A. Meeting Opening
Subject
1. Call to Order-Pledge of Allegiance
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
A. Meeting Opening
Type
Procedural
Subject
2. Irby Elementary Chorus under the direction of Lalaine Foreman (Rollo)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
A. Meeting Opening
Type
Information
Subject
3. ACEA Union Updates (ACEA)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
A. Meeting Opening
Type
Discussion, Information
Subject
4. Adoption of Agenda
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
A. Meeting Opening
Type
Action
Recommended Action
Motion to approve the adoption of the agenda.
Subject
5. Approval of Regular School Board Minutes for March 19, 2024
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
A. Meeting Opening
Type
Action
Recommended Action
Motion to approve regular school board meeting minutes for March 19, 2024.
Subject
6. Student Representative/Board Member/Superintendent Announcements
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
A. Meeting Opening
Type
Information
Subject
7. Chair Report (McGraw)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
A. Meeting Opening
Type
Discussion, Information
Subject
8. Citizen Input
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
A. Meeting Opening
Type
Procedural

(Thirty (30) minutes will be provided for citizens to address the Board prior to the regular business meeting. It is requested that citizens keep their comments to approximately three (3) minutes.)

B. Consent Agenda
Subject
1. Approval of the Consent Agenda
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
B. Consent Agenda
Type
Action (Consent)
Recommended Action
The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the Consent Agenda as described in items 2-11.
Subject
2. Employment of Personnel (Shelnutt)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
B. Consent Agenda
Type
Action (Consent)
Subject
3. Amendment to the 2023-2024 Professional Technical Salary Schedule (Shelnutt)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
B. Consent Agenda
Type
Action (Consent)
Subject
4. Purchased Products/Services ($12,500 to $49,999)(Birkett)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
B. Consent Agenda
Type
Action (Consent)
Subject
5. Bid(s) and Requisition(s)(Birkett)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
B. Consent Agenda
Type
Action (Consent)
Subject
6. 5th Amendment to Athletic Trainers Agreement (Ritter)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
B. Consent Agenda
Type
Action (Consent)
Fiscal Impact
Yes
Dollar Amount
$206,458.98
Budgeted
No
Budget Source
General Fund
Recommended Action
Superintendent recommends the annual approval for 7 Athletic Trainers from UF Ortho to provide Athletic training services to: Buchholz, Eastside, Gainesville, Hawthorne, Newberry, Santa Fe and one floater for the effective dates of August 1, 2024 thru May 31, 2025.
Subject
7. Transportation Bell Time Grant Application (Eunice)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
B. Consent Agenda
Type
Action (Consent)
Subject
8. Change Order Number One (1) for Project SBAC H2104 – Buchholz High School HVAC & Controls Upgrades, Buildings 8 & 9 (Eunice)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
B. Consent Agenda
Type
Action (Consent)
Budgeted
Yes
Budget Source
ESSER/ARP
Recommended Action
On March 7, 2024, the Superintendent authorized execution of Change Order Number One (1) to the construction contract. This change order adds $7,123.30 to the contract, revising the total paid to the contractor to $1,414,203.30. This change order adds Eighty-eight (88) calendar days to the contract time. The revised Substantial Completion Date is October 24, 2023. This is the Final Change Order for this Project.
Subject
9. 100% Design Development/Construction Documents for Project SBAC A1905 – Littlewood Elementary School Redesign & Redevelopment (Eunice)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
B. Consent Agenda
Type
Action (Consent)
Budgeted
Yes
Budget Source
Sales Tax Initiative
Recommended Action
Harvard Jolly Architects, Orlando, Florida has prepared Phase II/III Design Development/Construction Documents for the construction of this project. It is requested that the School Board approve these plans as presented.
Subject
10. 100% Design Development/Construction Documents for Project SBAC R2205 – Gainesville High School Roof, HVAC and Structural Repair and Renovations, Building 15 (Eunice)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
B. Consent Agenda
Type
Action (Consent)
Budget Source
1.5 Mill
Recommended Action
Kail Partners Architecture & Interiors, Gainesville, Florida has prepared Phase II/III Construction Documents for the construction of this project. It is requested that the School Board approve these plans as presented.
Subject
11. 4. Certification of Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH) (Eunice)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
B. Consent Agenda
Type
Action (Consent)
Fiscal Impact
No
Budget Source
N/A
Recommended Action
State Requirements for Educational Facilities (SREF) requires that, “Prior to April 1 of each year, each district shall review the Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH) and shall certify to the Office of Educational Facilities that the inventory is current and accurate.” Alachua County District School Board hereby certifies that, to the best of our knowledge, the educational facilities inventory data for the district contained in the Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH) is current and accurate, pursuant to applicable statutes and rules.
C. Action Items
Subject
1. Employee Case 202223-0421-16 (Shelnutt)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
C. Action Items
Type
Action
Recommended Action
The Superintendent recommends that the School Board terminate the employee effective April 3, 2024.
Subject
2. Financial Audit Report - Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023 (Birkett)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
C. Action Items
Type
Action
Recommended Action
The Superintendent recommends the school board approve the audit reports, as presented.

District Financial Audit, and Federal Single Audit prepared by Purvis Gray & Company, LLP for fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.

Subject
3. Charter School Application: Reichert House Youth Academy Charter School (Stanford)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
C. Action Items
Type
Action
Preferred Date
Apr 02, 2024
Absolute Date
Apr 02, 2024
Recommended Action
The Superintendent recommends the school board approve the charter school application for Reichert House Youth Academy Charter School, as presented.

FINAL SENT October 30 1 Reichert House YATTACHMENT I Statement of Assurances.pdf (128 KB)

 

 

ATTACHMENT I Statement of Assurances.pdf (128 KB)

 

 

Attachment W Florida Charter School Revenue Estimating Worksheet.xls (243 KB)

 

 

Copy of Attachment X Proposed Operating Budget Years 1-6.pdf (105 KB)

 

 

Copy of Attachment Y Proposed Start Up Budget.xlsx.pdf (118 KB)

Subject
4. Proposed 2024 - 2025 Year Round School Calendar (Rolle)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
C. Action Items
Type
Action
Subject
5. Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for Early Release Package 1 for SBAC Project A1905 – Littlewood Elementary School Redesign and Redevelopment. This amount is to bid critical, time is of the essence, trade bid packages including cast-in-place concrete, HVAC, electrical, and earthwork. Current lead times for electrical equipment are over 52 weeks. This equipment must be released in order to complete this project in July 2025. (Eunice)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
C. Action Items
Type
Action
Dollar Amount
$18,100,831.00
Budgeted
Yes
Budget Source
Sales Tax Initiative
Recommended Action
The Superintendent recommends that the School Board approve the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for Early Release Package 1 of $18,100,831.00 utilizing the existing Construction Manager Contract, Board approved on November 7, 2023 with Parrish McCall Constructors, Inc.
Subject
6. Cenergistic Contract Update (Seigle)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
C. Action Items
Type
Action
Subject
7. Book Challenge Case #2024-07-BC for the Book Haunted by Chuck Palahnuik (Seigle)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
C. Action Items
Type
Action
Recommended Action
Superintendent recommends that the book be removed from all school and classroom libraries in Alachua County Public Schools.

Based on the findings of the District Library Advisory Council's review of the book titled "Haunted" by Chuck Palahnuik, the book contains prohibited content and should be removed from all school and classroom libraries in Alachua County Public Schools.

Subject
8. Book Challenge Case #2024-08-BC for the Book The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur (Seigle)
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
C. Action Items
Type
Action
Recommended Action
Superintendent recommends that the book be removed from all school and classroom libraries in Alachua County Public Schools.

Based on the findings of the District Library Advisory Council's review of the book titled "The Sun and Her Flowers" by Rupi Kaur, the book contains prohibited content and should be removed from all school and classroom libraries in Alachua County Public Schools.

D. Citizen Input
Subject
1. Citizen Input
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
D. Citizen Input
Type
Procedural

(This provides citizens the opportunity to address the Board following the regular business meeting. It is requested that citizens keep their comments to approximately three (3) minutes.)

E. Student Representative Input
Subject
1. Student Representative Input
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
E. Student Representative Input
Type
Discussion, Information
F. Board Member / Superintendent Requests
Subject
1. Board Member/ Superintendent Requests
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
F. Board Member / Superintendent Requests
Type
Discussion, Information
G. Adjournment
Subject
1. Adjournment
Meeting
Apr 2, 2024 - School Board of Alachua County, Florida
Category
G. Adjournment
Type
Action, Procedural
Recommended Action
Motion to Adjourn meeting
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