Board of Education Meeting
January 14, 2008
The Bremen
Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, January 14, 2008, at 6:00
p.m. in the
Prior to calling the meeting to order, Mr. Eddie Hulsey, Probate Judge, swore Mr. Rob Walker, Mr. Brandall Lovvorn, and Mr. Gordon Parrish into office as newly re-elected board members.
The Bremen Board of Education was
called to order and went into session on Monday, January 14, 2007, and the
first item of business was the election of officers. After a motion made by Brandall Lovvorn and
second by Rob Walker, Daryl Sellers was re-elected as chair, Cliff Coats was
re-elected to vice chair, and Gordon Parrish was re-elected as Treasurer (vote
5-0). The minutes of the December 10,
2007 meeting were read and approved by consent.
Dr. McCain reviewed the agenda for the January meeting and the board
approved the agenda with consent agenda on a vote of 5-0 (Motion: Rob Walker,
Second: Gordon Parrish). The board heard
a system financial report from the superintendent. Dr. April Garner informed the board of grant
requests that have been made through Lowe’s and Southwire for the outdoor
classroom at the new school. Under “New Business”
the following actions were taken: Approved
a recycling agreement with GreenFiber; approved fundraiser requests for Bremen
High School and Sewell Middle School; approved use of facility request by the
Bremen High School Marching Band; and use of the Bremen High School softball
field by the West Georgia Mystics Softball team; approved an agreement for the
middle school to become a participant in the West Georgia Middle School
Athletic Conference; approved the Sports Field Package RFP for a construction
manager at risk; and approved the furniture proposals and purchase for the new
school. A rendering of the performing
arts center was presented to the board for review. In personnel actions, the board approved the
maternity leave for Ms. Leslie Pruitt, retirement of Mrs. Marilyn McCord, the
resignation of Ms. Judy Vaughn, the hiring of Ms. Judy McElroy, personnel
recommendations for the Fourth and
Financial
Reports
Financial reports as presented for December were approved by the board (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Gordon Parrish, vote 5-0).
|
General Fund |
$ 2,385,230.45 |
|
CDARS Bond Proceeds III Series 2007 Construction Fund |
$ 2,369,351.15 |
|
CDARS GSFIC Construction Fund Final Maturity |
$ 3,400,000.00 |
|
|
$ 544,237.95 |
|
|
$ 822.19 |
|
|
$ 463,266.89 |
|
|
$ 226,626.78 |
|
|
$ 646.42 |
|
|
$ 652,502.19 |
|
Bond Proceeds SPLOST III – Series 2006 |
$ 1,204.57 |
|
Bond Proceeds SPLOST III – Series 2007 |
$ 254,954.26 |
|
School Nutrition Program |
$ 109,296.21 |
|
School Nutrition Program – Jones Elementary |
$ 9,458.03 |
|
School
Nutrition Program – |
$ 77,641.47 |
|
School Nutrition Program – Central Office |
$ 22,196.71 |
|
|
$ 219,251.89 |
|
|
$ 113,931.23 |
|
|
$ 84,548.33 |
|
|
$ 12,965.16 |
|
|
$ 27,062.01 |
New
Business
Under New Business the board approved
the following by consent: Approved a
recycling agreement with GreenFiber for recycling paper at
approved
fundraiser requests for
a use of facility request by the Bremen High School Marching Band for use of the high school cafeteria for a dance and talent night and the use of the Bremen High School softball field by the West Georgia Mystics Softball team; an agreement for the middle school to become a participant in the West Georgia Middle School Athletic Conference;
the Sports Field Package RFP for a construction manager at risk (Proposals will be presented to the board on February 11, 2008.); and approved the furniture proposals and purchase for the new school. The board reviewed the rendering of the performing arts center which will be presented to the foundation for the publication of a brochure to raise funds.
Personnel
In the area of personnel the board accepted several recommendations from the superintendent. The recommendations were as follows: To approve the maternity leave request of Ms. Leslie Pruitt (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Cliff Coats, vote 5-0); to accept the retirement letter of Ms. Marilyn McCord (Motion: Rob Walkers, Second: Gordon Parrish, vote 5-0); to approve the resignation of Ms. Judy Vaughn (Motion: Gordon Parrish, Second: Brandall Lovvorn, (vote 5-0); to approve the hiring of Ms. Judy McElroy for employment in the BHS/SMS lunchroom (Motion: Cliff Coats, Second: Rob Walker, vote 5-0); and to restructure certain positions at the 4th and 5th grade academy (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Gordon Parrish, (vote 5-0). The restructuring would open up funds for a math coach, as well as a person to fill an office/teacher-support position.
The board reviewed the principals’ letters to the superintendent stating which staff members intended to return or retire for the next school year.
The board voted 5-0 to go into executive session to discuss a personnel issue, a potential purchase of property, and to evaluate the superintendent (Motion: Brandall Lovvorn, Second: Gordon Parrish). Upon coming out of executive session, (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Gordon Parrish, vote 5-0), the board shared that the superintendent had received a satisfactory evaluation, and his strengths were cited as follows: Dr. McCain continues to be a proven and quality leader as a superintendent who makes decisions that reflect the interest of students, and he works well with both the board of education and staff members.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Dr.
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Daryl Sellers, Chairman