JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

MINUTES OF MEETING

DECEMBER 13, 2007

THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2007, IN THE JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA

CENTER. 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. SHERRIE GIBNEY-SHERMAN, ASSOCIATE

SUPERINTENDENT; DR. DONNA MCMULLAN, DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE AND

SECONDARY INSTRUCTION; MISS SUE HAMM, SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE

DIRECTOR; DR. KEVIN SMITH, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR.

HOWARD MCGLENNEN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS.

BRANDY CORBETT, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL;

MRS. DIANE OLIVER, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS.

DEMARIS GURLEY, JEFFERSON ACADEMY PRINCIPAL; MRS. KRISTIN

HOLLOWAY, JEFFERSON ACADEMY INSTRUCTIONAL LEAD TEACHER; MRS.

MARIE UNDERWOOD AND DOTTIE, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

TEACHER AND COMPANION DOG; MR. ALLEN 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. CROWE, THE MINUTES

OF THE NOVEMBER 8, 2007, MEETING AND THE AGENDA FOR THE

DECEMBER 13, 2007, MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

INFORMATION ITEMS

MRS. MARIE UNDERWOOD AND DOTTIE

JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, MRS. MARIE UNDERWOOD,

INTRODUCED DOTTIE, A COMPANION DOG. MRS. UNDERWOOD

EXPLAINED THAT DOTTIE HAD BEEN TRAINED BY THE GUIDE DOG

FOUNDATION AND THAT SHE WAS A WELCOME ADDITION TO THE

JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAMILY.

TRANSPORTATION REPORTS

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 2007,

TRANSPORTATION REPORTS.

FINANCIAL REPORTS

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.

INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM UPDATE

THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE INSTRUCTIONAL

PROGRAM UPDATE WHICH INCLUDED: SPECIAL EDUCATION RECOGNITION

AND FALL 2007 GHSGT WRITING SCORES.

AMENDMENT

GRADUATION POLICY IHF(6) TO LIE ON TABLE

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED GRADUATION POLICY IHF(6) TO LIE ON

THE TABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW FOR THIRTY DAYS.

FACILITIES UPDATE

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FACILITIES REPORT.

ACTION ITEMS

APPROVE 2008-09 SCHOOL CALENDAR

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED A RECOMMENDED 2008-09 SCHOOL

CALENDAR (COPY ATTACHED) AND REQUESTED ITS APPROVAL. ON

MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MR. WILBANKS, THE

RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

APPROVE 403B PLAN ADJUSTMENT

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT THE SYSTEM 403B PLAN BE

AMENDED TO INCREASE THE BOARD’S MATCH TO EMPLOYEE’S VALIC

DEPOSITS FROM 1% TO 1.5% CONTINGENT UPON THE EMPLOYEE’S

MINIMUM RATE OF DEPOSIT INCREASING FROM 2% TO 3% OF THEIR

GROSS INCOME. ON MOTION BY MR. WILBANKS AND SECOND BY MR.

HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

GEORGIA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL

PARTICIPATION RESOLUTION

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED A RESOLUTION (COPY ATTACHED)

ALLOWING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TO

TAKE TWO GEORGIA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM COURSES. ON

MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE

RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

PERSONNEL MATTERS

THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL

MATTERS BE APPROVED: ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS FROM SHARON HOOPER,

.5 JEFFERSON ACADEMY TEACHER; CARMELIA STIGLER, JES

PARAPROFESSIONAL; APPROVE TRANSFER FOR JOSH NABORS FROM JES

PARAPROFESSIONAL TO .5 JEFFERSON ACADEMY TEACHER; APPROVE

EMPLOYMENT FOR FREDA MELISSA HAMRYKA AND CHRISTY HAYES, JES

PARAPROFESSIONALS; APPROVE SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS KRISTINA STILL,

AMBER DIGBY, CHERI SINGLETON, SHIRLEY FINCH, NICK NIESIELOWSKI,

AND JEFF RILEY; APPROVE SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE SUBSTITUTES CORINA

MIGUEL, REBECCA CANNAFAX, AND ANGIE LOVE; AND APPROVE

COMMUNITY TRACK COACHES KEITH KLES, BRITTANY CAUDELL, GARY

PORTER, AND NICK NIESIELOWSKI, JMS TRACK & WRESTLING. ON MOTION

BY MRS. MCKINNEY 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