JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

MINUTES OF MEETING

APRIL 13, 2006

THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2006, 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. KEVIN SMITH, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. DIANE OLIVER, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. DONNA MCMULLAN, DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE AND SECONDARY INSTRUCTION; MRS. ANGELA VINSON, SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR; DR. GARRICK ASKEW, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. BRANDY CORBETT, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL/JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL GIRL’S BASKETBALL COACH; MRS. ALLISON WHEATON, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. ASHLEY WARE, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER; JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING COACHES DOUG THURMOND AND KENDALL LOVE; JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TEAM MEMBERS ANDY LEDBETTER, KYLE BAIRD, AND BOBBY YAKES; JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL GIRL’S BASKETBALL ASSISTANT COACH BRAD PUCKETT; JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL GIRL’S BASKETBALL TEAM MEMBERS SHALITA BROOKS, SHAWNA MILLSAP, TYLENA MOON, KAYLA EDWARDS, SHAE DAVID, BREANNA BRAY, WHITNEY VINSON, AMANDA LAMPLEY, EMILY JACOBS, MARTINIQUE DAVIS, AND DANIELLE BUSCH; MR. SANFORD FREEMAN, VISITOR; MR. ALAN 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. WILBANKS AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE AGENDA FOR THE APRIL 13, 2006, MEETING AND THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 9, 2006, MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

INFORMATION ITEMS

STUDENT/STAFF RECOGNITION

THE JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL INTRODUCED COACHES AND MEMBERS OF THE 2006 STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM.  HE ALSO INTRODUCED COACHES AND MEMBERS OF THE 2006 GIRL’S BASKETBALL TEAM WHO COMPETED IN THE STATE FINAL FOUR TOURNAMENT.  THE BOARD CONGRATULATED ALL FOR 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 UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE FOLLOWING:  GRADES 1-8 CRCT AND 9-12 END-OF-COURSE TESTING SCHEDULES, AND THE JEFFERSON ACADEMY TRANSITION PLANNING. THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE RESULTS OF THE GEORGIA CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MONITORING RECENTLY CONDUCTED   BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

FACILITIES UPDATE

THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON FACILITIES MATTERS.

JOINT BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

THE SUPERINTENDENT REMINDED THE BOARD OF THE MAY 8, 2006, 7 P. M. MEETING WITH THE COMMERCE AND JACKSON COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AT THE JEFFERSON CIVIC CENTER.

ACTION ITEMS

AMEND NONRESIDENT STUDENT POLICY JBCB

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT NONRESIDENT STUDENT POLICY JBCB (COPY ATTACHED) BE AMENDED.  ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

 

APPROVE JHS P.E. BUILDING BRICK STAINING BID

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED A BID FROM MASONRY STAIN SERVICE IN THE AMOUNT OF $16,965.00 FOR STAINING THE JHS PHYSICAL EDUCATION BUILDING AND RECOMMENDED ITS APPROVAL.  ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE JEFFERSON ACADEMY VALUE ENGINEERING FIGURES

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED A PORTION OF THE ANTICIPATED VALUE ENGINEERING FIGURES FOR THE JEFFERSON ACADEMY AS SUPPLIED BY MCKNIGHT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.  THE FIGURES REFLECTED THE FOLLOWING:  $27,245.00 TO DELETE THE DUCTWORK AND $49,328.00 TO LOWER THE MASONARY WALLS.  THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE CONSTRUCTION COST REDUCTION EQUALED $76,573.00.  FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ACCEPT THE MODIFICATIONS, A MOTION BY MR. WILBANKS AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE SECURITY SYSTEM BID

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED BIDS FROM JACKSON ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION SECURITY FOR AN ALARM SYSTEM AT THE MAINTENANCE BUILDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $649.78, AND THE JHS BASEBALL CONCESSION STAND AND COACH’S OFFICE IN THE AMOUNT OF $728.05 AND RECOMMENDED THEIR APPROVAL. ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE’S

PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAM APPLICATION

 

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE FILING OF A CONSIDERATION PHASE APPLICATION (PART A) FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE’S PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAM SERVING KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADES.  ON MOTION BY MR. WILBANKS AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE RUTLAND PSYCOEDUCATIONAL

 CENTER RESOLUTION

 

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED A RESOLUTION (COPY ATTACHED) FROM NORTHEAST GEORGIA RESA RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PSYCOEDUCATIONAL CENTER AND RECOMMENDED ITS APPROVAL.  ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE JEFFERSON ACADEMY CHANGE ORDER NO. 1

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 FROM MCKNIGHT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,345.00 AND RECOMMENDED ITS APPROVAL.  ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. WILBANKS, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

 

ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION

ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, 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 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 LIST BE APPROVED.  ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, 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