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Bibb BOE — Board Agenda

Thu, Apr 17, 2014 · 6:30 PM

Bibb County Board of Education · Historical school board meetings, 2013–2020

Historical Bibb County Board of Education Board Meeting. Official Simbli meeting ID 37299. Times: America/New_York. End time not established. Capture status: partial: source document unavailable. Minutes listing status at capture: PUBLISHED. Incomplete source bundle: Honorees unavailable: https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?S=4013&AID=526322&MID=37299. This meeting occurred during [Lester Miller’s](https://www.civpulse.org/people/lester-miller/) District 4 service (January 2013–December 2020). Board membership alone does not establish attendance or a vote. Source: https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=4013&MID=37299 Research capture: October 26, 2026; stable source key: simbli:4013:meeting:37299.

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Recorded ballot; motion text not separately supplied

Partial individual-choice coverage: Lester Miller only. Outcome not normalized; see the official narrative. Official narrative (decoded plain text): The Board Meeting Minutes of March 20th(Regular Board Meeting), March 25th (Board Governance Training) and April 8th(Called Board Meeting) were confirmed.   Mr. Miller was not present to vote. Motion made by: Dr. Thelma D. Dillard Motion seconded by: Mr. Thomas Hudson

Outcome: Not recorded

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Partial individual-choice coverage: Lester Miller only. Outcome not normalized; see the official narrative. Official narrative (decoded plain text): Board members authorized the District to solicit an evaluator for the 2014 Gaining Early Awareness And Readiness For Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Partnership Grant. Board members authorized the District to apply for the 2014 GEAR UP Partnership Grant during meetings on February 27. This is a competitive seven-year grant, which provides early intervention and programs to cohorts of students, in a specific feeder pattern beginning in middle school. Mr. Miller was not present to vote. Motion made by: Mrs. Lynn Farmer Motion seconded by: Mr. Jason E. Downey

Outcome: Not recorded

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Partial individual-choice coverage: Lester Miller only. Outcome not normalized; see the official narrative. Official narrative (decoded plain text): Board members authorized the District to disperse any remaining funding for Race to the Top merit pay bonuses evenly among the top 15 percent of teachers and leaders. Mr. Miller was not present to vote. Motion made by: Mrs. Lynn Farmer Motion seconded by: Dr. Wanda West

Outcome: Not recorded

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Partial individual-choice coverage: Lester Miller only. Outcome not normalized; see the official narrative. Official narrative (decoded plain text): Board members approved the 2014 School Improvement Grant (SIG) 1003 (g) proposal for three schools and the charter school petition for one of those schools.  Under the proposal, the District will apply for 2014 SIG funding for Hutchings Career Center under the Re-Start Model, and for Northeast and Southwest High Schools under the Transformation Models. As part of the process, a charter school petition will be filed to change Hutchings Career Center to the Hutchings College and Career Charter Academy. Mr. Miller was not present to vote. Motion made by: Mrs. Lynn Farmer Motion seconded by: Dr. Wanda West

Outcome: Not recorded

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Partial individual-choice coverage: Lester Miller only. Outcome not normalized; see the official narrative. Official narrative (decoded plain text): Board members authorized the District to advertise recommended revisions to the current Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) projects. A public hearing will be held after a 14-day period to receive public feedback before the revisions are presented to the Board for final approval. Motion made by: Mr. Thomas Hudson Motion seconded by: Mrs. Ella S. Carter

Outcome: Not recorded

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Partial individual-choice coverage: Lester Miller only. Outcome not normalized; see the official narrative. Official narrative (decoded plain text): As part of the 2008 – 2013 five year plan a decision was made to Phase Out Riley Elementary School. Since this time the board has made a decision to continue the use of this facility and reinstate the classroom inventory with the Georgia Department of Education. Motion made by: Mr. Thomas Hudson Motion seconded by: Mr. Jason E. Downey

Outcome: Not recorded

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Partial individual-choice coverage: Lester Miller only. Outcome not normalized; see the official narrative. Official narrative (decoded plain text): As part of the 2008 – 2013 five year plan a decision was made to Phase Out Porter Elementary School. Since this time the board has made a decision to continue the use of this facility and reinstate the classroom inventory with the Georgia Department of Education. Motion made by: Mr. Thomas Hudson Motion seconded by: Dr. Thelma D. Dillard

Outcome: Not recorded

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Partial individual-choice coverage: Lester Miller only. Outcome not normalized; see the official narrative. Official narrative (decoded plain text): As part of the 2013 – 2018 five year plan a recommendation to phase out Burghard Elementary School is being made to increase state funding for New Elementary School construction. This school will be relocated to a new location as part of the long range facilities plan. Public hearings to allow local feedback to the board will be held prior to the official closing of this school. Motion made by: Mr. Thomas Hudson Motion seconded by: Dr. Wanda West

Outcome: Not recorded

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Partial individual-choice coverage: Lester Miller only. Outcome not normalized; see the official narrative. Official narrative (decoded plain text): As part of the 2013 – 2018 five year plan a decision was made to Phase Out King Danforth Elementary School. The King Danforth site has been selected for the location of future New Elementary #2. Public hearings to allow local feedback to the board will be held prior to the official closing of this school. Motion made by: Mr. Thomas Hudson Motion seconded by: Mr. Jason E. Downey

Outcome: Not recorded

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Partial individual-choice coverage: Lester Miller only. Outcome not normalized; see the official narrative. Official narrative (decoded plain text): Board members approved the proposed 2014-2019 Five-Year Local Facilities Plan for the Bibb County School District.  The plan was submitted to the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) for preliminary review in February, and a Comprehensive Facilities Survey Team of external parties has also reviewed the plan. With the Board's approval, the plan will now be resubmitted to the GaDOE for final approval. Motion made by: Mr. Thomas Hudson Motion seconded by: Mr. Jason E. Downey

Outcome: Not recorded

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Partial individual-choice coverage: Lester Miller only. Outcome not normalized; see the official narrative. Official narrative (decoded plain text): Board members authorized the District to submit an application to the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) for review and approval of the site for New Elementary School No. 2. Motion made by: Mr. Thomas Hudson Motion seconded by: Dr. Wanda West

Outcome: Not recorded

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Partial individual-choice coverage: Lester Miller only. Outcome not normalized; see the official narrative. Official narrative (decoded plain text): Board members waived the bidding requirements set forth in Policy DJED and authorized Interim Superintendent Dr. E. Steven Smith to enter into a contract with SP Design as the architect for New Elementary School No. 2. This new school will replace Jones and King-Danforth Elementary Schools, and will be located on the King-Danforth site. It is projected to open in August 2015. Motion made by: Mr. Thomas Hudson Motion seconded by: Dr. Thelma D. Dillard

Outcome: Not recorded

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Partial individual-choice coverage: Lester Miller only. Outcome not normalized; see the official narrative. Official narrative (decoded plain text): Board members approved a Memorandum of Understanding to allow the Westat Co., an independent research firm, to evaluate the District's implementation of the Healthy Schools Program and its effectiveness. Motion made by: Mr. Thomas Hudson Motion seconded by: Dr. Thelma D. Dillard

Outcome: Not recorded

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Partial individual-choice coverage: Lester Miller only. Outcome not normalized; see the official narrative. Official narrative (decoded plain text): The Board approved District Policy GBM on Personnel Transfers after a second reading.  Any changes to policies must be read twice by Board members before they may be approved. Motion made by: Mr. Jason E. Downey Motion seconded by: Dr. Wanda West

Outcome: Not recorded

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Partial individual-choice coverage: Lester Miller only. Outcome not normalized; see the official narrative. Official narrative (decoded plain text): [not supplied for this voting round] Motion made by: Mr. Thomas Hudson Motion seconded by: Mr. Jason E. Downey

Outcome: Not recorded

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Partial individual-choice coverage: Lester Miller only. Outcome not normalized; see the official narrative. Official narrative (decoded plain text): [not supplied for this voting round] Motion made by: Mr. Thomas Hudson Motion seconded by: Mr. Jason E. Downey

Outcome: Not recorded

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Partial individual-choice coverage: Lester Miller only. Outcome not normalized; see the official narrative. Official narrative (decoded plain text): Board Meeting adjourned at 9:06 p.m. Motion made by: Mrs. Ella S. Carter Motion seconded by: Mr. Thomas Hudson

Outcome: Not recorded

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