Bremen City Schools

Board of Education Meeting

February 11, 2008

 

 

            The Bremen Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, February 11, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. in the Warren Sewell Administration Building.  All board members were present with the exception of Brandall Lovvorn who was absent from the meeting.  After the pledge and invocation by Chairman Daryl Sellers, the meeting was turned over to Superintendent Dr. Stanley McCain.

 

            The minutes of the January 14, 2008 and January 22, 2008 meetings were read and approved by consent.  Dr. McCain reviewed the agenda for the February meeting and the board approved the agenda with consent agenda on a vote of 4-0 (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Gordon Parrish).  The board heard a system financial report from the superintendent.  The board approved a resolution calling for local legislation and a referendum for an additional senior citizens exemption which mirrors the state code 48-5-52.  Under “Public Participation” the schools’ teachers of the year were recognized and congratulated by the superintendent and board.  Mr. John Wilborn, Ben Horton, and Jada Green made a presentation to the board on their music technology class.  Under “New Business” the following actions were taken:  Approved Change Order # 2 on the contract with Ra-Lin and Associates for the construction of the new school; approved a change in tuition for out-of-district students for the 2008-2009 school year; approved fundraising requests for Bremen High School, Sewell Middle School, Jones Elementary, and the Bremen Parks and Recreation in our schools; approved use of facility requests by the Bremen Parks and Recreation Department; approved the use of the athletic trailer by the First United Methodist Church of Bremen to carry luggage to the airport for the group going to Israel; approved technology requests for the new school and for Mr. Ben Arguilla to attend Apple training and certification classes; approved an amended contract agreement with Mr. Ronnie Mesimer, C. P. A.; approved a payroll deduction request by the Haralson County Ferst Foundation; approved after-school day camp activities for February 14, 15, & 18; approved a graduation requirement waiver for a student in credit recovery; approved the purchase of bleachers from Georgia Institutional Furnishings; approved Capital Project 07-763-070/07-763-071 Construction Budget Phase II as presented by the construction manager at risk, Latimer & Hughes Construction Co.; approved the amended Title 1 Budget; and approved a request from the Haralson Family Connection Coalition for the Bremen City Schools to serve as fiscal agent for the 2008-2009 school year.  In the area of personnel, the board approved the resignations of Ms. Janie Wilborn, Ms. Wakeelah Rasheed, Ms. Lori Ward, and Mr. Alva Thompson, and the retirement of Ms. Vanessa Brown.  Also approved were administrators for the 2008-09 school year, the hiring of Ms. Carly Tuggle and Ms. Kay Snuggs, the transfer of Ms. Kay Hipps, and the substitute teacher list and bus driver list. 

 

 

 

 

Financial Reports

 

            Financial reports as presented for January were approved by the board (Motion:

Rob Walker, Second: Cliff Coats, vote 4-0).

 

General Fund

$ 3,059,955.28

Haralson County Bond Proceeds Account II

$    516,101.87

Haralson County Debt Service Account III

$           823.70

Haralson County Sales & Use Tax SPLOST III

$    550,939.36

Carroll County Bond Proceeds SPLOST II

$    227,042.41

Carroll County Debt Service SPLOST II

$           647.61

Carroll County SPLOST Sales and Use Tax II

$   709,629.41

Bond Proceeds SPLOST III Series 2006

$       1,209.42

Bond Proceeds SPLOST III – Series 2007

$     60,976.23

Carroll County SPLOST III Construction Account

$   545,000.00

CDARS Account 1003005077

$   500,000.00

CDARS Account 1003005093

$1,000,000.00

School Nutrition Program

$   113,036.57

School Nutrition Program – Jones Elementary

$     10,485.58

School Nutrition Program – Bremen High School

$     80,177.22

School Nutrition Program – Central Office

$     22,373.77

Bremen High School

$   207,359.15

Sewell Middle School

$   116,712.98

Jones Elementary School

$     84,305.54

Jones Elementary School Williamsburg Trip MM Account

$     12,994.50

Jones Elementary School Williamsburg Trip

$     69,871.07

 

On a motion made by Rob Walker and second by Gordon Parrish, the board voted 4-0 to approve a resolution calling for local legislation and a referendum for an additional senior citizens tax exemption which mirrors the state code 48-5-52.

 

Public Participation

 

            The schools’ teachers of the year were recognized and congratulated by the superintendent and the board.  The Teachers of the Year were Ms. Suzan Payne, Bremen High School; Ms. Mary Oxendine, Sewell Middle School; and Ms. Keri Perkins, Jones Elementary.  Mr. John Wilborn, Ben Horton and Jada Green made a presentation to the board on their music technology class.  They demonstrated how technology is utilized in the creation and production of digital music and shared their excitement over the new class and their visions of the future.

 

New Business

 

            The board approved by consent Change Order # 2 on the contract with Ra-Lin and Associates for the construction of the new school.   On a motion made by Gordon Parrish and second by Rob Walker, the board voted to approve a change in tuition for out-of-district students for the 2008-2009 school year (vote 4-0).  The new tuition will be $1,150 per student with a family cap of $2,950.   Other items approved by consent are as follows: Approved fundraising requests for Bremen High School, Sewell Middle School, Jones Elementary, and the Bremen Parks and Recreation in our schools;  approved use of facility requests by the Bremen Parks and Recreation Department; approved use of athletic trailer by the First United Methodist Church of Bremen to carry luggage to the airport for the group going to Israel; approved technology requests for the purchase of fifty-seven Mac Book laptops for teachers at the new school, five versions of MS Office 2008 Academic, and four Apple remote licenses; in addition, the board approved expenditures for Mr. Ben Arguilla to attend Apple training and certification classes which allow our system to take advantage of the 3-year Apple Care Parts Agreement pricing when purchasing Apple computers.  Also approved by consent was an amended contract agreement with Mr. Ronnie Mesimer, C. P. A. for additional services required under the current year’s audit; a payroll deduction request by the Haralson County Ferst Foundation; after-school day camp activities for February 14, 15, & 18; a graduation requirement waiver for a student in credit recovery; and received three quotes for bleachers at the new gym and approved the purchase of bleachers from Georgia Institutional Furnishings; and the amended Title I budget.  On a vote of 4-0, the board approved Capital Project 07-763-070/07-763-071 Construction Budget Phase II as presented by the construction manager at risk, Latimer & Hughes Construction Co. for renovations & modifications at Bremen High School and Jones Elementary (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Gordon Parrish).  The board approved a request from the Haralson Family Connection Coalition for the Bremen City Schools to serve as fiscal agent for the 2008-2009 school year (Motion: Cliff Coats, Second: Rob Walker, vote 4-0).

 

Personnel

 

            In the area of personnel, the board accepted the following recommendations from the superintendent. The board accepted the resignations of Ms. Janie Wilborn as Speech Language Pathologist; Ms. Wakeelah Rasheed as cafeteria employee; Ms. Lori Ward as afterschool assistant director; Mr. Alva Thompson as custodian; and the retirement of Mrs. Vanessa Brown as IT Director  (Motion: Cliff Coats, Second: Rob Walker, vote 4-0).  The board accepted the administrative recommendations for the 2008-09 school year: Ms. Janis Parrish, Director of Curriculum and Instruction (Motion: Cliff Coats, Second: Rob Walker, vote 3-0 with 1 abstention); Ms. Anne Chaffin, Director of Special Programs; Dr. Mike Campbell, Principal of Jones Elementary, Mr. Duane McManus, Principal of Bremen High School; Ms. Christa Smith, Principal of Bremen Middle School; and Dr. April Garner, Principal of the Bremen 4th and 5th Grade Academy (Motion: Cliff Coats, Second: Rob Walker, vote 4-0).  Ms. Carly Tuggle was hired as Assistant Director for the Afterschool Program, Ms. Eleanor Sweatt was hired part-time for the BHS lunchroom; and Mrs. Kay Snuggs was hired as a long-term substitute for Ms. Leslie Pruitt (Motion: Rob Walker, Second: Gordon Parrish, vote 4-0).  The transfer of Mrs. Kay Hipps from fourth grade to a newly created second grade position for 2008-09 school year was approved (Motion: Cliff Coats, Second: Rob Walker, vote 4-0), and the substitute teacher and bus driver lists were approved (Motion: Cliff Coats, Second: Gordon Parrish, vote 4-0). 

 

          In executive session the board approved the addendum to the superintendent’s contract establishing his salary and benefits for the 2008-09 school year and extended his employment until June 20, 2010 (Motion: Daryl Sellers, Second: Gordon Parrish, vote 4-0). 

 

         The meeting was adjourned.

 

 

 

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Dr. Stanley McCain, Superintendent

 

 

 

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Daryl Sellers, Chairman