BOARD RECAP
The Fayette County Board of Education met in regular session
on
1. Approved agenda
2. Invocation – Reverend Smith Atwater, Pastor
Unity
3. Pledge of Allegiance – Jessica Lash, 5th Grade Student
4. Recognition – A number of outstanding students and employees were recognized
5. Comptroller Jim Stephens reported that the monthly finances are in order
6.
Presentation of
7. Personnel items were approved as presented
8. There were no comments from the public
9. Consent agenda was approved as presented.
10. Items requiring action by the Board
a. Certification of payment for construction projects at J.C. Booth Middle
School (addition) and
b. Approval of bid for kitchen equipment for Huddleston Elementary School-
$215,808 –
c. Approved employee benefit insurance programs recommendation:
· Do no solicitation for benefits for the 2003-04 fiscal year.
·
Maintain all current benefits through
· Meet with Georgia Merit System to determine if the Flexible Benefit Program and Peach State Reserves deferred compensation programs are viable options.
· If GMS is a viable option, move toward implementation for fiscal year 2004-2005.
d.
Approved Diane Maney as a School Council member for
e. Approved of calendar for 2004-2005 school year
f.
Approved Proclamation for Child Nutrition Employee
Appreciation Week,
11. Superintendent’s Reports
a.
b. Update on Construction Program
The carpet manufacturer will have
a professional cleaner work on the carpet
Sara Harp Minter Elementary:
Some electrical modifications to be completed by sub-contractor.
The football field perimeter drainage is approx. 80% installed and the perimeter fence posts are installed. The metal roof deck and lightweight concrete has been installed and poured over 40% of the classroom area. The cafeteria steel structure has been installed and the bar joist are being erected. Constructing interior concrete masonry walls in the classroom areas. The majority of the drive and parking lot curb and gutter has been poured.
The standing-seam metal roof has been installed in all areas except the media, kitchen and a portion of the cafeteria. The windows have been installed in the “D” and “E” classroom wings. The concrete masonry block filler has been applied in the “D” and “E” wings. The water-source heat pumps are being installed in the “D” wing. The lightweight concrete roof deck has been poured in the low slope roof areas.
East Fayette Elementary School:
Approx. 80% of the exterior new concrete masonry wall has been constructed.
Fayetteville Intermediate School:
Approx. 20% of the exterior new concrete masonry wall has been constructed.
McIntosh High School:
The kitchen documents have been reviewed by Redicheck and we had an A/E team to review comments. The P.E facility went to Redicheck for review Thursday April 17, 2003.
Sandy Creek High School:
The construction documents are 99.9% complete.
12. There were no other matters to come before the board.
13. Adjourned to executive session for discussion of personnel, pending litigation and real estate.
14. Return from executive session
15. Approved reorganization chart for 2003 – 2004.
The following board of education approved changes will take effect on July 1, 2003.
East Fayette's principal Faith Hardnett will assume a new position at the county office as director of student services. In her new role, Hardnett will oversee all of the county's guidance, counseling, crisis and CARE (Children at Risk in Education) programs as well as work with students who are receiving services through the school system's alternative programs.
Louis Robinson, who has been the principal at North Fayette Elementary for the last four years, will replace Hardnett as principal of East Fayette. A replacement for Robinson will be determined later this year.
Principal Lyn Wenzel of J.C. Booth Middle will also leave her position to join the county office staff as the school system's director of curriculum. She will be responsible for working with school personnel, principals and central office staff to coordinate curriculum throughout the county and ensure that all schools are meeting federal and state guidelines in instruction. A replacement for Wenzel will be named later this year.
Both the director of student services and curriculum positions were created to help balance the work responsibilities of Stuart Bennett, former assistant superintendent of education, and Juliette Babb, executive director of school improvement. Bennett resigned earlier this year to assume the position of deputy superintendent for policy and external affairs at the Georgia Department of Education. Babb will be retiring from her position at the end of April.
A position titled director of LEC (LaFayette Educational Center) is also being opened to help balance the workload of Mary Perry, principal of the evening high school, who will be retiring in June. This job has not yet been assigned but will entail overseeing the evening high and community schools.
After serving as principal of Flat Rock Middle for the last four years, Tyrone Jones is moving to McIntosh High as an assistant principal. A replacement for Jones will be selected later this year.
Assistant principals who are transferring their positions to other schools include John Bouchell from Oak Grove Elementary to Starr's Mill High; Julie Turner from Starr's Mill to Oak Grove; Sharon Walters from Huddleston Elementary to Crabapple Lane Elementary and Audrey Toney from Flat Rock Middle to Starr's Mill.
Additionally, Hood Avenue Primary Assistant Principal Patsy Slagle is resigning her position to return as a classroom teacher. Assistant principals to replace the positions vacated at Huddleston Elementary and Hood Avenue Primary will be selected later this year.
16. Adjourned