COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER
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VOLUME XX July,
2004 Number 1 |
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, JULY 8, 2004
The Board of Trustees:
·
Approved
minutes of previous meetings.
·
Heard
a report on district facilities.
·
Approved
the 2004-2005 Ad Valorem tax increase worksheet.
·
Adopted
the FY 2005 Budget.
·
Approved
the transfer of interest earnings from Sixteenth Section Funds to District
Maintenance.
·
Approved
the claims docket for payment of current accounts.
·
Received
monthly reports on bus repairs/expenses and the use of school buses for special
events.
·
Accepted
cash donations from Winn Dixie in the amount of $168.43 for Columbia High
School, $127.69 for Jefferson Middle School, $87.66 for Columbia Elementary
School, $129.76 for Columbia Primary School (2-3), and $305.92 for Columbia
Primary School (K-1).
·
Approved
a request from Mrs. Sharon Russell, Director of Special Services, to dispose of
the following special education records: Federal projects through the 1998-99
school year, correspondence and general files prior to 2000, records on former
students who were ineligible for special education, records on former students
who are deceased, and records on former students who were eligible or
ineligible for the gifted program prior to the 1999-2000 school year.
·
Accepted
the proposal submitted by Bruckner's School Photography for all school pictures
at CHS during the 2004-2005 school year.
·
Granted
the CHS Band permission to travel out-of-state to Six Flags Theme Park in New
Orleans, LA on July 30, 2004.
·
Approved
a request from a district employee living out of the district for her daughter
to attend Columbia High School beginning with the 2004-2005 school year.
·
Approved
a request from Mrs. Renee Pounds, Food Service Supervisor, to discard food
service records prior to the 1998-1999 school year.
·
Approved
a request to dispose of three (3) computers, tag #s 2443, 2564, & 3034 that
are beyond repair.
·
Granted
Mrs. Becky Clarke permission to travel out-of-state to attend the School
Nursing 2004 Regional Symposia in New Orleans, LA.
·
Approved
a request for the Powerlifting team to conduct a lift-a-thon fundraiser on July
26, 2004.
·
Authorized
the District to negotiate the purchase of a "FileX" Document
Management System from Digital Filing Solutions (DFS) who is the sole source
provider.
·
Authorized
the District to enter into a three-year contract with Secure Computing for
Internet filtering services.
·
Approved
the final amended FY 2004 budget.
·
Accepted
a bid from Buffalo Services, Inc. for
transportation fuel for the 2004-2005 school year.
·
Approved
the revised cheerleader constitution for junior high cheerleaders.
·
Accepted
the employment resignation of Mrs. Shannon Tucker, special education teacher.
·
Approved
the employment of Mrs. Dyan Martin as a special education teacher in the Day
Treatment class at JMS, Mrs. Shelly Blackard as a music teacher assistant at
JMS, Mrs. Linda Ramshur and
Mr. Kensley Waller as teacher assistants at CES, Mrs. Berry Nell Budjick as a
teacher assistant at CPS (2-3), Mrs. Carolyn Herrod as a full-time cafeteria
employee at JMS, Mrs. Nelda Terry as a substitute bus driver, and Mr. Calvin Newsome
as a teacher assistant in the district's alternative program for the 2004-2005
school year pending the results of a current background check as required by
State law.
·
Granted
an employee maternity leave.
·
Discussed
confidential legal and personnel matters in executive session.
·
Gave
second approval of revisions to Section G (Personnel), Section I (Instructional
Program) and Section J (Students) of the District's School Board Policy Manual.
·
Expelled
and placed two students in the district's alternative program for the 2004-2005
school year.
·
Was
informed of the 2004-2005 opening of school schedule.
