JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

MINUTES OF MEETING

APRIL 10, 2008

THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008, IN THE JEFFERSON CITY SCHOOLS BOARDROOM.  THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:  MR. RONALD K. HOPKINS, CHAIRMAN; MRS. GUY DEAN BENSON; MR. DERRELL CROWE; MR. WILLIE HUGHEY; MRS. ANGELA MCKINNEY; AND MR. DAMON WILBANKS.  ALSO PRESENT WERE: DR. JOHN JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT; DR. SHERRIE GIBNEY-SHERMAN, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT; DR. DONNA MCMULLAN, DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE AND SECONDARY INSTRUCTION; DR. ANGELA VINSON, SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR; MISS SUE HAMM, SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR; MR. EARL GRIFFIN, TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR; DR. KEVIN SMITH, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR. HOWARD MCGLENNEN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. BRANDY CORBETT, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. DEMARIS GURLEY, JEFFERSON ACADEMY PRINCIPAL; MRS. DIANE OLIVER, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. ALLISON WHEATON, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MR. BRAD PUCKETT, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER; KELLY KUCERA, HANNAH BOTTS, RACHEL BOTTS, AND CLAY GOOCH, STUDENTS; MR. AND MRS. KEN BOTTS, MRS. JANET KUCERA; AND MR. AND MRS. CURTIS GOOCH, VISITORS; MR. JUSTIN POOLE, THE JACKSON HERALD REPORTER; AND MRS. KIM NAVAS, MINUTE RECORDER.

CALL TO ORDER

THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

THE CHAIRMAN LED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 13, 2008, MEETING AND THE AGENDA FOR THE APRIL 10, 2008, MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

INFORMATION ITEMS

STUDENT/STAFF RECOGNITION

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOGNIZED JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL ROTC STUDENTS, HANNAH BOTTS AND CLAY GOOCH, FOR BEING SELECTED TO ATTEND AIR FORCE AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGY CAMPS THIS SUMMER.  THE SUPERINTENDENT ALSO RECOGNIZED JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT, KELLY KUCERA, FOR BEING ONE OF THREE STUDENTS SELECTED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE, CURRENT EVENTS. 

FINANCIAL REPORTS

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.

TRANSPORTATION REPORT

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE TRANSPORTATION REPORT.

INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS UPDATE

THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS UPDATE WHICH INCLUDED:  2008 BOARD RETREAT FOLLOW-UP; REVISED MATHEMATICS TEXTBOOK ADOPTION; STATE SUPERINTENDENT COX’S VISIT; CRCT TESTING DATES; PYRAMIDS OF INTERVENTION; AND TECHNOLOGY ISSUES.

FACILITIES REPORT

THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON FACILITIES MATTERS.

ACTION ITEMS

DECLARE ITEM SURPLUS

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE ITEM ON THE ATTACHED LIST BE DECLARED SURPLUS.  ON MOTION BY MR. WILBANKS AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE BID FOR BUS MAINTENANCE FACILITY

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED A BID FROM ALL STEEL CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $92,884.00 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUS MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND RECOMMENDED ITS APPROVAL.  ON MOTION BY MR. WILBANKS AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE TEXTBOOK ADOPTION

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT THE SCIENCE, PRECALCULUS, AND CALCULUS TEXTBOOKS BE BROUGHT FROM THE TABLE AND APPROVED AT A COST OF $73,120.00.  ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE DATE FOR MAY BOARD MEETING

THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT DUE TO A CONFLICT, IT WAS NECESSARY TO RESCHEDULE THE MAY BOARD MEETING AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE MEETING BE RESCHEDULED FOR MAY 15, 2008.  ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPANSION PROJECT WAS COMPLETE AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BE APPROVED.  ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

PERSONNEL MATTERS

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL MATTERS BE APPROVED:  ACCEPT RESIGNATION FROM JACOB MARBLE, ACADEMY PARAPROFESSIONAL; APPROVE EMPLOYMENT FOR ANA DIAZ, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER; BRANDON VINSON, JEFFERSON ACADEMY PARAPROFESSIONAL; KAREN LYNN WILSON, BUS DRIVER; AND LANI MCMILLAN AND NIKKI RHODES, SCHOOL NURSES; APPROVE TEACHER TRANSFER FOR MELANIE STOUDENMIRE FROM JEFFERSON ACADEMY TO JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL; APPROVE FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE FOR MYRA CASH, JES PARAPROFESSIONAL AND LAVERNE MACK,

JHS CUSTODIAN; APPROVE SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS, LAURA WICKLEIN AND JERRI COOK; AND APPROVE COMMUNITY COACH JESSE FOWLER.  ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

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RONALD K. HOPKINS, CHAIRMAN

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JOHN M. JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT