ORD-2003-103 Schools Adequate Public Facilities Memorandum of Understanding and Ordinance

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Test Security Policy: A new local policy required by state law, was presented enumerating the rules regarding testing ethics and security. This is a restatement of rules that are routinely included in the required training of teachers who administer State tests. In addition, the policy stipulates the penalties for egregious violations of testing ethics and security. The local requirements are that schools and the district must have written testing security plans that are on file in the district testing office. Staff in schools and at the district office are required to follow written plans. The local Board of Education may take disciplinary action against a staff member who commits a violation including, but not limited to, oral and/or written reprimands, suspension with or without pay, or termination. Ms. Foushee asked the audience if there were any comments. There were none. Interlocal t~greement with the BOCC Regarding Funding for High School #3: The major stipulations in the proposed agreement are summarized as follows: 1) the Board of Education (BOE) may use eminent domain to acquire the properties associated with the proposed site for high school no.3; 2) the BOCC will appropriate $2,535,700 for the BOE to acquire this property; 3) the BOCC will appropriate a total of $27.8 million for high school no. 3 with any excess expense paid by the BOE using pay-as-you-go funding that will not require further county indebtedness; 4) the BOCC waives any rights to appeal, mediate, arbitrate, or otherwise resolve disputes between the BOE and BOCC regarding the amount of funding appropriated for the site, the school, and all future capital expense funding; and 5) the BOCC will appropriate an additional $2.2 million for high school no. 3 if it is satisfied that the BOE design "promotes smart growth, which design addresses reduced parking, reduced land disturbance, and other deleterious aspects of the previously reviewed plan for .... high school no. 3." Previously, the Board of Education had indicated, at least unofficially, that it is amenable to using eminent domain as a last resort to acquire the Rock Haven properties, to accepting responsibility for covering the cost of property acquisition that might exceed $2,535,700, and to making every effort to stay within a $30 million budget with the understanding that the design must incorporate reductions in parking and land disturbance and other environmentally sensitive features. Furthermore, it was understood that if the cost for the high school exceeded the amount of funding appropriated by the 6