By Jamie Gardner
The Appling County Board of Education approved a two-year contract extension for Superintendent Scarlett Copeland at a meeting held on June 25. Board Chairman Scottie Ammons reported that Copeland would receive an approximate five percent pay increase for 2012 and a three percent increase in 2013. Copeland’s salary will be approximately $117,000.00 in 2012 and $121,000.00 in 2013.
Copeland receives two-year extension
Voting in favor of the contract extension were Ammons, Randy Sellers, Minnie Barnes, and Randy Crawford. Board member M.C. Barlow abstained and later commented, “Her (Copeland) compensation is not what it should be.”
Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Approved
Board members unanimously approved the FY 2013 Budget that included board revisions and also included approval of changes to salary scales as presented on the agenda. The anticipated fund balance as of July 1, 2012 is approximately $6,000,000.00. Total estimated revenues are projected at $26,533,020.30 and projected expenditures are $27,873,469.52. The anticipated fund balance for June 30, 2013 is projected to $4,659,550.78.
Personnel
During the June 25 meeting board members approved recommendations from Copeland for personnel including hiring Aimee Lewis as a teacher at Appling County Elementary School (ACES), Jarred Ball as a teaches at ACES, Kathy Kicklighter as a paraprofessional at Appling County Primary School (ACPS), Susan Courson as a teacher at Altamaha Elementary School (AES) and Sharon Ellis as a teacher at Appling County High School (ACHS). The board approved Reid Lovett and Candyce Sellers as lay coaches for the school system. The board accepted the resignation of Karen Wheeler, a language arts teacher at Appling County Middle School (ACMS). The board approved opening a language arts position at ACMS and a paraprofessional position at AES. At the June 18 meeting the board approved hiring Seth Taylor as a teacher at ACMS, Bianca Fox as a teacher at ACMS, Chelsey Jones as a teacher at ACMS, Hannah Dyal as a teacher at ACHS, Jenna Griffis as a secretary at ACPS, Amanda Hutcheson as a paraprofessional at ACPS, Christeena Simmons as a paraprofessional at ACPS, Elaine Dicker as a paraprofessional at ACPS and Rena Hardee as a paraprofessional at AES.
Other business
The board approved changes to the affidavit for entering into executive sessions unanimously.
Financial reports and board minutes were approved unanimously.
Chairman Ammons apologized to the members of the public for a lengthy executive session lasting over three hours, for personnel purposes, on June 21. The board also went into executive session at the June 25 to discuss personnel for an hour and a half. No action was taken after the closed session on June 21 and personnel decisions (above) were decided following the June 25 decision.
Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Approved
Board members unanimously approved the FY 2013 Budget that included board revisions and also included approval of changes to salary scales as presented on the agenda. The anticipated fund balance as of July 1, 2012 is approximately $6,000,000.00. Total estimated revenues are projected at $26,533,020.30 and projected expenditures are $27,873,469.52. The anticipated fund balance for June 30, 2013 is projected to $4,659,550.78.
Personnel
During the June 25 meeting board members approved recommendations from Copeland for personnel including hiring Aimee Lewis as a teacher at Appling County Elementary School (ACES), Jarred Ball as a teaches at ACES, Kathy Kicklighter as a paraprofessional at Appling County Primary School (ACPS), Susan Courson as a teacher at Altamaha Elementary School (AES) and Sharon Ellis as a teacher at Appling County High School (ACHS). The board approved Reid Lovett and Candyce Sellers as lay coaches for the school system. The board accepted the resignation of Karen Wheeler, a language arts teacher at Appling County Middle School (ACMS). The board approved opening a language arts position at ACMS and a paraprofessional position at AES. At the June 18 meeting the board approved hiring Seth Taylor as a teacher at ACMS, Bianca Fox as a teacher at ACMS, Chelsey Jones as a teacher at ACMS, Hannah Dyal as a teacher at ACHS, Jenna Griffis as a secretary at ACPS, Amanda Hutcheson as a paraprofessional at ACPS, Christeena Simmons as a paraprofessional at ACPS, Elaine Dicker as a paraprofessional at ACPS and Rena Hardee as a paraprofessional at AES.
Other business
The board approved changes to the affidavit for entering into executive sessions unanimously.
Financial reports and board minutes were approved unanimously.
Chairman Ammons apologized to the members of the public for a lengthy executive session lasting over three hours, for personnel purposes, on June 21. The board also went into executive session at the June 25 to discuss personnel for an hour and a half. No action was taken after the closed session on June 21 and personnel decisions (above) were decided following the June 25 decision.
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