Bremen City School System

Board of Education Meeting

October 9, 2006

 

 

            The Bremen Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, October 9, 2006, at 6:00 p.m. in the Warren Sewell Administration Building.  All board members were present.  After the pledge and invocation by Chairman Daryl Sellers, the meeting was turned over to Superintendent Dr. Stanley McCain.

 

            The board went into executive session to discuss land acquisition with Mr. Jack F. Witcher, attorney, and Mr. Mike Patterson, land acquisition agent for the school system (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Gordon Parrish, vote 5-0).  The board came out of executive session (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Cliff Coats, vote 5-0) and voted to obtain appraisals on two pieces of property (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Gordon Parrish, vote 5-0). 

 

            The minutes of the September 11, 2006 meeting were read and approved by consent.  Dr. McCain reviewed the agenda for the October meeting and the board approved the agenda with consent agenda after a motion by Cliff Coats and second by Rob Walker (vote 5-0).  The board of education heard a financial report from the superintendent.  The board reviewed a formal report from Mr. Ronnie Messimer on the school activity accounts for the year ending June 30, 2006.  Under “New Business” the following actions were taken:  The board rescinded its previous motion to sell property to Mr. Ted Grizzard; approved the three year technology plan; approved the purchase of group life insurance for board members and administrators; approved a request to declare a disassembled freezer at Bremen High School as surplus property; approved the request by Bremen High School to allow the One Act Play to use a plastic gun and a plastic sword as props; approved fundraising requests from BHS and SMS; recognized Jones Elementary for their bronze and platinum awards from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement; approved the disbursements of pandemic flu brochures with report cards; approved Sewell Middle School’s request to offer a service learning program; approved Jones Elementary’s request for after school enrichment programs and a fall break camp; approved a request by Jones Elementary School to the State Department of Education to waive class size at the second grade (see attached resolution); and approved a request by the insurance review committee to offer a voluntary group life policy by UNUM to all employees.   In the area of personnel the board approved community coaches and approved the hiring of Ms. Lani Nichols.

 

Financial Reports

 

            Financial reports as presented for September 2006 were approved by the board (Motion: Rob Walker, Second:  Gordon Parrish, vote 5-0).

 

General Fund

$ 1,813,829.94

Haralson County Bond Proceeds Account II

$    326,543.85

Haralson County Debt Service Account II

$           860.77

Haralson County Sales & Use Tax SPLOST II

$    511,682.16

Carroll County Bond Proceeds SPLOST II

$        1,104.44

Carroll County Debt Service SPLOST II

$           599.61

Carroll County SPLOST Sales and Use Tax II

$    516,259.59

Bond Proceeds SPLOST III MM Acct. 25008806

$ 5,819,014.01

School Nutrition Program

$      93,162.51

School Nutrition Program - Bremen High School

$      63,819.55

School Nutrition Program – Jones Elementary

$        5,742.72

School Nutrition Program – Central Office

$      23,600.24

Bremen High School

$    243,269.59

Sewell Middle School

$    104,460.88

Jones Elementary School

$    136,089.10

Jones Elementary Williamsburg Trip MM Acct. 20-14-397

$      12,552.11

Jones Elementary Williamsburg Trip

$      15,766.47

After School Program

$    103,214.45

New Business

 

           The board agreed to rescind its previous motion to sell property to Mr. Ted Grizzard.  The board decided to grant property easements to Mr. Ted Grizzard and to Mr. Danny Cartwright (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Cliff Coats, vote 5-0)  The board gave approval by consent to the following actions:    Approved the three year technology plan; approved the purchase of group life insurance for board members and administrators; approved a request to declare a disassembled freezer at Bremen High School as surplus property; approved the request by Bremen High School to allow the One Act Play to use a plastic gun and a plastic sword as props; approved fundraising requests from BHS and SMS; and approved a request by the insurance review committee to offer a voluntary group life policy by UNUM to all employees.  The board recognized Jones Elementary for their bronze and platinum awards from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement; approved the disbursements of pandemic flu brochures with report cards; approved Sewell Middle School’s request to offer a service learning program; and approved Jones Elementary’s request for after school enrichment programs and a fall break camp.  After a motion by Rob Walker and second by Gordon Parrish, the board approved a request by Jones Elementary School to the State Department of Education to waive class size for the second grade (see attached resolution) (vote 5-0).

 

Personnel

 

          In the area of personnel the board approved the community coaches for the     2006-07 school year (Motion: Cliff Coats, Second: Brandall Lovvorn, vote 3-0 with Rob Walker and Daryl Sellers abstaining).  On a vote of 5-0 the board approved Mrs. Lani Nichols as a paraprofessional at Jones Elementary School (Motion: Gordon Parrish, Second: Rob Walker).  The board approved supplement changes for Ms. Tricia Costley, counselor supplement request (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Gordon Parrish, vote 5-0); Ms. Cyndie Morris, counselor supplement request (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Gordon Parrish, vote 5-0); and Coach Ricky Tolleson, coaching supplement request (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Cliff Coats, vote 5-0).  An increase in work schedules was approved for Ms. Debbie Pruitt (additional seven work days request) (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Gordon Parrish, vote 5-0); Ms. Jackie Parks (change from seven hour day to eight hour day) (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Gordon Parrish, vote 5-0); and Mr. Patrick Dobbs and Mr. Roy McPherson (additional two hours request) (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Gordon Parrish, vote 5-0).  On a motion made by Rob Walker and second by Gordon Parrish, the board voted 5-0 to approve the extended day assignments at Bremen High School in order to cover class sizes and course offerings.  In other personnel action the board approved the maternity and family medical leave of Ms. Tricia Costley (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Cliff Coats, vote 5-0).  Finally, the board approved the substitute teacher list after a motion by Rob Walker and second by Gordon Parrish (vote 5-0).

 

          The meeting was adjourned.

 

 

 

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Dr. Stanley McCain, Superintendent

 

 

 

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Daryl Sellers, Chairman