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Mr. Evans Called the Meeting to Order at 5 P.M. Mrs. Mary Cordray BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION School Board Meeting Minutes April 15, 2014 Bluffton Library Members Present Bill Evans, Chairman Evva Anderson Earl Campbell Mary Cordray, Vice Chairman Geri Kinton Jo Ann Orischak Laura Bush, Secretary Bill Payne Paul Roth Michael Rivers Member Absent Jim Beckert Mr. Evans called the meeting to order at 5 p.m. Mrs. Mary Cordray made the motion to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing Personnel and Contractual matters. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Evva Anderson. The motion passed 6/5. Geri Kinton, Michael Rivers, Earl Campbell, Bill Payne, and Jim Beckert were absent from the vote. The Board reconvened at 6 p.m. and took no action out of executive session. Mrs. Mary Cordray made the motion to approve the agenda with the removal of the Riverview Lease under Board Business Action. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Laura Bush. The motion passed 10/0. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and Mr. Evans requested a moment of silence in memory of educator Muriel Smalley. Mr. Evans stated that the media was properly notified. Under Points of Celebration, Dr. Moss recognized the following people: Concours d’Elegance supports the Driving Young America charitable fund. Driving Young America supports young people seeking an education to pursue a career in the automotive industry for design, engineering, performance, safety, service and repair, restoration or historical preservation. This year, Driving Young America has contributed to the robotics program at Hilton Head Island High School. Five fifth-graders from across the district recently competed as finalists in Sodexo’s Future Chef Competition. Their sandwich creations were judged by a panel of judges who scored the chefs based on their recipes’ originality, taste, healthy attributes, plate presentations, ease of preparation and kid-friendliness. Jacob Himes from Okatie Elementary won a Gold Award, the contest’s top prize, for his corn and black bean wrap. Selena Martinez from M.C. Riley Elementary won a Silver Award for her hungry tasty sandwich. Evan Woodward from M.C. Riley Elementary won a Silver Award for his Tom’s turkey sandwich. Azaria Jones from Shanklin Elementary won a Bronze Award for her ultimate nutella sandwich. Ava Maldonado from Mossy Oaks Elementary won a Bronze Award for her deluxe sandwich. Victoria Hamlin, a student at Hilton Head Island Middle, won Best in Show for the Sea Island Science Fair’s middle school division. Her project was titled “Non-Pyrotechnic Recovery Actuation System.” Her work was aimed at developing a new method of activating a recovery system for “sounding rockets,” which are research rockets that carry instruments designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments. Ashley Hamlin, a student at Hilton Head Island High, won the Sea Island Regional Science Fair’s Grand Award for the high school division. Her project is “Light Speed: A Measure of Ocular Phototransduction Using Pulsed Light-Emitting Diodes.” Ashley’s work reevaluated 1980s-era experiments done during President Reagan’s Space Defense Initiative and aimed at determining the human eye’s ability to perceive light moving at tremendously high speeds. Albert Black one of Durham’s bus drivers was recognized for his recent state championship. The South Carolina Association for Pupil Transportation holds an annual competition called the “Road-e-o” and Albert Black not only received an “Outstanding Participant” award, but he also won first place in this competition that focuses on the driver’s skills and student safety. The Junior Service League hosted the Third Annual Prom Boutique offering more than $20,000 of new and gently used inventory to the young women of Beaufort County. The Prom Boutique is designed to promote the self-esteem of high school girls by offering a wide selection of formal wear for the spring prom season. Public Comment There were no public comments. Chairman’s Report Chairman Evans did not have any announcements. Committee Reports ACE: Mr. Rivers reported that the ACE Board has approved its budget and selected a director. Community Outreach and Legislative Advocacy: Mr. Campbell announced that some Board members attended National School Boards Association meeting in New Orleans. Mr. Payne, Mr. Rivers and Ms. Bush also gave feedback from the conference. Curriculum and Instruction: Ms. Bush reported that the committee will meet next month to discuss the status of state assessment changes. Finance and Operations: Ms. Cordray reported that the committee met briefly yesterday with the County Finance Committee to discuss the revenue shortfall. They also met today to discuss contractual issues. The two upcoming public budget meetings are April 21 at BLHS and April 23 at BCHS, both at 6 p.m. Human Resources: Mr. Rivers reported that the next meeting is May 13. Student Services: Ms. Anderson reported that the next meeting is Monday, April 21 at BLHS at 4:30 p.m. The Naming Committee for the new PreK-8 school on Davis Road is meeting on April 24 at BLMS at 6 p.m. Under the Superintendent’s Report, Dr. Moss had the following people share information: Under Student Achievement, Dr. Dereck Rhoads presented the schools that have been designated as Palmetto Gold and Palmetto Silver in two areas: student performance on state assessment and growth in key achievement areas. Dr. Rhoads recognized each school that won an award. 2014 BCSD • General Performance • Closing Achievement Awards – Gold: – Gold: • Beaufort ES • Hilton Head HS • Beaufort HS • Okatie ES • Bluffton HS – Silver: • Hilton Head HS • Beaufort ES • Hilton Head ES IBE • Bluffton MS • Shanklin ES • Shanklin ES • Okatie ES • Lady’s Island ES • Pritchardville ES • Lady’s Island MS • Riverview Charter ES & MS • Red Cedar ES • St. Helena ES • St. Helena ES • Whale Branch ES • Whale Branch ES – Silver: • Lady’s Island ES Phyllis White presented the annual budget with recent updates. The preliminary budget will now be presented at two special public forums. Ms. White also presented highlights from the recently approved ACE budget. The Board decided to relay its budget and program questions to the ACE Director and to receive feedback through members of the ACE Board. Ms. White and Roberta Peterson, General Manager Sodexo in Beaufort, presented the Community Eligibility Provision, a program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to give free breakfast and lunches to students in high-poverty areas without each student needing to go through the application process on an individual basis. The district will apply for certain schools that meet the criteria, and schools will benefit from the program for the next four years. Board Business Action Mrs. Mary Cordray made the motion to approve the Resolution of the Town of Hilton Head Island Town council authorizing the distribution of an amended tax increment financing plan for the town of Hilton Head Island Redevelopment area. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Laura Bush. The motion passed 9/1. Rev. Michael Rivers voted against. Mrs. Laura Bush made the motion to approve the donation from Hilton Head –Savannah mattress Firm in the amount of $1,500 to help support the football program at Whale Branch early College High School. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Mary Cordray. The motion passed 10/0. Mrs. Laura Bush made the motion to approve the donation form M.C. Riley Elementary PTO in the amount of $1,757.48 for the purchase of 2 Flip form high risers for M.C. Riley Early Childhood Center. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Mary Cordray. The motion passed 10/0. Mr. Bill Evans asked the Bluffton Public Development Corp. to make a presentation regarding its development project near Buckwalter Parkway. After the presentation, the following resolution was read by Mr. Bill Evans as a motion: RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE USE OF CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT TAX REVENUE AS WITHIN THE BUCKWALTER PLACE MULTI-COUNTY BUSINESS/INDUSTRIAL PARK WHEREAS, the Bluffton Public Development Corporation (the “Corporation”), Town of Bluffton (the “Town”), Beaufort County (the “County”) and the Beaufort County School District Board of Education (the “Board”) seek to increase the economic prosperity for all of their residents through sustainable economic development initiatives; and WHEREAS, the Corporation, Town, County and Board acknowledge that effective economic development is best accomplished through joint governmental efforts; and WHEREAS, on April 28, 2008 the Town and County entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement establishing the Buckwalter Place Multi-County Business/Industrial Park (MCIP) which excludes ad valorem taxes paid to or for the School District of Beaufort County, South Carolina as part of its revenue stream; and WHEREAS, on September 12, 2013 the Corporation, Town and County amended the Buckwalter Place Multi-County Business/Industrial park (MCIP) Intergovernmental Agreement which, among other things, designates management of the MCIP to the Corporation; and WHEREAS, the Corporation has asked the Board to consider allowing the use of certain School District ad valorem taxes to increase Buckwalter Place MCIP revenue stream to assist in the funding of land acquisition and infrastructure; and WHEREAS, the Board finds it appropriate to support the use of School District ad valorem taxes for those Buckwalter Place MCIP parcels that do not have a residential component and/or such residential use will not increase the number of students in the area such as hotels, assisted living facilities, nursing homes and congregate care facilities; and, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION AS FOLLOWS: 1. Beaufort County School District Board of Education agrees to support: a. The use of ad valorem taxes paid to or for the School District of Beaufort County, South Carolina for all Buckwalter Place MCIP parcels which do not include a residential component and/or such residential use will not increase the number of students in the area such as hotels, assisted living facilities, nursing homes and congregate care facilities; and b.
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