JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

MINUTES OF MEETING

MARCH 8, 2007

THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2007, IN THE JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER .  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 M. JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT; DR. SHERRIE GIBNEY-SHERMAN, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT; MRS. DONNA MCMULLAN, DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE AND SECONDARY EDUCATION; MRS. ANGELA VINSON, SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR; DR. KEVIN SMITH, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR. HOWARD MCGLENNEN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. DIANE OLIVER, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. DEMARIS GURLEY, JEFFERSON ACADEMY PRINCIPAL; MRS. KELLI POTTS, JEFFERSON ACADEMY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; COACH BOLLING DUBOSE, COACH JASON GIBSON, COACH DOUG THURMOND, AND MRS. KIM RAINEY, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY MEMBERS;  MR. JARAIL RAKESTRAW, MR. KYLE BAIRD, MISS MIMI DUBOSE, AND MISS LAURA REYES, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; MRS. VICTORIA MARTINEZ, VISITOR; MR. ALLEN LUTON, 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 MRS. BENSON, THE AGENDA FOR THE MARCH 8, 2007, MEETING AND THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 8, 2007, MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

INFORMATION ITEMS

STUDENT AND STAFF RECOGNITION

JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, DR. KEVIN SMITH, INTRODUCED JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, MISS LAURA REYES.  MISS REYES WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HER EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE IN THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT VIRTUAL CLASSROOM PROGRAM.  DR. SMITH ALSO INTRODUCED COACH DOUG THURMOND, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING COACH AND MR. KYLE BAIRD, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLER.  HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE WRESTLING TEAM RECENTLY WON THEIR SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THAT MR. BAIRD WAS A FOUR-TIME STATE CHAMPION.

THE PRINCIPAL ALSO INTRODUCED GIRL’S BASKETBALL COACH, JASON GIBSON, AND JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYERS, MISS MIMI DUBOSE AND MR. JARAIL RAKESTRAW.  COACH GIBSON WAS NAMED REGION 8A GIRLS COACH OF THE YEAR; MISS DUBOSE WAS NAMED REGION 8A GIRLS PLAYER OF THE YEAR; AND MR. RAKESTRAW WAS  NAMED REGION 8A  BOYS PLAYER OF THE YEAR.  THE BOARD CONGRATULATED EVERYONE ON THEIR OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

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 THE FOLLOWING:  TITLE I MONITORING VISIT; STATUS OF GEORGIA MATHEMATICS PARTNERSHIP GRANT; EIGHTH GRADE WINTER 2007 WRITING TEST RESULTS; AND SCHEDULE OF UP-COMING TEST DATES.

FACILITIES REPORT

THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON FACILITY MATTERS.

BOARD RETREAT

THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON PLANS FOR THE ANNUAL BOARD RETREAT SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 23-24, 2007, AT EMERALD POINTE, LAKE LANIER ISLAND .

SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION WEEK

THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT MARCH 12-16, 2007, WAS SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION WEEK.  HE PRESENTED EACH BOARD MEMBER WITH A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION AND THANKED THE BOARD FOR THEIR DEDICATED SERVICE.

ACTION ITEMS

APPROVE TENNIS FACILITY AGREEMENT

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED A USE OF TENNIS FACILITY AGREEMENT WITH THE JEFFERSON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT (COPY ATTACHED) AND RECOMMENDED IT BE APPROVED. ON MOTION BY MR. WILBANKS AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE MOWER PURCHASE

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED  THE PURCHASE OF A USED REEL MOWER FOR THE JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL FIELD FROM RANDY MCKINNEY FOR $3,000.00.  ON MOTION BY MR. WILBANKS AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.  MRS. MCKINNEY RECUSED HERSELF FROM THE VOTE.

APPROVE FIELD RAKE PURCHASE

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE PURCHASE OF A JOHN DEERE 1200A FIELD RAKE FOR THE JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL/SOFTBALL FIELD FOR $10,660.00.  ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, 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 MR. WILBANKS, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION

ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.  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 THE PERSONNEL ITEMS ON THE ATTACHED LIST BE APPROVED.  ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MR. WILBANKS, 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