JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

MINUTES OF MEETING

NOVEMBER 13, 2003

THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 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; DR. KEVIN SMITH, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR. HOWARD MCGLENNEN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. PATSY LENTZ, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. DIANE OLIVER, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. CHRISTY POTTS, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER; MRS. JENNIFER GOZA, PARENT OF JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT; MISS RACHEL GOZA, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT; 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 BOARD IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. HIX, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE AGENDA FOR THE NOVEMBER 13, 2003, MEETING.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 16, 2003, MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

INFORMATION ITEMS

INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS UPDATE

THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS UPDATE WHICH INCLUDED: UPDATE ON DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES READING NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONFIGURATION; 9-12 LANGUAGE ARTS AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOK ADOPTION; AND TECHNOLOGY UPDATE.

FINANCIAL REPORTS

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.

TRANSPORTATION REPORT

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE TRANSPORTATION REPORT.

GSBA WINTER CONFERENCE

THE SUPERINTENDED NOTIFIED THE BOARD OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE GSBA WINTER CONFERENCE.

FACILITIES UPDATE

THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON FACILITY ISSUES.

ACTION ITEMS

DECLARE ITEMS SURPLUS

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

PERSONNEL MATTERS

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL MATTERS BE APPROVED:  ACCEPT RESIGNATION FROM BESS BARNETT, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER; AND APPROVE EMPLOYMENT FOR AMBER GRAY, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER; STACEY BROWN, SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL; AND RHONDA SELSOR, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE ASSISTANT.  ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY 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 M. JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT