JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

MINUTES OF MEETING

JUNE 10, 2004

THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 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 M. JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT; DR. SHERRIE GIBNEY-SHERMAN, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT; MRS. GLENDA BLACKSTOCK, SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR; MRS. PATSY LENTZ, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR. HENRY CRAIN, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MR. HOWARD MCGLENNEN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. DONNA MCMULLAN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. ANGELA VINSON, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER; MRS. JEAN EVANS, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER; MS. JUANITA TEETER, MS. LAING HAYES, PARENTS OF JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; MS. ELLEN DEREMER, PARENT OF JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; 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 JUNE 10, 2004, MEETING AND THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 13, 2004, MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

INFORMATION ITEMS

JHS SCHOOL COUNCIL REPORT

MR. HENRY CRAIN, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, INTRODUCED THE JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL COUNCIL TO THE BOARD.  MS. LAING HAYES PRESENTED THE COUNCIL’S REPORT.

FINANCIAL REPORTS

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.

TRANSPORTATION REPORT

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE MAY, 2004, TRANSPORTATION REPORT.

INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS REPORT

THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE FOLLOWING:  ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS; SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS; JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER READING LISTS FOR LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSES; 2005 TESTING CALENDAR; RECENTLY RECEIVED TEST RESULTS; AND UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION.

GSBA SUMMER CONFERENCE

THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON REGISTRATION AND RESERVATIONS FOR THE GSBA SUMMER CONFERENCE IN SAVANNAH, GA. ON JUNE 18-19, 2004, AND BOARD MEMBER TRAINING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 17^TH.

FY’05 BUDGET TO LIE ON TABLE

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE TENTATIVE FY’05 BUDGET.  THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL LIE ON THE TABLE FOR 30 DAYS FOR PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY REVIEW.

GEORGIA ATHLETIC DIRECTORS CUP FINAL STANDINGS

THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD OF JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL’S FIRST PLACE RANKING AMONG CLASS A PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY THE GEORGIA ATHLETIC DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION.

ACTION ITEMS

APPROVE SPENDING RESOLUTION

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED A SPENDING RESOLUTION (COPY ATTACHED) FOR JULY, 2004, BE APPROVED.  ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE LOCAL CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY PLAN

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE FY’05 LOCAL CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY PLAN.  ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE 2004-05 MAYFIELD MILK BID

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT THE MILK BID FOR 2004-05 BE AWARDED TO MAYFIELD DAIRIES.  ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE FIVE-YEAR FACILITIES PLAN

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED AN UPDATED LOCAL FACILITIES FIVE-YEAR PLAN—JULY 1, 2003 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2008 AND RECOMMENDED ITS APPROVAL.  ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE BID

THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD OF THE MAY 26, 2004 BID RESULTS FOR THE SYSTEM’S PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE.  HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE BID SUBMITTED BY THE GEORGIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION BE ACCEPTED.  ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. HIX, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

AMEND POLICY JBCB, NONRESIDENT STUDENTS

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED POLICY JBCB (COPY ATTACHED) AND RECOMMENDED IT BE AMENDED.  ON MOTION BY MR. HIX AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION

ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, 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 MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, 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 RESIGNATION FROM AMY WEINMEISTER, ESOL TEACHER; APPROVE EMPLOYMENT FOR MS. JORDAN LAW, JHS TEACHER; ROGER BRIGHT, .25 JHS TEACHER; TIMOTHY NICHOLS AND JENNIFER MCAULEY, JMS TEACHERS; JOSEPH LAVALLE, JMS/JHS TEACHER; AND MIRIAM AH KUOI, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER;  APPROVE TRANSFER OF MS. KAREN PORTER FROM JHS TO JES; AND APPROVE ADDITIONAL .5 POSITION FOR MS. SHANNA MCFERRIN,  JMS TEACHER.  ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, 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