JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
MINUTES OF MEETING
DECEMBER 9, 2004
THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2004, 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. STEVEN HIX; AND MRS. ANGELA MCKINNEY. ALSO PRESENT WERE: DR. JOHN JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT; DR. SHERRIE GIBNEY-SHERMAN, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT; MRS. DIANE OLIVER, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL; MRS. DONNA MCMULLAN, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL; MR. HENRY CRAIN, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL; MRS. ANGELA VINSON, SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR; MR. DAVID BARRON, JAMES W. BUCKLEY AND ASSOCIATES REPRESENTATIVE; MISS ERINN WALKER, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; MR. ALAN LUTTON, THE JACKSON HERALD REPORTER; AND MS. 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. CROWE, THE AGENDA FOR THE DECEMBER 9, 2004, MEETING AND THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 11, 2004, MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
INFORMATION ITEMS
STUDENT/STAFF RECOGNITION
THE JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL INTRODUCED MISS ERINN WALKER, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENT. MISS WALKER WAS THE FIRST PLACE VOICE OF DEMOCRACY CONTEST DISTRICT WINNER AND SECOND PLACE WINNER IN THE NORTH GEORGIA REGION. THE BOARD EXTENDED THEIR CONGRATULATIONS.
THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR DECREASING THE NUMBER OF DROPOUTS, AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS EDUCATED IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT. THE BOARD EXPRESSED THEIR APPRECIATION TO THE SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF.
FINANCIAL REPORTS
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.
TRANSPORTATION REPORT
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE TRANSPORTATION REPORT.
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS UPDATE
THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE FOLLOWING: 2003-04 STATE OF GEORGIA K-12 REPORT CARD; ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS ACCOUNTABILITY PROFILE; GEORGIA PERFORMANCE STANDARDS; AND TEXTBOOK ADOPTION ISSUES.
FACILITIES UPDATE
THE SUPERINTENDENT INTRODUCED MR. DAVID BARRON FROM BUCKLEY AND ASSOCIATES. MR. BARRON UPDATED THE BOARD ON JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION PROJECTS.
ACTION ITEMS
APPROVE DISTRICT SACS APPLICATION PROCESS
THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT REQUESTED THAT THE SYSTEM BECOME PARTICIPANTS IN THE SACS-CASI DISTRICT APPLICATION PROCESS. THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT THIS REQUEST BE APPROVED. ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
APPROVE CHANGE ORDERS NO. 3 AND NO. 4
SALLOUM CONSTRUCTION CO.
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED CHANGE ORDER NO. 3 IN THE AMOUNT OF $634.00 FROM SALLOUM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND CHANGE ORDER NO. 4 IN THE AMOUNT OF $359.00 FROM SALLOUM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MR. HIX, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
DECLARE ITEMS SURPLUS
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE ITEMS ON THE ATTACHED LIST 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 MRS. BENSON 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, AND MRS. MCKINNEY.
ENTER INTO OPEN SESSION
ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ENTER INTO OPEN SESSION. THOSE VOTING FOR THE MOTION WERE: MR. HOPKINS, MRS. BENSON, MR. CROWE, MR. HIX, AND MRS. MCKINNEY.
PERSONNEL MATTERS
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL MATTERS: ACCEPT RESIGNATION FROM JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER PAUL JOHNSTON AND APPROVE EMPLOYMENT OF FRANK FOWLER, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, 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