THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF DESOTO COUNTY

                                                                                REGULAR

                                                                 Tuesday, October 25, 2005

                                                                                 MINUTES

CALL TO ORDER:                     School Board Meeting Room

                                                       5:30 pm

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE     Chairman

PRAYER                                      Rodney Hollingsworth

ROLL CALL

     Members                  Allen, Brewer, Chancey, Hollingsworth, Stanko

     Superintenden       Adrian H. Cline

     Attorney                   Bucky Waldron

     Others                      Schmid, Spas, Gobble, Albritton, McDonald

       Approval of Minutes --

                 Minutes

                        On motion by William Stanko and second by Ronny R. Allen, the Board unanimously approved

                        the following:

                        Approval of minutes from the October 11, 2005 Regular Board Meeting

                 Supplemental Minutes Warrants

                        On motion by Rodney Hollingsworth and second by Karen Chancey, the Board unanimously

                        approved the following:

                        Accounts Payable………53544-53812

       Reports --

                 Attorney

                        There were no attorney reports given.

                 Board Members

                        There were no board member reports given.

                 Staff

                        Superintendent Cline turned the floor over to Dwayne Guthrie from TischlerBise, Financial,

                        Economic, and Planning Consultants.  Mr. Guthrie presented the board and Superintendent Cline

                        with a Power Point presentation on DeSoto County School Impact Fees. The presentation was for

                        informational purposes only; there was no action required.

                 Monthly Financial Report

                        On motion by Rodney Hollingsworth and second by William Stanko, the Board unanimously

                        approved the following:

                        Monthly Financial Statement for Month Ending September 30 ,2005

                        On motion by Karen Chancey and second by Ronny R. Allen, the Board unanimously approved

                        the following:

                        Summary of Budget Amendments, Amendment # 1, 7/1/05 thru 9/30/05

                 Public Presentations

                        There were no public presentations given.

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       Routine Business --

             On motion by Ronny R. Allen and second by Karen Chancey, the Board unanimously approved the

             following unless otherwise noted:

                 Personnel Action Summary

                 Temporary Duty Leave Requests

                 Leave of Absences Request

                 Supplemental Recommendations

       New Business --

             On motion by Rodney Hollingsworth and second by Karen Chancey, the Board unanimously approved

             the following unless otherwise noted:

                 Administrative

                        A. 0405 Final Audit Billing

                        B. School Health Services (Section two) Annual Staffing Budget Plan for 2005-2006

                        C. School Recognition Money-WES

                        D. School Recognition Money-NES

                        E. Final adoption of Policy 195.06, Prohibition of Hazing

                        F. Bid # State Contract 0506-3, District Automobile & Light Truck Purchases

                        G. Bid # Exempt Services 0506-12, Sunrise Educational Services

                        H. Bid # Exempt Services 0506-13, ARC/DeSoto Educational Services

                        I. Bid # Piggyback 0203-5 Extension, Mainline Food Items & Kitchen Supplies

                        J. Bid # SBDC 0506-3, CCTV Installation, Maintenance & Repair Services (rejection of bids)

                        K. Bid # Piggyback 0506-13, CCTV Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Services

                        L. Purchase Order # 6-2317, Wachovia

                        M. Purchase Order # 6-2435, Dell

                        N. Purchase Order # 6-2437, Dell

                        O. Purchase Order # 6-2350, Don Reid Ford

                        P. Purchase Order # 6-2509, Sunrise

                        Q. Purchase Order # 6-2507, ARC/DeSoto

                        CC. Volunteers for the 0506 School Year

                 Grant Apps/Agreements/Contracts/Plans/Resolutions

                        R. Contract for Highly Effective Questioning Demonstration and Workshop

                        S. Signature Cards and Agreement for new account at First State Bank

                        T. Contractual Agreements with ARC and DeSoto and Sunrise Community of SW Florida, Inc.

                        U. Contract Agreement for Brain Gym Workshop

                        V. Emergency Network Supplier Agreement

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                        W. Resolution 0506-7, HEC

                        X. Memorandum of Understanding to Share Criminal History Information

                        Y. State-Funded Subgrant Agreement

                        Z. Consortium Affiliation Agreement

                        AA. Facility Use Agreement, DeSoto Volleyball

                 Student Services

                        BB. Out-of-District Student Reassignment, Auguste Wickey, to DeSoto for the 2005-2006 School

       Superintendent --

                 Superintendent Information

                        Superintendent Cline updated the board members on any damage that the district received from

                        Hurricane Wilma.  Superintendent Cline reported there were minor leaks and W.G. Mills is already

                        and down and repairing them.  

                       

                        Superintendent Cline mentioned that the DeSoto Middle School gymnasium was opened as a Red

                        Cross shelter which housed around 450 people.

                       

                        Superintendent Cline complimented Sara Spas excellent communication with the press in getting

                        Hurricane Wilma press releases out. 

                       

                        Superintendent Cline also complimented the administration at each school site for their hard work

                        to complete the site assessments after Hurricane Wilma. 

                       

                        Lenora Brewer asked how the Memorial modulars held- up during the storm.  Superintendent Cline

                        responded that they sustained only minor damages which have been reported back to the

                        company.

       Public Presentations --

                 Public Presentations

                        There were no public presentations given.

       Board Presentations --

                 Board Member Presentations

                        Ronny Allen invited everyone to attend the volleyball game tomorrow at the high school.

                       

                        Rodney Hollingsworth complimented Mr. Cline and staff on their excellent job getting out

                        hurricane updates to everyone so quickly.

       Adjournment --

             On motion by Ronny R. Allen and second by William Stanko, the Board unanimously approved the

             following unless otherwise noted:

                 Adjournment

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