Minutes of the August 24, 2000 Regular Meeting of the

Fayetteville Board of Education

The meeting convened at 5:00 PM in the Adams Leadership Center with President Steve Percival presiding. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by students from McNair Middle School.

Roll Call

The roll call was called and board members Pam Grondin, Howard Hamilton, Laura Underwood, Steve Percival and Reed Greenwood were present.

Recognition Awards

Megan Chapman and Jane Magness, Americorps volunteers at Jefferson Elementary, received Impact Awards for their dedication and enthusiastic work with the students.

Darene Bingham, director of the Health Occupations program at West Campus, received a Recognition of Outstanding Achievement award for being named the Arkansas Outstanding HOSA sponsor for 2000.

Upcoming Events

Alan Wilbourn announced that the school election will held be on Tuesday, September 19th.

Consent Agenda I

Reed Greenwood made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Howard Hamilton seconded the motion, which passed by a 5-0 vote.

Approval of Audit Contract

Lisa Morstad asked the board to approve the contract with Baird, Kurtz and Dobson to conduct the financial audit of the district financial records for the 1999-2000 school year. Howard Hamilton made the motion to approve the audit contract with Baird, Kurtz and Dobson. Laura Underwood seconded the motion, which passed by a 5-0 vote. Ms. Morstad added that the auditors will be here for two weeks in October.

Reimbursement Resolution

Lisa Morstad asked the board to approve a reimbursement resolution, which would give the district the option to issue second lien bonds to finance capital projects. Laura Underwood made the motion to approve the reimbursement resolution. Pam Grondin seconded the motion, which passed by a 5-0 vote.

Delaware Property Offer

Roy Karr asked the board to authorize the Superintendent to carry out all necessary arrangements for the sale of lots 806 through 812 on Delaware Avenue to the University of Arkansas. Howard Hamilton moved to accept the offer and authorize the superintendent to carry out all necessary arrangements to close the transaction. Laura Underwood seconded the motion, which passed by' a vote of 5-0.

Property Purchase

Roy Karr asked the board to authorize the Superintendent to carry out all necessary arrangements to tender an offer of $100,000 for the purchase of the Brown property located at 1164 Cleveland Street in Fayetteville. Howard Hamilton made the motion to authorize the superintendent to tender an offer of $1 00,000 with the terms and conditions to be finalized. Laura Underwood seconded the motion, which passed by a vote of 5-0.

Policy Clarification

David Hartz asked the board to officially approve the ratification to Policy 4150 to reflect the addition of two non-certified employees to the Sick Leave Bank Committee. Laura Underwood made the motion to approve the ratification in Policy 4150. Reed Greenwood seconded the motion, which was passed by a vote of 5-0.

David Hartz asked to board to approve the deletion of Section 2 (f) of Policy 414 1, which would omit the wording regarding the $2,400 benefit that has been folded into the salary schedule. Pam Grondin made to motion to approve the deletion of Section 2 (f) in Policy 4141. Reed Greenwood seconded the motion, which passed by a vote of 5-0.

Year End Financial Report

Lisa Morstad presented the year end financial report for the fiscal year 2000. Ms. Morstad pointed out several points of interest on the year-end budget report.

Enrollment Figures

Judy Rana and Ron Jared gave an update of school enrollment figures as of August 24h. Ms. Rana reported that as of August 24h there are 3,613 students enrolled in the elementary schools and Mr. Jared reported that there are 4,1 1 1 students enrolled in the secondary schools. These numbers reflect an increase of almost 3% in attendance.

Computer Installation

Matt Saferite reported that 94% of the 1, 1 16 new computers in the district have been installed. Most of the computers that have not yet been installed are for administrative use.

Athletic Facility & Program Report

Dick Johnson reported on several aspects of the athletic program in the district, including state ranking, new facilities and initiatives.

Adjournment

Reed Greenwood made the motion to adjourn. Laura Underwood seconded the motion, which passed by a 5-0 vote. The meeting was adjourned at 6:05 PM.

Steve Percival, President

Approved

Pam Grondin, Secretary