EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER
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VOLUME XXII September, 2006
Number 3 |
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SEPTEMBER 14, 2006
The Board of Trustees:
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Approved minutes of previous meetings.
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Acknowledged concerns addressed by a parent.
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Gave first
approval of school board policies JCBJA “Random Drug Testing” and JCBJC
“Suspicion-Based Drug and Alcohol Testing”.
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Heard a report on the 2006 Mississippi Statewide Accountability System
results.
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Received the monthly financial status report.
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Heard a report on district facilities.
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Authorized the district to enter into a contract with Lewis Griffin
Architecture for services at
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Approved a transfer of funds from the District Maintenance Fund to the
District Improvement Fund.
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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: seven (7) computers, tag #s 2340, 2341, 2342,
3188, 3395, 4527, & 2529; nine (9) VCRs, tag #s 1564, 1529, 1577, 4738,
1573, 1497, 1514, 1509, & 4364; three (3) printers, tag #s 2611, 3100 &
2271; one (1) range, tag #5026; one word processor, tag # 468; and one air
conditioner, tag # 472.
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Approved a request from Mr. Raymond Powell, Principal at
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Approved requests for permission to travel out-of-state.
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Approved requests from district employees, who reside out of the
district, for permission for their children to attend Columbia schools for the
2006-2007 school year: Cassandra Ford (CHS), daughter of Patsy Ford; Faith
Haddox (CPS, 2-3) and Kendall Haddox (CHS), children of Regina Haddox; and
Kerri Mobley (CHS) and Jonathan Mobley (JMS), children of Donna Mobley.
- Requests from administrators for permission to conduct the
following fund raiser activities during the 2006-2007 school year: CPS, K-1 PTA, Fall Festival on October
26, 2006; CPS, 2-3 PTA, S’Kool Smatz (Catalog Sale), September 29 –
October 17, 2006; and Sell World’s Finest Chocolate, January 26 – February
12, 2007; CES PTA, Sell World’s Finest Chocolate, September 15 – 29, 2006,
and Kathryn Beich (candy sale), March 5-22, 2007; JMS Band, Sell Cookie
Dough, November 1-10, 2006; JMS Student Council, Back to School Dance,
September 15, 2006; and Powder Puff Football Games, November 2, 2006; and
CHS Baseball Team, Sell Coke Products, September 15 – October 3, 2006.
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Approved the FY
2006 final amended budget.
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Approved the expenditure of District Improvement Funds to purchase the
following items: Six (6) computers for the JMS Computer Lab, Fast ForWord
software for Columbia High School, Education Logistics, Inc. Pupil
Transportation Software, and JBHM Education Group services for science support
for Columbia Elementary School (grade 5) and Jefferson Middle School (grade 8)
and language arts/reading services for Jefferson Middle School (grades 6-8).
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Authorized the
district to enter into an agreement with Education Logistics, Inc. for service,
license, and maintenance for pupil transportation software programs.
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Authorized the
District to advertise for bids for a new baseball scoreboard to replace the
scoreboard which was damaged during Hurricane Katrina.
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Accepted
employment resignations submitted by Kensley L. Waller, teacher assistant at Columbia
Elementary School; Rose Alexander, Day Treatment teacher at Jefferson Middle
School; and Edward Corker as boys’ junior high basketball coach.
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Granted the District authorization to submit an application for a
one-year highly qualified teacher license for Mrs. Bridgett Cox as a fourth
grade teacher at
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Approved the employment of Bonita Roberts as a physical education
teacher assistant at Columbia Elementary School, Cynthia Reed as a fifth grade
teacher assistant at Columbia Elementary School; Otho Jay Seals as a substitute
bus driver; Kellie Watts as a substitute teacher; Kenneth Lumpkins as the 7th
and 8th grade boys’ basketball coach; Tracy Winton as the
after-school detention monitor at Columbia High School; Cicily Toney, Lesha
Abram, Angela Jefferson, Donna Martin, and Sandra Creel as substitute cafeteria
workers; Linda Lewis as a full-time cafeteria worker at Columbia Primary School;
Bridgett Cox as a fourth grade teacher at Columbia Elementary School pending
certification; and Evie Walley as the FastWord lab assistant at Columbia
Primary School, 2-3.
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Amended the
2006-2007 Salary Handbook changing the rate of pay for after-school detention
monitor.
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Received a copy
of State Board Policy on interventions for three tier model of instruction and
administrative staff meeting minutes.
Diane Gammill, September 29
Rhonda Livingston, September
23
Lynn McDaniel, September 20
Shelly Segalini, September
15
Tressa Burns, September 22
Edward Corker, September 16
Kim Gibson, September 7
April Grayson, September 25
Becky Sinclair, September 24
Candace Browning, September
4
LaShun Dillon, September 8
Kathy Houston, September 1
Linda Ramshur, September 3
Jane Curtis, September 11
Debbie Mauldin, September 3
Kathy Thomas, September 3
Janie Tolar, September 15
Linda Blackmon, September 17
Jennifer Breland, September
13
Louise Brown, September 15
Christine Expose, September
18
Deborah Fortenberry,
September 19
Debbie Gray, September 24
Betty Monroe, September 4
Jan Mooney, September 9
Renee Williamson, September
7
TRANSPORTATION
Henry Carr, September 28
Genoris McCorkle, September
20
Chasity McNeff, September 10
Terry Montgomery, September
27
Brenda Shields, September 9
FOOD
SERVICES
Jessie Averett, September 17
Sabrina Fairburn, September 26