COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER
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VOLUME XIV January, 1999 Number 7
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, JANUARY 7, 1999
The Board of Trustees:
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Reelected the following trustee officers for 1999: Mrs. Camille Breland,
Chairman; Mr. Billy Rawls, Vice Chairman; and Mr. Charles Boston, Secretary.
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Approved minutes of previous meetings.
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Was informed of the appraisals of property on Bryan Avenue.
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Approved additional funding for the baseball program to construct a wood
fence on the baseball field.
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Transferred interest in the amount of $21,323.06 from the Sixteenth Section
Funds to the District Maintenance Fund.
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Approved the Claims Docket for payment of current accounts.
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Acknowledged the report on bus repairs/expenses and the monthly report
on the use of school buses for special events.
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Approved requests from Principal Gary Smyly to dispose of the following
equipment that is beyond repair: Portable PA System, Tag #1888; Calculator,
Tag #2827; Computers, Tag #s 126, 114, and 17; Printer, Tag #15; and an
Overhead Projector, Tag #2262.
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Accepted a Hewlett Packard Office Jet Printer/Copier/Scanner/Fax as a donation
from the CPS, 2-3 PTA to CPS, 2-3, a girl's bicycle as a gift from a parent
to be awarded to the Most Improved Student during the end of semester CES
Awards Assembly, and a cash gift in the amount of $1,200.00 to purchase
one dining table and wiring to install an air conditioning unit for the
JMS Cafeteria.
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Granted permission for the CHS French Club to sell candy as a fundraiser.
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Gave second approval of Policy GADAB "Use of Funds for Personnel Development".
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Accepted employment resignations submitted by Ms. Laura Brown, cafeteria
worker, effective January 4, 1999; Mrs. Renee Pounds, food service supervisor,
effective February 9, 1999; and Mrs. Brenda Stringer, business officer,
effective June 30, 1999.
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Approved the employment of Kay Scarborough, secretary, CPS, K-1; Sandra
Thomas, alternative education TA; Tommy Lee Washington, janitor at JMS;
Angela Foil, substitute teacher; Angela Jefferson, substitute cafeteria
worker; and Martha Mark, part-time CES cafeteria worker.
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Approved a student expulsion recommendation.
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Approved the assignment of two students to the alternative program.
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Heard a report from Mr. Jim Young, Bond Attorney.
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Adopted a resolution authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds
in the amount of $6,000,000 for the renovation of school buildings.
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Heard a report from Mr. Larry Albert, Architect, on renovations to Columbia
High School and the construction of a new gym.
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Bids, which were received on December 17, 1998, and taken under advisement
for the construction of the CHS gym, were rejected.
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Listened to a proposal from Mr. Sean B. Carothers, of Carothers Construction,
Inc. pertaining to their Construction Management Program.
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Discussed the itinerary for the National School Boards Association Conference.
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Received the monthly Financial Status Report.
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Recessed the meeting until January 14, 1999, at 7:00 p.m. to further discuss
the possibility of employing a construction manager.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL
Amy Carley, January 31
Wanda Grenn, January 14
Evelyn Lee, January 25
Patricia Oliver, January 26
JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
Barbara Blakeney, January 31
Rachel LeBlanc, January 9
Martha Lee, January 28
Linda Wright, January 20
COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Barbara Davis, January 6
COLUMBIA PRIMARY SCHOOL, 2-3
Beth Bankston, January 13
Jimmie Sartin, January 10
COLUMBIA PRIMARY SCHOOL, K-1
Gary Cook, January 1
Bonnie Dillon, January 11
Brenda May, January 17
MAINTENANCE
Joe Beets, January 17
Claude Haynes, January 12
TRANSPORTATION
Charles Luter, January 16
Diane Schepemaker, January 21
FOOD SERVICES
Yyonnoa Higginbotham, January 23
Linda Lewis, January 18