PUBLIC COMMENTS
No public comments were made at this meeting of the Board.
RECOGNITIONS
No recognitions were made at this meeting of the Board.
COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD
A. Mr. Mac Curlee discussed the Career Center Goals for the 2007-2008 school year.
B. School Board Member Steve Ludt reported on his visit with Mr. Larry Harmon at the Alternative School and on an earlier visit to Tupelo Middle School.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
A. Consent Agenda
1. Contractual Agreements
Contractual Agreement #CO8011: Career Center—Copier Rental—J.T. Ray Co.
Contractual Agreement #CO8012: Admin. Office—2 Copier Rentals—Sharp Corp. and CopyWrite Co.
Contractual Agreement #C08013: Tupelo Middle School – Copier Rental – Sharp Corp. and CopyWrite Co.
Contractual Agreement #CO8014: School District – Maintenance—Siemens
Contractual Agreement #CO8015: School District Finance Dept. – Audit Services—J.E. Vance and Co.
Rental of School Facility #SFR810: Civic Auditorium – Dec. 7-8, 2007, April 4, 2008, and April 26-27, 2008—Tupelo Symphony Orchestra
Rental of School Facility #SFR811: Civic Auditorium—Dec. 17, 2007 and Feb. 13, 2008 — American Theater Arts for Youth, Inc.
Rental of School Facility #SFR812: TMS Gymnasium—November 2007– April 2008 —Under 16 VB Club
Charter Bus Service Contract BC08-03: TMS— November 8-10, 2007— Starkville Trailways—Trip to Chattanooga,TN, for Pre-AP Program
Charter Bus Service Contract BC08-04: Parkway—November 16, 2007—Corinth Charters—Third Grade to Huntsville Space Center
2. Permission to Apply for TPSD Grant #803: TMS—MS Humanities Council—“Mishaps Along the Missasip”
3. Consideration of Resolution to sell 1,075 items that have been determined to be obsolete or beyond repair, and of no value to the educational environment of the Tupelo Public School District.
4. Acknowledge and Agree to sell the “old” Golden Wave bus to the Carroll County School District with no warranty or recourse.
O ACTION BY THE BOARD: PASSED
B. Student Transfer Report
1. Approval of one (1) resident student transfer (in-district) request
2. Approval for admission of two (2) non-resident students (tuition) requests
3. Approval of two (2) GED student transfer requests
O ACTION BY THE BOARD: PASSED
C. Personnel Report
1. Consideration of Licensed Staff
2. Consideration of Classified Staff
3. Consideration of Substitutes
O ACTION BY THE BOARD: PASSED
D. Docket of Claims
Mr. John Nail reviewed the Docket of Claims for the period September 15, 2007, through September 30, 2007, in the amount of $660,198.
O ACTION BY THE BOARD: PASSED
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
No Unfinished Business agenda items were presented at this meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
A. 2007-2008 MDE Title 1 Part D Grant Application for Neglected and Delinquent Students
O ACTION BY THE BOARD: PASSED
B. 2007-2008 TPSD/MDE Title III Grant Application for English Language Acquisition for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students
O ACTION BY THE BOARD: PASSED
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
Executive Session—Personnel Matters
ADJOURNMENT