REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, JANUARY 13, 2000

The Board of Trustees:

• Reelected the following trustee officers for 2000: Mrs. Camille Breland, School Board President; Mr. Billy Rawls, Vice-President; and Mr. Charles Boston, Secretary.
• Approved minutes of previous meetings.
• Reviewed progress on district building projects.
• Approved the transfer of interest earnings in the amount of $20,979.09 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 requests to dispose of fourteen computers, tag #s 2245, 1581, 1572, 1527, 1579, 1503, 1516, 1508, 1519, 70, 1495, 1568, 1563, and 485; and one bulletin board paper rack, tag # 922, which are beyond repair.
• Accepted a gift of a 486 DX2 66 computer, monitor, and tape drive to be used as parts from Mr. Eddie Ray Breakfield.
• Approved requests to conduct fundraisers as submitted by principals for the CHS French Club, JMS PTA and CPS, K-1 PTA.
• Approved requests for out-of-state travel.
• Granted permission for the third grade classes at Columbia Primary School to travel out-of-state on a fieldtrip.
• Declared 428 six-compartment school lunch trays as surplus property and authorized the sell of the school lunch trays to the Marion-Walthall Correctional Facility.
• Approved amendments to the FY 2000 budget.
• Approved the employment of the following persons: William (Billy) Royston, special education teacher at JMS and coach at CHS (pending certification); Diane Haddox, part-time cashier at CES; Joni Beard, TA at CPS, 2-3; Melissa Hall, special education teacher at CES; and the addition of Traci Magee, James P. Miller, and Linda McKenzie to the substitute teacher list for the 1999-2000 school year.
• Presented a certificate to Mr. Eddie Ray Breakfield, 2000 District Parent of the Year.
• Heard a report from Superintendent Lyle which included minutes of administrative staff meetings, NSBA annual conference news, FY99 audit report, and a list of teachers who have received national board certification.
• Received the monthly financial status report.
• Accepted the lowest bids received for internal wiring to be installed in the new construction at Columbia High School.
• Took under advisement bids from local banks to serve as depository for district funds for the period July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2003.

Congratulations to:

• Mrs. Gayle Knight, Administrator of the Year
• Mrs. Evelyn Lee, District Teacher of the Year/Columbia High School Teacher of the Year
• Mrs. Angie Burkett, Jefferson Middle School Teacher of the Year
• Mrs. Susan Rene' Sims, Columbia Elementary School Teacher of the Year
• Mrs. Vicki Boone, Columbia Primary School, 2-3, Teacher of the Year
• Mrs. Sonya Gates, Columbia Primary School, K-1, Teacher of the Year
• Mrs. Wynne Maily, Mrs. Merle Morman, Mrs. Sharon Russell, Mrs. Joyce Fortenberry, Mrs. Louise Brown, Mrs. Zelma Magee, and Mrs. Melissa Saucier upon receiving National Board Certification
• Mr. Eddie Ray Breakfield, District Parent of the Year
• Coach Joey Porter, Natchez-Adams County Second Best Athlete of the 1900s

COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL

Amy Carley, January 31
Wanda Grenn, January 14
Evelyn Lee, January 25
Patricia Oliver, January 26
Tracy Winton, January 19

JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Barbara Blakeney, January 31
Rachel LeBlanc, January 9
Martha Lee, January 28
Linda Wright, January 20

COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Shakendra Daniels, January 29
Barbara Davis, January 6

COLUMBIA PRIMARY SCHOOL, 2-3

Beth Bankston, January 13

COLUMBIA PRIMARY SCHOOL, K-1

Gary Cook, January 18
Bonnie Dillon, January 11
Dana Haddox, January 22
Brenda May, January 17

FOOD SERVICES

Linda Lewis, January 18

MAINTENANCE

Joe Beets, January 17
Claude Haynes, January 12

TRANSPORTATION

Diane Schepemaker, January 21
Jimmie Sartin, January 10