CULLMAN – At its January meeting Thursday, Jan. 19, the Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) approved a number of personnel changes without publishing the names of affected staff, saying a list would be available the following day. On Friday, the personnel list was sent to local media outlets, and is as follows:
Approved Resignations
Name, location and position, reason
- Cynthia L. Myrex, Cold Springs bus driver, no reason given
- Rexie B. Motes, Good Hope bus driver, retirement
- Shannon Harris, Good Hope Primary child nutrition worker, retirement
- Tara S. Twilley, Hanceville child nutrition worker, no reason given
- Amy D. Chambers, Hanceville HS boys and girls golf coach, no supplement
Approved Leave of Absence under the Family and Medical Leave Act
- Stacy K. Howard, Good Hope MS reading teacher/librarian, maternity leave
Approved Voluntary Transfers
Name, original position, transfer position, reason
- Karen M. Butts, Vinemont HS secretary, Vinemont HS bookkeeper, Replacing Sondra Kelley
- Mickey D. Gay, bus shop level A mechanic, bus shop level B mechanic, none given
- Phillip M. Gay, Cold Springs ES Principal, CATA Principal, none given (Philip Gay is under contract, and his assignment to CATA will be effective through 6/30/17. The transfer follows Gay's Christmas Day arrest for misdemeanor DUI.)
Approved Appointments
Name, location and position, reason
- Brett M. Johnson, Cold Springs HS custodian, replacing Joey Graves
- David T. Melton, CATA automotive service tech instructor, replacing John Thrasher
- Lindsey M. Chapman, Fairview MS and ES bookkeeper, replacing Anita Burns
- Kelli J. Lowery, Good Hope MS temp. 6th grade reading/library, replacing Stacey Howard
- Miranda L. Pullium, Hanceville HS child nutrition worker, replacing Teresa Campbell
- Julie J. Smith, Hanceville HS child nutrition worker, replacing Tara Twilley
- Keisha H. Wright, Hanceville HS child nutrition worker, replacing Charles Paine
- Renee Lee, West Point HS family and consumer science teacher, replacing Karli Amonite
Approved Substitutes
Name, position
- David Wayne Huffman Jr., bus driver
- Haynes Carden Riddle, bus driver
- Tara Sandlin Twilley, child nutrition worker
- Pamela Griffin Gunter, teacher
- Kevin Michael Knight, teacher
- Morgan Price Long, teacher
- Tyler Corley Morgan, teacher
- Logan Kay Sellers, teacher
- Emily Hope Vaughn, teacher
Approved 2016-17 Non-Faculty Coach
- Tyler Morgan, Vinemont HS Baseball
Contract/Salary Changes
- Brittany M. Bryan, upgrade to Masters
- Michael L. Jones, upgrade to educational specialist
- Anita Jones, West Point MS child nutrition worker, increase hours from 6.25 to 7 per day
- Sherrie Swindall, Fairview HS bookkeeper, increase from 10 month to 12 month
- Kathy Day, Hanceville HS bookkeeper, increase from 10 month to 12 month
The CCBOE will hold its next meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16, at the board office in Cullman. Work session at 5:30. The public is invited to attend.
