JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

MINUTES OF MEETING

JUNE 14, 2007

THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 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; MRS. 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. DIANE OLIVER, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. DEMARIS GURLEY, JEFFERSON ACADEMY PRINCIPAL; MRS. BRANDY CORBETT, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. ALLISON WHEATON, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. KELLI POTTS, JEFFERSON ACADEMY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MAJOR BRYAN WATSON, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER; MS. CATHY CARTER, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER; MRS. JEAN MURPHY,  SCHOOL  FOOD  SERVICE    MANAGER/SUPERVISOR;    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 MRS. MCKINNEY, THE AGENDA FOR THE JUNE 14, 2007, MEETING AND THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 10, 2007, MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

INFORMATION ITEMS

STAFF RECOGNITION

THE SUPERINTENDENT INTRODUCED MRS. JEAN MURPHY, SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE MANAGER/SUPERVISOR, WHO RETIRED AT THE END OF THE 2006-07 SCHOOL YEAR AFTER 24 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE JEFFERSON CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM.  THE BOARD THANKED MRS. MURPHY FOR HER YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE SYSTEM.

JROTC PRESENTATION

THE SUPERINTENDENT INTRODUCED MAJOR BRYAN WATSON, AIR FORCE JROTC INSTRUCTOR.  MAJOR WATSON PRESENTED A REVIEW OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE PROGRAM DURING 2006-07.

 

 

COMMUNITY BREAKFAST

THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY BREAKFAST WILL BE HELD AT 8 A.M. ON TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2007, IN THE JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA.

FINANCIAL REPORTS

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.

TRANSPORTATION REPORT

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORT.

INSTRUCTIONAL REPORT UPDATE

THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE INSTRUCTIONAL REPORT UPDATE WHICH INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:  END OF YEAR TEST RESULTS AND THE CONSOLIDATED GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURE.

FACILITIES REPORT

THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON FACILITY MATTERS.

GSBA SUMMER CONFERENCE

THE SUPERINTENDENT REMINDED THE BOARD OF  THE GEORGIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION SUMMER CONFERENCE IN SAVANNAH ON JUNE 21-23, 2007.

ACTION ITEMS

AMEND ABSENCES AND EXCUSES POLICY JBD

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED POLICY JBD, ABSENCES AND EXCUSES, (COPY ATTACHED) AND RECOMMENDED IT BE AMENDED.  ON MOTION BY MR. WILBANKS AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

DECLARE ITEMS SURPLUS

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE ITEMS ON THE ATTACHED LIST BE DECLARED SURPLUS.  ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

DESTRUCTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED A REQUEST (COPY ATTACHED) FROM THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO APPROVE DESTRUCTION OF DESIGNATED SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS.  ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE SPENDING RESOLUTION

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A SPENDING RESOLUTION (COPY ATTACHED) FOR JULY, 2007.  ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION

ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, 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. CROWE 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 RECOMMENDATIONS

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE PERSONNEL MATTERS ON THE ATTACHED LIST BE APPROVED.  ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON 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