COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER
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VOLUME XVIII October,
2002 Number 4 |
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OCTOBER 10, 2002
The Board of Trustees:
- Approved minutes of previous meeting.
- Heard a concerned parent regarding a discipline matter.
- Heard a report on alternative education.
- Received the monthly financial status report.
- Heard a report on district building projects.
- Approved the payment of current accounts.
- Received monthly reports on bus repairs/expenses and the use of
school buses for special events.
- Accepted a cash donation from the JMS PTA to purchase six two-way
radios for school personnel.
- Approved requests to conduct the following fundraisers: CHS Baseball Booster Club/The Dugout
Club sell and deliver cases of 1/2 liter coke products, and the CHS
Basketball Booster Club sell advertising signs for the gym, hold a Little
Wildcat Basketball League for district students in grades 3-6, and the girls
basketball team have an antique portrait shoot.
- Approved requests to discard and remove from the district's fixed
asset inventory the following equipment:
computer, tag #2853; TV, tag # 876; mat, tag # 864; printers, tag
#s 771, 1915, fax machine, tag # 2914; calculator, tag # 2405; and
trade-in printer, tag # 3378.
- Approved requests for permission to travel out-of-state.
- Granted permission for Mrs. Nena White and the sixth grade
Challenge students to travel out-of-state on a field trip to Space Camp in
Huntsville, AL, May 2-4, 2003; and Mrs. Nena White and the seventh and
eight grade Challenge students to travel out-of-state to New Orleans, LA
on a historical tour May 9-10, 2003.
- Gave second approval of revisions to District Policy DR (EBH) (KG)
"Use of School Facilities".
- Gave first approval of the revised Crisis/Safety Response Team
Manual.
- Authorized the superintendent to enter into a contract with Bob
Cherry, Educational Consultant, to update and revise the district's
policies and procedures manual.
- Amended the 2002-2003
school year calendar. www.columbiaschools.org/maindocs/calendar2003.html
- Approved the District's Test Security Plan and the accompanying
Statement of Assurances.
- Approved the amended Consolidated Federal Program
Application.
- Approved the employment of Mrs. Dana Pennington as a substitute
teacher and Mr. Tim Horton to conduct after-school detention two
afternoons a week.
- Discussed development of a board/district evaluation instrument.
- Authorized the district to purchase eight new school buses.
- Was informed of a study of administrative cost, E2T2 Grant Application, E2T2 Competitive Grant Application, MSBA Fall Leadership Conference, and the NSBA 63rd Annual Conference.
- Discussed a confidential matter in executive session.
- Approved the recommendation to expel a student out-of-school for
the remainder of the 2002-2003 school year.