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JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

MINUTES OF MEETING

MAY 12, 2005

 THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2005 IN THE 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 M. JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT; DR. SHERRIE GIBNEY-SHERMAN, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT; DR. KEVIN SMITH, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR. HOWARD MCGLENNEN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. DONNA MCMULLAN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. DIANE OLIVER, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. ANGELA VINSON, SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR; DR. FRANKLIN SHUMAKE, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR; MS. CATHY CARTER, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER; TOM AND PATTY KIMMEL, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENTS; JARED AND DANIEL KIMMEL, JOSH DEREMER, AND GREG HAYES, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS; 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 MINUTES

ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE AGENDA FOR THE MAY 12, 2005 MEETING AND THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 14, 2005 MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

INFORMATION ITEMS

STUDENT/STAFF RECOGNITION

THE SUPERINTENDENT INTRODUCED MS. CATHY CARTER, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER.  MS. CARTER INTRODUCED THE JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT STOCK MARKET GAME PARTICIPANTS:   BRYAN THOMPSON, MIMI DUBOSE, BLAKE STEVENS, AND NATHAN CARLSON. MRS. DONNA MCMULLAN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, INTRODUCED THE JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE DUKE TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM:  JOSHUA DEREMER, GREGORY HAYES, CLARA LOGUE, ERIN ROBERTS, JOSHUA WHITFIELD, WILLIAM FINCH, WESLEY GUTHRIE, JARED KIMMEL, AARON MARTIN, AND RACHEL STOUDENMIRE.  THE BOARD CONGRATULATED THE STUDENTS ON THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

FACILITIES UPDATE

THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON FACILITY MATTERS.

FINANCIAL REPORTS

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.

TRANSPORTATION REPORT

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE TRANSPORTATION REPORT.

INSTRUCTIONAL REPORTS UPDATE

THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE FOLLOWING:  TEST SCORES FOR 5^TH AND 8^TH GRADE WRITING, GHSGT, AND THE END-OF-COURSE TESTING SCHEDULE.

ACTION ITEMS

APPROVE CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY LOCAL PLAN

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY LOCAL PLAN FOR 2004-06 AND RECOMMENDED IT BE APPROVED.  ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

AMEND POLICY JBCB

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT POLICY JBCB AND REGULATION JBCB-R (COPIES ATTACHED) BE AMENDED.  ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE LUNCH/BREAKFAST MEAL PRICE INCREASE

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE MEAL PRICES FOR 2005-06 BE INCREASED AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE.  ON MOTION MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE BOND RELATED RESOLUTIONS

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE BOND INTEREST RESOLUTION 2005-01 AND RECOMMENDED ITS APPROVAL.  ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE AND THE INTERCEPT RESOLUTION AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF BOTH.  ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE JHS CARPET BID

THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE CARPETING IN THE JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL OFFICE NEEDED REPLACING AND THAT BIDS HAD BEEN OBTAINED FROM THREE CARPET SUPPLIERS.  HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE LOW BID SUBMITTED BY COMMERCE FLOOR COVERING IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,250.00 BE APPROVED.  ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MR. WILBANKS THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE ATTENDANCE PROTOCOL

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE APPROVAL OF THE JEFFERSON/COMMERCE/JACKSON COUNTY     STUDENT        ATTENDANCE PROTOCOL.  ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, 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. WILBANKS AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, 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 THAT THE PERSONNEL MATTERS ON THE ATTACHED LIST WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MRS. STEPHANIE BENSON’S EMPLOYMENT BE APPROVED.  ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE EMPLOYMENT OF MRS. STEPHANIE BENSON FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER OF THE 2005-06 SCHOOL YEAR.  ON MOTION BY MR. WILBANKS AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.  MR. CROWE AND MRS. BENSON RECUSED THEMSELVES FROM THE VOTE.

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