DECATUR CITY SCHOOLS Decatur, Alabama July 31, 2018 BOARD NOTES The Decatur City Board of Education met in special session on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. at the Central Office. Board Members present were Karen Duke, Donnie Lane, Dwight Jett, Michele King, and Peggy Baggett. Dr. Michael Douglas and Mrs. Melanie Maples were also in attendance. Mrs. Maples presented the bank account changes to the Board; which consist of opening a new account for Austin Jr. High and the new Career Tech Center as well as closing the Brookhaven Middle School account. The bank account changes were approved as submitted. Dr. Douglas presented the certified and non-certified personnel agenda and it was approved as presented. Dr. Douglas recognized several of our retirees. RETIREMENTS: Nella Fletcher - 39 years at Developmental Suzanne Vaughn - 21 years at Austin High Cathy Wallace - 27 years at Elementary Dr. Douglas also recommended that naming of the career tech center. The name that the committee picked was Career Academies of Decatur and it was approved unanimously by the Board. Dr. Douglas asked Mr. Dwight Satterfield to review the discipline report from the 2017-2018 school year. Mr. Satterfield reviewed the disciple and attendance for the district. This item did not require a Board vote. Board President, Karen Duke, introduced Kim Benos from AASB to review and present the Superintendent Evaluation. Kim Benos had lots of positive comments concerning Dr. Douglas and the evaluation. The meeting adjourned at approximately 5:35 p.m. The Superintendent recommends the following personnel agenda to the Board for approval: Personnel July 31, 2018 CERTIFIED PERSONNEL RESIGNATIONS Austin High D Suzanne Ham Vaughn - career tech. teacher - 05/25/18 RETIREMENT Ginger Ellen Richey math teacher 05/25/18 Charly Porter Kusta English teacher 05/25/18 Ben Davis Angela Mildred Baptiste 1st grade teacher 05/25/18
Pamela Sheree Harbison language arts teacher 05/25/18 Developmental Nella C. Fletcher special ed. teacher 05/25/18 RETIREMENT Cathy Ann Wallace 2nd grade teacher 05/25/18 RETIREMENT Woodmeade Emily Faith Dunlap 3rd grade teacher 05/25/18 Ashley Michelle Mitchell-Dowdell kindergarten teacher 05/25/18 EMPLOYMENT High Tara Thorne Spanish teacher 08/07/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory Wendy Coffey 1st grade teacher 08/07/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory John Wilson Frost head baseball coach/health/boys p.e. teacher 08/07/18 (Pending the procurement of satisfactory Michael J. Burns P.E. teacher 08/07/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory Irene Howard science teacher 08/07/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory Andrea Lovell Spanish teacher 08/07/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory Eastwood/Ben Davis Amy S. Hawkins reading coach - 08/07/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory Angela Dawn Baugher 2nd grade teacher 08/07/18 Amy Michelle Coburn 2nd grade teacher 08/07/18 Nia Epperson 1st grade teacher 08/07/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory Michael Holt secondary special ed. teacher 08/07/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory documentation and board approval) Virginia Kochan-Lovett elementary gifted ed. teacher 08/07/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory documentation and Tanya Patterson reading teacher 2nd grade teacher - 08/07/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory documentation and Meagan Nicole Goins-Crisafulli 2nd grade teacher - 08/07/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory documentation and Woodmeade Leigh Vincent 4th grade teacher 08/07/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory CHANGE OF CONTRACT Austin Debra Dawn Sparks Myatt change in step - effective 08/07/18 Ethan C. Whiteside change in schedule and step - effective 08/07/18 High Phillip Breck Hastings change in schedule - effective 08/02/18 Austinville Charles Anthony Willis change effective start date from 07/18/18 to 08/01/18 Kiersten Brooks Jones change in schedule - effective 08/02/18 Cynthia Boerner Yates change in schedule - effective 08/02/18 Zachary Hugh Linley change in location and step - effective 08/07/18 Laura A. Smith change in schedule and step - effective 08/07/18 / Zoraida M. Batista Cruz change in schedule, rank and step - effective 08/07/18 Amanda Whitmire change in schedule and step - effective 08/07/18 Jessica Maples Flanagan change in step - effective 08/07/18
Eastwood Lesley Suggs Wortham change in step - effective 08/07/18 Natalie Evon Flanagan change in step - effective 08/07/18 Leon Sheffield/Ben Davis Jameel Aquil Lewis change in step - effective 08/07/18 David Slaughter Wheeler change in step - effective 08/07/18 Natasha Desean Hereford change in step - effective 08/07/18 Sumer Nicole White requests FMLA 09/10/18-12/10/18 & medical leave 12/11/18-01/02/19 West Decatur Audrey Dawan W. Johnson requests FMLA 08/06/18 09/17/18 TRANSFERS Emily Gibson Reding from 2nd grade teacher to Secondary Gifted Ed. teacher at effective 08/07/18 Angela Lynn Glover from 1st grade teacher at to 2nd grade teacher at - effective 08/07/18 SHORT TERM CONTRACTS Ashley Nicole Collins long term sub. for 20 days proposed certified rate to begin on 09/12/18 (Pending the procurement of satisfactory Kaitlin Green intervention teacher 08/15/18-05/24/19 Title I (Pending the procurement of satisfactory documentation and Kaitlin Green maternity leave 08/15/18 09/22/18 general fund (Pending the procurement of satisfactory documentation and Michelle MJ Hoffman STEM 08/15/18-05/24/19 added 2 hrs. to her contract CedarRidge/ Jerry Wayne Potter assistant band director 08/15/18 05/24/19 general fund (Pending the procurement of satisfactory Leon Sheffield Carol Davis STEM teacher 08/14/18 05/22/19 general fund Technology Norma J. Matthews technology worker - 08/02/18-08/31/18 general fund Vicki G. Lindley technology worker - 08/02/18-08/31/18 general fund Sandra E. Calvin technology worker - 08/02/18-08/31/18 general fund Contingent Employment High Zachary Sligh Smith WITHDRAWN 07/31/18 Robert R. Slack WITHDRAWN 07/31/18 NON-CERTIFIED PERSONNEL RESIGNATIONS Professional Training Center Michelle R. Giordano CNP worker 08/01/18 Shanti Mangrum CNP worker 07/27/18 Special Sercvices Rebecca D. Mears LPN- 07/27/18
EMPLOYMENT John W. Williamson ISS aide 08/14/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory Tameka Harris custodian 08/01/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory Virginia Jones custodian 08/01/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory Chestnut Grove Eric S. Maresh custodian 08/01/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory Angela L. Conn custodian 08/01/18 Chris D. Brown clerical aide 08/14/18 Jennifer Salter clerical aide - 08/14/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory Therese Staubach educational interpreter 08/14/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory documentation and board approval) Transportation John David Vinson bus driver 08/14/18(Pending the procurement of satisfactory CHANGE OF PAYROLL STATUS Latoya N. Brown requests FMLA 07/24/18 09/04/18 Dorothy M. Bolden requests FMLA 06/18/18 09/10/18 Ron Christopher Dillard change start date from 07/18/18 to 07/20/18 Teresa Henderson Gholston change in schedule - effective 08/14/18 Tina Turner change start date from 07/16/18 to 08/10/18 Central Office Bethany Sutton McElyea requests FMLA date change to 06/25/18 09/14/18 Chestnut Grove Cassondra Rose Link change in schedule - effective 08/14/18 Shanna Arnold Rector change in schedule - effective 08/14/18 Eastwood Melanie B. Holmes change in schedule - effective 08/14/18 LaToya Hollins- change in step - effective 08/14/18 Wetlands Edge Carter Lee Moore requests FMLA 07/26/18 09/26/18 TRANSFERS Austinville Patricia Josefina Gonzalez from instruction aide at Austinville to ESL, Secretary/Translator at - effective 08/14/18 SHORT TERM CONTRACTS Austin/Decatur Carrie Diane Hill DARC Asst. Sponsor 08/15/18 05/25/19 general fund (Pending the procurement of satisfactory Central Office Patricia B. Davies - bookkeeper- 08/01/18 12/31/18 general fund Amy Nicole Shelton secretarial services 08/01/18-09/30/19 general fund
NON FACULTY OR VOLUNTEER COACHES Austin High Carrington Calvin football Aaron Boykin basketball and football Johnny Jones basketball Contingent Employment Danielle Pace WITHDRAWN 07/31/18