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Minutes of Board Meeting

2-17-09

I am posting these minutes to expedite information dissemination. Much morecomplete and detailed minutes will be posted in 4-6 weeks on the schooldistricts website. In the mean time, these minutes are what I feel were the bigtakeaways, a macro look at my impression of the meeting. These arecondensed, abbreviated, shortened, and to the point.

Meeting convened at 5:35 PM

All Board Members and Superintendent Malcolm Thomas present.

Invocation given by Pastor Jim Locke, Hillcrest Baptist Church

Pledge of Allegiance led by Beulah Elementary Student Hayley Thompson

PTA Presentationgiven by Kathy Lasky

Stellar Employee RecognitionJane Finn, 23 year employee of the district,currently supervisor of the districts revenue department.

Public Forum:

2 Speakers Total

1 Speaker Wants detailed information on the districts handicappedaccessibility programs, wants the districts facilities to all be compliant with theAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA).1 Speaker urged board and community support for additional financing ofpublic education by the State Legislature.

Rule adoptions: None

Permission to advertise:

1. The School Board will by resolution on April 21, 2009, at its regularlyscheduled Board Meeting name the Pensacola High School Athletic Complex theJames W. Haynes Athletic Complex as approved by the Pensacola High SchoolAdvisory Council at its January 2009 meeting.

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3 sets of January Board Meeting Minutes Approved

Entire Consent Agenda Approved.

All Curriculum items approved

All Finance items approved

All Purchasing items approved

All Operations items approved

(Entire Consent Agenda was meticulously covered and discussed at lengthduring two thorough school board workshops held during the early afternoon of1/15/2009, and the morning of 1/16/2009)

Board voted unanimously, 5-0, to accept the superintendents recommendationregarding the following:

Student recommendations:

15 Students Expelled

1 Students returned to regular classes after a 90 day suspension because thehearing officer found that the this punishment was sufficient and a longerexpulsion was not.

Student infractions included:

1 for possession of a razor blade2 for felony burglary off-campus with adverse impact11 for possession of drugs on campus1 for Threatening comments toward a teacher

1 for repeated incidents of disruptive behavior

Employee Recommendations:

One employee reinstated.One employee suspended 1 day for misconduct

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One Employee placed on reassignment with pay until further notice pendingthe outcome of a district investigation.

The following item was passed by a 4-1 board vote, with Jeff Bergosh votingno

One employee to be suspended without pay for five days for falsifyingtimesheets on an ongoing basis resulting in misappropriation of thousands ofdollars in district funds. (Theft). (I voted no to this recommendation because Idid not agree that the punishment was severe enough. At the workshop Ipointed out that this employee should be terminated. Theft, especially inthese trying economic times we live in, should be dealt with swiftly and shouldresult in immediate termination, in my opinion.)

Meeting adjourned at 6:46PM.