CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) at its Thursday meeting commended the school system’s maintenance department for its hard work preparing the district’s 29 schools for the start of the 2022-23 school year.
“We’ve pulled off some small miracles, and I say ‘we’ very loosely,” CCBOE Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette said. “We have probably done more projects and fixed and repaired more things over the last few months than we ever have. We just had our capital planning meeting, and we are really excited. I shared that six years ago our assessment was about an inch thick, and we agreed that nearly every page on that we had things that (were) 100% needing replaced, 10-12 things per page. This year there’s maybe one or two, maybe three on some pages. Y’all have done a phenomenal job and I appreciate you.”
The first budget hearing was held, with CFO Ed Roberson providing details on the school system’s $26.3 million budget after the capital planning board met beforehand to hash out details.
In other business, the following monetary requests were approved:
- Fairview High School (FHS) Football Quarterback Club to pay the following coaches for summer workouts:
- Logan Baird $200
- Clay Morrison $500
- Cody Rasco $320
- Brian Simmons $1,000
- Jonathan Steadman $280
- FHS to pay George Redding $2,200 for mowing fields
- FHS Basketball Boosters to pay Justin Billings $600 for Fairview Middle School (FMS) basketball duties
- Hanceville High School (HHS) to pay Ryan Brewer $1,500 for 2022-23 Athletic Director duties
- HHS to pay Candice Grochowalski $1,500 for 2022-23 Honor Society duties
- Vinemont High School (VHS) to pay Roy Todd Johnson $1,500 for 2022-23 Athletic Director duties
- VHS to pay Matthew Collins $160 for additional days worked in computer lab
- Welti Elementary School (WES) to pay Joey Overton $1,600 for refinishing school floors
- West Point Elementary School (WPES) to pay Audrey Parker $1,200 for Yearbook Sponsor duties
- West Point High School (WPHS) to pay Don Farley $1,200 for 2022-23 Athletic Director/Dragonfly duties and $1,500 for 2022-23 summer mowing and field maintenance
- After-hours programs
- Cold Springs Elementary School (CSES) Teachers-$20/hr., Substitutes $15/hr.
- Teachers- Carrie Bookout, Kimberly Bookout and Judy Isbell
- Substitutes- Any CSES teacher
- Fairview Elementary School (FES)
- Allison Gregory and Mackenzie Hulsey at $20/hr.
- Dana Bailey, Felicia Chambers, Jeffrey Greer, Angela Kee, Lindsey Latham, Christina Lindsey and Karri Moore at $16/hr.
- Harmony School at $20/hr.
- Nathan Appling, Taylor Appling, Taylor Brown, Meredith Calvert, Rachel Campbell, Wanda David, Carla Davis, Amy Ferster, Leah Hoffpauir, Rachael Howze, Heather Jones, Angela Key, Heather Lynn, Pamela Mack, Cari Oliver, Jennifer Quick, Madison Sharpe, Monica Smith, Sonjah Smith, April Taylor, Makenna Woodruff and Elaine Wren
- Holly Pond K-8 at $16/hr.
- Teachers- Cynthia Hawkins, Joella Link, Inger Marks and Abbey Wren
- Substitutes- Any Holly Pond K-8 teacher
- Parkside
- Tracey Jones at $18/hr.
- Jeffrey Greer at $15/hr.
- Substitutes-Jacy Douglas, Kendra Dowski, Kathy Gorham and Meaghen Woodis
- Vinemont Elementary School
- Director- Karen Hanson at $25/hr.
- Teachers- Jamie Johnson, Anita Kelley and Danna Powell at $20/hr.
- WES
- Lead teacher- Krystal Ayers at $25/hr.
- Teachers- Samantha Barbee, Katara Davidson, Hollie Gutierrez, Jennifer Hays, Lauren Mahler, Ginger Moore, Anna Parker, Chassidy Pennington, Teri Pitts, Charlotte Reid and Crystal Talley at $22/hr.
- WPES
- Wanda Bennefield, Jennifer Brown, Freda Coleman, Amy Griffin, Jacklyn Keller, Cynde Roberts, Jessica Taylor and Gwendel Waters at $25/hr.
- Before- and after-school tutors to be paid $40/hr.
- FES
- Tamara Gardner and Amy Hutchison
- Good Hope Elementary School (GHES)
- Sarah Bagwell, Jennifer Dickerson, Kimberly Hutcheson and Amanda Swann Miranda Self as a substitute
- Good Hope Middle School (GHMS)
- Rebecca McSpadden and Elizabeth Taylor with Katie Spicer and Jennifer Swann as substitutes
- Good Hope Primary
- Susan Cofer, Anna Mauldin and Kristi Seal
- Hanceville Elementary School (HES)
- Laura Newton and Michelle Pender
- Hanceville Middle School (HMS)
- Kimberly Kanaday and Joshua Lambert
- Harmony
- Carla Davis, Jennifer Quick, Madison Sharpe and Monica Smith with Leah Hoffpauir, Rachael Howze and Elaine Wren as substitutes
- TEAMS contracts
- GHMS- Jennifer Swann
- Parkside- Jacy Douglas
- WPHS- Richard Penn
The approval of the following was granted:
- June 2022 financial statements
- May 2022 bills and salaries
- School tax warrants
- Surplus and sale of two school buses
- 1911 Bluebird Mini-Bus
- 2008 International, 72 passenger
- 2022-23 salary schedule
- Board policy 6.27-opt-in for mental health
- Contract with Edifi, Derinda Weathersby for assistance with accreditation requirements, school improvement and other data collection and analysis
The next board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 15, at the CCBOE central office. The work session will begin at 3:30 p.m. and the regular meeting will follow.
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