JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
MINUTES OF MEETING
OCTOBER 16, 2003
THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 16, 2003, 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. STEVE HIX; MR. WILLIE HUGHEY; AND MRS. ANGELA MCKINNEY. ALSO PRESENT WERE: DR. JOHN JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT; DR. SHERRIE GIBNEY-SHERMAN, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT; MRS. GLENDA BLACKSTOCK, SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR; MR. HENRY CRAIN, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MR. HOWARD MCGLENNEN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. DONNA MCMULLAN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. PATSY LENTZ, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR. CRAIG BUCKLEY, BUCKLEY AND ASSOCIATES REPRESENTATIVE; MR. ROBIN FINLAY, MR. GRAHAM POW, AND MS. GILLIAN MACRAE, SCOTTISH EXCHANGE PROGRAM CHAPERONES; AND MRS. KIM NAVAS, 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
ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE AGENDA FOR THE OCTOBER 16, 2003 MEETING.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2003 AND OCTOBER 9, 2003 MEETINGS WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
INFORMATION ITEMS
FINANCIAL REPORTS
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS UPDATE
THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS UPDATE, WHICH INCLUDED TEST RESULTS AND THE STATUS OF THE ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS REPORT.
ARGYLL/BUTE SCOTLAND EXCHANGE UPDATE
THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE SCOTTISH EXCHANGE PROGRAM AND INTRODUCED THE CHAPERONES FROM SCOTLAND.
TRANSPORTATION REPORT
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE TRANSPORTATION REPORT.
GSBA BOARD MEMBER TRAINING CERTIFICATES
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED 2003 BOARD MEMBER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FROM THE GEORGIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION.
ARCHITECT’S UPDATE
MR. CRAIG BUCKLEY, BUCKLEY AND ASSOCIATES, UPDATED THE BOARD ON PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR THE JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION PROJECT.
ACTION ITEMS
APPROVE ELOST RESOLUTION
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT A RESOLUTION (COPY ATTACHED) BE APPROVED WHICH WOULD ALLOW ELOST FUNDS TO BE LOANED TO THE GENERAL FUND UNTIL TAX REVENUES ARE RECEIVED. ON MOTION BY MR. HIX AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
DIRECT SERVICES CONTRACT
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT A DIRECT SERVICES CONTRACT FROM RESA IN THE AMOUNT OF $50, 948.89 BE APPROVED. ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
APPROVE DRUG FREE ZONE
THE CHAIRMAN RECOMMENDED THAT A REQUEST BE MADE TO THE CITY OF JEFFERSON THAT THE SYSTEM’S DRUG FREE ZONE BE EXTENDED 1000
FEET BEYOND THE CURRENT BOUNDARY. ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MR. HIX, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. 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. HIX 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. HIX, MR. HUGHEY, AND MRS. MCKINNEY.
PERSONNEL MATTERS
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED EMPLOYMENT OF THE FOLLOWING: AMANDA GILES AND BELINDA NICHOLS, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARAPROFESSIONALS; GLORIA HUNTER, SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL; AND DOROTHY MARTIN, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE ASSISTANT. ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON 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