Board Retreat - January 23 & 24, 2015
January 23, 2015
An informal session to dig into issues and plan ahead. Usually no formal votes are taken.
Agenda items
11
With votes
0
Contested
0
Attendance
No recorded vote.
Non-Voting Members
From the minutes- Dr. Thelma D. Dillard, President - Mr. Lester M. Miller, Vice President - Mrs. Ella S. Carter, Board Member - Mr. Jason E. Downey, Board Member - Mr. Thomas Hudson, Board Member - Mr. Daryl Morton, Board Member - Dr. Wanda West, Board Member - Dr. Kelley Castlin-Gacutan, Interim Superintendent
No recorded vote.
Call to Order and Welcome
From the minutesDr. Dillard called the retreat to order at 2:07 p.m on Friday, January 23rd. In addition to the Board members, staff members present for the retreat included Ron Collier - Chief Financial Officer, Bruce Giroux - Chief Academic Officer, Myra Abrams - Director of Personnel, Sharon Roberts - Executive Director of Accounting, Jason Daniel - Executive Director of Capital Projects, and Anthony Jackson - Director of Transportation. Mrs. Sipe, Board Member, was not present for the retreat.
No recorded vote.
Focusing on Our Future, Our Vision - Dr. Kelley Castlin-Gacutan
From the minutesDr. Kelley Castlin-Gacutan, Interim Superintendent, gave an overview of her vision and goals for the district for the remainder of the school year. Dr. Gacutan also had a video presentation and team building exercise.
No recorded vote.
School Board Governance Training - Zenda Bowie, GSBA
From the minutesMs. Zenda Bowie, Director of Field Services for the Georgia School Board Association, provided school board governance training for Board members. Topics covered during the training included effective school board governance, board collaboration and communication, statewide model code of ethics, tips for effective school board meetings, and a question and answer session. Mr. Mike Bryans, Director, and Mr. Jay Wansle…
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Ms. Zenda Bowie, Director of Field Services for the Georgia School Board Association, provided school board governance training for Board members. Topics covered during the training included effective school board governance, board collaboration and communication, statewide model code of ethics, tips for effective school board meetings, and a question and answer session. Mr. Mike Bryans, Director, and Mr. Jay Wansley, Associate Director from AdvancED also participated in the training with Ms. Bowie.No recorded vote.
Investing in Educational Excellence - Buster Evans
From the minutesDr. Buster Evans, retired Forsyth County superintendent, gave a presentation on Investing in Educational Excellence (IE2). IE2 is one of three school system flexibility choices that school districts must choose as a district operational system. Dr. Evans gave detailed information concerning the IE2 option including a historical perspective, flexibility options for the district and its schools, waiver limitations, go…
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Dr. Buster Evans, retired Forsyth County superintendent, gave a presentation on Investing in Educational Excellence (IE2). IE2 is one of three school system flexibility choices that school districts must choose as a district operational system. Dr. Evans gave detailed information concerning the IE2 option including a historical perspective, flexibility options for the district and its schools, waiver limitations, governance, and communicating information to stakeholders. Additionally, Dr. Evans gave insight to the process of how Forsyth County selected IE2 as its operational system and how it works for the district.No recorded vote.
School Operational Systems
From the minutesDistrict administrators presented information about the district level impact of each of the School System Flexibility Choices for school district operations. The school district has until June 30, 2015 to declare its intention among the three options: Investing in Educational Excellence (IE2), Charter System, and Status Quo. Administrators presenting included Mr. Bruce Giroux - Chief Academic Officer, Ms. Lynn Jane…
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District administrators presented information about the district level impact of each of the School System Flexibility Choices for school district operations. The school district has until June 30, 2015 to declare its intention among the three options: Investing in Educational Excellence (IE2), Charter System, and Status Quo. Administrators presenting included Mr. Bruce Giroux - Chief Academic Officer, Ms. Lynn Janes - Director, Assessment and Accountability, Ms. Myra Abrams - Director, Personnel, and Mr. Ron Collier - Chief Financial Officer. Topics covered in the presentation included academics, student assessment, personnel, and finance.No recorded vote.
School Consolidation Planning
From the minutesThe approved five-year school facilities plan called the for the consolidation of the following schools: Ballard-Hudson/Bloomfield Middle Schools, Burghard/Rice Elementary Schools, Jones/King-Danforth Elementary Schools, Barden/Morgan Elementary Schools, and the Alternative programs at the Burghard Opportunity Center. District administrators including Mr. Ron Collier - Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Sharon Roberts - E…
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The approved five-year school facilities plan called the for the consolidation of the following schools: Ballard-Hudson/Bloomfield Middle Schools, Burghard/Rice Elementary Schools, Jones/King-Danforth Elementary Schools, Barden/Morgan Elementary Schools, and the Alternative programs at the Burghard Opportunity Center. District administrators including Mr. Ron Collier - Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Sharon Roberts - Executive Director, Accounting, Mr. Jason Daniel - Executive Director - Capital Projects, Mr. Anthony Jackson - Director, Transportation, and Ms. Myra Abrams - Director, Personnel presented information about school consolidation planning and its impact. Topics covered included staffing allocations, transportation, financial considerations, and facility planning.No recorded vote.
SPLOST Presentation
From the minutesMr. Ron Collier, Chief Financial Officer, and Mr. Jason Daniels, Executive Director of Capital Projects, presented information to the board about the opportunity to renew the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) and a preliminary election and SPLOST coordination schedule. The next opportunity to renew the SPLOST would be November 2015 and June 2015 would be the deadline for the Board to approve referendum to move forward with a SPLOST.
No recorded vote.
Superintendent Search Presentation
From the minutesMs. Sandra Sims-deGraffenried of B.W.P and Associates gave a presentation of the services offered by B.W.P. for the Superintendent Search. Services offered by B.W.P. include development of a marketing piece, conducting focus groups and input sessions, screening of candidates, and setting up interviews.
No recorded vote.
Adjournment