October 27, 2014 at 7:00 PM - BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
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1. CALL TO ORDER
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1.A. Pledge
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1.B. Roll Call
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2. ROUTINE ITEMS
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2.A. Agenda Additions, Deletions and Approval
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2.B. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of October 13, 2014
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2.C. Approval of the closed meeting minutes of October 13, 2014
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3. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Description:
An executive session has been requested to consider the written opinion of counsel, dated October 27, 2014, pursuant to Section 8(h) of the Open Meetings Act, exempt from disclosure under Section 13(1)(g) of the Freedom of Information Act.
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4. CORRESPONDENCE
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4.A. Board Members
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4.B. Interim Superintendent
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5. HOWELL HIGHLIGHTS AND HAPPENINGS
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6. REPORTS
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6.A. Student Representative to the Board
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6.B. Board Member Reports
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6.C. Presentation of the Howell Public Schools Annual Audit Report
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6.D. Student/Parent Handbook Update
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7. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION
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8. PUBLIC COMMENTS
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9. CONSENT ITEMS
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9.A. Change in Status of Employees
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The interim superintendent recommends approval of: New Hires Non-Certified: Hutchings General Education Aide Tammy Gilbert, effective October 13, 2014; Challenger Special Needs Paraprofessional Vickie Hoffman, effective October 14, 2014. New Assignment: HHS Food Service Assistant Janice Hartwig, effective October 20, 2014. New Hires Certified: HHS 1.0 American Sign Language Teacher Natalie Norris, effective October 10, 2014. Resignation: Parker Middle School Food Service Assistant Katrina Walsh, effective October 10, 2014.
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9.B. Payment of Vouchers
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The interim superintendent recommends approval of expenditures from the following funds:
1. payment from the general fund of $4,078,216.10 and from payroll of $2,570,014.68 ; 2. payment from the student activity fund of $43,996.20; 3. payment from the HHS student activity fund of $108,075.46; 4. payment from the cafeteria fund of $129,531.88; 5. payment from the 2001 construction fund (FOA01C) of $76,791.46.
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10. ACTION ITEMS
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10.A. Action Resulting from Executive Session
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10.B. Approval of Payment of Dual Enrollment - EXHIBIT A
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The interim superintendent recommends approval of dual enrollment tuition payments to the University of Michigan DEEP Program in the amount of $43,478 and to Lansing Community College in the amount of $12,770 as shown in Exhibit A.
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10.C. Approval of Request to Increase Technical Mentor Hours in the Early Childhood Education Program - EXHIBIT B
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The interim superintendent recommends approval of the request to increase the Howell High School Early Childhood technician/mentor hours to support the needs of high school students and meet the requirements of CTE programs. The increase would be funded with CTE Added Cost Dollars provided to the program for the remainder of the 2014/2015 school year and would not be an additional cost to HPS as shown in Exhibit B.
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10.D. Approval of Equipment Donation for the Fire Academy Program - EXHIBIT C
Description:
The interim superintendent recommends approval of the donation from the Woodhaven Fire Department of their current ISI, S.C.B.A., air packs to the Howell High School Fire Academy Program for training purposes as shown in Exhibit C.
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10.E. Approval of Interim Superintendent Compensation - EXHIBIT D
Description:
The Board President recommends approval of a pay rate adjustment for the Interim Superintendent, Cassandra D. Harmon-Higgins, Esq., of $163.79 per diem, effective October 2, 2014, through the time she serves in that capacity as shown in Exhibit D.
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10.F. Appointment of Civil Rights Compliance Coordinators
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The interim superintendent recommends that the Howell Board of Education appoint the Superintendent and the Executive Director of Labor Relations and Personnel as Civil Rights Compliance Coordinators to coordinate compliance activities and investigate complaints charging discrimination in compliance with the provisions of Title IX, Section 504, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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11. COMMENTS
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11.A. Guests
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11.B. Interim Superintendent/Administration
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11.C. Board of Education
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12. ADJOURNMENT
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13. NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
Description:
Date: November 10, 2014
Place: Administration Building Board Room Time: 7:00 PM |
