001Air traffic return around the plane. Today is April 22nd, 2024. This is the work session for Mobile County Public School System. At this time, I call this meeting to order. And I'm asking that Mr. Stringfellow Chaplain. please stand and lead us in the prayer and the pledge this morning. This afternoon. Our blessed Lord, we thank you for this day and for this opportunity to represent our community. Our heavenly Father, we ask your blessings on our school system, our leadership from the superintendent on down to our teachers. May they be great role models because we need those today for our children in addition to the education that they teach. And heavenly Father, we also pray for our first responders both foreign and abroad. We Our world as you know is in a troubled state now. And
002you need to affect the hearts of our leaders so that they make the right decisions that lead our country in the proper way. With thy grace, this can be done. And heavenly Father, we thank you for all of these things in thy name. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. All right. Do we have any announcements, uh Mr. Stringfellow? >> Yes, I do. Yeah. Thank you. I got to attend the Mr. Thurgood and audience the uh Davidson Diamond program. That's the national the United Nations thing they put on. This year, Mr. Thurgood, they had 400 participants and there were several private and even parochial schools that were involved in it
003at the convention center. Went on for 2 days. And uh it's If you've never had an opportunity to see what goes on, I think the kids will learn an awful lot about it and they put a lot of work into it. And one other thing I'd like to uh congratulate Davidson High School on winning the uh senior high high Q. Uh they beat out McGill and Murphy to win it. So, congratulations to them. Sir. Okay. Uh Dr. Crenshaw. No. That's a person. No. One thing I guess Semmes Middle School, I think their baseball team won the region or whatever that division it was in and so I just made one to recognize them. Okay then. All right. I don't have any announcements. Mr. Dunn, do you have any announcements? Uh No. Uh the agenda. Uh
004you ready to start the agenda? >> Yes. Okay. Um before [clears throat] we get started, I would like to pull action item C26. Pulling action item C 26. Okay. Madam Chairman, if you're ready for the action items. Let me make sure that that is. That is still being litigated. Okay. All right. With that being said, We're still litigating that. Uh just That's why we're pulling it. Don't get me started. >> Let's go. Get you started. You are you ready? >> we're ready. All right. Starting with our action items, we have action item C1 with Riverside Assessments. Uh this [clears throat] is a revision. It is for the uh provide a system of uh digital secure and streamline testing experience. Uh it's coming out of race act funds for $169,217.49. Action item C2 is an agreement
005between us and UKG Kronos. It is to uh renew its annual software license and software and equipment. Uh that's uh for the equipment, it's $32,232.05. And for our integrated hub, it's $220, $896. And Mr. Mr. Superintendent, Yes, ma'am. with Kronos at since the system has been updated, we've haven't had any uh problems with it anymore as far as employees. You you you got it. >> believe so as far as tracking, no. >> [laughter] >> Oh wait. Yeah. Okay. Hack may disagree. >> [laughter] >> I'm just asking. It is the uh is the amount that uh renewal about the same as what we paid in the past? >> Yeah, this is actually just a revision. It is revision. It was approved last month and um they had they sent some additional language that they they wanted
006and Mr. Taylor reviewed it and approved it, so we had to submit it with the additional information. Okay. Thank you. All right. Action item C3 is a agreement [clears throat] between us and PowerSchool Group. It is to provide uh application tracking uh with software license and equipment for $52,525.35. Action item C4 is Kathy Steever. It is to provide psychological services coming out of state funds for $51,450. Action item C5 is Kids First uh for Pathway. This is also a a revision. It is for English language arts teachers uh with 27 days of high impact professional development. It's coming out of school improvement funds for $39,825. C6 is Kids First for Murphy High High School. It is to provide 12 days of comprehensive student uh to tutorials for ACT. It's coming out of Title One funds
007for $16,800. C7 is with Franklin Covey for McDavid Jones. It is to provide professional development for 80 faculty and staff and also 810 students. It's coming out of Title One funds for $19,286.05. C8 is also with Franklin Covey for I Show Mert. It is to provide a 1-year membership sub- subscription for Leader in Me uh coming out of grant funds for $13,748.75. Mr. Superintendent, I think you can blow through number 9 through 15. Just name the schools. Well, what is it though? Yes, we have um C9 through 15 with Agile Agile Sports Tech Technology for Huddle. Uh that's Semmes High School for $14,269.10. Davidson for $14,269.10. Mary Montgomery $12,000 and $12,600. Baker $10,600. Theodore High School $9,900. Murphy High School, $7,599. And Blount High School, $5,699. Mr. Thurgill, in a nutshell, what what is this
008doing? Just simplify. It's for sports uh to um video and to get highlights to send to recruiters when uh students are trying to get scholarships. >> Okay. Yes, sir. And it's And And the price fluctuates between the number of athletes sports or whatever. Okay. Question I have there. It's not all our high schools. No, not all of them choose to Okay. purchase it. Yeah. All right. Are there any other questions 9 through 15? We on number 16 now. Yes. Action item 16 uh with the Mobile County Commission with Wilmer Elementary. It is to provide funds for a projector screen, gymnasium sound system, and decorative fence. cups. Uh that's coming out of Mobile County Commission funds for $13,500. Don't ask. Uh C17 is also with County Commission for Calloway Smith. It is to provide funds for
009a band program cost of travel, lodging expensive, and instrument re- repairs. Uh again, that's coming out of County Commission funds for $9,600. C18 also with the County Commission for funding. It is to purchase resource for a student calming room and a book vending vending machine. It's also coming out of County Commission funds for $8,755. C19 is Team Spring Tut- Tutorial for Chastang. It is to retain tutoring services coming out of state funds for $13,500. C20 is IXL Learning for I Show Merch. It is to provide a one-year subscription site license uh for 2525 students coming out of Title 1 funds for $12,862.50. C21 is Willie Spears Experiment uh ex- experience uh for Mary G. Montgomery. It is a professional development for faculty and staff. Uh it's coming out of Title 1 funds for $10,000. >>
010[cough and clears throat] >> C22 is uh Gulf Coast Resource for Alma Bryant. It is to provide funds for the iNetwork studio and podcast renovation. It's coming out of uh community grant fund for $10,000. C23 is AccuTrain. Also for Bryant to provide responsible center discipline training coming out of Title 1 funds for $7,500. C24 is Mar- Marzano re- resources for Davison. It's a revision. Uh it will provide a one-day uh on-site professional development for 92 faculty and staff. Uh coming out of Title 1 funds for $7,100. C25 is Renaissance Learning for Collier. It is to provide Renaissance site license for Accelerated Reader for 750 students coming out of local school instructional uh legislative fund grant for $6,413. C26 we pull. C27 is architectural selection for the Academic Affairs chiller replacement. Um we went with the
011Architect Group. Uh the fund source will be PS funds PSF funds. C28 [clears throat] is Central Office cooling tower change order number one. Uh we had a decrease of $26,321.52 which brings the grand total of $2,007,178.48 coming out of PSCA funds. C29 is Baker High School auditorium the re-roof. Change order number one. We had a decrease of $39,381.34. That brings the grand total to 800 863,018.66 coming out of PSCA funds. C30 district-wide generators phase three. We had two bidders. We went went with the lowest bidder with Bagsby and Russell. Uh 61 through 71 for the amount of $747,700. We had the 72 through 82 for $817,700 uh coming out of PSF funds. C31 is a lease agreement between CEMS Athletic Association. Uh they wish to continue leasing approximately 37.11 acres. That's a five-year um uh
012lease uh for $3,711 annually. C32 is a lease agreement with the Mobile Community Action. Uh they would like to continue to lease the old Mount Vernon School campus and the Warren School campus. Also a duration of five years for the amount of the state insurance. C33 is a lease agreement with the Air Method Corporation. It is to lease to lease the emergency medical service helicopter landing pad at Mary G. Montgomery. That's also a duration of five years for $150 annually. C34 is an architectural selection for fire alarm upgrade for Faulkner and CEMS Elementary. Uh that all was awarded to Ward Scott Morris uh coming out of PSF funds. C35 is Alabama Power lighting uh service agreement for Kate Shepherd. Uh it is to do the upgrade outdoor lighting. Uh that was originally $10,600.68 which is
013now going to be $7,680. which is now going to be $7,680. C36 through C44 is personnel listed under separate cover. Are there any questions with the action items? Hearing no questions, we will turn to the consent uh agenda um which are all items that are $5,000 or or less. And here you have listed is at uh consent agenda item D1 through D24 which includes out of county travel and various bids. Okay. Are there any questions with the consent agenda? Hearing none, we will move on to the flow-through items. And these items are our private and parochial school um items uh that we are the vessel uh for those schools uh to allocate those funds. And listed before you, you have one through nine with our private and parochial schools flow-through items. Are there any questions
014with our flow-through items? Hearing no questions, we will move to our informational items G1 uh our monthly fin- financials as well as G2 purchase orders over 5,000. Okay. Thank you. And there are no student expulsions. Awesome. Okay. Um Mr. Attorney. Yes, ma'am. We have uh 12 proposed agreed-to suspensions sent to the school board on April 1st, two of them. April 2nd, one of them. April 8th, six of them. April 9th, two of them. And April 20th, one of them. For a total of 12. Okay. Did everyone receive those emails? Okay. Yes, ma'am. Thank you. All right. Is that? Scheduling of meetings. The next meeting is um not until 10:00 on April 29th, I believe. That one was solved. And the next one is uh going to be on May 7th. May 6th. So, the 29th
015is uh Yes. Okay. That's what she was asking about, Mr. Stringfellow. Thank you, ma'am. Okay. Thank you. Any announcements other than what we've already heard? Motion to adjourn. We have um scheduled meetings. We want to make sure that that um we attend the Learning Leading Awards on tomorrow at what time, Renee? It starts at 6:00, so get there by 5:30. Okay. Red carpets. And also we changed the regular board meeting to next week. uh to Friday at 10:00. And if you will get with um Ms. Abrams, I think she emailed you guys about the whole board training with with those dates. Yeah. Thank you. That's That's at Murphy. It's at Murphy in the auditorium. In the auditorium. Did they my back. You want to come pick him up? I'll come pick him up. Don't Don't
016Don't we have some student hearings Friday morning also? Uh when? Friday morning. Yes, we have that 8:00. 8:00. Also. So. All right. Any other questions? No. Motion to adjourn. No. All right. I wanted to recognize Mr. Royal Richardson, a distinguished um >> [snorts] >> community representative here today. Yes, sir. Known the gentleman for a long time, so I think he's distinguished. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Um Mr. uh Riggio, you may receive a a notice from um my three colleagues be- because of a statement I made during our hearing this uh morning. Um I want you to disregard it. Who? Just di- just totally disregard what what they said, what they wrote. Well, who said it? You said it or they said it? Well, I said it. Okay. But just disregard it. I want to I want
017that to go on record. You said we called for a way old in the I didn't mean it like that. You called us old. >> [clears throat] >> What else could you mean? Okay. I have a I have a motion for adjournment. Do I hear a second? No, you don't. >> [snorts] >> No, you don't. Do I hear a motion for a second? Second. Let's make her wait. Okay. All in favor. All right. No. >> [laughter] >> I'm I'm staying I'm staying for the facilities. Yeah. Yeah. Y'all can stay there. Mr. Riggio, What are you voting for? You know that.