The Board of Trustees:

• Approved minutes of previous meeting.
• Heard a report on district building projects.
• Approved the transfer of interest earnings in the amount of $14,291.52 from the Sixteenth Section Fund to the District Maintenance Fund.
• 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 discard old school records prior to the 1994-95 school year.
• Gave second approval of revisions to policy CEB "Superintendent's Job Description".
• Approved requests to travel out-of-state.
• Approved requests to dispose of one laser printer, tag #3339, and one freezer, tag #1035, which are beyond repair.
• Gave first approval of revisions to policies "DJD" Travel Expense Reimbursements, "GBRAB/JCDAA" Tobacco, "JCDAC" Alcohol and Drug Use, first approval of new policy "GBD" Personnel Hiring-Employment Background Screening, and re-adoption of all other district polices.
• Approved amendments to the FY 2001 budget.
• Approved recommendations to expel four students from school and placed three students in the alternative program.
• Declared selected district equipment as surplus property and authorized the district to hold a public auction on April 28, 2001.
• Accepted employment resignations submitted by Tim Roberts, bus driver, effective April 12, 2001, and Sharon Whatley, fourth grade teacher at CES, effective at the end of the current school year.
• Approved the employment of Delana Broom as a part-time cashier at CHS for the remainder of the 2000-2001 school year and Tammy Smith to teach a summer music camp for second and third grade students at CPS June 4-8, 2001.
• Approved the employment of Sharina McNair as a sixth grade social studies teacher at JMS for the 2001-2002 school year.
• Approved employment recommendations for non-certified personnel for the 2001-2002 school year.
• Granted Loren Monk, Rhonda Livingston, and Kim Todd sabbatical leave to participate in the Mississippi School Administrator Sabbatical Program contingent upon the State Board of Education's approval of the district's need and the availability of state funds.
• Superintendent Lyle gave a report on the district's alternative education program, the 2001 legislative update and school law review, and minutes of administrative staff meetings.
• Principal Gary Smyly reported that the In-School Partners in Learning Youth Program was approved for funding.
• Approved the addition of a Day Treatment Class to the alternative program for the 2001-2002 school session.
• Granted approval to increase salaries based upon House Bill 1611 and that such increase is a one time state supplement and not a part of the local salary supplement.
• Discussed confidential personnel and litigation matters in executive session.
• Authorized Attorney Richard Foxworth to pursue legal matters to ensure equity funding for our district.
• Received the monthly financial status report.