll call vote, the Board voted to approve items and To approve acceptance of the first year grant funds from the US Department of Education s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education in the amount of $1,721,017 for the Smaller Learning Communities Program. OCTOBER 14, 2010 SAB MEETING/TAX LEVY - MINUTES PAGE - 4 -

5 To approve acceptance of the first year grant funds from the US Department of Education s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education in the amount of $1,420,018 for the High School Graduation Initiative. Information Items Continued The Construction Careers Center s presentation was introduced by Mr. Michael Haggen. Mr. Haggen is the designee that will provide support and oversight to Construction Careers. The presentation was given by Construction Careers staff, Gina Washington, Principal; Dr. Aaron Butler, VP of Curriculum and Instruction; Gwen Crimm, Placement Coordinator and Paul Mackay, Turnaround Officer. The schools mission is to prepare students in grades 9-12 with an excellent foundation in academics, a broad exposure to the construction industry and career and technical education preparation. The completed presentation can be viewed via the district s website. On a motion by Ms. Adams, and seconded by Mr. Gaines, the Board moved to approve item number , the extension of the district s sponsorship of the Construction Career Center for five (5) additional years. Discussion was on the table before a roll call vote. After a lengthy question and answer period, the motion was amended by Mr. Gaines and seconded by Ms. Adams, on the following roll call vote, to approve the extension of sponsorship of the Construction Careers Center for five (5) additional years, pending yearly reviews of progress and gains of Construction Careers accountability targets/goals as contained within the Construction Careers Accountability Plan as presented. In which, thereby, will be the determining foundation of the Special Administrative Board of the Transitional School District to continue and/or discontinue sponsorship and terminate the contract with Construction Careers. The Superintendent and his designated staff will also review and present data on a quarterly basis on Construction Careers progress to the Special Administrative Board. The Special Administrative Board of the Transitional School District also reserves the right to withdraw sponsorship of Construction Careers Center where it becomes evident that educational paths are not in harmony and is not in the best interest of the St. Louis Public Schools as well as Construction Careers. The motion carried unanimously. BOARD MEMBERS UPDATE(S) Per an article in the *CUBE regarding the Detroit Public Schools cutting the dollars from their bus expenses with a student population of 75,000 students from $40M to $35M, Mr. Gaines requested Superintendent Adams to investigate what the surrounding Missouri districts are doing to cut expenditures in this area that could possibly lead to some benefits for the district. ADJOURNMENT At 7:40 PM, there being no further business before the Board in open session, on the following roll call vote, the Board voted to adjourn. *Council of Urban Boards of Education a National Affiliate of the National School Boards Association of which the district holds a membership. OCTOBER 14, 2010 SAB MEETING/TAX LEVY - MINUTES PAGE - 5 -