News Story
Title:	September 18, 2008, School Board Action
Release Date:	09/18/2008
Information Contact:	Fairfax County School Board
Author:	Fairfax County School Board
News Category:	School Board Action

News Content:

Actions taken by the School Board at their September 18, 2008, regular meeting included:

Purchase of 8111 Gatehouse Road

The following Board motion passed 11-1, with Ms. Bradsher, Mr. Center, Mr. Gibson, Ms. Hone, Mrs. Kory, Mr. Niedzielski-Eichner, Mr. Raney, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Storck, Mrs. Strauss, and Mrs. Wilson voting "aye," and Mr. Moon voting "nay" to 1) approve the acquisition of, and financing for, property located at 8111 Gatehouse Road, Falls Church, Virginia, for use as the second centralized administration facility (the “Facility”), and authorize the Division Superintendent or designee to negotiate, with the advice and counsel of the School Board attorney, and to execute on behalf of the School Board all documents related to the transaction, all in accordance with the parameters discussed in closed session and in a purchase amount not to exceed that stated in the PSA. The School Board hereby adopts the resolution attached hereto relating to the Financing of the Facility; 2) direct staff to continue the due diligence process with respect to the Facility until September 29, 2008. Assuming that no significant issues remain unresolved, the School Board hereby directs staff to proceed with and finalize this transaction; and 3) in the event that staff or their advisors discover any matter that would adversely affect the School Board’s intended use of the Facility or the Financing, then the School Board hereby authorizes the Division Superintendent or designee, with the advice and counsel of the School Board attorney, (i) to terminate the PSA, (ii) to recover the deposit and any other sums that may be due the School Board, and (iii) to notify the County of the foregoing and to cancel the Financing.

Student Information System Replacement

The following Board motion passed 10-1, with Ms. Bradsher, Mr. Center, Mr. Gibson, Ms. Hone, Mr. Moon, Mr. Niedzielski-Eichner, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Storck, Mrs. Strauss, and Mrs. Wilson voting "aye," Mr. Raney voting "nay," and Mrs. Kory away from the table, to authorize the Division Superintendent, or his designee, to execute a contract in the amount of $10,651,117 over a five-year term for the provision of a student information system for FCPS with Edupoint Educational Systems.

South County Middle School Design

The following Board motion passed 9-3, with Ms. Bradsher, Mr. Center, Ms. Hone, Mrs. Kory, Mr. Moon, Mr. Niedzielski-Eichner, Mr. Raney, Mr. Storck, and Mrs. Strauss voting "aye," and Mr. Gibson, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Wilson voting "nay" to award the contract for architectural and engineering services for the design of South County Middle School to Ballou Justice Upton Architects, in the amount of $2,555,000, and authorize the Division Superintendent, or his designee, to execute the contract on behalf of the School Board.