MINUTES FOR
WORTH COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
BOARD MEETING
HELD THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015
AT WORTH COUNTY BOARD ROOM
AT 7:00 P.M.
The Worth County Board of Education met Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Worth County Board Room.
Chairman Jenkins called the meeting to order, gave the invocation, led the pledge to the flag and welcomed visitors.
All Board Members were present. Also in attendance was Kay Mathews, Ed. S., Superintendent of Schools, and Tommy Coleman, Board Attorney.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Randy Bacon made the motion to approve the agenda for November 19, 2015. Jerry Jones seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
SUPERINTENDENT’S RECOGNITIONS
Scott Chafin, WCHS Principal, recognized LTC Brian Lasseter. Mr. Chafin reported LTC Lasseter has done an outstanding job with the JROTC program and has brought some different aspects to the program.
LTC Lasseter introduced members of the 48th Brigade from Macon whom he had served with until he retired last year and took over the JROTC program at Worth County High School. LTC Chris Corley presented LTC Lasseter with the Legion of Merit award as a small token of appreciation for his four deployments and service to his country.
Commander Nathaniel Lowman of the Albany Young Marines recognized 11 year old Matthew Tobias, a Worth County Middle School student, as a member of the Young Marine program. Commander Lowman presented Matthew with a Certificate of Appreciation for his community service and praised his loyalty to his school and community.
BOARD ITEMS
Approval of appointing Randy Bacon as the Board GSBA Legislative Liaison for 2016.
William Oliver made the motion to appoint Randy Bacon as the Board GSBA Legislative Liaison for 2016. Jerry Jones seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
OPEN AND AWARD BIDS
Opened the Diesel/Gasoline Bids. Bids were tabled until Farrell Lawrence, Transportation Director, could review them and determine if bid specs were met.
Jerry Jones made the motion to table bids. Melvin Jefferson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Opened and awarded the Propane Bid to Modern Gas (the lowest responsible bidder meeting bid specs) in the amount of + - 1.099.
Jerry Jones made the motion to approve as presented. Randy Bacon seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Opened the Bus Bids. Bids were tabled until Farrell Lawrence, Transportation Director, could review them.
Jerry Jones made the motion to table the bids. Melvin Jefferson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
CONSENT AGENDA
MINUTES
Consent to approve October 8, 2015 Board Minutes
Consent to approve October 13, 2015 Work Session Minutes
Consent to approve October 20, 2015 Worth Session Minutes
Consent to approve November 3, 2015 Called Meeting Minutes
FINANCE
Consent to approve Expenditure Reports for October
Consent to approve the Food Service Report for October
FIELD TRIPS
School__Group_Name___Destination__Purpose__Date_of_Trip'>School
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Group Name
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Destination & Purpose
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Date of Trip
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Expenses Paid By
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WCMS
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JR BETA
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St. Augustine - Educational Tour
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5/4-6/2016
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BOE
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WCMS
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8th Grade
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Albany Municipal Auditorium - Expand & enrich the ELA culture & experience. Expose students to live theater.
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11/4/2015
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Other
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WCHS
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JROTC
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Wilcox Co. - Team Meet
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10/1/2015
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BOE
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WCHS
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JROTC
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Taylor Co. - Team Meet
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10/8/2015
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BOE
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WCHS
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JROTC
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Crisp Co. - Team Meet
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10/22/2015
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BOE
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WCHS
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JROTC
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Crisp Co. - Team Meet
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10/31/2015
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BOE
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FUND RAISERS
School
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Group Name
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Type of Project
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Date(s)
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Funds Used For
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WCPS
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School Nurse
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Pennies for Patients: Leukemia & Lymphona Society
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1/11-19/216
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Funds will go to the Leukemia and Lymphona Society
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WCMS
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WCMS
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Smencil Sales
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Through May
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To help provide additional supplies & services not funded by BOE
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WCMS
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8th Grade
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Hat Day - students will pay $1.00 to wear hats on Friday
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Weekly
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Pay transportation costs to various 8th grade field trips
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WCMS
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8th Grade
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Weekly drawings for school supplies and other goodies. All grade levels. Drawings will be held at lunch.
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Weekly
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Pay for transportation expenses to the capitol in Atlanta to observe the legislative process.
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WCMS
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8th Grade
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Reward snacks to be sold during reward break.
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Weekly
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Pay for tickets to the Encore Theatre production in Albany.
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BUS REQUEST
Worth County 4-H Club requests the use of a bus and driver for November 21, 2015 for 4-H’ers to attend the District Project Achievement in Moultrie.
Randy Bacon made the motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. Melvin Jefferson
seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
ADMINISTRATION
Approval of the Resolution to request assistance from the Georgia Department of Education in developing a new Five-Year Local Facilities Plan.
William Oliver made the motion to approve as presented. Randy Bacon seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Approval of a Resolution of the Board of Education of Worth County authorizing the call of a school bond election in and for the Worth County School District, to be held on March 1, 2016.
Randy Bacon made the motion to approve as presented. William Oliver seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Approval of the following items as surplus and non-usable by the Worth County School District.
These are old analog two-way radios that are not repairable and/or can’t be programmed to the narrow band frequency.
MAKE SERIAL #
Motorola 799TUJ7531
Motorola 779TUJ7539
Motorola 799TUJ7549
Motorola 779TUJ7868
Motorola 799TUJ7915
Motorola 799TUJ7924
Motorola 779TUJ7928
Motorola 799TUG1088
Motorola 799TUG1195
Motorola 799TUG7943
Motorola 799TUJD871
Motorola 799TUJD873
Motorola 799TVG3743
Motorola 799TVUC511
Motorola 799TVUC514
Motorola 799TVW7891
Jerry Jones made the motion to approve as presented. Randy Bacon seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Approval to confer high school diplomas of the following list as pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 20-2-281.1.
Cherry, Calton, Jr.
Johnson, Robert III
Jordan, Courtney M.
Milledge – Cherry, Audrey S.
William Oliver made the motion to approve as presented. Melvin Jefferson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Approval of the revised Worth County School District Organizational Chart.
Jerry Jones made the motion to approve as presented. Randy Bacon seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Randy Bacon made the motion to enter into executive session at 7:53 p.m. to consider personnel, students, attorney-client privilege and/or property acquisition. Jerry Jones seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
Returned to open session at 9:04 p.m.
PERSONNEL ITEMS
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RESIGNATION AND RELEASE FROM CONTRACT
Certified
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Kathy Lewis, WCPS Teacher, effective November 20, 2015.
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RESIGNATION
Classified
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Shamonica L. Smith, WCHS SPED Paraprofessional, effective October 30, 2015.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Certified
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Randee Leaynn Roberts, WCES Nurse, effective December 7, 2015.
Classified
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Mathew Ryan Hickox, WCHS Baseball Community Coach, effective January 19, 2016.
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Rachel Lynell Jacques, WCHS Paraprofessional, effective December 7, 2015.
NOTE: As per Georgia State Code Section 20-2-211 all employees hired after July 1, 2000, shall be fingerprinted and have a criminal record check. Employees listed above are recommended for employment subject to verification of a clean record.
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FMLA
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Yolanda Byrd, effective September 14, 2015 through October 22, 2015.
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Amy Chafin, effective November 30, 2015 through December 18, 2015.
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Mitzi Cooper, effective November 16, 2015 through February 19, 2016.
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Keithon Cuffie, effective September 18, 2015 through October 23, 2015.
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Courtney Edwards, effective November 4, 2015 through December 16, 2015.
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Lauren Fallin, effective February 1, 2016 through March 11, 2016.
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Maggie (Maria) Fletcher, effective October 12, 2015 through October 16, 2015.
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Janice Gamble, effective August 28, 2015 through October 21, 2015.
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Susan Hembree, effective September 4, 2015 through September 15, 2015.
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Amanda Henley, effective October 6, 2015 through January 15, 2016.
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Katherine Hill, effective November 5, 2015 through January 1, 2016.
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Kim Lavender, effective September 8, 2015 through September 28, 2015.
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Kim Lavender, effective September 30, 2015 through May 24, 2016.
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Stacy Parker, effective October 29, 2015 through December 11, 2015.
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Brittany Young, effective February 25, 2016 through April 22, 2016.
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NON-FMLA
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Yolanda Byrd, effective October 23, 2015 through December 18, 2015.
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Janice Gamble, effective October 22, 2015 through May 24, 2016.
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INFORMATION
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Martha Hanson, WCPS Special Ed Paraprofessional to WCPS teacher.
Melvin Jefferson made the motion to approve the superintendent’s recommendations A through F. William Oliver seconded the motion and it passed with a 4-1 vote. William Jenkins, Melvin Jefferson, Jerry Jones and William Oliver voted for; Randy Bacon abstained.
ADJOURN
William Oliver made the motion to adjourn. Jerry Jones seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
SIGNED: APPROVED:
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Kay Mathews, Ed. S. William R. Jenkins
Superintendent Board Chairman
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