School Board Meeting Recap

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The monthly School board meeting was held Thursday November 12, 2015.

Meeting was called to order followed by Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.

Mr. Robert Sanders was recognized as the Administrator of the Year. Some students from Mendenhall’s Band were recognized along with their band director for the great job they have done this year.

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Minutes and reports were approved.

Mendenhall High School requested permission to use Collins Civic Center as location for 2016 Prom.

Human Resources Report –

A. Certificed Employment

1. Employ Sydney Magee as a Lead Teacher, replacing Romonica Feazell, at tMendenhall Junior AA(13 years) effective 10-09-2015 – 06/30/2016.
2. Employ Alice Singley as a Science Teacher, replacing Dwanda Moseley, at Magee High A(1 year) effective 10/12/2015-06/30/2016.
3. Employ Carla Lawrence as an Elementary Teacher, new position, at Magee Elementary A(9 years) effective 10-15.2015 – 06/30-2016.
4. Employ Joanna Hillman as an Elementary Teacher, replacing Alicia Ainsworth, at Magee Elementary A (9 years) effective 10-15-2015-06/30/2016.
5. Employ Patrice Williams as a Business Education Teacher, replacing Jamie jones, at Magee High AA(5 years) effective 10/15/2015- 06/30/2016

B. Classified Employment

1. Employ Willie Coleman as a Bus Driver – 3, replacing Dick Wendt, at Magee High effective 10-19/2015- 05/23/2016.
2. Employ Andretti Camper, as an Instructional Assistance, new position at Magee Elementary effective 11/16/2015 – 05/23/2016.
3. Employ Danni Grubbs as an Instructional Assistant, new position, at Magee Elementary effective 11/16/2015 – 05/23/2016.

C. Other Activity

1. Accept the termination of Me-Gyn, Bus Driver, at Magee High, effective 10/22/2015.
2. Accept the resignation of Theresa McAfee, Bus driver, At Mendenhall high effective 10/20/2015.
3. Accept the resignation of Dick Wendt, bus driver only, at Magee High effective 10/30/2015.
4. Accept the retirement of Elaunda Rushing, Speech Pathologist, at Magee Elementary effective 10/31/2015.
5. Accept the retirement of Larry Chavis, Teacher at Mendenhall high effective 12/18/2015.
6. Clay Purvis, teacher at Mendenhall High, Submitted a letter of resignation effective November 1m 2015.
7. Accept the resignation of Greg Paes, Principal, at the Achievement Center effective 12/31/2015. Mr. Paes, effective 01/01/2016, is the new Superintendent of Simpson County Schools.

D. Substitute Bus

1. Stephen Tuttle – Magee Schools

E. Substitute Teacher/Training

1. Bryant Showers – $100
2. Hayden Holbrook – $100
3. Nicole Kelly – $80
4. Denise Mikel – Yates – $100
5. Jacob Barnett – $80

Coaching Supplement – Magee High

1. Stephen Tuttle – Head Softball Coach

After School Program – Simpson Central – $25.00/HR

1. Jamie Foster 2. Kim Clark 3. Shelly Kemp          \
2. Amanda Tindell 5. Melinda Berry 6. Banda Brister
3. Lyn Davis 8. Amy Peoples 9. Wesley Perry
4. Barbara Gibson 11. Vicki Parker 12. Kristy Thurman
5. Jean Errington 14. Robert Rosenkras
6. Abigail Myers 16. Clark Walker 17. Roma Morris _ Adm
7. Joe Hanna – Adm

Home Bound – $25/HR

1. Merna Miller – Arnder – Mendenhall Elementary
2. Callie Dantzler – Mendenhall High
3. Merna Miller – Arnder – Mendenhall High
4. Heather Blackwell – Magee High
5. Mary May – Magee High

Revision

1. LaVaughn Rankin was approved on the September HR Report as a Math Teacher pending certification. Licensed approved 10/02/2015.
2. Alecia Pasco was approved on the July 30, 2015 HR Report, as an Elementary Teacher, at Magee elementary, AA(13 years)
3. Christy Rivera was approved on the July 30, 2015 HR Report, as an Elementary Teacher, at Magee Elementary. A (7 years).

Travel Agenda approved for Michelle Magee, Jennifer Curlee, Cleveland Jackson, Avery Durr, Sara Worrell and Lauren Hayes requested permission to attend the Ron Clark Academy, January 14-16 in Atlanta, Ga. TIF Funds will be used.

The presentation was given of the proposed Magee Elementary Campus Floor Plan.

Glenn Harris discussed the possibility of retiring the Walley Beech Trophy given between Magee and Mendenhall each year and replacing it with a new one title Simpson County Superbowl. The board tabled this until they could get input from each schools buster club.