EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER
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VOLUME XXII August, 2006
Number 2 |
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AUGUST 10, 2006
The Board of Trustees:
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Approved minutes of previous meeting.
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Heard a report on student enrollment.
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Received the monthly financial status report.
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Heard a report on district facilities.
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Approved partnership agreements between
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Approved the claims docket for payment of current accounts.
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Received monthly reports on bus repairs/expenses and the use of school
buses for special events.
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Approved requests to dispose of the following equipment that is beyond
repair: one fax/copier, tag #4751; five VCRs, tag #s 904, 4353, 3780, 550,
& 1278; sixteen computers, tag #s 2371, 2851, 3651, 3652, 3653, 3654, 3655,
3656, 2607, 3097, 1422, 150, 6264, 4902, 4950, & 3197; five printers, tag
#s 2070, 2944, 1668, 4094, & 3673; one phone, tag #2484; one microwave
oven, tag #3334; one video cassette
recorder, tag #3333; seven microscopes, tag #3335, 3336, 3337, 3498, 2332,
2330, & 3494; four video display
adapters, tag #s 1193, 1194, 1195, & 1197; one scanner, tag #2864; two
wet/dry vacuums, tag #s 3679 & 3954; one file cabinet, tag #4648; and one
laser disc player, tag #1272.
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Granted permission to conduct the following fund raiser activities: CHS
Limited Edition Show Choir to host a cooking show, CHS Varsity Cheerleaders to
sell stadium blankets, CHS Band to sell cookbooks and tickets for a steak
dinner, and the JMS PTA to sell Wildcat cards.
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Approved requests from district employees living out of the district
for their children to attend Columbia schools for the 2006-2007 school year: Mason
Lamar Allmon (CHS), son of Martha Allmon; Roderick Frelix (CHS) and Teresa
Watts (CHS), children of Sophia Bickham; Laurie-Beth Boutwell (JMS) and Allen
Boutwell (CES), children of Beth Boutwell; Brian Cook (CES), child of Alice M.
Rayford; Hope Illyana Cook (CES) and Sarah Cook (CPS), children of April
Cook; Helmon Jeffrey Johnson (CES) and
Jasmine Nicole Johnson (CES), children of Angela C. Johnson; Mary Frances Reed
(CHS), daughter of Amanda Reed; Wendy Smith (CHS), daughter of Tammy Smith; Zachary
Grant Stringer (CES) and Justin Andrew Stringer (CPS, 2-3), children of Kim
Stringer; Tyler Barnes (CPS, 2-3), David Smith, Jr. (CPS, K-1), Zackery Smith
(CPS, K-1), children of Jacqueline Ratliff; John Taylor Wesley (JMS) and
Rachael Wesley (CES), children of Valerie Wesley; Kayla Fortenberry
(JMS), daughter of Rachel Fortenberry; and Gavin Fairburn (CPS, K-1), son of
Sabrina Fairburn.
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Approved the expenditure of District Improvement Funds to purchase the
following equipment: GBC shredder, work cabinet with storage for laminator,
band chairs and carts, band stands and carts, and crowd control stanchions for
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Granted authorization to remove items identified by the auditor from
the district’s fixed asset inventory that have a value of less than $500.
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Authorized the District to enter into an agreement with Wright CPA
Group, PLLC to perform the examination of the district’s financial records for
the year ended
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Approved the recommendation to enter into a lease agreement with Canon
Financial Services, Inc. for copier equipment.
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Accepted the employment resignation submitted by Jerri Forbes, bus
driver.
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Approved the employment of the following persons for the 2006-2007
school year: Rose Alexander as the Day
Treatment teacher at JMS; LaToya Thompson as a teacher assistant for the Fast
ForWord lab at CES; Kenneth Lumpkins as assistant boys basketball coach; Edward
Corker as 8th grade boys and girls basketball coach; Vertia Allen, Shelly
Blackard, E Gay Bosley, Betty Brady, Diane Brown, Dot Fotenberry, Samantha
Giles, Bonita Graham, Marsha Betsy Griffith, Bernadine Irvin, William F.
Kraemer, Michael R. Lee, Brenda Luethje, Kenneth Lumpkins, Traci B. Magee,
Donna Martin, Alisia May, Lillie McNair, Patrinella Moses, Lisa Nolan, Ronnie
L. Paige, Artressie Quinn, Gloria Rawls, Debra Reynolds, Brinda Ross, Susan
Shows, Melissa Spiers, Chassidy Sullivan, Tosha Taylor, Rena Toney, Cicily
Toney, Alisa Watts, Pamela Williams, and Tracye Woodson as substitute teachers;
Cheryl Armstrong as a physical education teacher assistant at CPS (K-1); T. J.
Jackson as a full-time teacher assistant for the Alternative School; Teresa
Blanks as a physical education teacher assistant at CPS (2-3); Flora Chisolm as
a full-time bus driver; and Ernest Ryals as a full-time substitute bus driver.
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Discussed confidential matters in executive session.
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Received a copy of the District’s fixed asset audit, events calendar, Student Code of Conduct & Discipline
Plan, school handbooks, and MSBA board development workshops.
