COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER
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VOLUME XVIII May,
2003
Number 11 |
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: SPECIAL MEETING OF APRIL 29, 2003 AND
REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 8, 2003
The Board of Trustees:
·
Approved
minutes of previous meetings.
·
Received
the monthly financial status report.
·
Heard
a report on district building projects.
·
Adopted
a resolution of appreciation to volunteers who assisted with the Columbia High
School musical.
·
Recognized
musical volunteers and presented a resolution of appreciation to Mrs. Gail
Curtis, Ms. Stephanie Guidroz, Mrs. Loucinda Herrington, Mr. Ronnie Herrington,
Mr. Chris Turnage, and Ms. Connie Wood.
·
Accepted
the resignation of Mr. Richard Foxworth as School Board Attorney.
·
Appointed
Mr. Andrew Foxworth as School Board Attorney.
·
Approved
the payment of accounts.
·
Received
the monthly reports on bus repairs/expenses and the use of school buses for
special events.
·
Approved
a request to dispose of 1996-97 food service records.
·
Approved
a request to dispose of the following equipment that is beyond repair: three
computers, tag #s 539, 1317, & 1303; and five printers, tag #s 2612, 3273,
1318, 1304, & 2609.
·
Approved
a request for permission for district personnel to travel out-of-state.
·
Granted
approval of out-of-state field trip requests (CHS French Club and the AP US
History class to travel to New Orleans, LA).
·
Accepted
a cash donation from the Exxon Mobil Foundation.
·
Granted
the CHS Band Boosters permission to conduct two fundraisers (Carwash and
Band-Fest Day in the Park).
·
Gave
second approval of revisions to district policy JCDB "Dress Code" and
approval of the student uniform dress code beginning with the 2003-2004 school
year.
·
Gave
first approval of revisions to the Child Nutrition Employee Handbook.
·
Approved
the purchase of Compass Learning Odyssey software from Compass Learning which
is the sole source provider.
·
Authorized
the District to submit an application for funding Consolidated Federal
Programs.
·
Authorized
the District to submit a Mississippi Medicaid Re-Enrollment Application.
·
Approved
the recommendation to expel two students out of school and placement of one
student in the district's alternative program.
·
Approved
the following 2003 extended school year/summer school tuition fee for Columbia
High School:
Extended School Year
Students Currently Enrolled
in the Columbia School District:
$200.00 per session
(June 2-25, 2003
and July 7-30, 2003)
Summer School
Driver's Education (1/2 unit)
Students currently enrolled in the Columbia School
District $150.00
Students not enrolled in the Columbia School
District $175.00
(June 2 - July 30, 2003)
·
Authorized
the district to enter into a contract with the Mississippi State Department of
Health to implement an Early Periodic Screening Diagnostic and Treatment
(EPSDT) clinic at Columbia High School beginning July 1, 2003.
·
Accepted
resignations submitted by Heather Buckley, teacher assistant at JMS; Brenda Cox
and Thomas Bass, bus drivers; and Cindy Welch, teacher assistant at CPS, K-1.
·
Approved
the employment of Patricia Watts as a special education teacher assistant at
JMS, Milton Averett and Carla Douglas as bus drivers, and Augustine Aaron as a
substitute teacher for the remainder of the 2002-2003 school year.
·
Approved
the employment of Louise Brown, Wynne Maily, Mary Price, Brandy Newman, and
Tonya Lucus as extended school year teachers; and Robert Cheatham as a driver's
education teacher for the 2003 summer school session.
·
Approved
the employment of Edwin Ray as an alternative education administrator, Marcus
Wood as head football coach, Ashley Watkins as an art teacher, and Robert
Cheatham as a math teacher/assistant football coach at Columbia High School for
the 2003-2004 school year.
·
Approved
the recommended salary schedule handbook for FY 2004.
·
Reviewed
FY 2004 budget development completed to date.
·
Was
informed of the month of May school events, minutes of administrative staff
meeting, and the Columbia High School dance team constitution.
·
Continued
the meeting until 5:00 p.m., May 22, 2003, for the purpose of considering the
FY 2004 Budget.
