This information includes highlights of information received by the Ladue Schools Board of Education at the July 12, 2016 Special Business Meeting. This is an unofficial record. Official minutes of each Board meeting are posted on the district website and are available for viewing at the Administrative Center after the Board approves them, typically two weeks after the meeting.
ACTION ITEM
High School Building Project Bid Approvals. Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance Dr. Jason Buckner presented, and the Board approved, the administration’s recommendations for the companies to be awarded components of the Summer Work Bid Package. This package includes site work (grading, etc.) to Bommarito Construction, electrical work (light poles relocated and rewired, etc.) to Schaefer Electric, pavement and striping to L. Keely Construction; and concrete, curbs and gutters to Concrete Design, Inc. The cost of this bid package totals $660,532.
The Board also received an update on the permit processes taking place for future site work and construction.
INFORMATION ITEMS
High School Course Changes. Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Jennifer Allen presented a temporary course change recommendation for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years as a result of construction at the high school over the next two years. 3D Design would replace Ceramics I, Ceramics II, Sculpture I and Sculpture II. If approved, this course change would automatically sunset at the end of the 2017-18 school year and revert to the course selections available in the 2015-16 school year. The Board asked that a number of clarifying questions be answered at the July 25, 2016 meeting when the Board is scheduled to make a decision on this course change.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
The next Board of Education meeting will be a Business Meeting on July 25, 2016, at 7 p.m. at the Administrative Center, 9703 Conway Road. Tentative agenda items include the following.
Tentative Agenda Items for Business Meeting July 25, 2016:
ACTION
- 2016-17 Professional Development Goals
- Performance-Based Evaluation Program Changes/Support Staff
- SSD Carl Perkins Consortium Allocation Agreement
- 2016-17 Tuition Rate for Nonresident Property Owners
INFORMATION
- District Activities Report
- Update on High School Building Project
- Project Report #4
- Administrative Updates
