Birmingham Schools Set to Pay $100,000 to Install Visitor Notification Systems

Birmingham's newest safety tactic — installing visitor notification sytems at every building — is back on the agenda for the Birmingham Board of Education Tuesday night. 

The Birmingham Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the district's administrative offices.

Stay tuned to Birmingham Patch all week to hear what happened, or watch the meeting live either on Public Access Channel 17 or on the district's website.

School board meetings typically begin with a Superintendent's Report and comments from individual school board members, followed by a public comment section.

Those wishing to make public comment are encouraged to fill out a white card at the beginning of the meeting.

Reports

• Deputy Superintendent Paul DeAngelis will report on the district's policies concerning student accidents, illnesses and concussions. 
• DeAngelis will also discuss entrance ages for Birmingham kindergardeners.
• Dandridge Floyd, Birmingham's new assistant superintendent for human resources, will discuss the district's policies regarding the Family Medical Leave Act, or FMLA.

Resolutions

• Personnel: Routine personnel action, including new hires, resignations, leaves of absences and retirements.
• Vendor contract: Award a contract to Newkirk Electric Associates to install new Visitor Notification Systems at the main entrance of every school building. The total cost of the project is $106,807.

For more: To see the agenda in detail, or to download a copy, visit the district's website.