COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER
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VOLUME XVIII August,
2002 Number 2 |
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AUGUST 15, 2002
The Board of Trustees:
· Approved minutes of previous meeting.
· Acknowledged annual reports from administrators.
· Heard a report on student enrollment.
· Was informed of results of the Mississippi Assessment Program for 2001-2002.
·
Granted
permission to employ a teacher for below grade level students at Jefferson
Middle School.
·
Received
the monthly financial status report.
·
Heard
a report on district building projects.
·
Approved
final payment to Clark Construction Company.
·
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.
·
Granted
permission for out-of-state travel.
·
Accepted
a cash donation in the amount of $500.00 from the Exxon Educational Foundation
for the Fast Pitch Softball Program.
·
Approved
requests from administrators/supervisors to dispose of the following equipment
that is beyond repair: computers, tag #s 178, 603, 604, 187, 1282, 1242, 1238,
& 1255; tape backups, tag #s 1409 & 3137, UPS, tag #1413; tenor sax,
tag #9372; answering machine, tag #2116; timpani, tag #9385; bass clarinet, tag
#9326; printers, tag #s 179 & 2725; and printer, duplicate tag #4100.
·
Approved
requests from permission to conduct fundraisers: CPS, 2-3 PTA, candy and gift
sale; CHS Football Touchdown Club, spirit discount cards and football program
ads; CHS Slow Pitch Softball Boosters, sell advertisement signs; CES PTA, candy
sales; CHS Band and Band Booster Club, barbeque dinner and money raffle.
·
Granted
the CHS Band Booster Club permission to solicit sponsors to purchase an
equipment truck.
·
Approved
requests from employees, living out of the district, for their children to
attend district schools: Allen Boutwell (CPS, K-1), son of Beth Boutwell; Abby
Frances Magee (CPS, K-1), daughter of Zelma Magee; Emily Welch (CPS, K-1),
daughter of Cindy Welch; and Dustin Arinder (CPS, 2-3) and Devin Arinder (JMS),
children of Melissa Arinder.
·
Granted
the CHS Employability Skills II Class permission to travel out-of-state to New
Orleans, LA, on August 20, 2002.
·
Approved
a request by the City of Columbia to use district facilities during the
2002-2003 school year for recreational programs (NFL flag football, softball,
baseball, and football camp).
·
Gave
first approval of revisions to district policies GCBA "Teacher
Aide/Assistant Teachers-Qualifications and Employment" and Job
Descriptions - GBBACE "Special Education Teacher Assistant", GBBAEB
"Federal Programs Teacher Assistant", GBBAJG "Physical Education Teacher Assistant",
and GBBAKN/GBBALK/GBBAME "Teacher Assistants".
·
Accepted
a proposal from Bruckner's Photography, Inc. for senior portraits, yearbook
photography, special events photography, school day pictures, and spring
photography at Columbia High School for the 2002-2003 school year.
·
Set
a tuition fee of $300.00 per semester for students whose legal residence is out
of the district and have received a release from their home school district.
·
Accepted
a student released from Lamar County School District to attend Columbia Primary
School as a tuition student.
·
Authorized
the district to submit an application for Title VI-Part B Grant funding and
approved the Statement of Assurances.
·
Granted
the district permission to purchase three vehicles from Mack Grubbs Motors
pending approval of the State Department of Education.
·
Increased
bus driver pay for field trips to $6.00 per hour and reimbursement rates for
cost per mile to $.50 (mini bus) and $.75 (regular bus).
·
Approved
a request to increase the cost of football-reserved season tickets to $35.00
for the season.
·
Accepted
employment resignations submitted by Elizabeth Moody, CHS cafeteria worker;
Burell Lee, JMS SPED teacher; Loren Monk as 9th grade baseball
coach; and Keysha Sims and Robin E. McDaniel, CPS, K-1 teacher assistants.
·
Approved
the employment of the following persons for the 2002-2003 school year pending
the results of a current background check as required by State law: Greg Owen
as 9th grade baseball coach, Tony Woody as golf coach, Kimberly
Murphy as a SPED teacher at Jefferson Middle School, Michele Allen as a TA at
Jefferson Middle School, Robin Mitchell as a first grade teacher assistant at
Columbia Primary School, April Cook as a physical education assistant at
Columbia Primary School, David Graham as a bus driver, Jim Carney as a
substitute bus driver, Judy Smith and Anita Johnson as part-time cafeteria
workers, Ann Stovall as a substitute cafeteria worker, and Mary Beth Golson, Lynn Broom, Louise Brown,
and Evelyn Lee be employed beyond their contracted time to provide homebound
instruction for SPED students as needed.
·
Granted
an employee maternity leave.
·
Received
a copy of the district's brochure, school board member training, minutes of
administrative staff meeting and Student Code of Conduct & Discipline
Plan.
CENTRAL OFFICE
Melanie
English, August 14
Joey
Porter, August 2
COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL
Barbara
Barnett, August 12
Maryanne
Boutwell, August 22
Brandi
Deroche, August 27
Leonard
Maxwell, August 11
Greg
Owen, August 15
Baxter
White, Jr., August 4
JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
Malia
McCarthy, August 30
Cindy
Shields, August 19
COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Evelyn
Aaron, August 9
Pam
Blanden, August 10
Patsy
Ford, August 7
Brenda
Haynes, August 1
Katie
Maliden, August 25
Alice
Rayford, August 17
COLUMBIA PRIMARY SCHOOL, 2-3
Melissa
Arinder, August 19
Vicki
Boone, August 25
Debbie
Ezell, August 13
COLUMBIA PRIMARY SCHOOL, K-1
Stacie
Chisolm, August 25
Sylvia
McElroy, August 17
Dal
Murray, August 22
Glenda
Shivers, August 6
Tammy
Smith, August 3
FOOD SERVICES
Eddie
D. Fortenberry, August 21
Laura
Horne, August 9
Sonia
Watts, August 5
TRANSPORTATION
Jerri
Forbes, August 26
Frita
Manton, August 30
Melissa
Polk, August 31
Linda Young, August 3