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
Fax: 770-425-4095
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Consent
Agenda
In a vote of 7:0, the board approved the
following items:
- Approval of Proposed
Revised Policy IC, IDDD, IDDF and Proposed
Repeal of Policy ICD, ICF, ICFA, ID.
- Approval to Purchase Mobile
Laptop Lab
- Approval of Bid for Network
Hardware
- MHS Broadcast Video
Production Lab
- Approval of Bid to Replace
Roof MMS Field House
- Superintendent Contract
Extension
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Special
Recognitions
The board recognized Tamie
Clark, a teacher at Sawyer Road
Elementary, as the December 2009 Employee of the
Month. Clark was recently named an 11Alive Class
Act Teacher for her creative classroom
instruction methods that blend art and drama to
make learning fun and engaging. View video
Alex Grainger
Garrett, an 8th grade student
at Marietta Middle School,
is an exceptional student
who always strives to do her best and excels at
what she attempts. Garrett was named the
December 2009 Student of the
Month.
The Superintendent recognized the
Marietta City Schools (MCS) Department of
Special Services for earning two awards from the
Georgia Department of Education's Division for
Special Education Services and the Georgia
Council for Administrators of Special Education.
The first award
recognizes MCS for outstanding efforts to
improve the performance of students with
disabilities by decreasing the number of
students who drop out. The second award
recognizes MCS for meeting one or more of the
state performance goals for students with
disabilities by meeting the state target for
graduates with regular education diplomas, and
by meeting the state target for reducing the
students who drop out of school.
The Superintendent and the board
also recognized retiring school board members
Dr. Scott Allen, Jeanie Carter, and Tom Smith
for their years of service and their
contributions to the school district.
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Special
Reports
Dr.
Donna Ryan, Assistant Superintendent for Special
Services and Assessment and teachers and staff
of the MCS Department of Special Services
presented an Academic Focus report about the
school district's Special Education Special
Projects to the board. The board also
heard an update regarding Ombudsman, the district's
accredited off-campus alternative program for
at-risk students.
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Financial Reports
The board heard a financial update from Erin Franklin, Director of
Finance. Franklin reviewed the district's
financial reports and school nutrition
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Discussion
Agenda
In a vote of 7:0, the board
approved the Superintendent's recommendation to
purchase online database subscriptions
from GALE Research for
Marietta High School. The online subscriptions
will be available at school and from home with a
password protected site.
The board approved, in a vote of
7:0, the Superintendent's recommendation to
adopt a modified version of Calendar option #2 for the
2010-2011 school year.
The
modified option #2 academic calendar adds two
days (to provide a full week) to the
Thanksgiving break on Nov. 22 and 23, 2010. The
two days were added to the beginning of the
school year to address the high school's
preference for a mid-week start, and
the first day of school was moved to Thursday,
Aug. 12, 2010, rather than the proposed start date of Monday, Aug.
16, 2010. Teachers report Thursday, Aug. 5,
2010.
The board approved, in a vote of
7:0, the Superintendent's recommendation to
adopt as submitted the school district's
new Strategic Plan. The new strategic plan is
the result of the recently completed Georgia
School Boards Association (GSBA) Strategic
Improvement Planning process. The inclusive
process utilized a GSBA online survey as well as
Title I and non-Title I surveys completed by
Matthews Consulting in Spring 2009, Planning and
Action Teams comprised of all stakeholder
groups, and a Community Forum to generate input
used to formulate goals, measurable objectives,
and possible strategies.
In other business, the board
approved, in a vote of 7:0, the Superintendent's
recommendation to lay on the table for month's
review proposed revised Policy IDG, IDDE, and
the proposed Repeal of Policy IDG-R and IFD-R.
The board also approved the Superintendent's
recommendation to lay on the table for month's
review proposed revised Policy DK, JHB, IKJ and
IFD.
Policy revisions are completed as
part of an ongoing process to ensure that
policies are current in relation to applicable
laws, rules, and regulations. The board also
approved the Superintendent's recommendation of
Torrance Construction Company as the
Construction Manager at Risk for renovations and
modifications at the Marietta Sixth Grade
Academy.
In a vote of 7:0,
the board approved the Superintendent's
recommendation to expend Title I funds to
purchase forty laptops and four carts for mobile
laptop labs for Park Street Elementary School,
and to expend to expend Title I and School
Improvement funds for 115 laptops and four carts
for mobile laptop labs for the Marietta Sixth
Grade Academy.
Lastly, the board approved, in a
vote of 7:0, the Superintendent's recommendation
of the written MCS Tax Deferred Annuity Plan and
403(b) ALT Social Security Plan that complies
with the new 403(b) regulations issued by the
Internal Revenue Service.
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Superintendent Comments
The Superintendent provided a
brief update regarding a number of upcoming
events for school board members, including the
January
3, Board of Education Swearing-In
Ceremony and Reception, the Board and Marietta
City Council Social at Hickory Hills Elementary,
and the January Board Retreat.
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