JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
MINUTES OF MEETING
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON NOVEMBER 12, 2009, 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. DONNA MCMULLAN, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT; DR. APRIL HOWARD, DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE AND SECONDARY INSTRUCTION; DR. ANGELA VINSON, SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR; DR. KEVIN SMITH, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR. HOWARD MCGLENNEN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR. TROY KASTING, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. KELLI POTTS, JEFFERSON ACADEMY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. ALLISON WHEATON, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MR. EARL GRIFFIN, TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR; MR. RUSSELL MASSEY, MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR; MRS. SUE HAMM, SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR; MS. CINDY PRICE, MR. JACOB PRICE, MS. MARY CATHERINE PRICE, MISS MEGAN FULCHER, MISS DANI URJEENS, MR. AND MRS. VAN BULLOCK, MR. AND MRS. CHARLES CHAPEAU, VISITORS; MISS AMY BULLOCK, MR. WALT CHAPEAU, AND MR. TOBY CHAPEAU, JEFFERSON CITY SCHOOL STUDENTS; MS. BRANDEE THOMAS, GAINESVILLE TIMES REPORTER, MS. KATIE HUSTON, 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 MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MR. WILBANKS, THE AGENDA FOR THE NOVEMBER 12, 2009, MEETING AND THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 15, 2009, MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
INFORMATION ITEMS
STUDENT/STAFF RECOGNITION
MRS. KELLI POTTS INTRODUCED TWO JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, MR. JACOB PRICE AND MR. WALT CHAPEAU, WHO WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PEOPLE TO PEOPLE WORLD LEADERSHIP FORUM IN WASHINGTON D.C. BOTH STUDENTS WERE SELECTED WHILE ENROLLED IN THE JEFFERSON ACADEMY. MR. HOWARD MCGLENNEN INTRODUCED JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT, MISS AMY BULLOCK, WHO SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE REGION 8AA CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL GAME. THE BOARD CONGRATULATED ALL OF THE STUDENTS ON THEIR OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PERFORMANCE.
FINANCIAL REPORTS
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.
TRANSPORTATION REPORT
THE TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR PRESENTED THE TRANSPORTATION REPORT.
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM REPORT
THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM REPORT WHICH INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: JEFFERSON CITY SCHOOLS—TOP TEN NATIONAL RANKING IN THE 2009 DIGITAL SCHOOL BOARDS SURVEY; SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL BEING NAMED AS A 2009 GEORGIA TITLE I DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL; CLASS SCHEDULE INFORMATION REGARDING JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL; AND TEXTBOOK ADOPTION PROCESS.
FACILITIES/MAINTENANCE REPORT
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FACILITIES/MAINTENANCE REPORT.
GSBA WINTER CONFERENCE
THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT REGISTRATION HAD BEEN MADE FOR ATTENDING THE GEORGIA SCHOOL BOARDS WINTER CONFERENCE TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 3-5, 2009, AT THE ATLANTA RENAISSANCE WAVERLY HOTEL.
ACTION ITEMS
APPROVE LEASE AGREEMENTS
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A 36 MONTH LEASE OF A KYOCERA COPIER FROM ATHENS DIGITAL FOR JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE 51 MONTH LEASE OF A PITNEY BOWES POSTAGE METER FOR JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL. ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. WILBANKS, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
DECLARE ITEMS SURPLUS
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT BUS NO. 86-01 BE DECLARED SURPLUS. ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
APPROVE PURCHASE OF BAND INSTRUMENTS
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED PURCHASE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS (LIST ATTACHED) AT A COST OF $33,878.30 FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC PROGAMS. ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
APPROVE PURCHASE OF USED BUSES
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED PURCHASE OF TWO USED, SNUB-NOSED 72 PASSENGER BUSES FROM SOCIAL CIRCLE CITY SCHOOLS AT A COST OF $1,500.00 PER BUS. ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
APPROVE FACILITIES COMMITTEE
INITIATION OF BUS SHOP/JES GRADING PROJECT
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT AFTER BIDS FOR THE BUS SHOP/JES GRADING PROJECT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND ANALYZED, THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE BE AUTHORIZED TO INITIATE THE PROJECT. ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS. THOSE VOTING FOR THE MOTION WERE: MR. HOPKINS, MRS. BENSON, MR. CROWE, MR. HUGHEY, MRS. MCKINNEY, AND MR. WILBANKS.
ENTER INTO OPEN SESSION
ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MR. WILBANKS, THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ENTER INTO OPEN SESSION. THOSE VOTING FOR THE MOTION WERE: MR. HOPKINS, MRS. BENSON, MR. CROWE, MR. HUGHEY, MRS. MCKINNEY, AND MR. WILBANKS.
PERSONNEL MATTERS
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL MATTERS: ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS FROM MS. LISA STEPHENSON, JES PARAPROFESSIONAL AND MRS. BONNIE LOTT, JMS SFS ASSISTANT; APPROVE EMPLOYMENT FOR MS. ELIZABETH MITCHELL, JES PARAPROFESSIONAL; APPROVE COMMUNITY COACH MR. JOHN BOOBAS; APPROVE SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS MS. KRISTINA STILL, MS. CELINA DAVIS, MS. BRENDA HOLMES, MR. RUSTY NEWMAN, MS. LORI ANN MOON, MS. ANGELA JACOBS, AND MS. CATHERINE MCEVER; APPROVE SUBSTITUTE SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE ASSISTANTS MS. SHIRLEY SCROGGS, MS. LISA PAGE, MS. DIANE FEEMAN, MS. DELISA GREENWAY, AND MS. WENDY HUFFORD; AND APPROVE SUBSTITUTE CROSSING GUARD, MR. RON KING. ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, 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