A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of Meridian Public School District will be Monday at 5:30 p.m. at Meridian High School Multi-Purpose Building at 2320 23rd Street. The agenda is as follows:

    1. Call to Order

    2. Pledge of Allegiance

    3. Adoption of Agenda

    4. Approval of Minutes of Last Meeting – Feb. 16, 2016

    5. Recognition

    6. Superintendent’s Report

        6.1 Carver Update: Presenter – Tommy Branch

        6.2 Third Nine-weeks Update: Presenter – Dr. Taylor

    7. Consent

        7.1 Approval of Educational Leadership Solutions, Inc. is the exclusive provider and sole source distributor of the EZ Assessment, EZ Evaluation, EZ Lesson Planner, EZ Test Tracker and Student Support Network applications. This will cover 2,540 assessments for all 3rd-8th grade students at a cost of $10,340. Fund source: District

        7.2 Approval of an Agreement with Suzanne Smith, CPA, PLLC to provide technical assistance for budget review/training for the new business

              manager from the period of April through June, 2016. Estimated hours: 80. All hours will be billed at $65/hr. Estimated Cost: $5,200. All travel costs will be billed at $.50/mile. Fund source: District

        7.3 Approval of an Agreement with Suzanne Smith, CPA, PLLC to provide technical assistance for Federal Programs to review/formulate policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable regulations. Estimated hours: 80. All hours will be billed at $65/hr. Estimated cost: $5,200. all travel costs will be billed at $.50/mile. Fund source: Title

        7.4 Approval of Citizens National Bank as depository for MPSD.

        7.5 Approval of Driver’s Education Classes for Summer of 2016 (June 6-July 15). The cost will be $150 per student.

        7.6 Approval of Overnight Field Trips: 1) Ross Collins RCCTC Club traveling to Jackson March 30-31, 2016, for State Competition; 2) Ross Collins DECA traveling to Nashville, TN, April 23-27, 2016, for National Competition; 3) Northwest Gifted Program overnight trip to Pine Lake Fellowship Camp – Meridian on April 18-19, 2016; 4) West Hills All Star Honor Choir traveling to Hattiesburg on March 31-April 2, 2016; 5) MHS Power Lifting Team traveling to Jackson April 15-16, 2016, for State Championship Meet

        7.7 Approval of Facility Usage: 1) Belhaven University is requesting the use of the auditorium at MHS March 2, 2016, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. for an informational meeting regarding their Master’s of Education program; 2) The City of Meridian Parks and Recreation Department is requesting the use of the gyms at Carver and Northwest on various dates throughout the month of March.

        7.8 Approval of Gifts/Donations: 1) West Hills to receive from West Hill PTO a Vizio(E60-63) Smart TV valued at $1,241.17; 2) Poplar Springs to receive $830 from Structural Steel for the 5th grade trip to Washington; 3) Harris Upper to receive $500 from MS Power Company for school sponsored field trips and student incentives; 4) MHS to receive $500 from Freedom Rock-Camp Destiny for the English trip to Montgomery, Ala.

        7.9 Approval of Fixed Assets Disposals/Additions

    8. Public Forum

    9. Action

        9.1 Approval of Financial Advisor, Greg Swanson, to make a recommendation for th Scholarship amounts for each of the five accounts invested with Stifel Nicolaus Investments.

        9.2 Approval of 2015-2016 Budget Amendments

        9.3 Approval of Financial Statement – Feb. 2016

        9.4 Approval of Activity Funds Report – Feb. 2016

        9.5 Approval of Hiring for all Employees (temporary/full-time)

        9.6 Approval of three new Behavior Counselors at Harris Lower, Oakland Heights and Poplar Springs for the 2016-2017 school year.

        9.7 Sixteenth Section Land Leases/Amendment

        9.8 Approval of two security vehicles from Landers Dodge, Southaven. Total cost: $55,088. The district is also requesting to add interior lights, and a cage to each vehicle at a cost of $4,321 each. Fund source: MCop Grant

        9.9 Approval of HVAC Northwest Bid

        9.10 Approval of District Cafeterias HVAC Bid

        9.11 Approval of the Installation of a Gym Floor (Magnolia) to be awarded to Gym Service and Installation Company of Birmingham, Ala. Total cost: $49,781. Fund source: District

        9.12 Approval of the Installation of Bleachers (Magnolia/Northwest) to be awarded to School and Office Projects, Starkville. Total cost: $60,748. Fund source: District

        9.13 Approval of the installation of access controls on the main entry doors at elementary campuses, Ross Collins and Central Office.

        9.14 Approval of Discussion/Consideration of Crestwood access road.

    10. Unfinished Business – None

    11. New Business – None

    12. Consideration of an Executive Session

        12.1 Student Discipline

        12.2 Transfers

    13. Student Matters

        13.1 Monthly Discipline Report – February (FYI)

    14. Information

        14.1 The next regular Board of Trustees meeting will be Monday, April 18, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. in the MHS Multi-Purpose Building at 2320 32nd Street.

    15. Adjournment