JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

MINUTES OF MEETING

NOVEMBER 8, 2001

THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2001.  THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:  MR. RONALD K. HOPKINS, CHAIRMAN; MRS. GUY DEAN BENSON; MR. STEVEN HIX; MR .WILLIE HUGHEY; AND MRS. ANGELA MCKINNEY.  ALSO PRESENT WERE:  DR. JOHN JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT; MR. PAT BLENKE, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR. RICK TOWNSEND, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. PATSY LENTZ, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR. HOWARD MCGLENNEN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. GLENDA BLACKSTOCK, SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR; MR. MIKE RAEISGHASEM, SOUTHERN A & E REPRESENTATIVE; MS. JANA ADAMS, THE JACKSON HERALD REPORTER; AND MS. CAROL AARON, 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.

SWEARING IN OF NEW BOARD MEMBER

THE CHAIRMAN ADMINISTERED THE OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBER, MRS. ANGELA MCKINNEY.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE AGENDA FOR THE NOVEMBER MEETING AND MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 11, 2001 MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

INFORMATION ITEMS

FINANCIAL REPORT

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORT.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

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

TRANSPORTATION REPORT

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE TRANSPORTATION REPORT.

GSBA WINTER CONFERENCE

THE SUPERINTENDENT PROVIDED THE BOARD WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE GSBA WINTER CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR  NOVEMBER 30 – DECEMBER 1, 2001 IN ATLANTA.

ACTION ITEMS

APPOINT GSBA LEGISLATIVE LIAISON

ON MOTION BY MR. HIX AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, MRS. BENSON WAS RECOMMENDED TO SERVE AS THE GSBA LEGISLATIVE LIAISON.  THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE BILLS FOR PAYMENT

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED BILLS FOR SOUTHERN A & E IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,583.58 AND DRIVER CONSTRUCTION CO. IN THE AMOUNT OF $93,853.00 AND RECOMMENDED BOTH BE APPROVED.  ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. HIX, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED A BILL IN THE AMOUNT OF $450,643.14 AND RECOMMENDED THE BILL BE APPROVED FOR $385,643.14 (LESS $65,000.00 PENDING SEWER LINE APPROVAL AT THE JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL).  ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. HIX, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. 

PERSONNEL MATTERS

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL MATTERS:  APPROVE EMPLOYMENT FOR DONNA SHAW, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARAPROFESSIONAL AND TONY WILSON, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL CUSTODIAN; ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS FROM:  TABITHA WOOD; JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAFETERIA/BUS MONITOR; ELAINE GRAHAM, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARAPROFESSIONAL; MICHELE DELEARD, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL CUSTODIAN, AND SHERRY GURLEY, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL SECRETARY.  ON MOTION BY MR. HIX AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE SUPERINTENDENT’S RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.