At the DeKalb BOE July Meeting, Superintendent Jason Barnett announced that two new Pre-K classes were added to the county. One class will be at Ider and the other at Plainview.
The board then approved the following actions:
- Approved the Agenda and the June 10, 2019 Minutes
- Approved the Beverage Rights for Concessions and Vending Bid to Scottsboro Coca-Cola for five years
- Approved Geraldine’s Paving Project with Wiregrass Construction
- Approved CNP Bids for bread with Flowers Distributing Co., milk, juice, and ice cream with Mayfield Dairy, and produce with Forestwood Farms
The following Retirements were approved:
- Paula Nance – Software/Hardware Technician – Central Office
- Dewey DeBoard – Middle School Principal (12Months) – Crossville Middle School
- Monica Duke – Elementary Teacher – Geraldine
The following Resignations were accepted:
- Chelsey White – Itinerant Special Education Teacher – Sylvania High School
- Valerie Arnold – Business Education Teacher – Geraldine High School
- Marcella Brown – Itinerant Special Education Aide – Ider Special Services Center
- Amy Pointer – Counselor – Crossville High School
- Shelly Clark – Secondary Social Sciences Teacher – Crossville High School
- Kelsey Bowman – Pre-K Teacher – Ruhama Jr. High School
- Amanda Nicki Wilks – Pre-K Auxiliary Teacher – Crossville Schools
- Chrissie Vinson – Elementary Teacher – Plainview High School
Tabatha Mitchell, Custodian at Crossville Middle School, was granted a Leave of Absence.
The Board made the following Transfers:
- Michael Davis – Physical Education Teacher at Sylvania High School to Secondary P.E. Teacher/ Assistant Football Coach / Varsity Boys Soccer Head Coach at Crossville High School
- Melinda Wooden – Itinerant Special Education Paraprofessional at Ider High School to Itinerant Special Education Paraprofessional at Plainview High School
- Kimberly Wilkes – CNP Worker at Crossville Middle School to CNP Manager at Fyffe High School
- Paige Phillips – Family Consumer Sciences Teacher at Ider High School to Family Consumer Sciences Teacher at Fyffe High School
- Crystal Taylor – Pre-K Auxiliary Teacher at Plainview High School to Pre-K Teacher at Ider High School
- Roberta Tripp – Special Education Aide to Pre-K Auxiliary at Ider High School
- Kristie Stevens – Special Education Aide at Ider High School to Pre-K Auxiliary at Plainview High School
- Amy Smith – Elementary Teacher to Elementary Library Media Specialist at Geraldine High School
- Tanya Ford – Elementary Teacher to Itinerant EL Teacher at Collinsville High School
The Board made the following Certified Placements:
- Scott Clifton – Secondary Science Teacher – Collinsville High School
- LaShonda Green – Secondary Mathematics Teacher – Crossville Middle School
- Miles Keith – Secondary Intervention Teacher and Head Football Coaching Duties – Ider High School
- Margaret Smart – Secondary Social Sciences Teacher – Geraldine High School
- Cody Willingham – Physical Education/ Secondary Intervention Teacher – Sylvania High School
- Brittany Gilbert – Business Education Teacher – Geraldine High School
- Dillyn Mitchell – Itinerant Special Education Teacher – Sylvania High School
- Will Brock – Junior High Boys Basketball (Coaching Duties Only) – Crossville Middle School
- Laura King – Elementary Teacher – Geraldine High School
- Jamie McCain – Itinerant Instructional Coach – English Language Arts
- Kelli Hayes Shirley – Junior High Cheerleader Sponsor – Ider High School
The Board made the following Support Placements:
- David Mayes – Maintenance Employee – Facilities Building
- Suzanne Nelms – Assistant Custodian (4hr) Fyffe Special Services Center
- Savannah Frost – Itinerant Special Education Bus Aide – Ider Special Services Center
- Hannah Neel – Pre-K Auxiliary – Plainview High School
- Bailey Thompson – Pre-K Auxiliary – Plainview High School
- Sidney Bailey – Itinerant Special Education Aide/ Paraprofessional – Fyffe High School
- James Barton – Itinerant Special Education Aide/ Paraprofessional – Ider High School
William Norris was approved as a volunteer cheerleading coach at Fyffe High School.
The following contracts were approved:
- Melinda Wooden – Support Services for 21st Century Moon Lake
- David Bailey – 21st Century Moon Lake Summer Program Custodian
- Stephanie Lacey – 21st Century Crossville Summer Program Bus Driver
- Mike Clayton – 21st Century Crossville Summer Program Bus Driver
- Emily Lozada – Summer Grounds Worker – Collinsville High School
- Tabitha Lozada – Summer Grounds Worker – Collinsville High School
- Tim Turner – Summer Grounds Worker – Technology Center
- Jessica Galloway – Summer Grounds Worker – Geraldine High School
The Board granted Superintendent Barnett authority to hire pending board approval. The DeKalb County Board of Education set its next meeting for July 30, 2019.