JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

MINUTES OF MEETING

MAY 15, 2008

THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON THURSDAY, MAY 15, 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; AND MRS. ANGELA MCKINNEY.  ALSO PRESENT WERE:  DR. JOHN M. 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. DEMARIS GURLEY, JEFFERSON ACADEMY PRINCIPAL; MRS. DIANE OLIVER, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR. TROY KASTING, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. JACKIE JOHNSON, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER; MR. JONATHAN COTTON, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER; MS. MARION STEM, JEFFERSON ACADEMY MEDIA SPECIALIST; MRS. CAROL MCDONALD, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER; MISS SHANNAH MALONE, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; MR. AND MRS. SEAN MALONE, VISITORS; MR. JUSTIN POOLE, THE JACKSON HERALD REPORTER; AND MS. CAROL AARON, 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. CROWE, THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 10, 2008, MEETING AND THE AGENDA FOR THE MAY 15, 2008, MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

INFORMATION ITEMS

STUDENT/STAFF RECOGNITION

JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, MR. HOWARD MCGLENNEN, INTRODUCED MISS SHANNAH MALONE, WINNER OF THE “IF I WERE MAYOR” ESSAY CONTEST.  THE BOARD CONGRATULATED MISS MALONE ON THIS OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT. 

THE SUPERINTENDENT INTRODUCED MRS. JACKIE JOHNSON, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR; MR. JONATHAN COTTON, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR; MS. MARION STEM, JEFFERSON ACADEMY TEACHER OF THE YEAR; AND MRS. CAROL MCDONALD, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND JEFFERSON CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM TEACHER OF THE YEAR.  THE BOARD CONGRATULATED ALL FOUR ON THEIR SELECTION AND THANKED THEM FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE STUDENTS OF THE JEFFERSON CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM.

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:  SUMMER SCHOOL PLANS FOR 2008; TEST RESULTS; AND ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS STATUS.

FACILITIES UPDATE

THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON FACILITIES MATTERS.

2008-09 COMMUNITY BREAKFAST

THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE 2008-09 COMMUNITY BREAKFAST WAS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 30, 2008, AT 8 A.M.

GEORGIA SCHOOL BOARDS SUMMER CONFERENCE

THE SUPERINTENDENT REMINDED THE BOARD OF THE GEORGIA SCHOOL BOARDS SUMMER CONFERENCE JUNE 18 – 21, 2008, IN SAVANNAH .

ACTION ITEMS

APPROVE FIVE YEAR FACILITIES PLAN

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE 7/01/07 – 6/30/12 FIVE YEAR FACILITIES PLAN AND RECOMMENDED ITS APPROVAL.  ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

DECLARE ITEMS SURPLUS

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE ITEMS ON THE ATTACHED LIST BE DECLARED SURPLUS.  ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE FY-09 LOCAL CTAE PLAN

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FY’09 CAREER TECHNICAL AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN AND RECOMMENDED IT BE APPROVED.  ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE ADOPTION OF MATH TEXTBOOKS

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT THE MATH TEXTBOOKS FOR JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL BE BROUGHT FROM THE TABLE AND ADOPTED.  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: APPROVE RELEASE FROM CONTRACT REQUESTS FROM MRS. SUSAN RALSTIN, JMS TEACHER AND MRS. SHARON HOOPER, .5 JHS TEACHER/.5 MATH COACH;  APPROVE CONTRACT CHANGE FOR MS. ELYZABETH MOORE, JEFFERSON ACADEMY TEACHER; ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS FROM MRS. BECKY DYE AND MRS. MARSHA CORBETT, JES PARAPROFESSIONALS; APPROVE EMPLOYMENT FOR MS. KRISTEN MERCER, JES TEACHER; MS. JULIE VANHALENGER, JEFFERSON ACADEMY TEACHER; AND MR. LEE ROPER, JMS TEACHER; APPROVE SUMMER PLUS EMPLOYMENT FOR MS. STACY MILLS; AND APPROVE SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS MRS. AUDREY STELL AND MR. THOMAS SCHUMAN.  ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, 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