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Capital Outlay, Property and Technology Committee Meeting

AGENDA

This meeting will begin at 7:35 or immediately following the Audit Committee meeting.
Please note the change in the location of this meeting.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

7:35 AM

John Milne Community Board Room, Alice and Bruce King Educational Complex, 6400 Uptown Blvd. NE

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Minutes of Capital Outlay, Property and Technology Committee Meeting

July 16, 2013

Board of Education

Albuquerque Public Schools

A Capital Outlay, Property and Technology Committee meeting of the Board of Education of Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) was held Tuesday, June 18, 2013, beginning at 7:30 a.m. in the John Milne Community Board Room, Alice and Bruce King Educational Complex, 6400 Uptown Blvd. NE.

I.          Call to Order

A.        Roll Call

Present:  Lorenzo Garcia, Dr. Analee Maestas, Dr. David Peercy, Don Duran, Kathy Korte and Martin Esquivel (via phone)

Absent:  Steven Michael Quezada

I.          Adoption of the July 16, 2013, Capital Outlay, Property and Technology Committee meeting Agenda and Approval of the June 18, 2013, Capital Outlay, Property and Technology Committee Meeting Minutes (Discussion/Action) Kathy Korte motioned for approval of the minutes.  Dr. Analee Maestas seconded the motion.  All present were in favor.

II.        Consideration for the Approval of Authorization  by the Board for the Superintendent to execute a Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”) with New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and Attached “A” (Scope of Work) on behalf of APS (Discussion/Action) Karen Alarid, Capital executive director, requested approval for the superintendent to execute the memorandum of agreement, available funds will serve as the 25 percent match by the school district and the New Mexico Department of Transportation will give us 75 percent more to help complete parking improvement at Roosevelt Middle School. Kathy Korte motioned for approval of authorization by the board for the Superintendent to execute a memorandum of agreement.  Dr. Analee Maestas seconded the motion.  All present were in favor.

III. Consideration for the approval of the Design Development for the new South West PreK-8 Prototype School (Discussion/Action) Karen Alarid, Capital executive director, requested approval of the design development booklet as submitted by Jon Anderson Architecture of New Mexico and approval of the design development for permanent facilities for the new Southwest pre-k though eight prototype school.  This school will eliminate elementary and middle school overcrowding in the Southwest quadrant of the district.  Mark Harvold, American Institute of Architects (AIA) project manager, of Jon Anderson Architects, presented a project overview of the new Southwest Pre K-8 prototype school, which will be located directly south of Atrisco Heritage Academy High School.  It is planned to serve 1,200 students and 90 staff members.   Jon Anderson Architects integrated information/criteria with the steering committee made up of APS planners, staff architects, and the APS curriculum and instruction department, administrators, and community members.  The vision for the APS new pre-k through eight paradigms is toward a true collaborative community model, removing the distinction between elementary and middle school while recognizing the varying student needs at each developmental level.  The top three goals developed with the steering committee are: 1. collaborative educational family, 2. supports cross-curricular, 3. cross disciplinary instruction, rather than separate schools, which will maximize interaction and community mix to foster socialization and preparedness for the future.   Discussion, questions and answers followed by the Board of Education regarding the  selected planning committee, philosophy of building smaller schools, engaging teachers, students and the community on the design, selection of curriculum, the need for state bilingual programs as a prototype school,  infrastructure, and the effect of  enrollment at other south valley schools.  Follow-up information will be provided as requested. Kathy Korte motioned for the approval of the design development for the new Southwest pre K-eight prototype school.  Dr. David Peercy seconded the motion.  All present were in favor.

IX.       The next Capital Outlay, Property and Technology Committee meeting is scheduled for August 16, 2013, at 7:35 a.m., at the Alice and Bruce King Educational Complex in the DeLayo Martin Community Room.

X.        Adjournment – The meeting was adjourned at 7:58 a.m.