REGULAR/ANNUAL BOARD MEETING

10/22/2019 05:00 PM
Central Of ce Board Room
301 1st Street, N.E.
Cullman, AL 35055
Printed : 10/23/2019 10:18 AM CST

 
I.  PRAYER: Russell Raney
II.  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Dr. Susan Patterson
III.  CALL TO ORDER
IV.  ROLL CALL - Establishment of a Quorum:
V.  RECOGNITION:
A.  2019 Alabama Association of School Board Member Academy Achievements
1.  Joey Orr - Level 3
2.  Chris Branham - Level 2
3.  Lee Powell - Level 2
B.  Cullman Middle School FFA Chapter: Gold Chapter at 2019 FFA State Convention
C.  Cullman Middle School FFA Chapter: First Place - Cullman County Forestry Contest
D.  Rhonda Smith - Cullman City Schools Dyslexia Interventionist
VI.  2018-2019 SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION:
VII.  RECONSTITUTION OF THE BOARD: The Reconstitution of the Board is required at the annual
October board meeting.
A.  Nomination for President:
B.  Nomination for Vice President:
C.  Secretary: Based on the Code of Alabama and Cullman City School Board Policy, the Superintendent
shall serve as Secretary to the Board but can designate someone to take the minutes of the meetings.
Therefore, it is recommended that Sharon Wilson be named Recording Secretary of the Board.
VIII.  ANNUAL MEETING ITEM:
A.  Dr. Susan Patterson, Superintendent, (or her designee) is appointed as the of cial who is responsible
for the signing of the of cial documents, federal proposals, grants, and applications for funds
IX.  CONSENT AGENDA:
A.  Approval of Agenda
B.  Approval of September 17, 2019 FY20 2nd Budget Hearing minutes
C.  Approval of September 17, 2019 minutes
D.  Approval of September, 2019 payroll of $ 2,134,558.42, invoices paid of $ 867,692.50, nancial
statements and bank reconciliations
E.  Approval of the following Head Start Items:
1.  Head Start Downloads/Expenditures Report for September, 2019
2.  Health/Nutrition/Disabilities/Enrollment Report for September, 2019
F.  Permission to surplus/salvage 13 Dell and NEC projectors at Cullman City Primary School per Schedule
A
G.  Permission for CMS FFA to attend the National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana on
October 29, 2019 - November 1, 2019.
H.  Permission for CHS Choir to travel to the Southern Star Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia from March
27-29, 2020
I.  Permission for CHS Cheerleaders to attend cheerleader competition in Louisville, Kentucky on
November 2, 2019 (parents will provide transportation)
X.  NEW BUSINESS:
A.  Alabama Association of School Boards 2019 Annual Convention and Delegate Assembly, Birmingham,
AL on December 5, 2019. Board voting delegate and alternate to attend convention.
B.  Joey Orr to serve as School Board Liason to Cullman City Schools Foundation Board
C.  Resolution authorizing the issuance of warrants for the purpose of, but not limited to, construction of
new buildings, renovation of existing buildings and various infrastructure improvements.
D.  Permission to issue Bid #10-22-19-01 for a special needs bus and accept the lowest responsible bidder
E.  Approval of Agreement with the City of Cullman to accept conveyance of real property, payable in a
single installment upon demand
F.  Approval of the following revised Board Policies:
1.  2.5.5 Public Participation
 2.  5.1 Employee Leave
3.  6.1.2.c.i.C. Non-Resident Status
4.  6.1.2.c.v. Change of Residency Status
G.  Resolution designating October, 2019 as "Dyslexia Awareness Month"
H.  Permission to change the November payroll date to November 22, 2019 and the December payroll
date to December 20, 2019
I.  Permission for Head Start to contract with Dr. Katie Stidham for dental services for the 2019-2020
school year.
J.  Permission to contract with The Learning Tree, Inc. to provide special education services beginning
October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020.
K.  Approval of Memorandum of Agreement between Cullman City Board of Education and The Woolley
Institute for Spoken-Language Education (WISE) beginning October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020.
L.  Permission to provide a stipend of $1,500 to Diane Law for administrative assistance to the Cullman
City Schools Foundation beginning October, 2019 through September, 2020 (Funded by CCS
Foundation)
M.  Personnel Considerations:
1.  Resignations:
a.  Holly Ball, CNP worker at East Elementary School, effective October 1, 2019.
b.  Amy Milne, Extended Day teacher at East Elementary School, effective October 18, 2019
2.  Leaves of Absence:
a.  Ginger Culver, custodian at West Elementary School - requests Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
beginning October 11, 2019 through November 11, 2019 (tentative dates)
b.  Pamela Parks, Pre-K teacher at Cullman City Primary School, requests three (3) On-the-Job Injury
days on September 25-27, 2019
c.  Holly Murphree, Pre-K Special Education aide at Cullman City Primary School, requests two (2)
On-the-Job-Injury days on September 26-27, 2019
d.  Heather Battles, Head Start Family Service Manager, requests catastrophic sick leave beginning
September 23, 2019
3.  Transfers:
a.  Theresa Bryant - transfer from Special Education teacher at West Elementary (1/2 time)/East
Elementary (1/2 time) to full time Special Education teacher at East Elementary School, effective
September 30, 2019
b.  Charlotte Hood - transfer from CNP (6.5 Hour) worker at Cullman High School to CNP (6.5 Hour)
worker/ oater, effective October 1, 2019 (JV19-073)
c.  Kim Overton, transfer from CNP (6.5 Hour) worker at Cullman City Primary School to CNP (6.5
Hour) worker at Cullman High School, effective October 17, 2019 (JV 19-076)
4.  Modi cation of Employment:
a.  Aaron Sparks, Assistant Principal at Cullman High School - modi cation of employment from 208
days to 240 days, effective 2019-2020 school year
5.  Employments: Conditional Employment under the terms of the Child Protection Act of 1999, Act
No. 2002-457, and pending certi cation, as applicable.
a.  Ashley Hood Helms, part-time (1/2 Day) Special Education teacher at West Elementary School,
beginning October 3, 2019 (JV 19-074)
b.  Phyllis Thompson, temporary English teacher (to ll a leave of absence) at Cullman Middle School
beginning December 16, 2019 - March 22, 2020 (tentative dates) (JV19-070)
c.  Olivia Johnson, CNP worker at Cullman City Primary School, effective October 21, 2019 (JV 19-
077)
6.  Athletic Supplement (Unful lled supplement previously approved on CCS Athletic Supplement
Schedule)
a.  Janie Peek, CMS Softball Coach
XI.  HEARING OF DELEGATIONS - Delegates should select a spokesperson and limit comments to no
more than three minutes
XII.  FYI/CORRESPONDENCE:
A.  Next regular Board Meeting: Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. in the Central Of ce Board
Room
B.  Of ce of Head Start Program Instruction ACF-PI-HS-19-01 - Disaster Recovery Funding for 2018 and
2019 Disasters
C.  Alabama Association of School Boards Annual Convention: December 5-7, 2019 - at the Hyatt
Regency Birmingham - The Wynfrey Hotel.
XIII.  ADJOURNMENT: