COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT

EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER

VOLUME XXV October, 2009 Number 4

REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OCTOBER 8, 2009

The Board of Trustees:

· Approved minutes of previous meeting.

· Heard a report from Mrs. Cathy Creel, Director of Curriculum/Instruction/Testing, on the 2008-2009 Assessment and Accountability Report and District Goals.

· Received the monthly financial status report.

· Approved the payment of accounts.

· Received monthly reports on bus repairs/expenses and the use of school buses for special events.

· Approved requests from district employees living out of the district for their children to attend Columbia schools for the 2009-2010 school year.

· Granted authorization to submit an Ezra Jack Keats mini-grant in the amount of $447.00 and a Mississippi Educational Computing Association mini-grant in the amount of $477.00 for Columbia Primary School.

· Approved requests to dispose of the following equipment that is beyond repair eighteen computers, tag #s 2990, 4288, 2988, 2995, 3951, 2993, 2996, 3105, 2992, 3089, 3098, 3213/0153824, 3217/0153828, 3220/0153831, 3221/0153834, 3642, 4153, & 5440; one DVD video player, tag #4787; one projector, tag #926; four printers, tag #s 4797, 4567, 3225/0153836, & 4795; one monitor, tag #3088; one laminator, tag #925; two typewriters, tag #s 1456 & 1458; one Epson perfection photo scanner, tag #4472; two VCRs, tag #s 3344 & 3241/0153852; two video television combos, tag #s 3229/0153840 & 3231/0153842; one audio mixer, tag #3238/0153849; five modules, tag #s 3247, 3251/0153862, 3252/0153863, 3254/0153865, & 3256/0153867; two TV/VCR combos, tag #s 3505 & 4982; one Biotech computer, tag #3504; one monitor, tag #3088; and two typewriters, tag #s 1456 & 1458.

· Granted authorization to remove items that have a value of less than $1,000 from the District’s fixed asset inventory list.

· Approved requests for permission to conduct the following fund raiser activities: Jefferson Middle School Band to sell Great American candy bars October 27 – November 10, 2009, and Jefferson Middle School Renaissance organization to sell smoked pork butts October 26 – November 20, 2009.

· Adopted resolutions stating the District's intent to renovate, acquire, improve, construct and equip school facilities within the District through a lease transaction and authorization of the lease transaction.

· Granted authorization to submit an application to receive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (AARA) funds.

· Approved the FY2009 final amended budget.

· Approved the 2009-2010 District Test Security Plan and accompanying Statement of Assurances.

· Gave first approval of revisions/updates to School Board Policy CC Organizational Chart.

· Accepted the employment resignation of Amanda L. Davis, Case Manager.

· Approved the employment of Melissa Arinder and Zelma Magee to serve Columbia Academy speech students and they be paid at their hourly rate of pay for time worked beyond their regular scheduled workday; Kenneth Singley be changed from a full-time bus driver to a substitute bus driver; Casey Robertson to provide Braille instruction for a visually impaired student on a part-time basis; Janet Weiskopf to provide psycho-educational evaluations on an as needed basis; and Cheryl Scott to serve as the out-of-school suspension recovery teacher at Columbia High School.

· Approved the recommendation to contract with Vicki Bond to provide orientation and mobility evaluations/services for a visually impaired student on an as needed basis.

· Granted authorization to advertise for bids for the purchase of technology equipment to be paid from Title I and Special Education ARRA funds.

· Received a copy of administrative staff meeting minutes.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

CENTRAL OFFICE

Dr. Marietta James, October 16

Dr. Roma Morris, October 22

COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL

Donna Bass, October 9

Darlene Crumedy, November 4

Sydney Mire, November 8

Bruce Ratcliff, October 21

Cheryl Scott, October 23

JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Grace Beard, October 24

COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Daphine Hogan, November 10

COLUMBIA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Paulette Beasley, November 12

Joy Breland, October 23

Pauline Carson, November 3

Jeannette Hutchins, October 31

Debra Manning, October 28

Jessica Poirier, October 25

Melissa Robbins, October 12

Rene' Sims, October 25

Libby Waters, November 11

Valerie Wesley, October 27

Jan Williams, October 17

FOOD SERVICES

Dessie Moses, October 20

MAINTENANCE

Johnny Edwards, October 15

TRANSPORTATION

Jonell Conerly, November 3

Tim Galloway, November 5