JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
MINUTES OF MEETING
AUGUST 14, 2003
THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 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. DONNA MCMULLAN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. PATSY LENTZ, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. DIANE OLIVER, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MS. HOLLY WARD, WINS PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE; 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 MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE AGENDA FOR THE AUGUST 14TH MEETING WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 12, 2003 MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
INFORMATION ITEMS
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS UPDATE
THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATED THE BOARD ON ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS, END OF COURSE TESTING, AND THE FY’04 CONSOLIDATED GRANT APPLICATION.
FINANCIAL REPORTS
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.
TRANSPORTATION REPORT
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE JUNE, 2003 TRANSPORTATION REPORT.
MEDICARE ELECTION RESULTS
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE RESULTS OF THE AUGUST 8, 2003, MEDICARE ELECTION.
ENROLLMENT UPDATE
THE SUPERINTENDENT PROVIDED AN ENROLLMENT UPDATE.
ACTION ITEMS
APPROVE FUND RAISING REQUESTS
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED FUND RAISING REQUESTS FROM EACH SCHOOL AND RECOMMENDED THEIR APPROVAL. ON MOTION BY MR. HIX AND SECOND BY MRS. MCKINNEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
APPROVE FY’04 BUDGET
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT THE BUDGET FOR FY’04 BE BROUGHT FROM THE TABLE AND APPROVED. ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
AMEND POLICY JCDAF
STUDENT USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT POLICY JCDAF (COPY ATTACHED) BE AMENDED TO CONFORM WITH STATE LAW. ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MR. HIX, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
APPROVE WINS PROJECT
MRS. HOLLY WARD, WINS PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE, ADDRESSED THE BOARD AND EXPLAINED THE PROGRAM. THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED SYSTEM PARTICIPATION IN THE PROJECT. ON MOTION BY MRS. MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
SBOE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS APPEAL
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD FILE AN APPEAL WITH THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION REQUESTING THAT THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS ALLOCATED TO THE SYSTEM UNDER SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS CATEGORY A BE REALLOCATED TO SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS CATEGORY B. ON MOTION BY MR. HIX AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
APPROVE BILLS FOR PAYMENT
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED PAYMENT OF THE FOLLOWING BILLS: JAMES W. BUCKLEY & ASSOCIATES, INC., $20,000.00; WOOD BROTHERS LAND SURVEYORS, INC., $7,250.00 AND $850.00. ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THOSE VOTING FOR THE MOTION WERE: MR. HOPKINS, MRS. BENSON, MR. CROWE, MR. HIX, MR. HUGHEY, AND MRS. MCKINNEY.
ENTER INTO OPEN SESSION
ON MOTION BY MR. HIX 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. HIX, MR. HUGHEY, AND MRS. MCKINNEY.
PERSONNEL MATTERS
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL MATTERS FOR APPROVAL: APPROVE MATERNITY LEAVE REQUESTS FOR JENNIFER BRAY AND AMY WEINMEISTER; ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS FROM CAROLYN TOWNSEND, JES TEACHER; GAY BLENKE, CENTRAL OFFICE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK; AMBER NOLAN AND LEM MINISH, JES PARAPROFESSIONALS; APPROVE EMPLOYMENT FOR JULIA PESARESI AND CARLA TRUELOVE, JES TEACHERS; DONNA HUDSON, JES CAFETERIA MONITOR; AMANDA TOWNSON, TABITHA WOOD, BECKY GILBERT, AND BOBBI NABORS, JES PARAPROFESSIONALS; CHERYL KELLY AND KIM ARCHER, SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONALS; DONNIS SIMMONS AND DORIS PHILLIPS, SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE ASSISTANTS. ON MOTION BY MR. HIX 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