LIMESTONE COUNTY BOARD of EDUCATION Board Meeting @ 203 North Marion St. July 26, 2011 A. The meeting came to order at 6:00 p.m. B. Those in attendance were Mr. Anthony Hilliard, Mr. Darin Russell, Mr. Earl Glaze, Mr. James Shannon, Mr. Bret McGill, Mr. Charles Shoulders, Mr. Marty Adams and Dr. Barry Carroll, Superintendent. C. Mr. Adams led everyone in prayer. D. Mr. Glaze led everyone in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. AGENDA Dr. Carroll recommended the Board approve the agenda. Mr. Shoulders made a motion, seconded by Mr. Adams. The vote was unanimous. 1. Approve Agenda 2. Superintendent Report A. AHSAA Outstanding Sportsmanship Award (Ardmore, Clements, Elkmont, Tanner, West Limestone) B. Recognize Skills USA Winners Career Tech CONSENT AGENDA Dr. Carroll recommended the Board approve the Consent agenda. Mr. Russell made a motion, seconded by Mr. Hilliard. The vote was unanimous. 3. Approval of Minutes June 30, 2011 4. Use of Schools A. Ardmore Basketball requests the use of the gym for basketball skills clinics from August 1- December 30, 2011 B. Creekside - East Limestone Cheerleaders request the use of the Creekside gym and concession for Fall Pageant on October 7-8, 2011 C. West Limestone Softball team requests the use of the softball field for softball camp on August 20, 2011 D. North Alabama Explosion Fastpitch requests the use of the ballfields for adult softball tournament on August 12-13, 2011
5. Approval to Bid A. Approval to Bid Wide Area Network services B. Land lease at Johnson and West Limestone 6. Acceptance of Bids A. Produce CNP B. Propane Gas for Schools 7. Approval New Positions effective the 2011-12 school year only A. 8 Title I Teachers @ TBA B. 6 Title I Instructional Assistant @ TBA C. 4 Title II (class size reduction) Elementary Teacher @ TBA D. Middle School Guidance Counselor/Mathematics Teacher @ Tanner (School Improvement) 8. Approval Contracts effective the 2011-12 school year only A. Tammy Holland Required Title I Private School Allocation Teacher @ Athens Bible School B. Renita Kelley Title I Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Specialist C. Sales Contract for Mooresville Belle-Mina Property NEW BUSINESS Dr. Carroll recommended the Board approve the Consent agenda. Mr. McGill made a motion, seconded by Mr. Adams. The vote was unanimous. 9. Approval Personnel Report A. New Personnel effective 2011-12 school year 1. Atina English Special Education Itinerant Instructional Assistant @ Blue Springs/Clements School 2. Carol Hardy Special Education Instructional Assistant @ Blue Springs 3. Christopher Dye Social Science Teacher @ Clements 4. Cynthia Carter CNP Worker/Assistant @ Creekside 5. Kristen Gatlin CNP Worker/Assistant @ East Limestone 6. Tracy Jones CNP Worker/Assistant @ East Limestone 7. Jeremy Mitchell Social Science Teacher @ East Limestone 8. John Witt Social Science Teacher @ East Limestone 9. Tara Curnutt Special Education Inclusion Assistant @ Elkmont 10. Penny Vincent Assigned to Special Education Inclusion Assistant @ Elkmont 11. Toni Thompson Elementary Teacher @ Owens 12. Billie Jo Harris Bus Driver @ Tanner 13. Angela Schiff Elementary Teacher @ Tanner 14. Danny Dorning Full-time Bus Utility Driver @ Bus Garage 15. Richard Everett Full-time Bus Utility Driver @ Bus Garage
B. Transfers effective the 2011-12 school year 1. Zach Meadows from a PE Teacher @ Clements to a PE Teacher @ Blue Springs 2. Kyle Owens from a Special Education Inclusion Assistant @ Tanner to a Special Education Inclusion Assistant @ Creekside 3. Paula Wales from a CNP Worker/Assistant @ Creekside to a CNP Worker/Assistant Manager @ Creekside 4. Charlotte Griggs from a Special Education Collaborative Teacher @ Tanner to a Special Education Collaborative Teacher @ Elkmont 5. Cynthia Bates from a full-time Librarian @ Piney Chapel to a ½ time Librarian/½ time Title I Librarian @ Piney Chapel 6. Tina Smith from a full-time Technical Specialist @ Piney Chapel to a ½ time Tech Specialist/½ time Title I Tech Specialist @ Piney Chapel 7. Sam Buchanan from a Full-time Bus Utility Driver @ Bus Garage to a Bus Driver @ Tanner 8. Vicki Curtis from an Itinerant EL Teacher @ Tanner/East to an Itinerant EL Teacher @ East/Creekside/Johnson 9. Jennifer Smith from an Itinerant EL Teacher @ Owens/West Limestone to an Itinerant EL Teacher @ Blue Springs/Clements/Owens 10. Michelle Davis from an EL Teacher @ Piney Chapel to an Itinerant EL Teacher @ Owens/West Limestone/Elkmont 11. Cammie McCaig from an EL Teacher @ Tanner to an Itinerant EL Teacher @ Piney Chapel/Tanner 12. Jonathan Mucci from an Itinerant EL Assistant @ Owens/West Limestone to an Itinerant EL Assistant @ Owens/Piney Chapel 13. Staci Donahoo from a Teacher @ Tanner to an Itinerant Music Teacher @ Elkmont/East Limestone/Ardmore Schools C. Resignations 1. Jennifer Pollock Science Teacher @ East Limestone retroactive to July 13, 2011 2. Anne Haddock Pre-K Collaborative Teacher @ Johnson effective July 29, 2011 3. Rickey Taylor Science Teacher @ West Limestone retroactive to June 30, 2011 4. Krista Manning Collaborative Teacher @ Blue Springs retroactive to July 25, 2011 D. Leaves of Absences 1. Brittany Watkins CNP Worker/Assistant @ Ardmore effective August 9, 2011 through November 30, 2011 2. Rikki Jackson Elementary Teacher @ Creekside effective the 1 st semester of the 2011-12 school year under the provisions of FMLA 3. Amanda Tucker Special Education Collaborative Teacher @ Elkmont effective the 1 st semester of the 2011-12 school year
4. Beth Brazier School Nurse @ Owens effective the 1 st semester of the 2011-12 school year 5. Regina Bailey Receptionist @ Tanner effective August 10, 2011 through approximately October 3, 2011 6. Andria Francis Language Arts Teacher @ West Limestone effective approximately September 6, 2011 for approximately 12-weeks under the provisions of FMLA 7. Matt Poff Maintenance Worker @ Bus Garage retroactive to July 13, 2011 through approximately March 23, 2012 under the provisions of FMLA E. Substitutes 1. Charles Thompson to sub for a Language Arts Teacher @ Ardmore effective the 1 st semester of the 2011-12 school year 2. Melissa Christ to sub for an Elementary Teacher @ Elkmont effective the entire 2011-12 school year only F. Supplement Andrew Smith Varsity Head Baseball Coach @ Ardmore retroactive to July 1, 2011 G. Temporary Help 1. Heather Crawford Kindergarten Camp Teacher @ Creekside retroactive to July 18-21, 2011 to be paid from local school funds 2. Rhonda Hilbert Kindergarten Camp Teacher @ Creekside retroactive to July 18-21, 2011 to be paid from local school funds 3. Sue White Kindergarten Camp Teacher @ Creekside retroactive to July 18-21, 2011 to be paid from local school funds 10. Dr. Carroll recommended the Board approve the Financial Statement for May, 2011 Mr. Shoulders made a motion, seconded by Mr. Russell. The vote was unanimous. 11. Dr. Carroll recommended the Board approve the AASB 2011-12 Membership Fees in the amount of $11,500. Mr. Adams made a motion, seconded by Mr. McGill. The vote was unanimous. 12. Dr. Carroll recommended the Board approve the Mathematics Continua of Skills and Teaching Schedules for Grades 7-12. Mr. Russell made a motion, seconded by Mr. Adams. The vote was unanimous. 13. Dr. Carroll recommended the Board approve the West Limestone Land Utilization. Mr. Shannon made a motion, seconded by Mr. Russell. The vote was unanimous. 14. Dr. Carroll recommended the Board approve the Textbook for the Dual Enrollment Spanish course taught through Calhoun Community College. Mr. Hilliard made a motion, seconded by Mr. Adams. The vote was unanimous.
15. Dr. Carroll recommended the Board approve the Revised Mathematics Continua of Skills and Teaching Schedules for Grades K-6. Mr. Russell made a motion, seconded by Mr. Shannon. The vote was unanimous. 16. Board Comments Board members thanked everyone for attending. 17. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at? Next Board Meeting August 9, 2011 @ 6:00 p.m. @City Hall Barry L. Carroll, Superintendent Mr. Earl Glaze, Chairman Mr. Darin Russell, Vice Chairman Mr. Anthony Hilliard, Board Member Mr. Charles Shoulders, Board Member Mr. Marty Adams, Board Member Mr. James Shannon, Board Member Mr. Bret McGill, Board Member