CPS Board, August 13, 2007, eBoard

A brief look at the Cincinnati Public Schools' Board of Education's meetings, compiled by the Public Affairs Department.

August 13, 2007

Board members present: President Eileen Reed, Vice President Melanie Bates, Susan Cranley, John Gilligan, Catherine Ingram, Florence Newell and Rick Williams.
Superintendent Rosa Blackwell and Treasurer Jonathan Boyd attended.

The Board's meeting began at 7 p.m. in the Education Center, the district's headquarters in Corryville.

Board Action

APPROVED a resolution declaring the district's need for a new operating levy. This new five-year emergency tax levy would be presented to voters in the election of Nov. 6, 2007, and would generate an additional $65.3 million a year.

APPROVED the superintendent's recommendations including

Moving Mary Corbin to interim principal at Carthage Paideia Academy, from principal at now-closed Washington Park School.
Moving Donna Fields to interim principal at Schwab School, from assistant principal at Cheviot School.
Moving Carmen Hull to interim principal at North Avondale Montessori School, from assistant principal at North Avondale Montessori.
Moving Kimberly White-Colon to interim principal at Dater Montessori School, from assistant principal at Dater Montessori.
Assigning the following people as assistant principals:

Monica Battle, Dater Montessori

Maria Lagdameo, Clark Montessori High School

Joycelyn Senter, Withrow University High School

Teresa Conley, Cheviot School

Nocole Davis, Academy of World Languages

Shelley Stein, North Avondale Montessori School

APPROVED a resolution awarding contracts for six bid packages related to the renovation of Roselawn Condon School.

General Trades — Empire Building Co., $5,150,000
Plumbing — Kenneth Rogers Plumbing & Heating, $319,000
Fire Protection — Cincy Fireprotection Inc., $192,740
Heating, Ventilation & Air-conditioning — Century Construction Inc, $2,157,626
Electrical/Technology — Beacon Electric Co., $2,145,000
Office & Academic Furniture — Continental Office Furniture Corp., $474,075

APPROVED a resolution awarding contracts for bid packages related to the construction of new schools — Bond Hill, Fairview, Kilgour, Mt. Airy and South Avondale.

Office Furniture — Continental Office Furniture, $693,533.32
Academic Furniture — Continental Office Furniture, $1,000,840
Library Furniture — Library Design Associates Inc., $200,097

APPROVED a resolution authorizing the start of bidding for five bid packages related to the construction of the new John P. Parker School.

APPROVED a resolution awarding contracts for bid packages related to the construction of the new School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA).

General Trades and Painting — Monarch Construction Co., $36,453,000
Plumbing and Heating, Ventilation & Air-conditioning — TP Mechanical Contractors Inc., $5,511,777
Fire Protection — Dalmatian Fire Inc., $573,000
Electrical/Technology — Beacon Electric Co., $7,552,500

APPROVED a resolution completing the annual performance evaluation of Superintendent Blackwell as of July 31, 2007.

APPROVED Board Policies 1221, a-d, (LSDMC's), Section 2000 (Program Policies) and Section 8000 (Operations Policies), and rescinded the policies they replace.

ACCEPTED the reports of the Board's Policy Committee meeting on Wednesday, August 1, 2007, and the meeting on Wednesday, July 11, 2007.

ACCEPTED the report of the Board's Committee of the Whole committee meeting on Wednesday, August 8, 2007.

APPROVED the treasurer's report.

The meeting adjourned at 9:36 p.m.

The Board's next regular meeting will be 7 p.m. Monday, August 27, 2007, at district headquarters, 2651 Burnet Avenue, in Corryville.