JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
MINUTES OF MEETING
NOVEMBER 11, 2004
THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2004, AT 4 P. M. IN THE BOARDROOM. THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: MR. RONALD HOPKINS, CHAIRMAN; MRS. GUY DEAN BENSON; MR. DERRELL CROWE; MR. STEVEN HIX; MR. WILLIE HUGHEY; AND MRS. ANGELA MCKINNEY. ALSO PRESENT WERE: DR. JOHN M. JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT; DR. SHERRIE GIBNEY-SHERMAN, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT; DR. KEVIN SMITH, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR. HOWARD MCGLENNEN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. DONNA MCMULLAN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; DR. GARRICK ASKEW, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. ANGELA VINSON, SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR; MRS. JEAN MURPHY, SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR; MR. CRAIG BUCKLEY AND MR. DAVID BARRON, JAMES W. BUCKLEY AND ASSOCIATES REPRESENTATIVES; MR. ALAN 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 MR. HIX, THE AGENDA FOR THE NOVEMBER 11, 2004, MEETING AND THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 14, 2004, MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
INFORMATION ITEMS
FINANCIAL REPORTS
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS UPDATE
THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE FOLLOWING: EIGHTH GRADE NAEP TESTING; STUDENT ATTENDANCE PROTOCOL COMMITTEE PROGRESS; GEORGIA PERFORMANCE STANDARDS; AND THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING PROCESS.
TRANSPORTATION REPORT
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE TRANSPORTATION REPORT.
PRESENTATION OF 2004 DIGITAL SCHOOL BOARD
FIRST PLACE AWARD PLAQUE
THE SUPERINTENDENT DISPLAYED THE 2004 DIGITAL SCHOOL BOARDS SURVEY FIRST PLACE AWARD PRESENTED TO THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN AT ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
STUDENT/STAFF RECOGNITION
THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL HAD BEEN PRESENTED A CERTIFICATE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT FROM THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR SERVING LUNCH TO 79 PERCENT OF ITS STUDENTS DURING THE 2003-04 SCHOOL YEAR.
FACILITIES UPDATE
THE SUPERINTENDENT INTRODUCED MR. CRAIG BUCKLEY AND MR. DAVID BARRON FROM BUCKLEY AND ASSOCIATES. THEY UPDATED THE BOARD ON ARCHITECTURAL PLANS CONCERNING JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THE NEW JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
GEORGIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
WINTER CONFERENCE
THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE GEORGIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION WINTER CONFERENCE TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 3-4, 2004, IN ATLANTA.
RESULTS OF JMS UNIFORM SURVEY
MR. MCGLENNEN INFORMED THE BOARD OF THE RESULTS OF THE RECENTLY COMPLETED UNIFORM SURVEY FOR JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
NOTIFICATION OF STUDENT RECORD DESTRUCTION
THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR NOTIFIED THE BOARD OF THE NEED TO DESTROY SPECIFIED STUDENT RECORDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
ACTION ITEMS
APPROVE RESA DIRECT SERVICES FIXED-PRICE CONTRACT
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A FIXED-PRICE CONTRACT FROM NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGIONAL SERVICES AGENCY IN THE AMOUNT OF $64,328.31 FOR DIRECT SERVICES. ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
SALE OF PROPERTY ADJACENT TO JMS CAMPUS
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT 2.925 ACRES ADJACENT TO JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL BE APPROVED FOR SALE TO A PROSPECTIVE BUYER FOR $40,000.00. ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
DECLARE ITEMS SURPLUS
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT THE ITEMS ON THE ATTACHED LISTS BE DECLARED SURPLUS. ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
ON MOTION BY MR. HIX AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS. 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. CROWE AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, 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 THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL MATTERS BE APPROVED: ACCEPT RESIGNATION FROM JUDY VOYLES, JES CUSTODIAN AND APPROVE EMPLOYMENT FOR MS. GLORIA HUNTER, JES PARAPROFESSIONAL. ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, 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