JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

MINUTES OF MEETING

DECEMBER 10, 2009

THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2009, IN THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARDROOM.  THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:  MR. RONALD K. HOPKINS, CHAIRMAN; MRS. GUY DEAN BENSON; MR. DERRELL CROWE; MR. WILLIE HUGHEY; MRS. ANGELA MCKINNEY; AND MR. DAMON WILBANKS.  ALSO PRESENT WERE:  DR. JOHN M. JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT; DR. DONNA MCMULLAN, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT; DR. APRIL HOWARD, DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE AND SECONDARY INSTRUCTION; DR. ANGELA VINSON, SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR; DR. KEVIN SMITH, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR. HOWARD MCGLENNEN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. DEMARIS GURLEY, JEFFERSON ACADEMY PRINCIPAL; MRS. DIANE OLIVER, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR. TOM PARKER, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. KELLI POTTS, JEFFERSON ACADEMY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MISS SUE HAMM, SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR; MR. EARL GRIFFIN, TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR; MR. J. C. CROMER, MAINTENANCE STAFF; MISS KATIE HUSTON, THE JACKSON HERALD REPORTER, MISS BRANDEE THOMAS, THE GAINESVILLE TIMES 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 MRS. MCKINNEY, THE AGENDA FOR THE DECEMBER 10, 2009, MEETING AND THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 12, 2009, MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

INFORMATION ITEMS

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

THE BOARD EXPRESSED ITS HEARTFELT APPRECIATION TO BOARD MEMBER MR. DAMON WILBANKS FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS AND OUTSTANDING SERVICE AS A JEFFERSON CITY SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER.  MR. WILBANKS REGRETFULLY DECIDED NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION IN 2010.  THE CHAIRMAN READ AND PRESENTED TO MR. WILBANKS A RESOLUTION HONORING HIM FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE.

FINANCIAL REPORTS

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.

TRANSPORTATION REPORT

THE TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR PRESENTED THE TRANSPORTATION REPORT.

INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM REPORT

THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM REPORT WHICH INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:  GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL WRITING TEST RESULTS; END OF COURSE TEST SCHEDULE; WORK READY ASSESSMENT; GEORGIA ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE ON SCHOOL STANDARDS.

FACILITIES/MAINTENANCE REPORT

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FACILITIES/MAINTENANCE REPORT.

ACTION ITEMS

DECLARE ITEMS SURPLUS

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

APPROVE FORMER MARTIN INSTITUTE

VOCATIONAL BUILDING HVAC BID

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED A BID IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,000.00 FROM BECK MECHANICAL HEATING & AIR TO INSTALL A HVAC SYSTEM IN THE MARTIN INSTITUTE VOCATIONAL BUILDING, AND RECOMMENDED THE BID BE APPROVED.  ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE NE GA RESA

FIXED-PRICE CONTRACT

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A FIXED-PRICE CONTRACT FROM NORTHEAST GEORGIA RESA IN THE AMOUNT OF $73,323.62 FOR DIRECT SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF VISION, HEARING, OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY, ORIENTATION & MOBILITY, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY.  ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. WILBANKS, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION

ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, 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. HUGHEY, MRS. MCKINNEY, AND MR. WILBANKS.

ENTER INTO OPEN SESSION

ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON 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. HUGHEY, MRS. MCKINNEY, AND MR. WILBANKS.

PERSONNEL MATTERS

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL MATTERS:  APPROVE EMPLOYMENT FOR LISA PAGE, JMS SFS ASSISTANT; APPROVE COMMUNITY COACHES CHRIS RANDOLPH, JMS BASKETBALL AND JOEY WRIGHT, JMS WRESTLING; APPROVE FAMILY/MEDICAL LEAVE REQUEST FOR RUSSELL MASSEY; APPROVE LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR SANDY DAVIS; APPROVE SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS BRIAN CLARK, RAECHEL HUNT, KATHIE ALFORD, DUSTIN INGLE, AND LYNN HOLLAND; AND APPROVE SUBSTITUTE SFS ASSISTANTS MICHELLE TURNER AND TAMMY ILSLEY.  ON MOTION BY MR. WILBANKS 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