JEFFERSON
CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
MINUTES OF MEETING
SEPTEMBER 13, 2001
THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN OFFICIAL SESSION ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2001. THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: MR. RONALD K. HOPKINS, CHAIRMAN; MRS. GUY DEAN BENSON; MR. DERRELL CROWE; MR. STEVEN HIX; AND MR. WILLIE HUGHEY. ALSO PRESENT WERE: DR. JOHN JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT; MR. PAT BLENKE, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MR. RICK TOWNSEND, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MR. HOWARD MCGLENNEN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. PATSY LENTZ, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; MRS. DIANE OLIVER, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; MRS. GLENDA BLACKSTOCK, SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR; MRS. AMY DRIVER, DRIVER CONSTRUCTION CO. REPRESENTATIVE; MS. JANA ADAMS, THE JACKSON HERALD REPORTER; AND MS. RHONDA LUNSFORD, 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.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE AGENDA FOR THE SEPTEMBER 13, 2001, MEETING WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 9, 2001, MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
INFORMATION ITEMS
CORRESPONDENCE – ARGYLL AND BUTE
THE SUPERINTENDENT SHARED WITH THE BOARD CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE ARGYLL AND BUTE, SCOTLAND SCHOOL SYSTEM REGARDING THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND PENTAGON TERRORIST ATTACKS.
FINANCIAL REPORT
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORT.
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
THE SUPERINTENDENT AND MS. AMY DRIVER FROM DRIVER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY UPDATED THE BOARD ON ALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
TECHNOLOGY/TESTING UPDATE
THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE TECHNOLOGY REPORT AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TEST RESULTS.
TRANSPORTATION REPORT
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED THE TRANSPORTATION REPORT.
OCTOBER 18th GSBA DISTRICT 11 MEETING
THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD OF THE OCTOBER 18TH GSBA DISTRICT 11 MEETING, AT 6 P.M. AT THE STATE BOTANICAL GARDENS, ATHENS, GA.
SEPTEMBER 18TH SPLOST VOTE
THE SUPERINTENDENT REMINDED THE BOARD OF THE SEPTEMBER 18, 2001, SPLOST REFERENDUM.
SEPTEMBER 24TH JOINT BOARD MEETING
THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT A JOINT MEETING WITH THE JEFFERSON CITY, COMMERCE CITY AND JACKSON COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION WOULD BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2001, AT 7 P.M. IN THE JACKSON ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION AUDITORIUM. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WILL BE TO CONSOLIDATE THE SEPTEMBER 18TH ELECTION RETURNS.
2000-2001 GA DEPT. OF EDUCATION BOARD
MEMBER TRAINING CERTIFICATES
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED EACH BOARD MEMBER WITH A COMPLETION CERTIFICATE FOR BOARD MEMBER TRAINING FROM THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
ACTION ITEMS
APPROVE RESOLUTION – MALCOLM O. MORTON
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED A RESOLUTION (COPY ATTACHED) HONORING MALCOLM O. MORTON AND RECOMMENDED IT BE APPROVED. ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MR. HIX, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
APPROVE BILLS FOR PAYMENT
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED TWO BILLS FROM SOUTHERN A & E IN THE AMOUNTS OF $3,722.66 AND $5,090.65, A BILL FROM DRIVER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $186,133.00, AND A BILL IN THE AMOUNT OF $326,893.50 FROM SALLOUM CONSTRUCTION CO. THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THAT PAYMENT FOR THE SOUTHERN A & E BILLS AND THE DRIVER CONSTRUCTION BILL BE APPROVED. HE RECOMMENDED THAT PAYMENT OF $261,893.50 BE APPROVED TO SALLOUM CONSTRUCTION CO., AND THAT $65,000.00 BE WITHHELD UNTIL THE SEWER LINE AT JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE CITY OF JEFFERSON. ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. HIX, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
APPROVE FUND RAISING REQUESTS
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED FUND RAISING REQUESTS FROM JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND RECOMMENDED THEIR APPROVAL. ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
DECLARE ITEMS SURPLUS
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED A LIST OF ITEMS (COPY ATTACHED) AND RECOMMENDED THEY BE DECLARED SURPLUS. ON MOTION BY MR. HIX AND SECOND BY MR. HUGHEY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, 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 MR. HUGHEY.
ENTER INTO OPEN SESSION
ON MOTION BY MRS. BENSON AND SECOND BY MR. HIX, THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ENTER INTO OPEN SESSION. THOSE VOTING FOR THE MOTION WERE: MR. HOPKINS, MRS. BENSON, MR. CROWE, MR. HIX, AND MR. HUGHEY.
PERSONNEL MATTERS
THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING: ACCEPT RESIGNATION FROM MS. LOUISA TANNER, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARAPROFESSIONAL; APPROVE MATERNITY LEAVE FOR KATIE BRADSHAW, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY TEACHER; APPROVE EMPLOYMENT FOR NICOLE MARTIN, .5 JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EI TEACHER; SCOTT MCKINNEY, .5 BUS DRIVER; TONY WILSON, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL CUSTODIAN; AND SHANE WILBURN, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL COMMUNITY FOOTBALL COACH. ON MOTION BY MR. HIX 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