CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City School Board on Tuesday named Cheryl Harrison board president and Joey Orr board vice president.
Harrison, elected to the board of education in 2020, said she is “ready to hit the ground running” for the advancement of the city schools.
Orr has served on the board since 2016 and shared, “I’m honored to have the opportunity to continue to serve our students and faculty as we carry out the mission of helping our schools reach their highest potential.”
The board recognized the best of the best at West Elementary, selecting its Student of the Month, Teacher of the Month and Support Staff Member of the Month from the abundance of worthy candidates at the Rosemont Avenue school.
Fourth-grader German Ventura was named Student of the Month. His dedication and excellent attitude while learning English were noted. School Nurse Dori Porter was named Support Staff Member of the Month for her compassion and diligence when caring for the school’s students. Lastly, Alabama Reading Initiative Coach Lindsay Harris was named Teacher of the Month.
Whorton Engineering provided an update on West’s extensive HVAC project. While almost 30 new dehumidifiers are operational and more are being installed, the outside HVAC units are on backorder until approximately March 2023. Many of the project’s goals are already being met with humidity and odor issues in the classrooms being resolved with the permanent dehumidifiers opposed to the noisy, portable ones which were being used.
In other business, the following agenda items were approved:
- Alabama Association of School Boards 2022 Annual Convention and Delegate Assembly, Birmingham, on Dec. 1-3, 2022. Board voting delegate and an alternate delegate to attend convention.
- Financial Report which includes monthly financial statements and cash balance/bank reconciliations for August 2022 as presented by the Chief School Financial Officer
- Cullman City Schools Revised Facility Rental Agreement Stipend for Diane Law for the position of Project Assistant to Cullman City Schools Foundation from October 2022-September 2023
- Contract with Communication & Reading Therapies, Inc. to conduct individual evaluations from Oct. 1, 2022-Sept. 30, 2023
- Contract with Kalysha Whihle to provide nursing services from Aug. 7, 2022-May 23, 2023
- Contract with the following teachers to provide after school reading and math tutoring:
- Rachel Carden, Tamika Powell, Lindsey Howard, Heather Doyle, Courtney Speciale, Sarah Martin, Laurel Waddle, Leslie Pouliot, Sashari Caretti, Sharyn Hollingsworth, Melany Edwards, Kristie Noblett, Tayler Daniel, Lindsay Harris, Hali Marquette, Misty Murphy, Mary Beth Cleveland, Tonya Trammell, Carrie Byrd, Kassey Cox, Jenny Helton, Maeghan Long, Jenna Bates
- Cullman FFA to attend the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN where they will be recognized as a 1-star chapter from Oct. 25-28, 2022
- Head Start Financial Report for September 2022
- Head Start Health/Nutrition/Disabilities/Enrollment Report for September 2022
- Head Start – ACF Notice of Award No. 04CH010704-04-02
- Surplus obsolete ELA books
- Recommendation on Addendum to the Student Code of Conduct: Vaping at school or school sponsored event.
The following personnel report was approved:
- Resignations
- Vanessa Bagwell – Cullman City Head Start
- Jennifer Aguilar-Contreras – Cullman City Primary School
- Deborah Garner – West Elementary School
- Kim Shelton – West Elementary School
- Jennifer Wray – Cullman City Primary School
- Raegan Stephens – Cullman City Primary School
- John Drake – Baseball Video Coordinator
- Transfers:
- Jenna Bates – Instructional Assistant at Cullman City Primary School to Family Services Manager at Cullman City Head Start
- Conditional Employment – Under the terms of the Child Protection Act of 1999, Act No. 2022-457, pending certification and paraprofessional requirements as applicable:
- Alexandria Anderson – Special Education Instructional Assistant with Cullman City Schools
- Jana Grimes – Special Education Instructional Assistant with Cullman City Schools
- Vanessa Chamblee – Child Nutrition Program Worker at Cullman City Schools
- Makensi Arnold – Extended Day Assistant Teacher at West Elementary School
- Mitch Maddox – Part-time Special Education Instructional Assistant at Cullman City Schools
- Supplement
- Branch Whitlock – Supplement (12%) to Coach and Coordinate the Archery program for 2022-2023 school year
- Donna Brunehi – Forgo receiving LEO Club supplement (will continue sponsorship)
- Kim Graves – Forgo receiving LEO Club supplement (will continue sponsorship)
- Athletic
- Shannon Fondren – Volunteer community baseball coach
The next regular board meeting will be held at East Elementary School on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 5 p.m.
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