JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

MINUTES OF MEETING

APRIL 12, 2007

THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 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; DR. 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. BRANDY CORBETT, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. DIANE OLIVER, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. ALLISON WHEATON, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL;  MRS. DEMARIS GURLEY, JEFFERSON ACADEMY PRINCIPAL; MRS. KELLI POTTS, JEFFERSON ACADEMY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. RENEE ANSLEY, JEFFERSON FIFTH GRADE ACADEMY TEACHER;  MISS MADDY ANSLEY, MISS ISABELLA HISKY, AND MISS CHELSEA PARKER, JEFFERSON FIFTH GRADE ACADEMY STUDENTS; MR. DWAYNE ANSLEY, MR. BRAD HISKEY, AND MRS. SHARON HISKEY, VISITORS; 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 MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE AGENDA FOR THE APRIL 12, 2007, MEETING AND THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 8, 2007, MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

INFORMATION ITEMS

STUDENT AND STAFF RECOGNITION

MRS. KELLI POTTS INTRODUCED FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS, MISS MADDY ANSLEY AND MISS ISABELLA HISKEY TO THE BOARD.  THE BOARD CONGRATULATED BOTH STUDENTS ON THIS OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT.

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: RECEIPT OF

GEORGIA MATHEMATICS PARTNERSHIP GRANT; PLANS TO ESTABLISH A COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE BIBLE COURSE OPTION; SPRING 2007 TESTING SCHEDULE; AND GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TEST RESULTS.

FACILITIES REPORT

THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON FACILITY MATTERS.

GSBA DISTRICT MEETING

THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD OF THE GEORGIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION DISTRICT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 26, 2007, AT THE ATHENS HOLIDAY INN.

ACTION ITEMS

AMEND POLICY JBCB

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED JEFFERSON CITY BOARD POLICY JBCB—NONRESIDENT STUDENTS (COPY ATTACHED) AND RECOMMENDED IT BE AMENDED.  ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 RE-ROOFING BID

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED BIDS FOR RE-ROOFING THE THIRD WING AT JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND RECOMMENDED THE LOW BID OF $96,503.00 SUBMITTED BY  MEMBRANE SYSTEMS, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $96,503.00 BE APPROVED.  ON MOTION BY MR. WILBANKS AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION

ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, 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.

OPEN SESSION

ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, 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 MATTERS ON THE ATTACHED LISTS BE APPROVED.  ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MR. WILBANKS, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE EMPLOYMENT OF MRS. MARSHA CROWE FOR THE 2007-08 SCHOOL YEAR.  ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. WILBANKS, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED.  MR. CROWE RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THE VOTE.

SUPERINTENDENT’S EVALUATION

THE CHAIRMAN REPORTED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT’S EVALUATION FOR THE 2006-07 SCHOOL YEAR HAD BEEN RATED SATISFACTORY AND RECOMMENDED IT 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