Board of Education of St. Mary’s County
Meeting of: Regular Session Held: September 26, 2007
Board of Education Meeting Room
The regular meeting of the Board of Education of St. Mary’s
County was held on Wednesday, September 26, 2007, in the Board of Education
Meeting Room, 23160 Moakley Street,
Leonardtown. The meeting was called to
order at 5:00 p.m. by Dr. Salvatore L. Raspa,
chairman. Present for the meeting were:
.Dr.
Salvatore L. Raspa, Chairman
.Mr. Bill
Mattingly, Vice Chairman
.Ms. Cathy
Allen, Member
.Ms. Mary
Washington, Member
.Mr. Praveen Ramaswamy, Student
Member
Motion to Enter Into Executive Session
Mr. Mattingly made a motion that the Board enter into
executive session to discuss personnel and property acquisition issues (Article
24, Section 4-210(a)1,11). Ms. Washington seconded the
motion. Motion carried unanimously.
Reopen Regular Session
Dr. Raspa reconvened the regular meeting at 6:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Approval of Agenda
Ms. Allen made a motion to approve the agenda as
presented. Mr. Mattingly seconded the
motion. Motion carried unanimously.
Superintendent Report
Dr. Michael J. Martirano, superintendent of schools,
reported on the following:
- Rhythm
– Harvest for Hungry event on Saturday, September 29th at
Leonardtown High School (LHS) – Event is sold out but donations are still
being accepted.
- Nathan
Swick, Spring Ridge Middle School (SRMS) science teacher, recently
participated in the Weightless Flights of Discovery Program offered by
Northrop Grumman Foundation and the Zero Gravity Corporation.
- Last Friday we held our system-wide Professional
Development Day in which all educators take time to focus on their
learning. This day was designed to
be centered on the classroom. Sessions
were differentiated by employee groups, grade level, and content.
Public Comment
Name Subject
.Robert McDaniel Staffing
concerns
.James Tomasic Staffing
concerns
.Dawn Gatton Staffing
concerns
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Public Comment (continued)
Name Subject
.Dana Cullison Staffing
concerns/Appreciation of staff
.Lori Werrell Appreciation
of staff
Consent Agenda
Ms. Allen made a motion that the following consent agenda
items be approved as follows:
.Regular and Executive Session
Minutes of September 12, 2007
.Administrative and Supervisory
Appointments/New Employment
.Citizen’s Advisory Committee
for Special Education Membership for 2007-2008
.Exiting School Special
Education Dropout Initiative Grant
.Physical Therapist FTE
Increase
.21st Century Grant
Ms. Washington
seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
The following action items were presented to the Board of
Education (BOE):
- Mr. Dan Carney, chief financial officer, presented
the FY 2007 Audit. Mr. Mattingly made a motion that the
Board of Education (BOE) accept
the audit report as presented. Ms.
Allen seconded the motion. Motion
carried unanimously.
- Mr. Brad Clements, chief operating officer, and Ms.
Kimberly Howe, supervisor of capital planning, presented the Contract Award of Evergreen Elementary
School. Mr. Mattingly made a
motion that the BOE approve the
rejection of the bids submitted by Facchina Construction Company, Inc. and
Meridan Construction Company, Inc. based on incomplete bid submissions and
that the BOE approve a contract
award for the base bid and alternates 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13,
14 and 15 to Scheibel Construction in the amount of $20,014,000.00. Ms. Allen seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
- Mr. Steven
Whidden, director of maintenance, and Mr. Clements presented the Comprehensive Maintenance Program. Ms. Washington made a motion that the BOE approve the Comprehensive Maintenance
Program as presented by staff. Ms.
Allen seconded the motion. Motion
carried unanimously.
The following information item was presented to the BOE:
- Mr.
Carney presented Sections of “B” Policies
(School Board Governance and Operations) 1st Reading. Due to time, a portion (policies BF-BKA)
of Mr. Carney’s presentation will be moved and reviewed at the next Board
meeting.
Reports
.Dr. Raspa attended the following events: State of the County Luncheon
.Mr. Mattingly attended the following events: State of the County Luncheon
and St. Mary’s County Fair.
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Reports (continued)
.Ms. Allen attended the following events: Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)
for Teacher of the Year interviews of finalists, Maryland Association of Boards
of Education (MABE) Fall
Conference Planning meeting, Chopticon High School (CHS) High School Assessment
(HSA) Cake Celebration, HSA Forum at North Point High
School, LHS HSA Cake Celebration,
State of the County Luncheon, Visited Mechanicsville Elementary School (MES) to
attend author Valerie Tripp’s Writers Workshop, and the Varsity Football Game
between LHS & CHS.
.Ms. Washington attended
the following events: Speech Contest at Margaret Brent Middle School (MBMS),
Open House at Walden Sierra in Charlotte Hall, Chesapeake Public Charter School
(CPCS) Event at St. Mary’s City, Democratic Club Meeting at Lenny’s Restaurant
with Dr. Martirano as a guest speaker, Southern Maryland College Fair at the
Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department, HSA Cake Celebration at LHS, Johnson
Control Meeting on Processes held in the BOE
meeting room on Moakley Street, State of the County Luncheon, Freedom Fest for
Jena Six, St. Mary’s County Fair Parade, and Visited MES to attend author
Valerie Tripp’s Writers Workshop.
Future Board Meetings
The following future meeting will be held:
.Regular
Board Meeting, Wednesday, October 10, 2007, 9:30 a.m., Board
Meeting Room, Leonardtown
Adjournment
Dr. Raspa adjourned the regular meeting at 9:30 p.m.
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Dr. Salvatore L. Raspa Dr. Michael J.
Martirano
Chairman Secretary-Treasurer