June 12, 2017 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

Mr. Sorrells recognized Angie Barnes as the Classified Employee of the Month.

There was no MCEA Report.

No committee meetings were held since the May 8, 2017, board meeting. A policy committee meeting will be scheduled during the July 10, 2017, board meeting.

Prior to the vote, Mr. Jones, Mr. Woodard, Ms. Cathey, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Moses read disclosure statements.

There was no new business.

During the Director's Report, Mr. Sorrells thanked the American Heart Association for their donation of four CPR training kits; one will go to each high school and the fourth will be a mobile unit housed at the Central Office. He told the board that the Preston Hopkins pressbox repairs came in at $19,000, $3,000 above the $16,000 insurance payment; the extra funds will be taken from maintenance. Mr. Sorrells stated that the passage of the Title/Special Education budget the previous month included a 5% raise for Sonya Hawkins; he wanted the board to know specifics since that same type of information was disclosed in the GP budget.

In discussing end-of-month line item transfers, the rules were suspended to allow finance director Janet Wiles to answer a question concerning capital outlay; she stated that capital outlay funds are almost gone. (motion)

(Discussing Chromebooks lease) The rules were suspended to allow technology supervisor Suzanne Ingram to answer a question about servicing the devices; she stated the techs have been trained at no cost to the system to perform repairs on Asus Chromebooks. She went on to say that her department has parts on-hand in the event of any repairs.

Prior to the adjournment, Mr. Moses stated that the school system lost a very special member of the Cornersville community, a 15-year-old young man. He asked everyone to keep the Giles family and the community in their prayers.

The meeting adjourned at 6:23 p.m.