JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

MINUTES OF MEETING

AUGUST 9, 2007

THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2007, IN THE JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA

CENTER. THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: MR. WILLIE

HUGHEY, VICE-CHAIRMAN; MRS. GUY DEAN BENSON; MR. DERRELL

CROWE; MR. WILLIE HUGHEY; MRS. ANGELA MCKINNEY; AND MR. DAMON

WILBANKS. ALSO PRESENT WERE: DR. JOHN 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. 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; MISS SUE HAMM, SCHOOL

FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR; MRS. LAING HAYES, VISITOR; MR. ALLEN

LUTON, THE JACKSON HERALD REPORTER, AND MRS. KIM NAVAS, MINUTE

RECORDER.

CALL TO ORDER

THE VICE-CHAIRMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

THE VICE-CHAIRMAN LED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. WILBANKS, THE

APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

ON MOTION BY MR. WILBANKS AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE

MINUTES OF THE JULY 11 AND JULY 12, 2007, MEETINGS WERE

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

INFORMATION ITEMS

JHS SCHOOL COUNCIL REPORT

JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, DR. KEVIN SMITH, INTRODUCED

MRS. LAING HAYES A MEMBER OF THE JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL

COUNCIL. MRS. HAYES PRESENTED THE JHS 2007 SCHOOL COUNCIL

REPORT.

FINANCIAL REPORT

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.

INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS UPDATE

THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE INSTRUCTIONAL

PROGRAMS REPORT AND UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE FOLLOWING:

FALL 2008 PROPOSED GRADUATION RULE; STATUS OF THE JEFFERSON

ACADEMY INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM; JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

CHORAL PROGRAM; JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADUATION COACH;

VISITING TEACHER; AND PYRAMIDS OF INVENTION.

FACILITIES UPDATE

THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON FACILITY MATTERS.

GSBA/GSSA SEPTEMBER 10, 2007, LEGISLATIVE INFORUM

THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD OF THE SEPTEMBER 10,

2007, GSBA/GSSA LEGISLATIVE INFORUM TO BE HELD IN THE JEFFERSON

HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER.

BOARD MEMBER TRAINING CERTIFICATES

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED BOARD MEMBERS WITH CERTIFICATES

OF TRAINING FOR THE 2006-2007 SCHOOL YEAR. HE THANKED EACH

MEMBER FOR THE DEVOTED SERVICE TO THE STUDENTS OF THE

JEFFERSON CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM.

ENROLLMENT UPDATE

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED AN ENROLLMENT UPDATE.

ACTION ITEMS

APPROVE FY’08 BUDGET

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPOSED FY’08

BUDGET BE BROUGHT FROM THE TABLE AND ADOPTED. ON MOTION BY

MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MR. WILBANKS, THE RECOMMENDATION

WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE FUND RAISING REQUESTS

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED FUND RAISING REQUESTS AND

RECOMMENDED THEIR APPROVAL. ON MOTION BY MR. WILBANKS AND

SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

DECLARE ITEMS SURPLUS

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE ITEMS ON THE ATTACHED

LIST BE DECLARED SURPLUS. ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND

BY MR. WILBANKS, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY

APPROVED.

CHANGE IN TEACHER PAY SCHEDULE

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT THE 2007-08 SALARY FOR

KEN BRAY, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, BE PRORATED OVER A

THIRTEEN MONTH PERIOD FROM JULY, 2007 THROUGH JULY, 2008. ON

MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE

RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE COPIER LEASES FOR JEFFERSON ACADEMY

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED COPIER LEASES FOR JEFFERSON

ACADEMY AND RECOMMENDED THEIR APPROVAL. ON MOTION BY MRS.

BENSON AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

PERSONNEL MATTERS

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE PERSONNEL

MATTERS ON THE ATTACHED LIST. ON MOTION BY MR. WILBANKS 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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WILLIE L. HUGHEY, VICE-CHAIRMAN

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JOHN M. JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT