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Adair Education Bd. April 2013 meeting has significant proposals

Raising drop out age to 18 a major consideration; board will receive landscape architect's proposal for the entire Adair County District Campus. Technology updates report to be presented by Carla Perkins.

A number of highly significant items will be considered at the next meeting of the Adair County Board of Education, at 7pmCT, Thursday, April 18, 2013, highlighted by a recommendation to adopt an 18 year old drop out rule - and to be among the first 55 districts in the state to do so, to be eligible for a $10,000 state grant.

The board will also vote on on a campus wide landscaping plan to be presented by Gabe Jones of the architectural firm of Sherman-Carter-Barnhardt. The complete 24 item agenda follows:


Adair County High School students will open the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance


AGENDA
  1. Approval of agenda
  2. Approval of Consent Agenda

  3. CONSENT AGENDA
  4. Approval of minutes
  5. Approval of treasurer's report. Renae Smith.
  6. Approval of payment of bills. Renae Smith
  7. Approval of Out of State Trip by Future Problem Solving Teams to Bloomington, IN. Brett Reliford
  8. Approval of Change Order 3, GBMC, INC, 0812, New School
  9. Approval of Change Order 5, BABCON, 0812, New School
  10. Approval of School Activity Budgets for 2012-2014 School Year
  11. Acknowledgment of personnel action

  12. Regular Agenda
  13. Superintendent's Report
  14. Performance by String Program Students - Dwayne Martin
  15. Report from Branscum Construction Company on Progress of New Elementary School
  16. Public Comments
  17. Approval of Sherman-Carter-Barnhardt District Wide Landscape Architect Plan. - Gabe Jones.
  18. Discussion/Approval to raise dropout Age to 18 and to apply for state planning funds. Brenda Mann.
  19. Approve Committee's Recommendation of Furniture Vendor and Acquisition of Furniture for Adair County Primary Center.
  20. Building & Grounds Report - Ricky Bault.
  21. Race to the Top Report - Jane Branham
  22. Technology Report - Carla Perkins.
  23. Approval to Accept KETS Offer of Assistance in the amount of $11,345 - Carla Perkins.
  24. Approval of Technology Plan - Carla Perkins
  25. Approval to set May's School Board Meeting Date to the Fourth Thursday of the Month (May 23, 2013)
  26. Adjournment
End of Agenda, Regular Meeting, April 18, 2013
Information About Your Adair County Schools
The Adair County School Board meets at 7pmCT, each third Thursday, at the Board Conference Room, lower level, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. Adair County Board of Education: Chairman Floyd Burton (Division 4) Members: Greg Willis (Division 1); Quin "Tweeta" Lasley (Division 2), Joseph Payne, (Division 3), Mike Harris (Division 5) .
Superintendent Alan W. Reed. School Board Attorney Jeff Hoover. Assistant Superintendent Brenda Mann, Instructional Supervisor Phyllis Curry; Anita Wethington, Special Education Director; Mike Akin, Title 1 Coordinator; Carla Perkins, Technology Coordinator; David Jones, Transportation Director; Ricky Bault, Maintenance Director; Carol Roy, Food Services Director; Renae Smith, Finance Officer. Becky Bailey, Board Secretary.


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