The Cullman City School Board (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
CULLMAN – The Cullman City Board of Education held its monthly board meeting Tuesday and got the new business items started by approving a one-time stipend for all Cullman City Schools (CCS) employees. The stipend is for “the continued valuable service of CCS employees for the upcoming 2018-2019 school year.”
The payment will be made during the first month of each employee’s 2018-2019 contract year. The amount of the payment will equal two months of the increase in the contracted salary for 2018-2019, taking into consideration the 2.5 percent state raise and any applicable step increases, when compared to the 2017-2018 contracts.
Remaining new business items
– Entered into a leasing agreement with Insight Financial Services, pending board attorney opinion, for the purchase of student Chromebook devices for the 1:1 initiative at Cullman Middle School.
– Extended three Child Nutrition Program (CNP) food bids for an additional 12 months (through July 31, 2019)
- Bid #06-14-16-03 Mayfield Ice Cream
- Bid #06-14-16-02 Purity Dairy
- Bid #06-14-16-01 Flowers Bakery
– Approved Cullman Middle School to change a report card date on the 2018-2019 Cullman City Schools calendar page two from April 5 to April 12. The board said this change will allow a better balance to the number of days in this six weeks during the second semester.
– Approved the revised Head Start disabilities manager job description.
– Approved the revised Head Start 2018-2019 calendar. This item was approved by the Policy Council Committee.
– Approved the CHS Textbook Committee Members: Sara McCutcheon, Jake Johnson, Crystal Askea, Kim Hall and Julie Skinner (parent)
– Approved East Elementary School to adopt the Foutas and Pinnell Classroom (Literacy) Program. The EES Textbook Committee has approved this adoption.
– Approved contract with the following teachers to serve as mentors for teachers pursuing their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification beginning July 1, 2018: Lindsay Brannon
– Approved stipend for Gina Nix to provide professional development to prepare for the first day of school for new teachers at the secondary level.
– Approved stipends to new teachers attending New Teacher Induction 2018.
– Approved $50.00 stipends to the following teachers for the Kindergarten Math Committee on June 27, 2018: Carrie Byrd, Kristen Brown and Jana Thrasher (Title One funds)
– Approved stipends for Pre-K teachers and Pre-K auxiliary teachers to attend professional development in July 2018 (OSR funds)
– Approved stipends to Head Start teachers and staff to attend professional development in July 2018 (Head Start funds)
– Approved stipend to Pamela Parks to attend a one-day training on STAR Behavioral Program for Young Children with Autism (Head Start funds)
– Approved stipend to Phyllis Payne and Holly Murphree to attend a one-day training on STAR Behavioral Program for Young Children with Autism (Special Ed funds)
– Approved contract with Daniel Kilpatrick to provide maintenance support on as as-needed basis through August 15, 2018.
– Approved contract with Diane Law to provide secretarial and receptionist duties as needed beginning October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019.
Retirements
Janice Butts, Special Education instructional assistant at East Elementary, effective Aug. 1, 2018.
Resignations
Joshua Swindall, Technology/Federal Programs/CTE coordinator, effective Aug. 1, 2018
Kelly Pinkard, first-grade teacher at Cullman City Primary School, effective June 25, 2018
Barbara Hendrix, instructional assistant at Cullman High School, effective July 2, 2018
Jennifer Crumpton, fourth-grade teacher at West Elementary School, effective July 9, 2018
Cara Goodwin, Special Education instructional assistant at West Elementary School, effective July 10, 2018
Employments
Shannon Dutton, first-grade teacher at Cullman City Primary School, beginning Aug. 2, 2018
Lindsey Stracener, Special Education instructional assistant at Cullman City Primary School, beginning Aug. 2, 2018
Amy Smith, instructional assistant at Cullman City Primary School, beginning Aug. 2, 2018
Jenna Lambert, Early Morning EDP aide at Cullman City Primary School, beginning Aug. 7, 2018
Earl Lawayne Morton, Social Studies teacher at Cullman High School, beginning Aug.2, 2018
Janie Flynn Peek, Special Education instructional assistant at Cullman High School, beginning Aug. 2, 2018
Sarah Kaye Martin, Special Education instructional assistant at East Elementary School, beginning Aug. 2, 2018
Mary Beth Moss, second-grade teacher at West Elementary School, beginning Aug. 2, 2018
Tiffanie Danielle Shaddix, Special Education teacher at West Elementary School, beginning Aug. 2, 2018
Carol Carraway Terry, temporary guidance counselor at West Elementary School to fill a leave of absence, beginning Aug. 2, 2018 through Nov. 2, 2018
Tina Bates, CNP Manager at West Elementary School, beginning Aug. 2, 2018
First FY2019 Budget Hearing: Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018 at 4 p.m. in the Central Office board room.
The school board’s next regularly scheduled board meeting is Aug. 21 at 5 p.m. in the Central Office board room.
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