By Jamie Gardner
The Appling County Board of Education approved Lentile Construction as the Construction Management firm that will oversee upcoming construction and renovations at Altamaha Elementary and Fourth District Elementary schools. The action was approved during a board meeting held on Dec. 12. Superintendent Scarlett Copeland reported that a committee reviewed three proposals and Lentile’s scored the highest out of the proposals.
Board hires Lentile for ESPLOST projects at Altamaha and 4th District
Other business
The board approved a recommendation to hire Teresa Gibbs as a bus driver for the system and Lydia Jones as a Pre-k paraprofessional at Appling County Primary School.
The board accepted the resignation of Wanda Griffis due to medical conditions.
Board members approved leave requests from Jared Crapps and Becky Brock.
A fundraiser request from the Appling County High School (ACHS) Boy’s Basketball program was unanimously approved.
The board approved changes to policies GARH (deals with leaves and absenses) and DCL (changes regarding governmental accounting standards).
Board members tabled a decision on endorsing the Georgia School Board Association’s (GSBA) Vision Project. One of the key elements local board members did not agree with was the fact that in GSBA’s vision, it calls for the appointment of the state superintendent instead of the position being an elected position.
The board recieved information about the Career, Technical and Agriculture Education (CTAE) program at ACHS. Special Education/CTAE Director Darlene Schnieber reported that the system had applied and recieved a grant to pay for extended-day work schedules for employees in CTAE programs, including the canning plant that is operated during the summer. Schnieber stated the board would have to match up to approximatley $7,700.00 in order to receive the grant. Board members stated that they thought the agreement last year was to find ways to make the canning plant cost neutral and asked if the system could possibly discuss this with the Appling County Commissioners. A citizen and former teacher, Jimmy Dubberly, told board members that he had operated the canning plant for a number of years adding that it was hard to break even with the plant. He stated that the community has one of the nicest plants in the state and it’s a way for people that do not have children in the system to get a return on their taxes. He also stated that that the school had to find people that are willing to work the plant, adding that with the right staff, the plant would do around 20,000 cans per year. Dubberly also pointed out that the system’s overall budget is $25,000,000.00 and questioned why finding $7,700.00 was a problem.
Board members received an update from Maintenance and Operations Director Winton Herrin regarding ongoing ESPLOST projects. Herrin reported that the Pre-k facility is 90 percent complete, the expansion project at Appling Middle School is 95 percent complete, the roadway connecting Highway 15 to U.S. 1 is approximatley 70 percent complete and the track facility is around 50 percent complete. A walk-through of the facilities, with the board, is planned for January 9.
ACHS Principal Gene Starr gave an update on changes the school has implemented for End of Course Testing. Starr stated that he nor the staff at ACHS are pleased with testing results at the school and are working hard to make changes. He did point out that all students are are included in the testing at ACHS.
The board entered into a closed-door session for personnel purposes. No action was taken following the session.
It was also announced that the board would meet on Dec. 14 at 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting was described as a closed-door session for personnel to perform the annual review/evaluation of the superintendent.
The board approved a recommendation to hire Teresa Gibbs as a bus driver for the system and Lydia Jones as a Pre-k paraprofessional at Appling County Primary School.
The board accepted the resignation of Wanda Griffis due to medical conditions.
Board members approved leave requests from Jared Crapps and Becky Brock.
A fundraiser request from the Appling County High School (ACHS) Boy’s Basketball program was unanimously approved.
The board approved changes to policies GARH (deals with leaves and absenses) and DCL (changes regarding governmental accounting standards).
Board members tabled a decision on endorsing the Georgia School Board Association’s (GSBA) Vision Project. One of the key elements local board members did not agree with was the fact that in GSBA’s vision, it calls for the appointment of the state superintendent instead of the position being an elected position.
The board recieved information about the Career, Technical and Agriculture Education (CTAE) program at ACHS. Special Education/CTAE Director Darlene Schnieber reported that the system had applied and recieved a grant to pay for extended-day work schedules for employees in CTAE programs, including the canning plant that is operated during the summer. Schnieber stated the board would have to match up to approximatley $7,700.00 in order to receive the grant. Board members stated that they thought the agreement last year was to find ways to make the canning plant cost neutral and asked if the system could possibly discuss this with the Appling County Commissioners. A citizen and former teacher, Jimmy Dubberly, told board members that he had operated the canning plant for a number of years adding that it was hard to break even with the plant. He stated that the community has one of the nicest plants in the state and it’s a way for people that do not have children in the system to get a return on their taxes. He also stated that that the school had to find people that are willing to work the plant, adding that with the right staff, the plant would do around 20,000 cans per year. Dubberly also pointed out that the system’s overall budget is $25,000,000.00 and questioned why finding $7,700.00 was a problem.
Board members received an update from Maintenance and Operations Director Winton Herrin regarding ongoing ESPLOST projects. Herrin reported that the Pre-k facility is 90 percent complete, the expansion project at Appling Middle School is 95 percent complete, the roadway connecting Highway 15 to U.S. 1 is approximatley 70 percent complete and the track facility is around 50 percent complete. A walk-through of the facilities, with the board, is planned for January 9.
ACHS Principal Gene Starr gave an update on changes the school has implemented for End of Course Testing. Starr stated that he nor the staff at ACHS are pleased with testing results at the school and are working hard to make changes. He did point out that all students are are included in the testing at ACHS.
The board entered into a closed-door session for personnel purposes. No action was taken following the session.
It was also announced that the board would meet on Dec. 14 at 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting was described as a closed-door session for personnel to perform the annual review/evaluation of the superintendent.
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