The Board of Trustees:

• Approved minutes of previous meetings.
• Heard a report on district building projects.
• Granted permission to pursue the following district improvement needs: canopy at JMS; clean and water proof brick on the CHS annex and auditorium buildings; paint walkway columns and exterior west wall of cafeteria at CHS; paint or cover sidewalk from cafeteria to annex at CHS; remove asbestos tile in auditorium hallway and replace with VCT; extend drop ceiling in same hallway to the band hall; and overlay all floor tile in annex at CHS.
• Approved the transfer of interest earnings in the amount of $15,822.75 from the Sixteenth Section Fund to the District Maintenance Fund.
• Approved the Claims Docket for payment of current 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.
• Approved proposed fundraising projects from the JMS band (sell pizza passport cards and community discount cards this spring), JMS chorus (candy sale), JMS Student Body (candy sale); JMS Cheerleaders (sell summer fun items and spring gardening items); fast pitch softball team (fish fry); CHS Band Booster Club (sell Subway discount cards, steak supper and garage sale).
• Accepted a donation of thirteen computers from the State of Mississippi and a cash donation in the amount of $1,500.00 from the JMS PTA to landscape the west corridor of the school.
• Approved requests to dispose of one steamer, tag #990, which is beyond repair.
• Granted first approval of revisions to Policy CEB "Superintendent's Job Description".
• Authorized the District to submit an application for funding of a Technology Literacy Challenge Grant in an amount up to $200,000, a 21^st Century Community Learning Centers Grant in an amount up to $500,000, and a Work Force Improvement Grant in an amount up to $200,000.
• Approved amendments to the FY 2001 budget.
• Approved the recommendation to place seven students in the District's Alternative Program for the remainder of the year.
• Approved the recommendation that 9^th grade students take pre-algebra in the fall term and take Algebra I in the spring of their 9^th grade year. (Advanced 8^th grade math students will take Algebra I in the fall term.)
• Heard a report from Superintendent Lyle which consisted of the following: vocational course enrollment at CHS, personal finance competencies at CHS, budget recommendations, and minutes of administrative staff meetings.
• Approved an increase of seven percent in local effort for the next fiscal year.
• Discussed personnel recommendations in executive session.
• Accepted employment resignations from Beckie Cook, teacher at JMS (for the purpose of retirement), effective June 1, 2001; Betty Jones, secretary at JMS (for the purpose of retirement), effective July 1, 2001; Judy Haddox, payroll clerk (for the purpose of retirement), effective July 1, 2001; Donna Creel, teacher at CHS, Jamie Ray, teacher at JMS, Renee Ware, teacher at CES, and Gwen Breakfield, teacher assistant at CPS, 2-3, effective at the end of the 2000-2001 school session; and Melanie English, teacher at CPS, 2-3.
• Approved the employment of Stacey Prine as a pre-kindergarten teacher at CPS, K-1; Melanie English as payroll clerk; Jynda Broome, Clifford Kendrick, Tim Roberts, and Pauline Wagner be added to the district's substitute teacher list; and Betty Barnes as a substitute cafeteria worker for the remainder of the 2000-2001 school year.
• Approved certified employment recommendations for the 2001-2002 school session.
• Received the monthly Financial Status Report.