JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

MINUTES OF MEETING

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 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. DAMON WILBANKS; MR. WILLIE HUGHEY; AND MRS. ANGELA

MCKINNEY. 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. KELLI POTTS, JEFFERSON ACADEMY

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; 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 MR. WILBANKS AND SECOND MRS. MCKINNEY, THE

AGENDA FOR THE SEPTEMBER 13, 2007, MEETING AND THE MINUTES OF

THE AUGUST 9, 2007, MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

INFORMATION ITEMS

TEACHERS OF THE YEAR RECOGNITION

THE SUPERINTENDENT INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING TEACHERS OF THE

YEAR: JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/JEFFERSON ACADEMY, SANDI

FLINT; JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SYSTEM TEACHER OF THE YEAR,

JENNIFER MCAULEY; AND JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL, ANITA HAYES. THE

BOARD CONGRATULATED EACH TEACHER AND THANKED THEM FOR

THEIR DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE JEFFERSON CITY SCHOOLS.

FINANCIAL REPORTS

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.

INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM REPORT

THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE INSTRUCTIONAL

PROGRAM REPORT WHICH INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: SAT SCORES; AYP

UPDATE; $50,000.00 CAPITAL EQUIPMENT GRANT; JHS INSTRUCTIONAL

COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES; AND BENCHMARK TESTING.

TRANSPORTATION REPORT

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE TRANSPORTATION REPORT.

FACILITIES UPDATE

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FACILITIES UPDATE.

ACTION ITEMS

APPROVE FUND RAISING REQUESTS

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED FUND RAISING REQUESTS AND

RECOMMENDED THEIR APPROVAL. ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND

SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, 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.

APPOINT 2008 GSBA LEGISLATIVE LIAISON

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

DEAN BENSON WAS APPOINTED TO SERVE AS THE 2008 GEORGIA SCHOOL

BOARDS LEGISLATIVE LIAISON.

APPROVE JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL COPIER LEASE

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A COPIER LEASE

FROM ATHENS DIGITAL SYSTEMS FOR JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. ON

MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE

RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE BID FOR BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

FIELD HOUSE FACILITY

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A BID FOR THE

JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL/SOFTBALL FIELD HOUSE IN THE

AMOUNT OF $92,797.00 FROM ALL STEEL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. ON

MOTION BY MR. WILBANKS AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, 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. 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 MRS. MCKINNEY 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 APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING

PERSONNEL MATTERS: ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS FROM MS. EVELYN

FERRANTE AND MR. NATHAN SNOW; APPROVE EMPLOYMENT FOR MRS.

MARY KING, MRS. CARMELIA STIGLER; MS. ERODITA AQUINO; AND MR.

WARREN HUFFORD; APPROVE CONTRACT EXTENSIONS FOR DR. SHERRIE

GIBNEY-SHERMAN, MR. HOWARD MCGLENNEN, AND MRS. DIANE OLIVER;

APPROVE FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE FOR MRS. ANNIE HOLMAN, MRS.

MEREDITH OVERTON; AND MRS. LYNN BARRETT; APPROVE TRANSFER FOR

CINDY HARRIS FROM JEFFERSON ACADEMY CUSTODIAN TO CAFETERIA

MONITOR AND ERICA DIAL FROM JEFFERSON ACADEMY CAFETERIA

MONITOR TO SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL; AND APPROVE

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS MS. KELLI POFF, MS. BRENDA SWAIM, MS.

BARBARA KOBE, MS. WINDY PATRICK, MS. DONNA MATTHEWS, MS.

CELINA DAVIS, MS. WANDA ARNOLD, AND MS. YVONNE CEPARANO. ON

MOTION BY MR. CROWE 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