TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
28, 2010
6:00
P. M.
The Lee County School Board of Directors held its regular school board meeting. The meeting was called to order by President L. Smith at 6:00 p. m. Board members present: Gray, Hall, Perry, Waldrip, Corkran, Johnson and Smith. Board members absent: None. A quorum was present.
At this point, Supt. Lusk took over the meeting to begin reorganization of the Board.
Supt. Lusk opened the floor for nominations for all offices.
Hall nominated Smith for Board President.
Johnson nominated Perry for Board President.
A motion to close the nominations was made
by Johnson and seconded by Gray. The motion passed unanimously.
Those for Smith: Hall, Gray and Smith.
Those for Perry: Waldrip,
Johnson, Corkran and Perry. Perry won the votes for Board President.
President Perry opened the floor for nominations for Board Vice President.
Waldrip nominated Gray for Vice President.
Gray declined the nomination.
Hall nominated Smith for Vice President.
Smith declined the nomination.
Gray nominated Hall for Vice President.
A motion to close the nominations was made
by Johnson and seconded by Perry. The
motion passed unanimously.
Those for Hall: The nomination passed unanimously.
President Perry opened the floor for Board Secretary.
Smith nominated Johnson for secretary.
A motion to close the nominations was made
by Gray and seconded by Johnson. The
motion passed unanimously.
Those for Johnson: Gray, Johnson, Hall,
Perry and Smith.
Those opposed: Waldrip
and Corkran.
Johnson won the majority votes for secretary.
President Perry asked for nominations for Primary Board Disbursing Officer.
Waldrip nominated Perry to remain Disbursing Officer.
Johnson nominated Smith for Disbursing Officer.
Perry declined the nomination.
A motion to close the nominations was made
by Hall and seconded by Johnson. The
motion passed unanimously.
Those for Smith: Gray, Johnson, Smith, Hall
and Perry.
Those opposed: Waldrip
and Corkran.
Smith won the majority votes for Disbursing Officer.
After the reorganization of the board was complete, the board went on with regular business items on the agenda.
A motion was made by Corkran
and seconded by Hall, to accept the minutes of Aug 9th, Aug 17th,
Sept 7th and Sept 17, 2010 as printed. The motion passed unanimously.
A motion was made by Hall and seconded by
Smith, to accept the finance report of Aug 17, 2010 with the necessary
corrections. Those for: Gray, Johnson,
Smith, Hall and Perry. Those opposed: Waldrip and Corkran.
A motion was made by Hall and seconded by
Johnson, to accept the food service report of Aug 17, 2010. The motion passed unanimously.
After a
brief discussion, a motion was made by Corkran and seconded by Johnson, to vote on current finance
and food service reports. The motion
passed unanimously.
The board approved the current finance
report.
The board also in the absence of Doris Lewellen,
approved the current food service report.
Roger Pamplin requested permission to purchase 150,000 miles warranty on eight buses.
Supt. Lusk recommended that the board approve of the purchase over $5,000 for the warranty for eight buses. The amount per bus was $1,900, for a total of $15,200.00 for the eight buses.
A motion was made by Corkran
and seconded by Hall, to accept Supt. Lusk’s recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
Supt. Lusk presented a purchase order over $5,000 for the vocational department.
Supt. Lusk recommended that the board approve a purchase of $13,189.00 for CADD Drafting Perpetual License. He also stated this purchase would come out of Carl Perkins Funds.
A motion was made by Corkran
and seconded by Smith, to accept Supt. Lusk’s recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
Supt. Lusk
presented and recommended that the board approve of a purchase order over
$5,000 for the Distance Learning Lab at
A motion was made by Corkran
and seconded by Smith, to accept Supt. Lusk’s recommendation. Those for: Gray, Smith, Waldrip,
Corkran, Hall and Perry. Those opposed: Johnson.
Supt. Lusk
presented and recommended that the board approve of a purchase order over
$5,000 for Teach for
A motion was made by Waldrip
and seconded by Johnson, to accept Supt. Lusk’s recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
L.
Strickland gave the board information regarding
J. Helms presented the District’s budget as a separate cover.
Supt. Lusk recommended that the board approve the District Budget as presented.
A motion was made by Johnson and seconded
by Hall, to accept Supt. Lusk’s recommendation.
Those for: Gray, Johnson, Smith, Corkran, Hall
and Perry. Those opposed: Waldrip.
At this point the Special Ed. Budget Application was moved down on the agenda for later discussion.
Under report items, Pat Adcock came forward and gave a report of the After School Evaluation.
Also under report items, the principals and coordinators gave reports on the beginning of school.
Colby Mitchell with Murdock Enterprise gave a report on construction progress.
Supt. Lusk recommended that the board approve the Special Ed. Budget Application.
A motion was made by Hall and seconded by
Gray, to accept Supt. Lusk’s recommendation.
Those for: Gray, Waldrip, Corkran,
Hall and Perry. Those opposed: Smith and
Johnson.
At this point, personnel was moved down the agenda to have further discussion.
Under unfinished business, R. Wilburn asked if the item regarding the Boys and Girls Club be deferred until a later date.
Under New Business, Supt. Lusk and M. Knight agreed to a meeting regarding the LCSD Policy updates. Mrs. Knight gave a report on the oversight committee’s progress regarding absentees of employees. Mrs. Knight also suggested that the board approve of purchasing forms with a four part system in order to give copies to the appropriate persons.
A motion was made by Johnson and seconded
by Smith, to purchase the forms for the oversight committee. Those for: Gray, Johnson, Smith, Waldrip, Corkran and Hall. Those opposed: Perry.
Supt. Lusk
reported there was a Region 9 Board meeting scheduled for Oct 18th
in
Senator Jack Crumbly made a proposal for using Strong Elem. building for a STRIVE Program which would service the four surrounding counties. He asked for a long term lease of the building.
After a brief discussion, the Board agreed to have a public meeting to inform the public of the proposal, and then bring this item back to another meeting.
Under audience to patrons, Dedrick Davis signed up, but he declined after the Board stated they were going into executive session.
The Board and Supt. Lusk went into executive session at 9:05 p. m., to discuss personnel.
The Board reconvened into open session at 9:23 p. m.
Supt. Lusk recommended that the board hire Yancy Stephens as Asst. Coach/ALE Teacher.
A motion was made by Corkran
and seconded by Waldrip, to accept Supt. Lusk’s
recommendation. Those for: Smith, Waldrip, Corkran and Hall. Those opposed: Johnson, Gray and Perry. The motion passed.
Supt. Lusk recommended that the board hire Traikia Thomas as a Special Ed. Teacher at LHS.
A motion was made by Corkran
and seconded by Waldrip, to accept Supt. Lusk’s
recommendation. Those for: Gray, Waldrip, Corkran, Hall and
Perry. Those opposed: Johnson and Smith.
Supt. Lusk recommended that the board hire Danita Branch as CBI Paraprofessional at WES.
A motion was made by Corkran
and seconded by Gray, to accept Supt. Lusk’s recommendation. Those for: Gray, Johnson, Waldrip,
Corkran, Perry and Hall. Those abstained: Smith.
Mrs. Murdock presented Save the Children staff: Sylvia Halliburton-Literacy Coordinator, Aisha Coleman-Literacy Tutor and Leshonda McCoy-Nutrition/Activity Coordinator.
Supt. Lusk recommended that the board hire the above applicants for Save the Children Program.
A motion was made by Gray and seconded by
Johnson, to accept Supt. Lusk’s recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously.
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by
Hall and seconded by Smith. The motion
passed unanimously. The meeting
adjourned at 9:35 p. m.