JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
MINUTES OF MEETING

OCTOBER 11, 2001

THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2001.  THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:  MR. RONALD K. HOPKINS, CHAIRMAN; MRS. GUY DEAN BENSON; MR. DERRELL CROWE; MR. STEVEN HIX; AND MR. WILLIE HUGHEY.  ALSO PRESENT WERE:  DR. JOHN JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT; DR. PATRICIA ROOKS, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT; MR. PAT BLENKE, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR. RICK TOWNSEND, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MR. HOWARD MCGLENNEN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. PATSY LENTZ, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. CAROLYN TOWNSEND, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER; MR. KEN WEEKLY, SALLOUM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE; MR. MIKE RAEISGHASEM, SOUTHERN A & E REPRESENTATIVE; MRS. ANGELA MCKINNEY, VISITOR; MR. ROY STOWE, VISITOR; MR. TIM THOMAS, THE JACKSON HERALD REPORTER; AND MRS. RHONDA LUNSFORD, MINUTE RECORDER.

CALL TO ORDER

THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

THE CHAIRMAN LED THE BOARD IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE AGENDA FOR THE OCTOBER MEETING AND MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 13^TH, SEPTEMBER 17^TH, AND SEPTEMBER 24^TH MEETINGS WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

INFORMATION ITEMS

APPRECIATION TO ROY STOWE

THE BOARD RECOGNIZED AND EXPRESSED THEIR SINCERE APPRECIATION TO ROY STOWE, CHAIRMAN OF THE ELOST COMMITTEE FOR HIS EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE SEPTEMBER 18, 2001, ELOST REFERENDUM.

FINANCIAL REPORT

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORT.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

THE SUPERINTENDENT, MR. RAEISGHASEM, AND MR. WEEKLY UPDATED THE BOARD ON ALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

2001 GSBA DISTRICT 11 MEETING

THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT ALL MEMBERS WERE REGISTERED TO ATTEND THE 2001 GSBA 11TH DISTRICT MEETING, OCTOBER 18^TH AT THE STATE BOTANICAL GARDENS, ATHENS, GA.

TECHNOLOGY REPORT/INTERCESSION REPORT

THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE TECHNOLOGY REPORT AND UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE INTERCESSION INITIATIVE.

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ACTION ITEMS

DECLARE ITEMS SURPLUS

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT THE ITEMS ON THE ATTACHED LIST BE DECLARED SURPLUS.  ON MOTION BY MR. HIX AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE BID FOR NETWORKING KINDERGARTEN ROOMS

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED BIDS FOR NETWORKING THE KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS AT JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE LOW BID OF $15,751.60 SUBMITTED BY TECHOPTICS, INC., BE ACCEPTED.  ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE SIDEWALK BID

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED BIDS FOR INSTALLING SIDEWALKS AT JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE LOW BID OF $28,800.00 SUBMITTED BY KENNETH SIMS BE ACCEPTED.  ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE CHANGE ORDERS

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 FROM SALLOUM CONSTRUCTION CO. IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,249.00, AND CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 FROM DRIVER CONSTRUCTION CO. IN THE AMOUNT OF $39,788.00, AND RECOMMENDED THEY BE APPROVED.  ON MOTION BY MR. HIX AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE BILLS FOR PAYMENT

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED BILLS FROM NORTHEAST GEORGIA RESA FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SHARED SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $49,303.77, AND DRIVER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $149,604.00, AND RECOMMENDED BOTH BE APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.  ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MR. HIX, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED A BILL IN THE AMOUNT OF $382,777.00 FROM SALLOUM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.  AFTER DISCUSSION, THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT AGREED UPON BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND ARCHITECT BASED ON THE CONTRACTOR’S ABILITY TO ADDRESS PARTICULAR ITEMS OF CONCERN.  ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MR. HIX, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

PERSONNEL MATTERS

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL MATTERS:  APPROVE MATERNITY LEAVE FOR CARLA FOWLER; APPROVE EMPLOYMENT FOR STEPHANIE MARTIN, .5 TEACHER JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; BECKY LEE, JES CAFETERIA MONITOR; TABITHA WOOD, JES CAFETERIA MONITOR; MR. WILTON HOOD, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH TEACHER; DEBBIE MILAN, SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL; JINNI GOOCH, SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL; MARY EDWARDS, .5 SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL; AND DIANE COMPTON, SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL.  ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, 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 JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT