JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
MINUTES OF MEETING
APRIL 1, 2004
THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2004, AT 4 P.M. IN THE BOARDROOM. THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: MR. RONALD K. HOPKINS, CHAIRMAN; MRS. GUY DEAN BENSON; MR. DERRELL CROWE, MR. STEVEN HIX; MR. WILLIE HUGHEY; AND MRS. ANGELA MCKINNEY. ALSO PRESENT WERE: DR. JOHN JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT; DR. SHERRIE GIBNEY-SHERMAN, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT; MRS. GLENDA BLACKSTOCK, SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR; DR. KEVIN SMITH, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR. HOWARD MCGLENNEN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. DONNA MCMULLAN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. PATSY LENTZ, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. DIANE OLIVER, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. ANGELA VINSON, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER; MS. LINDY PALS, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER; STUDENTS AND PARENTS OF JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ODYSSEY OF THE MIND 2004 REGIONAL WINNERS; 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 MINUTES
ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE AGENDA FOR THE APRIL 1, 2004, MEETING AND THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 11, 2004, MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
INFORMATION ITEMS
STUDENT AND STAFF RECOGNITION
THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT INTRODUCED MS. LINDY PALS, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER AND ODYSSEY OF THE MIND SPONSOR. MS. PALS INTRODUCED THE 2004 ODYSSEY OF THE MIND REGIONAL WINNERS. THE BOARD CONGRATULATED MS. PALS AND THE TEAM FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
FINANCIAL REPORT
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORT.
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS UPDATE
THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE FOLLOWING: ADMINISTRATION OF THE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TEST; POSSIBLE ADDITION OF A CAD COURSE AT JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL; AND END OF YEAR REPORTS.
FACILITIES UPDATE
THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON FACILITIES ISSUES.
BOND REFINANCING UPDATE/CALLED BOARD MEETING
THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON PLANS FOR THE REFINANCING OF THE 2000 BONDS. A CALLED BOARD MEETING WAS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 13, 2004, AT 5 P.M.
2005 BOARD RETREAT
THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE 2005 BOARD RETREAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 18-19, 2005, AT FIELDSTONE RESORT AND CONFERENCE CENTER, HIAWASSEE, GEORGIA.
ACTION ITEMS
APPROVE 9-12 TEXTBOOK ADOPTION
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT THE LANGUAGE ARTS TEXTBOOKS AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS FOR GRADES 9-12 BE BROUGHT FROM THE TABLE AND APPROVED. ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
APPROVE JES PRINCIPAL
APPROVE SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR
FOR THE 2004-05 SCHOOL YEAR, THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF MRS. DIANE OLIVER AS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND MRS. ANGELA VINSON AS SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR. ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, 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. HIX, MR. HUGHEY, AND MRS. MCKINNEY.
ENTER INTO OPEN SESSION
ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ENTER INTO OPEN SESSION. THOSE VOTING FOR THE MOTION WERE: MR. HOPKINS, MRS. BENSON, MR. CROWE, MR. HIX, MR. HUGHEY, AND MRS. MCKINNEY.
PERSONNEL MATTERS
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL MATTERS BE APPROVED: ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS FROM GREG LOVE, BUS DRIVER AND VIOLET ARWOOD, .5 JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CUSTODIAN; APPROVE EMPLOYMENT FOR ALLISON GRAVES, MEG PERRY AND JAN THORNTON, JES TEACHERS, AND MARIE UNDERWOOD, SPEECH/ LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST. ON MOTION BY MR. HIX 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