AGENDA

CULLMAN COUNTY COMMISSION ON EDUCATION

September 8, 2016
6:00 p.m.
Pledge
Call to Order
1.

Awards and RecognitionsAASB School Board Member Academy Achievements

Jason Speegle- Level 1

Kenny Brockman- Level 1

Gene Sullins- Level 2

Chris Carter- Level 3

Wendy Crider- Masters 3rd Year

Certified Instructional Leader-CLAS- Susan Patrick
2.

Final Public Hearing and approval of the 2016-2017 Cullman County

School Budget-Ed Roberson, CSFO

3.

Approval of Minutes-August 11, 2016, August 30, 2016

4.

Rescind Leave of Absence request board approved on August 11, 2016

Samantha Hunter, Welti Teacher
Effective: September 1-December 1, 2016

Items 5 through 12
5.

Resignations First
Name

Ashley
Kim

Last
Name
Whitfield

Location
Child
Development

Position

Exit Date

Reason

Behavioral Student
Aide

8/31/2016

Bookkeeper

9/14/2016

retirement

Perry

Good Hope High

Rhonda

Ryan

Holly Pond

School Nurse (RN)

9/30/2016

retirement

Daniel

Allison

West Point

Sr. High Football

Asst. #2

8/15/2016

no
supplement

September, 8 2016

6.

Leaves of Absence -

First
Name

Last
Name

Location

Position

Beginning
Date

April

Dean

Holly Pond
Middle

Teacher

1/3/2017

4/4/2017

FMLA

April

Dean

Holly Pond
Middle

Teacher

8/1/2017

12/15/2017

board
leave

7.

Transfers-

Attachment Page: 1

8.

Appointments

Attachment Page: 2,3

9.

Substitutes-

Ending
Date

First Name

Middle

Last Name

Substitute Role

Ashley

Christine

Henderson

Teacher

8/8/2016

Laura

Robinson

Mayfield

Teacher

8/10/2016

Ethan

James

Lake

Teacher

8/8/2016

Terrie

Heatherly

CNP

8/18/2016

Jennifer

Denise

Quick

Teacher

8/19/2016

Jason

Teichmiller

Bus Driver

Rita

Harbison

CNP

Allison

Rebecca

Nisley

Teacher

10.

Reason

Effective Date

8/29/2016

Funding Transfer for Federal ProgramsAmy Fulton increase to .19 FTE, Title I/.81 FTE, General/Foundation/Local
Derinda Duke reduce to .55 FTE, Title I/.45 FTE, Title II
Arianna Chandler increase to .90 FTE, Title I/.FTE,General/Foundation/Local
Deidrea Wix increase to .99 FTE, Title I/.01 FTE, General/Foundation/Local
Katie Barksdale increase to .06 FTE,TitleI/.94FTE General/Foundation/Local
DeeAnna Key increase to .36 FTE, Title I/.64 FTE,General/Foundation/Local

11.

Contract/Salary Changes Benny D. Guthrie

upgrade to Edu. Specialist, state recognized August 22, 2016

Skylar Dean King

upgrade to Masters, state recognized August 23, 2016

Tyler D. Mitchell

upgrade to Masters, state recognized August 15, 2016

Robin H. Netherton

upgrade to Edu.Specialist,state recognized August 29, 2016

Catherine E. Flynt

upgrade to Masters, state recognized August 29, 2016

September, 8 2016

Erik Runge

add MS Math Team, Vinemont Middle

Jason Teichmiller

add 9th gr. Boys Basketball Coach, Vinemont High

Danniel Weaver

add MS Football Asst., Fairview Middle (NFC)

Chris Nichols

add MS Boys Basketball, Fairview Middle (NFC)

Brandy Lowe

add MS Football/Summer Camp Cheerleader Sponsor,GH

Middle(NFC)

Brandy Lowe

add MS Basketball Cheerleader Sponsor,GH Middle (NFC)

Jody Maddox

add 9th gr. Boys Basketball Coach, Good Hope High (NFC)

Randall Waldrep

add Sr. High Football Asst. #3, Hanceville High (NFC)

Keith Twitty

add 9th gr. Boys Basketball, Hanceville High (NFC)

Jeffrey Horton

add MS Football Coach, Holly Pond Middle (NFC)

Stephen Hollis

add MS Boys Basketball Coach, Holly Pond Middle (NFC)

Nathan Finley

add MS Girls Basktball Coach, Holly Pond Middle (NFC)

Michael Bates

add Sr. High Football Coach, Holly Pond High (NFC)

Ty Wilson

add Sr. High Football Asst. #1, Holly Pond High (NFC)

Ty Wilson

add Sr. High Football Asst. #2, Holly Pond High (NFC)

Tara Sommer Folds

add Sr. High Softball, Holly Pond High (NFC)

Kara Suzanne Hollis

add Sr. High Softball Asst., Holly Pond High (NFC)

Cydney Rowell

add Sr.High Volleyball, Holly Pond High (NFC)

Jeffrey Mitch Jones

add Jr. Varsity Boys Basketball, Holly Pond High (NFC)

Lexi Lynn

add Jr. Varsity Girls Basketball, Holly Pond High (NFC)

Daniel Weaver

add MS Boys Basketball, Parkside (NFC)

Daniel Weaver

add MS Girls Basketball, Parkside (NFC)

Jessica Gorham

add MS Volleyball, Parkside (NFC)

Lakeshia Patty

add MS Basketball Cheerleader Sponsor, Parkside (NFC)

Abby Preiss

add MS Football/Summer Camp Cheerleader Sponsor,

Vinemont M (NFC)

Abby Preiss

add MS Basketball Cheerleader Sponsor,Vinemont M.(NFC)

Caiden Bagwell

add Sr. High Football Asst. #2, West Point High (NFC)

Eric Pendley

add Sr. High Softball, West Point High (NFC)

Larry Michael Brown

add Sr. High Softball Asst., West Point High (NFC)

William Rob Whitesell

add Cross Country Coach, West Point High (NFC

Donna Freeman

CNP worker, West Point High

temporary increase to hours in absence of manager
From : 6.25 hours per day
To:

8 hours per day

September, 8 2016

Salary Rate: no change to hourly rate of pay

Effective: August 22-September 16, 2016
Funding Source: CNP

12.

Approval of 2016-2017 Non-Faculty Coaches (NFC) - Attachment page 4,5

13.

Approval of 2016-2017 Afterschool Programs Cold Springs Elementary ($15 an hour)

Personnel: Irma Adcox and Carrie Bookout
Subs: Judy Kay Isbell, Lori Warden, Loren Bookout, Reilly Hood,
Penny Collins,Kellie Shelton and Shana Rollo
Fairview Elementary
Personnel: Karri Moore (aide)
Welti-

Teachers: ($15 hr.) Miranda Tedder

Holly Pond Elementary

Teachers ($15 hr): Cynthia Hawkins and Robin Brannan
Subs ($10 hr): Amy Wood, Jane Daniel and Ashley Smith Henderson

Items 14 through 16
14.

Approval of request from Fairview Booster Club to pay Terrance Maze $560
for summer workouts and $250 for coaching during the 2015-16 basketball
season,to be paid by the booster club

15.

Approval of request from Fairview High School to pay George Redding $2,200
for summer field maintenance, paid by local funds

16.

Approval of request from Holly Pond High School to pay Janey Grimes for
cleaning the football stadium after each home football game and the gym after
each home basketball game, paid from local funds ($150 per football game
and up to $75 per basketball game)

17.

Approval for bonds on various Cullman County Schools personnel for the
2016-2017 school year -

Chief School Financial Officer - $100,000 bond

School Principals, Assistant Principals, & School Secretaries/Bookkeepers- $5,000
bond each

September, 8 2016

 Blanket Bond on Central Office Positions (Superintendents Secretary, Front Desk

Clerk, Bookkeepers, CNP Director, CNP Bookkeeper, CNP Secretary) $5,000 bond
each

CNP workers - $70,000 blanket bond to cover all CNP workers

18.

Approval of School Board (ATBE) Alabama Trust for Boards of Education

(formally ARMS) Insurance for the 2016-2017 school year (ATBE
General Liability/ Errors and Omissions Liability Fund Coverage) $4,786.00

19.

Approval of the 2016-2017 At-Risk Budget (copy on file)

Items 20 through 23
20. Approval of Public Works ProjectsJob #

Description of Project

Project Cost

Contract/Vendor

16-26

Good Hope High- Baseball Concession

Stand-/Press Box

$57,600.00

Yearwood
Construction

* paid by Good Hope Baseball Boosters

21.

Approval of request from the Maintenance Department of the Change

Order #1 Good Hope High School- Windows & HVAC to furnish the
necessary labor, materials and equipment to fabricate and install twelve (12)
heat shields of the new HVAC units located in high traffic areas to provide a
safe gas exhaust cover. ADD: $2,838.11 QZAB Funds

22.

Approval of request from the Maintenance Department of the Change

Order #2 Hanceville Elementary School- Renovation-Window Replace &
Re-roofing to reconcile the Sales Tax Savings for the project, will reflect on
final pay request. DEDUCT: $2,083.45 QZAB Funds

23. Approval of request from the Maintenance Department and architect,

Leonard Design, P.C., to submit plans and specifications to the Alabama
State Building Commission for Vinemont Middle School Re-roof project for
Approval.
24. Approval of request for the proposed 2017-2021 Capital Plan Minutes and
Plan as Proposed.
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September, 8 2016

25. Approval of Request from Dr. Anita Kilpatrick, Textbook Coordinator,to

dispose of old science textbooks and other textbooks that are out of date
and no longer suitable for student use.
26. Approval of request for an Easement of Ingress and Egress to owners whose
property adjoins the Joppa property.
27. Approval of Resolution of Cullman County Board of Education to apply for
QZAB funds and establish Qualified Zone Academies and Authorize
Issuance of the QZAB Revenue Warrant (copy on file)
Items 28 through 29
28. Approval of request from the CNP Department, to sale unusable,
nontransferable surplus food service equipment, from Garden City, Good Hope
High, and Harmony
29. Approval of request from the CNP Department, to salvage unusable pass thru
cooler from Hanceville Cafeteria and unusable reach in cooler from Good
Hope High.
Items 30 through 31
30.

Approval of July 2016 Financial Statements

31.

Approval of July 2016 Bills and Salaries

July 2016

(copy on file with the CSFO)

PAYROLL (Net)

$2,627,620.84

BILLS

$5,261,368.65
$7,888,989.49

32.

Out-of-State Field Trip Request

-No general fund money will be used for these

Trips.

Cold Springs High

Date: October 18, 2016
To: National FFA Convention-Indianapolis, Indiana
Person in Charge: Brad Murray
Group/Class: FFA
Method of Travel: Personal Vehicle

September, 8 2016

Purpose: Students will represent Alabama and Compete in the National FFA Talent
Competition as State Winners of the String Band Competition. They will also participate in
the career exhibit and be exposed to a multitude of college and career opportunities.
Holly Pond High
Date: September 16, 2016
To: Gulf Shores, AL
Person in Charge: Shawn Johnson
Group/Class: Robotics
Method of Travel: Personal Vehicle
Purpose: Bots on the Beach VEX Robotics Competition

33. Appointment of 2016-2017 Probationary Principals

PRINCIPAL

SCHOOL

ORIGINAL
STARTING DATE

PROBATIONARY CONTRACT ENDING

DATE

Dunkling, Alan

Good Hope Middle

July 1, 2016

last day of 2016-2017 school year

Hood, John

Good Hope High

July 1, 2016

last day of 2016-2017 school year

Jones, Michael

West Point Interm.

July 1, 2016

last day of 2016-2017 school year

Sullins, Kevin

Harmony

July 1, 2016

last day of 2016-2017 school year

34.

Appointment of 2016-2017 Contract Principals

NAME

SCHOOL

CONTRACT

Brown, Kim

Hanceville Elementary

Contract #2

June 30, 2018

Burleson, Tim

Cold Springs High

Contract #2

June 30, 2018

Butler, Kim

Holly Pond Elementary/High

Contract #6

June 30, 2019

Chambers, Chris

Child Development Center

Contract #2

June 30, 2018

Collins, Jimmy

Hanceville High

Contract #2

June 30, 2018

Farley, Clark

West Point Middle

Contract #4

June 30, 2018

Gambrill, Chris

Parkside/ Fairview High

Contract #4

June 30, 2017

Gambrill, Chuck

Holly Pond Elementary/Middle

Contract #5

June 30, 2019

CONTRACT ENDING DATE

September, 8 2016

Gay, Phillip

Cold Springs Elementary

Contract #3

June 30, 2017

Hardman, Marty

Fairview Elementary

Contract #3

June 30, 2018

Johnson, Tony

Parkside/Vinemont Elementary

Contract #4

June 30, 2019

Mattox, Janet

Good Hope Primary

Contract #5

June 30, 2018

Melton, Susan

Garden City/Good Hope Elem.

Contract #5

June 30, 2019

Orr, Richard

Parkside

Contract #3

June 30, 2019

Roden, Cyndi

Hanceville Middle

Contract #4

June 30, 2019

Runge, Ferrell

Vinemont High

Contract #2

June 30, 2018

Sparks, Karen

Holly Pond Elementary

Contract #4

June 30, 2019

Spear, Vicky

Vinemont Middle

Contract #2

June 30, 2018

Troutman, Billy

Cullman Area Tech. Academy

Contract #2

June 30, 2019

Walker, Trina

Fairview Middle

Contract #2

June 30, 2018

Webb, Gina

Welti

Contract #3

June 30, 2019

Yarbrough, Angie

West Point Elementary

Contract #2

June 30, 2019

Yearwood, Heith

West Point High

Contract #3

June 30, 2019

35.

Superintendents Report

36.

Adjournment-

NEXT REGULAR MEETING

Date Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Time/Place
Work Session

6:00 p.m. in the central office board room

5:30 p.m.

September, 8 2016