Minutes of the School Board Work Session of the City of Richmond June 3, 2013

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1 Minutes of the School Board Work Session of the City of Richmond June 3, 2013 School Board Work Session A work session of the School Board of the City of Richmond was held on Monday, June 3, 2013, at 5:00 p.m., in City Council Chambers, 2 nd floor of City Hall. The Chair called the meeting to order. The called the roll. The following were present: Members: Officers: Jeffrey Bourne, Chair Donald Coleman, Vice Chair Glen Sturtevant Ms. Kimberly Gray Mrs. Kristen Larson Mrs. Mamie Taylor, arrived later Mrs. Shonda Harris-Muhammed Dr. Derik Jones Mrs. Tichi Pinkney Eppes Brianna McDonald, Student Representative Dr. Yvonne Brandon, Superintendent Ms. Angela Lewis,, arrived later Ms. Angela Anderson, Chief of Financial Reporting/Deputy Paul Hawkins, Chief Operating Officer/Agent Mrs. Victoria Oakley, Chief Academic Officer/Deputy Agent Others Present: Dr. Irene Williams, Executive Director, Elementary Education Dr. Thomas Beatty, Executive Director, Secondary Education Dandridge Billups, Director, Human Resources Ms. Lynn Bragga, Director, Budget Mrs. Debora Johns, Chief Auditor, Internal Audit Services Dr. Ernestine Scott, Director, Title I Ms. Felicia Cosby, Public Information Officer Mrs. Maria Crenshaw, Director, Instruction Mrs. Michelle Boyd, Director, Exceptional Education Andrew Greenidge, Compliance Coordinator, Exceptional Education Ms. Robin Dalton, Hearing Officer Ms. Susan Roberson, Manager, School Nutrition Service Harry Morgan, Director Pupil Personnel Services Dr. Darlene Currie, Director Professional Development Kavansa Gardner, Director ICTS Delon Brown, Senior Technical Assistant Ms. Inez Tidwell John Evans Attorney: Ms. Jonnell Lilly A call of the roll reflected that a quorum was present. Public Information Informational Reports/Items for Action Informational Mr. Robert Martin, Friends of Prevention Coalition of Richmond, spoke to the School Board regarding conducting a survey in the schools. He shared that The Proposed City of Richmond Youth Survey would help identify why young people in a given community used alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and engaged in other risky behaviors. The information obtained from the survey would be essential in planning prevention strategies and effectively allocating scarce prevention resources. Mr. Billups presented the Human Resources Actions to be approved later in the meeting. Mr. Morgan presented the Student Code of Conduct for review. The Board would vote on the Student Code of Conduct at a future meeting. Mrs. Oakley and Mrs. Boyd presented information from the Charter School Review Committee regarding the Richmond Career Education and Employment

2 Reports/Items for Action continued Academy (RCEEA). The RCEEA would be a Charter School for students ages inclusive, who had significant cognitive disabilities, lacked functional communication system, demonstrated significant deficits in social competence, and graduated with a Special Diploma. The Review Committee was recommending the Charter School for approval. The approved General Fund and CIP budgets were presented to the Board for review. The approved budget was on the agenda for adoption later in the meeting. The budget document is at the end of the minutes. Mrs. Pinkney Eppes requested to receive a list of trailers owned by Richmond Public Schools. A summary of the 2013 General Assembly actions and their corresponding policies were reviewed. The affected policies would be approved at a later School Board meeting. Public Hearing Adoption of the General Fund and CIP Budgets the Human Resources Actions Surplusing Arlington Road The School Board recessed the meeting and convened a Public Hearing for citizens to speak on the proposed closure of the Norrell Pre-School Development Center, Clark Springs Elementary School, and the Adult Career Development Center. Thirty-one citizens shared their concerns with the Board regarding the proposed closures. On a motion by Mr. Sturtevant, seconded by Mrs. Larson the School Board voted 7-1-1to adopt the General Fund and CIP budgets. (Mesdammes Gray, Larson, Taylor, Messrs. Sturtevant, Bourne, Coleman and Jones voted aye, Mrs. Pinkney Eppes voted nay, and Mrs. Harris-Muhammed abstained). On a motion by Mrs. Harris-Muhammed, seconded by Dr. Jones, the School Board voted 8-1 to approve the Human Resources Actions. (Mesdammes Gray, Larson, Harris-Muhammed, Pinkney Eppes, Messrs. Sturtevant, Bourne, Coleman and Jones voted aye, Mrs. Taylor voted nay). Mrs. Pinkney Eppes made a motion to surplus Arlington Road, it was seconded by Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Gray amended the motion to surplus Arlington Road only following a marketing period of no less than six months, it was seconded by Mrs. Larson. After discussion, Mrs. Pinkney Eppes amended the motion to surplus Arlington Road only following a marketing period and requesting that the City market other properties that have been previously surplussed to the City, it was seconded by Mrs. Harris-Muhmmed. The Board voted 6 3 to approve the amendment. (Mesdammes Larson, Taylor, Harris-Muhammed, Pinkney Eppes, Messrs. Jones and Coleman voted aye, Ms. Gray, Messrs. Sturtevant, and Bourne voted nay). On the original motion made by Mrs. Pinkney Eppes, seconded by Mrs. Taylor, with the amendment made by Mrs. Pinkney Eppes, seconded by Mrs. Harris- Muhammed, to surplus Arlington Road only following a marketing period and requesting that the City market other properties that have been previously surplussed to the City, the Board voted 5 4. (Mesdammes Larson, Taylor, Harris-Muhmmed, Pinkney Eppes, and Dr. Jones voted aye, Ms. Gray and Messrs. Sturtevant, Bourne, and Coleman voted nay). Consider Approval on the Closure of The Norrell Pre-School Development Center, Clark Springs Elementary School, and the Adult Career Development Center Consider Approval on the Closure of The Ms. Gray made a motion to close the Norrell Pre-School Development Center, Clark Springs Elementary School, and the Adult Career Development Center, it was seconded by Mr. Sturtevant. Mrs. Taylor amended the motion to approve the closure of the Norrell Pre- School Development Center, and the Adult Career Development Center after the end of the school year. The motion failed. (Mesdammes Taylor, Harris-Muhammed, Pinkney Eppes, and Mr. Coleman voted aye, Mesdammes Gray, Larson, and Messrs. Sturtevant, Jones, and Bourne voted nay). The Board voted 5 4 on the motion made by Ms. Gray and seconded by Mr.

3 Norrell Pre-School Development Center, Clark Springs Elementary School, and the Adult Career Development Center continued Re-zoning the following schools, Blackwell, Broad Rock, John B. Cary, Clark Springs, J.B. Fsher, William Fox, J. L. Francis, E. S. H. Greene, Miles Jones, Oak Grove, Elizabeth Redd, Southampton, Swansboro, and Westover Hills Elementary Schools, based on Map C Sturtevant to close the Norrell Pre-School Development Center, Clark Springs Elementary School, and the Adult Career Development Center. (Mesdammes Gray, Larson, and Messrs. Sturtevant, Bourne, and Jones voted aye, Mesdammes Taylor, Harris-Muhammed, Pinkney Eppes, and Mr. Coleman voted nay). Mr. Sturtevant made a motion to consider approval of re-zoning the following schools, Blackwell, Broad Rock, John B. Cary, Clark Springs, J.B. Fsher, William Fox, J. L. Francis, E. S. H. Greene, Miles Jones, Oak Grove, Elizabeth Redd, Southampton, Swansboro, and Westover Hills Elementary Schools, based on Map C, it was seconded by Dr. Jones. Mrs. Larson amended the motion, it was seconded by Ms. Gray to consider approval of re-zoning the following schools, Blackwell, Broad Rock, John B. Cary, Clark Springs, J.B. Fsher, William Fox, J. L. Francis, E. S. H. Greene, Miles Jones, Oak Grove, Elizabeth Redd, Southampton, Swansboro, and Westover Hills Elementary Schools, based on Map C, to rezone planning block 66 and planning block 58 of Plan C from Carver to Fox and keep the portion planninc block 40 boundaris of South Cary Street, Thompson on the west and the Boulevard on the east to stay in the John B. Cary zone and allow no less than ½ of the students from Summer Hill to be redirected from Francis to Broad Rock or Oak Grove. Mrs. Pinkney Eppes amended the amemdment, it was seconded by Mrs. Harris- Muhammed to consider approval of re-zoning the following schools, Blackwell, Broad Rock, John B. Cary, Clark Springs, J. B. Fsher, William Fox, J. L. Francis, E. S. H. Greene, Miles Jones, Oak Grove, Elizabeth Redd, Southampton, Swansboro, and Westover Hills Elementary Schools, based on Map C, to rezone planning block 66 and planning block 58 of Plan C from Carver to Fox and keep the portion planninc block 40 boundaris of South Cary Street, Thompson on the west and the Boulevard on the east to stay in the John B. Cary zone and allow no less than ½ of the students from Summer Hill to be redirected from Francis to Broad Rock or Oak Grove to include no students move from Redd Elementary School to Miles Jones Elementary and no students from Miles Jones Elementay School to Redd Elementary Schooland ½ of the students going from Redd Elementary School to Southampton Elementary be redirected to Fisher Elementary School. The amendement to the amendmed motion passed 5 4. (Mesdammes Taylor, Harris-Muhammed, Pinkney Eppes, Messrs. Coleman and Jones voted aye, Mesdammes Gray, Larson, and Messrs. Sturtevante and Bourne voted nay). The Board then voted on Mrs. Larson s amendment, seconded by Ms. Gray to consider approval of re-zoning the following schools, Blackwell, Broad Rock, John B. Cary, Clark Springs, J. B. Fsher, William Fox, J. L. Francis, E. S. H. Greene, Miles Jones, Oak Grove, Elizabeth Redd, Southampton, Swansboro, and Westover Hills Elementary Schools, based on Map C, to rezone planning block 66 and planning block 58 of Plan C from Carver to Fox and keep the portion planninc block 40 boundaris of South Cary Street, Thompson on the west and the Boulevard on the east to stay in the John B. Cary zone and allow no less than ½ of the students from Summer Hill to be redirected from Francis to Broad Rock or Oak Grove. The amendment to the original motion passed (Mesdames Larson, Gray, and Messrs. Sturtevant, Bourne, Coleman, and Jones voted aye, Mesdammes Taylor and Harris-Muhammed voted nay, Mrs. Pinkney Eppes abstained). Re-zoning the The motion by Mr. Sturtevant, seconded by Dr. Jones then became a motion to consider approval of re-zoning the following schools, Blackwell, Broad Rock, John B. Cary, Clark Springs, J. B. Fsher, William Fox, J. L. Francis, E. S. H. Greene, Miles Jones, Oak Grove, Elizabeth Redd, Southampton, Swansboro, and Westover Hills Elementary Schools, based on Map C, to rezone planning block 66 and planning block 58 of Plan C from Carver to Fox and keep the portion planninc block 40 boundaris of South Cary Street, Thompson on the west and the Boulevard on the east to stay in the John B. Cary zone and allow no less than ½ of the students from Summer Hill to be redirected from Francis to Broad Rock or Oak Grove. The motion passed unanimously.

4 following schools, Blackwell, Broad Rock,John B. Car, Clark Springs, J.B. Fsher, William Fox, J. L. Francis, E. S. H. Greene, Miles Jones, Oak Grove, Elizabeth Redd, Southampton, Swansboro,and Westover Hills Elementary Schools, based on Map C continued Closed Session Open Session Mrs. Taylor made a motion to delay implementaiton of the approved re-zoning plan to the school year, it was seconded by Mrs. Pinkney Eppes. The motion failed 5 4. (Mesdammes Taylor, Harris-Muhammed, Pinkney Eppes, and Mr. Coleman voted aye, Mesdammes Larson, Gray, Messrs. Sturtevant, Bourne, and Jones voted nay). On a motion by Dr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Sturtevant, the Board voted to go into closed session [Pursuant to the personnel exemption at (A)(1); and the contract exemption at (A)(29) of the Code of Virginia] to discuss the appointment, performance and disciplining of specific employees of the public body; and for discussion of the award of a public contract involving the expenditure of public funds, including interviews of bidders or offerors, and discussion of the terms or scope of such contract, where discussion in an open session would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body. On a motion by Mrs. Pinkney Eppes, seconded by Mr. Sturtevant, the School Board voted to go into open session. Motion: Mrs. Pinkney Eppes Resolution: 27 Seconded: Mr. Sturtevant Date: June 3, 2013 CERTIFICATION OF CLOSED MEETING I move that the Richmond School Board direct its to call for a roll call vote of the Board s members that, to the best of each member s knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the closed meeting to which this certification applies, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the closed meeting were heard, discussed or considered by the Richmond School Board. VOTE A roll call was taken of members present and it was unanimous that the closed meeting was conducted in accordance with prescribed laws. AYES: (9) (Mesdames Gray, Larson, Taylor, Harris-Muhammed, Pinkney Eppes, Messers Sturtevant, Bourne, Coleman, and Jones) NAY: (0) ABSTENTIONS (0) ABSENT DURING VOTE: (0) ABSENT DURING MEETING: (0) a Contract with Daniel & Company for Proposed Chimney Structural Repairs at William Fox Elementary School Purchasing the POS System via TIPS/TAPS for School Nutrition On a motion by Ms. Gray, second by Mr. Sturtevant, the School Board voted unanimously to approve a contract with Daniel & Company for proposed chimney structural repairs at William Fox Elementary School. On a motion by Ms. Gray, seconded by Mr. Sturtevant, the School Board voted unanimously to approve purchasing the POS system via TIPS/TAPS for School Nutrition Services.

5 Services. a Contract With Follett-Aspen (Student Information Curriculum and Learning and Special Education Systems) Student Information System On a motion by Dr. Jones, seconded by Mrs. Larson, the School Board voted unanimously to approve a contract with Follett-Aspen (Student Information Curriculum and Learning and Special Education Systems) Student Information System. The being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at11:35 p.m. Chair