Pascagoula-Gautier School District public meetings in 2020
16 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
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The Pascagoula-Gautier School District Board met on December 14, 2020, and approved a consent agenda covering routine items such as minutes, personnel, student assignments, and facility use. The board also received a COVID-19 update from Superintendent Dr. Wayne Rodoflich and heard from visitors. All consent agenda items were approved unanimously.
- Approved affiliation agreement with Singing River Health System for student volunteer experiences in Health Science Programs
- Approved Change Order Number Two for the 2020 Misc. District-Wide Improvements Project
- Approved Application and Certificate of Payment #7 to MW Rogers Construction Co., LLC
- Rejected bid for 2020 Window Improvements at Gautier Elementary, Martin Bluff Elementary, and Trent Lott Academy
- Approved request to advertise for proposals for sheltered English instruction professional development
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The Pascagoula-Gautier School District Board met on November 9, 2020, and approved the consent agenda, which included personnel changes, student transfers, donations, and a request to the state to operate schools for fewer than 180 days due to Hurricane Zeta. The board also heard presentations on cybersecurity and distance learning/return to school.
- Approved request to MS State Board of Education to operate schools less than 180 days due to Hurricane Zeta closure on Oct 29, 2020
- Approved payment #6 to MW Rogers Construction Co., LLC
- Approved personnel resignations/recommendations
- Approved student assignments and transfers for Oct 1-28, 2020
- Approved donations/grants and sole source purchase
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The Pascagoula-Gautier School District Board held a routine meeting, approving the agenda and a consent agenda containing multiple administrative items. These included personnel actions, student enrollment requests, donations, a request to operate schools for fewer than 180 days, a revised 2020-2021 school calendar, facility use, an emergency A/C purchase, a bid, professional development contracts, and construction-related approvals. All items were approved by unanimous vote.
- Approved request to operate schools for less than 180 days
- Approved revision of 2020-2021 school calendar
- Approved emergency purchase for CCTI A/C
- Awarded RFP 534-21, 535-21 to Bailey Education Group, LLC for professional development
- Awarded RFP 536-21 to North Mississippi Education Consortium for professional development
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The Pascagoula-Gautier School District board met in a special called meeting and approved the agenda, the Equity in Distance Learning Act (EDLA) Program application, and personnel resignations/recommendations. The board also discussed, as study items, first readings on student purchase of district technology and responsible use of district-issued technology. The meeting was adjourned.
- Approved Equity in Distance Learning Act (EDLA) Program application
- Approved personnel resignations/recommendations
- Discussed first reading: Student Purchase of District Technology
- Discussed first reading: Responsible Use of District Issued Technology
- All votes passed 5-0
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The Pascagoula-Gautier School District Board held its regular meeting on August 10, 2020, and approved the consent agenda, which included a range of routine administrative items. These included personnel resignations and recommendations, student enrollment requests, approval of the ESSERF budget, and various construction-related approvals. The board also approved the agenda and minutes.
- Approved ESSERF (Fund 2590) budget plan
- Approved personnel resignations/recommendations
- Approved interlocal agreement with City of Pascagoula for crossing guard funding
- Accepted substantial completion of Phase 1 – 2020 Misc. District-Wide Improvements Project
- Approved change order #1 for 2020 Misc. Flooring and Painting Improvements Project
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The Pascagoula-Gautier School District Board held a special called meeting on July 31, 2020. The board approved moving the student start date to August 10, 2020 and revising the 2020-2021 school calendar. The agenda also included routine approval of the agenda and adjournment.
- Approved moving student start date to August 10, 2020
- Revised 2020-2021 school calendar
- Approved agenda and adjournment
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The Pascagoula-Gautier School District board held a special-called meeting and approved several actions, including allowing employees' children who live outside the district to enroll, requesting county paving for Colmer Middle School, and discussing school opening plans. The board also approved multiple exceptions to Board Policy JBCCA and tuition student enrollments in executive session, all carried unanimously.
- Approved enrollment of out-of-district students whose parents are employees
- Approved request to Jackson County Board of Supervisors for paving at Colmer Middle School
- Discussed opening of schools presentation
- Approved 14 exceptions to Board Policy JBCCA
- Approved 4 tuition student enrollment requests
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The Pascagoula-Gautier School District board met for a special called meeting, approving the agenda and adjourning. The main item was a budget work session, which was listed as a discussion item with no specific details provided.
- Budget work session (discussion only, no details)
- Approval of agenda (motion carried)
- Adjournment (motion carried)
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The Pascagoula-Gautier School District Board held a routine meeting on July 13, 2020, approving the agenda and a consent agenda containing multiple administrative items. These included personnel changes, student enrollment requests, adult meal price increases, donations/grants, professional development proposals, and construction-related approvals. All items were approved unanimously by the board members present.
- Approved adult meal price increase for 2020-2021 school year
- Approved enrollment of in-district and out-of-district students whose parents are employees
- Approved advertising for proposals for math coaching and professional development at Pascagoula High School, WM Colmer Middle School, and Gautier High School
- Approved FY21 IDEA Project Application
- Accepted substantial completion of 2020 Misc. Flooring and Painting Improvements Project
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The Pascagoula-Gautier School District board held a special called meeting and voted to approve the reopening of schools, granting the administration autonomy to adjust the plan as necessary. The board also approved the agenda and adjourned.
- Approved reopening of schools with administrative flexibility
- Approved meeting agenda
- Adjourned meeting
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The Pascagoula-Gautier School District Board met on May 11, 2020, and approved a consent agenda containing routine items such as minutes, personnel changes, student transfers, donations, and purchases. The board also approved several COVID-19-related extensions for educator licenses and other administrative actions. All votes were unanimous.
- Approved Change Order Number Three for the PHS Performing Arts Center Project
- Approved a single source purchase from Curriculum Associates
- Approved COVID-19 one-year extensions on MS Educator Licenses for veteran teachers
- Approved 2020-2021 athletic supplements and additional licensed personnel
- Approved removal of equipment from inventory and disposal
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The Pascagoula-Gautier School District board met on April 20, 2020, and approved a consent agenda covering routine items such as minutes, student transfers, donations, a single-source purchase, equipment disposal, a construction change directive for the Gautier High School roof project, and a $367,000 bid for flooring and painting. The board also approved an agreement with Singing River Federal Credit Union to establish a branch at Pascagoula High School, a graduation update, and ratified the March 2020 docket of claims. All votes were unanimous, with one member absent for the claims vote.
- Approved consent agenda including student assignments/transfers, donations/grants, single-source purchase, equipment disposal, and construction change directive for Gautier High School roof replacement.
- Awarded RFP 531-20 to the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education for professional development in teaching English Language Arts.
- Approved bid from Stewart’s Construction Co., Inc. for $367,000 for 2020 Misc. Flooring and Painting Improvements.
- Approved agreement with Singing River Federal Credit Union to establish a PGSD branch at Pascagoula High School.
- Ratified the docket of claims for March 2020.
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The Pascagoula-Gautier School District board met on April 2, 2020, and approved a consent agenda covering personnel resignations, athletic supplements, licensed staff for 2020-2021, and two new board policies. The board also approved two student expulsions and a personnel matter in executive session, and received an administrative update on COVID-19.
- Approved consent agenda including personnel resignations/recommendations, 2019-2020 athletic supplements, and licensed personnel for 2020-2021
- Approved new board policy JBCBA (Student Transfer-Tuition)
- Approved new board policy GARIP (Emergency Administrative Leave)
- Approved expulsion of a 9th-grade student from Pascagoula High School (Student No: E17-19/20-A)
- Approved expulsion of a 10th-grade student from Opportunity Center/Gautier High School (Student No: E18-19/20-W)
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The Pascagoula-Gautier School District held a special called board meeting on March 20, 2020. The board discussed the physical closure of schools until April 17, per the Governor of Mississippi, including MDE waiver of the 180-day rule, suspension of assessments, and updates on operations, instruction, and nutrition. They also held the first reading of proposed Board Policy GARIP. The agenda was approved and the meeting adjourned.
- Discussion of physical school closure until April 17 per Governor of Mississippi
- MDE waiver of 180-day rule and suspension of state and federal assessments
- Update on school operations, essential personnel duties, student instruction and nutrition
- First reading of proposed Board Policy GARIP per Board Policy Adoption Policy BDC
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The Pascagoula-Gautier School District board held a special session on March 13, 2020, and voted to close schools under policy EBBD. The board also approved the agenda and adjourned.
- Vote to close schools (Policy EBBD) — motion carried
- Approval of agenda — motion carried
- Adjournment — motion carried
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The Pascagoula-Gautier School District Board met on February 10, 2020, and approved a consent agenda covering routine items such as personnel, student transfers, donations, and the 2020-2021 school calendar. The board also elected Tracy Jackson-Wilson as president and Matthew Owen Johnson as secretary, and heard school improvement presentations from three administrators.
- Elected Tracy Jackson-Wilson as board president and Matthew Owen Johnson as secretary
- Approved the 2020-2021 school calendar
- Approved personnel resignations and recommendations
- Approved student assignments and transfers for January 7-31, 2020
- Approved Application and Certificate of Payment #22 to Wharton-Smith, Inc.