June 29, 2016 (#18) 1
Minutes
MINUTES TO THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
June 29, 2016
Board Meeting at 4:30 P.M.
The Lauderdale County Board of Education met with the following members
present:
Jerry Fulmer, Chairman
Daniel Patterson, Vice Chairman
Barbara Cornelius
Chad Holden
Ronnie Owens
Upon the recommendation of Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mr. Holden,
seconded by Mr. Owens and passed the meeting agenda.
The following minutes were approved:
June 9, 2016 (#17)
As recommended by Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mrs. Cornelius, seconded
by Mr. Patterson and passed to pay the following:
(A) Vendor: Riverbend Center for Mental Health
Date: June 20, 2016
Amount: $4,883.00
Fund Source: At-Risk Funds and Special Education Funds
(B) Vendor: James Irby, P.C.
File No.: 0109070
Inv. No.: 1721
Date: June 9, 2016
RE: General
Amount: $1,045.00
Fund Source: General Funds
Dr. Gray presented the Board with financial statements for the following
month:
Month ending May 31, 2016
The motion was made by Mr. Patterson, seconded by Mr. Owens and passed as
recommended by Dr. Gray the account payable disbursements for the following month:
Month ending May 31, 2016
Upon the recommendation of Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mrs. Cornelius,
seconded by Mr. Holden and passed the Tobacco Tax rate of 0.079% for salaries paid to
employees from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
As recommended by Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mr. Owens, seconded by
Mr. Holden and passed the 2016-2017 Parent/Student Handbook. (This was presented
at the June 9, 2016 Board Meeting).
The motion was made by Mrs. Cornelius, seconded by Mr. Patterson and passed
as recommended by Dr. Gray the 2016-2017 Salary Schedule with the increase by 4%
to be effective per start of contract date. (This was presented at the June 9, 2016 Board
Meeting).
Presented the Employee Handbook for the 2016-2017 school year.
Upon the recommendation of Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mr. Holden,
seconded by Mr. Owens and passed for Wilson High School to purchase new
bleachers for the gymnasium, at the low bid of $58,900.00 and will be paid for by
the Athletic Booster Club.
As recommended by Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mr. Owens, seconded by
Mrs. Cornelius and passed for Mike Hutchins, special education aide, to provide
assistance at the SPAN program to a student who is eligible for special education
services under IDEA. The rate of pay will be $70.00 per day for 28 days over the
summer. The total is not to exceed $2,000.00. Expenses are to be paid from special
education funds.
The motion was made by Mr. Patterson, seconded by Mr. Holden and passed as
recommended by Dr. Gray for the following teachers to attend a two day Coteaching
and Coplanning Training, as part of the Closing the Gap Grant. The training will be
held at the Board of Education Annex on June 28-29, 2016. Teacher will receive a
$125.00 stipend per day, to be paid with grant funds.
Brooks Elementary Brooks High
Ronda Garner ($250.00) Lisa McDougal ($125.00)
Clara Woodward ($250.00) Carli Haskovec ($250.00)
Angelique Tomlinson ($250.00) Laura Ramsey ($250.00)
Gail McMurray ($250.00) Sherri Tippett ($125.00)
Logan Reece ($250.00) Jamie Hines ($125.00)
Amy Reeves ($250.00)
Laura Richardson ($250.00)
Rita Coker ($250.00)
Ashley Junkin ($125.00)
Ginger England ($125.00)
Jim Sexton ($250.00)
Kelly Moreland ($250.00)
Upon the recommendation of Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mrs. Cornelius,
seconded by Mr. Patterson and passed to pay the following teachers a stipend of $125.00
per day from Closing the Gap Funds for attending the Safe & Civil Schools training in
Pelham, Alabama on June 7-8, 2016:
Laura Ramsey ($250.00)
Jacob Fowler ($250.00)
Luke Mansell ($250.00)
Joy Wilsdorf ($250.00)
As recommended by Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mr. Holden, seconded by
Mr. Owens and passed to pay the following teachers a stipend of $125.00 (1 day) and
$62.50 (1/2 day) for attending the Science Textbook Training/Science Pacing
Guide/Lesson Plan Development Training on June 27 and 28, 2016 from general
funds:
1. Shelley Brown – Rogers High School (2 days--$250.00)
2. Paul Crawford – Central High School (2 days--$250.00)
3. Tammie Duncan – Lexington High School (2 days--$250.00)
4. Sandra Ellis – Central High School (1 day--$125.00)
5. Jacob Fowler – Brooks High School (2 days--$250.00)
6. Jill Harrison – Wilson High School (2 days--$250.00)
7. Aron Henry – Rogers High School (2 days--$250.00)
8. Traci Jones – Rogers High School (2 days--$250.00)
9. Stephen Phillips – Brooks High School (2 days--$250.00)
10. Gina Tash – Wilson High School (2 days--$250.00)
11. Tammy Yielding – Wilson High School (1 day--$125.00)
12. Janice Ezell—Lauderdale County High School (1 day-$125.00)
13. Laura Franks -Wilson High School (1 ½ day-$187.50)
14. Josh Jennings-Lauderdale County High School (1 ½ days-$187.50)
15. Ty Long— Lexington High School (1 day--$125.00)
16. Vanesha Mason—Waterloo High School (1 ½ days--$187.50)
17. Courtney Putman—Waterloo High School (1 day--$125.00)
18. Tim Vick— Central Office- (1 day--$125.00)
19. Amy Wilcoxson— Brooks High School (1 day-$125.00)
20. Donna Wright— Central High School (1 ½ days--$187.50)
21. Chris Franks— Waterloo High School (1 ½ days--$187.50)
22. Jeff Burbank— Wilson High School (1/2 day--$62.50)
23. Regina Campbell- Lexington High School (1/2 day--$62.50)
24. Lanetta Koonce Lauderdale County High School (1/2 day-$62.50)
25. Nancy Lawson— Central High School (1/2 day--$62.50)
26. Melanie Pope— Rogers High School (1/2 day--$62.50)
The motion was made by Mrs. Cornelius, seconded by Mr. Patterson and passed
as recommended by Dr. Gray to employ David Randal Matthews as Contract
Principal at Rogers High School for (36 months), beginning July 1, 2016, and expiring
on June 30, 2019.
Upon the recommendation of Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mr. Patterson,
seconded by Mr. Owens and passed the following trips for employees:
(A) The following employees request to attend Multisensory Structured
Language Education (MSLE) Training Course in Pelham, Alabama on
June 27-July 1, 2016:
Kim Liles Teacher Central High School
Sylvia Orrick Teacher Waterloo High School
Expenses will be paid from general funds.
(B) The following employees request to attend the JAG National Training
Seminar in Orlando, Florida on July 11-15, 2016:
Mike Curtis JAG Specialist Central High School
Valerie Thigpen JAG Specialist LCHS
Linda Quigley JAG Specialist Wilson High School
Expenses will be paid by JAG Funds.
As recommended by Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mrs. Cornelius, seconded
by Mr. Holden and passed the following trip for students:
(A) Central High School volleyball team requests to attend Team Camp in
Auburn, Alabama on July 13-14, 2016. There will be 30 female students
chaperoned by the following Lauderdale County employees:
Andrew Murphy Teacher Central High School
Jonathan Oakley Teacher Central High School
Nena Dial Teacher Central High School
Jason Hubbard Teacher Central High School
Expenses will be paid by local school funds/players attending the camp.
The motion was made by Mr. Holden, seconded by Mr. Owens and passed as
recommended by Dr. Gray the following bids:
(A) Bid #: 2596 Cafeteria Equipment-Lauderdale County High School
(Opened on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 @ 1:00 p.m.)
BRESCO Dixie Store Fixtures Douglas Equip Dykes Rest. Hawk Inc. Mobile Fixture
Item #1: Sirius II Double Gas $12,894.00 $13,000.00 $13,086.70 NO BID $13,377.07 $12,799.00
Boilerless Convection Steamer
Item #2: 2/3 Jacketed Tilting
Gas Kettle Market Forge- $20,750.00 $21,300.00 $21,748.68 NO BID $21,915.50 $$21,195.00
60 gallon
Item #3: Gas Fired Steam $ 9,519.00 $9,775.00 $10.373.83 NO BID $10,148.13 $9,695.00
Jacketed Tilting Kettle
12 gallon floor kettle
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$43,163.00 $44,075.00 $45,209.21 $45,440.70 $43.689.00
All Vendors bid brand and model specified.
Since all items need to be installed together bottom line bid goes to BRESCO.
(B) Bid # 2597 Bread Bid
(Opened June 9, 2016)
Low Unit Bid on Bread Awarded to:
Flowers Baking Co. of Birmingham
1. Loaf, Whole Wheat Bread Price per loaf $1.95
2. Loaf, White Wheat Bread Price per loaf NO BID
3. Hamburger Buns, WG 30 ct/tray $4.45
4. Hotdog Buns 6”, WG 16 ct/Package $2.35
5. Submarine Buns, WG 12 ct/Package $3.20
6. Sheet Buns, WG 24 ct./Package $2.80
7. Slider Buns, WG 24 ct./Package $2.80
8. Texas Toast Loaf $1.35
Bimbo Bakeries NO BID
(C) Purity Dairies—renew milk contract for the 2016-2017 school year.
Contract period: July 31, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
(D) Bid #2598 SSDs and Mounting Hardware
(Opened June 20, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m.)
The bid price is per unit cost for an initial quantity of 400 solid state drives (SSDs) and mounting hardware. Additional SSDs and mounting hardware may be purchased as needed for the following 12 months from close of the bid.
Bidders:
CDI COMPUTER DEALERS INC $44.98 per unit for 400 units= $17,992.00
HOWARD TECHNOLOGY NO BID
CDWG NO BID
PCM NO BID
(E) Bid #2599 Chromebook Accidental Damage Protection
(Opened June 23, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m.)
The Accidental Damage Protection will cover Chromebooks county-wide. The new contract will be for July 2016 through June 2017 with 2 optional 1 year extensions for a possible 3 years of coverage.
Bidders: ORIGINAL DELL CHROMEBOOK 11-APPROXIMATE QUANTITY TO BE INSURED: 3241 devices
Vendor / Price per unit / Renewal per unit / Total / 1 year Renewal TotalVirtucom / 34.00 / 36.00 / $110,194.00 / $116,676.00
Safeware / 34.66 / Based on claim review / $112,333.06 / ??
GoCare / 20.99 / 20.99 / $68,028.59 / $68,028.59
CDI / 32.50 / 32.50 / $111,182.50 / $111,182.50
NEW DELL CHROMEBOOK 11 (3120)-APPROXIMATE QUANTITY TO BE INSURED:
151 devices
Vendor / Price per unit / Renewal per unit / Total / 1 year Renewal TotalVirtucom / 28.65 / 30.65 / $5,836.15 / $4,628.15
Safeware / 34.66 / Based on claim review / $5,233.66 / ??
GoCare / 20.99 / 20.99 / $3,169.49 / $3,169.49
CDI / 32.50 / 32.50 / $4,907.50 / $4,907.50
Totals
Vendor / Total All Devices / 1 year Renewal All DevicesVirtucom / $116,060.15 / $121,304.15
Safeware / $117,566.72 / ??
GoCare / $71,198.08* / $71,198.08*
CDI / $116,090.00 / $116,090.00
Low Bid: GoCare @ $71,198.08 with option to renew up to 2 years at same price.
Upon the recommendation of Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mr. Patterson,
seconded by Mrs. Cornelius and passed to change the effective start date for Steve
Smith, bookkeeper at Wilson High School from June 20, 2016 (approved at
the June 9, 2016 Board Meeting) to June 27, 2016.
As recommended by Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mr. Owens, seconded by
Mr. Holden and passed for the following to serve as a volunteer coach for the 2016-2017
school year:
(1) Abby Stutts Lexington High School Jr. High Basketball Varsity Girls Basketball
Volleyball
The motion was made by Mrs. Cornelius, seconded by Mr. Patterson and passed
as recommended by Dr. Gray for the following personnel actions:
(A) Amber Brewer, teacher at Wilson High School to extend her maternity
leave of absence as follows:
Family medical leave of absence beginning: 08/01/2016
Family medical leave of absence ending: 10/31/2016
Leave of absence without pay beginning: 11/01/2016
Leave of absence without pay ending: 01/02/2017
Plans to return to work: 01/03/2017
Upon the recommendation of Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mr. Owens,
seconded by Mrs. Cornelius and passed the following resignations:
Name School Position Effective Date
(A) Ginni Ogletree County Wide Speech Language Pathologist June 14, 2016
(B) Trent Patterson LCHS Head Baseball Coach June 27, 2016
As recommended by Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mr. Holden, seconded by
Mrs. Cornelius and passed for the following personnel with their intent-to-retire:
Name School Position Effective Date
(A) Robert (Bob) Earl Grisham, Jr. LCHS Teacher August 1, 2016
(B) Jill Harrison Wilson Teacher August 1, 2016
The motion was made by Mr. Patterson, seconded by Mrs. Cornelius and passed
as recommended by Dr. Gray to re-employ non-tenure Certified Personnel for the
2016-2017 school year, Exhibit “A”
Upon the recommendation of Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mrs. Cornelius,
seconded by Mr. Patterson and passed to re-employ non-tenure Classified Personnel
for the 2016-2017 school year, Exhibit “B”
As recommended by Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mr. Holden, seconded by
Mr. Owens and passed to employ Classified Personnel for the 2016-2017 school year,
Exhibit “C”
The motion was made by Mr. Patterson, seconded by Mr. Owens and passed as
recommended by Dr. Gray to employ Certified Personnel for the 2016-2017 school
year, Exhibit “D”
Upon the recommendation of Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mrs. Cornelius,
seconded by Mr. Patterson and passed to transfer Certified Personnel for the 2016-
2017 school year, Exhibit “E”
As recommended by Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mrs. Cornelius, seconded
by Mr. Patterson and passed to transfer Classified Personnel for the 2016-2017 school
year, Exhibit “F”
The motion was made by Mr. Owens, seconded by Mr. Holden and passed as
recommended by Dr. Gray to go into executive session.
Upon the recommendation of Dr. Gray, the motion was made by Mr. Owens,
seconded by Mr. Holden and passed to go back into regular session.
The next Board Meeting is scheduled for:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016
4:30 P.M.
AT THE
LAUDERDALE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION CONFERENCE ROOM
The Board voted to adjourn.
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Jennifer B. Gray Jerry Fulmer Daniel Patterson
Secretary Chairperson Vice Chairperson
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Barbara Cornelius Chad Holden Ronnie Owens