COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER
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VOLUME XVIII November,
2002 Number 5 |
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, NOVEMBER 14, 2002
The Board of Trustees:
·
Approved
minutes of previous meetings.
·
Heard
a report from Dr. Thomas Blakeney on district building projects.
·
Was
informed of an increase of cost for the district's liability and property
insurance coverage.
·
Received
the monthly financial status report.
·
Approved
the claims docket for payment of accounts.
·
Acknowledged
the report on bus repairs/expenses and the monthly report on the use of school
buses for special events.
·
Accepted
a grant from the Exxon Educational Foundation in the amount of $500.00 to buy
"Hooked on Phonics" reading program for sixth grade special education
students.
·
Accepted
cash donation from the JMS PTA in the amount of $500.00 to help defray the cost
of purchasing basketball uniforms and shoes for the junior high boy's and
girl's basketball teams.
·
Granted
the Jefferson Pearls permission to sell candy canes for their December project.
·
Approved
requests to dispose of the following equipment that is beyond repair: two VCRs,
tag #s 1435 & 4041; two external modems, tag #s 2915 & 2916; two computers,
tag #s 1186 & 1406; one fax machine, tag #2665; one chair, tag #2031; one
monitor, tag #3785; one megaphone, tag #2802; one television, tag #1475; and
one printer, tag #1462.
·
Approved
a request to travel out-of-state.
·
Gave
second approval of revised Crisis/Safety Response Team Manual.
·
Approved
a recommendation that no changes be made in the district's insurance and fringe
benefits program and that the IRS Section 125 Plan be continued for 2003.
·
Gave
first approval of revisions to district policy JCDAC "Alcohol and Drug
Use".
·
Approved
a recommendation to expel two students out-of-school for the remainder of the
2002-2003 school year.
·
Accepted
employment resignations submitted by Misti Broom, teacher assistant at CPS,
K-1, and Joyce Vasilion, teacher assistant at CPS, 2-3.
·
Approved
the employment of Anne B. McCain as a librarian at Columbia Elementary School;
Melanie Bass and Pamela Blanchard as substitute teachers; and Donna Stringer,
Jessica Jefferson, and Lou Ezelle as substitute cafeteria workers for the
remainder of the 2002-2003 school year pending the results of a current
background check as required by State law.
·
Was
informed that the district received grants for funding technology enhancement
at Jefferson Middle School and Columbia High School.
·
Received
a copy of the final report of the Grand Jury and minutes of administrative
staff meetings.
·
Rescheduled
the regular meeting of the board on December 12 to Monday, December 9, 2002.
·
Approved
an increase in the cost of tickets from $3.00 to $4.00 for the following
athletic events: junior high football, junior high basketball, high school
basketball, baseball, slow pitch softball, and fast pitch softball.
