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Board of Education
City of Marietta
 October 2009
In This Issue
Consent Agenda
Special Recognitions
Special Reports
Discussion Agenda
Superintendent's Comments
It is the policy of the Board of Education of the City of Marietta not to discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability or any other legally protected status in its educational programs, activities or employment practices.
 
 
Marietta City Schools
250 Howard Street, Marietta GA 30060
Phone: 770-422-3500
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Welcome to Board Notes, a monthly newsletter from the Board of Education of the City of Marietta that provides notes from the school board's regular monthly meeting.
 
Consent Agenda

In a vote of 7:0, the board approved the following:

  • Approval of Bid for Annual SPLOST Performance Audit
  • Approval of Ombudsman Facility Sites
  • Approval of Energy Savings Incentive Proposal
  • Approval to Purchase Yearly Progress Pro
  • Approval to Lay on the Table for Month's Review Proposed, Revised Policy IEBA, Charter Schools
  • Approval of Field Trip Requests
  • Approval of Contracted Services for Marietta Sixth Grade Academy and Hartmann Center
  • Approval of Parental Involvement Surveys
  • Approval of Charter System Funds Allocation
  • Approval to Purchase SMART Boards for MHS and MSGA
  • Approval to Lay on the Table for Month's Review Proposed, Revised Policy GBRI 
Special Recognitions
The board recognized Rose Cowan, a Guidance Office Secretary at Marietta High School (MHS), as the October 2009 Employee of the Month. Cowan has worked at MHS since 1993. Fernanda Cunha, a junior in the International Baccalaureate program at MHS and the state champion of the Young Georgia Authors contest in 2008, was named the October 2009 Student of the Month.
 
The board also recognized Hafeez Arif, a 2nd grade student at Sawyer Road Elementary School for placing 3rd in Division I (Kindergarten - 2nd grade) of the 2009 Georgia School Bus Safety Poster contest. Arif and three other students were also recognized for their 1st place division win in the district-level competition; Division II (Grades 3 thru 5): Maritza Hernandez, 5th grade, Sawyer Road Elementary; Division III (Grades 6 thru 8): Katie Ault, 7th grade, Marietta Middle School; and, Division IV (Special Needs): Jaquille Wilkins, 8th grade, Marietta Middle School.
 
On behalf of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce, Ms. Lisa Crossman presented the Marietta Sixth Grade Academy (MSGA) with the 2009 Outstanding Partners in Education Award for the Marietta City School (MCS) district.
 
The board also recognized Thomas Algarin, MCS Director of Communications and Information, the recent recipient of two Gold Awards of Excellence at the 2009 Georgia School Public Relations Association Conference.
 
Special Reports
Hickory Hills and Marietta High School principals presented their Balanced Scorecard Reports to the board. Balanced Scorecards are used to present student achievement data in all academic areas, parent conference statistics, and strategic initiatives that address core content area improvements.
 
The board also heard a construction and renovation update about the projects at Hickory Hills Elementary and MSGA.
Discussion Agenda
In a vote of 5:2, the board approved the Superintendent's recommendation of the Student Reassignment Plan for the 2010-2011 school year. This plan addresses issues of under and over enrollment at West Side and Sawyer Road Elementary. The plan limits choice growth at West Side and ensures that functional building capacity is not exceeded.
 
The board approved in a vote of 7:0, the Superintendent's recommendation of the Bid for Asphalt Work at Hickory Hills. The board also approved, in a vote of 7:0, the Superintendent's recommendation to elect ING Reliastar as the provider of board paid life insurance and Fort Dearborn as the provider of employer-paid Long Term Disability insurance coverage as part of the district's employee benefits offering.

Every year the school board reviews employee benefits providers for a number of services including legal, vision care and life insurance. As a non-member of the Federal Social Security program, Marietta City Schools is one of the few metro area school districts that provide board paid life insurance, disability, and a tax-sheltered annuity for all employees working 25 or more hours per week.
 
In other business, the board also approved, in a vote of 6:0:1, a motion directing the board attorney to draft the Superintendent's contract extension through December 2012 for the Board to consider in December 2009. The Superintendent's contract states that "Prior to November 1 of each year the Board shall indicate its desire to extend the term of the Superintendent's contract."
 
The board also approved in a vote of 7:0, the Superintendent's recommendation regarding the consolidated application budget as presented, and they approved in a vote of 7:0, the Superintendent's recommendation to approve the low bid for services and coverage for Marietta City Schools' automobile liability and physical damage insurance program.
Superintendent's Comments
Mr. Preston Howard, Assistant Superintendent, Operations and Policy Development announced that the Superintendent was out of town attending the Georgia School Superintendents Association, 2009 Fall Bootstrap Conference.
 
Howard also provided a brief update regarding the Teacher of the Year Pep Rally on Oct. 27, 2009 at Roswell Street Baptist Church sponsored by the Cobb Chamber of Commerce, and two upcoming Superintendent's community outreach events, namely "Community Connections"  on Nov. 9, 2009 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, and Coffee Talk on Nov. 16, 2009, at Lockheed Elementary School.