AGENDA

JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS

FEBRUARY 7, 2012 – 6:30 P.M.

JCHS MEDIA CENTER

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

SPECIAL RECOGNITION – DIRECTOR’S GALLERY – Grades K-2 and 3-5 Winners

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

 1.         Approval of Minutes – Regular Meeting of January 12, 2012

 2.         Overnight Field Trips –

            (a)        JCHS Forensic Team – Emory University Competition – January 26-29, 2012

            (b)        JCHS Forensic Team – Competition – Gatlinburg, TN – February 23-25, 2012

            (c)        JCHS Forensic Team – National Qualifiers – Nashville, TN – March 2-3, 2012

            (d)        Maury Middle School – Student Council – TASC Convention – Bristol, TN

                        March 9-11, 2012

            (e)        JCHS Baseball – Ooltewah Invitational Baseball Tournament – Chattanooga, TN

                        March 22-24, 2012

            (f)        JCHS FFA – State FFA Convention – Gatlinburg, TN – April 1-4, 2012

            (g)        JCHS Baseball – Kingsport Invitational – April 13-14, 2012

            (h)        JCHS Forensic Team – THSSDL State Championships – Memphis, TN – April 19-22

                        2012

            (i)         Dandridge Elementary – Grade 4 Field Trip – U.S. Space and Rocket Center –

                        Huntsville, AL – May 17-18, 2012

            (j)         JCHS Band – Heritage Performance Festival – Chicago, IL – March 22-25, 2012

            (k)        JCHS DECA – State DECA Conference – Nashville, TN – March 14-17, 2012

            (l)         JCHS Key Club – District Convention – Chattanooga, TN – March 16-18, 2012

            (m)      JCHS Patriot Events Council – SCOPE Conference – Nashville, TN – March 8-9

            (n)        Maury Middle National Junior Honor Society – Kings Island, Ohio – May 11-12

3.         TSBA SCOPE Conference – Nashville, TN – March 9, 2012

4.         TSBA Employment Law Seminar – Nashville, TN – March 23, 2012

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

 1.         Teachers

2.         Student Representatives

3.         Citizens

 ITEMS FOR INFORMATION – DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS

1.         2010-2011 School Activity Funds Audit Report – Don McFarland

2.         Financial Reports

3.         2011-2012 Budget Schedule

4.         Other

 NEW BUSINESS

 1.         Approval – 2011-2012 General Budget Amendmen

 2.         Approval – 2011-2012 Federal Budget Amendment #5

 3.         Approval - JCHS Curriculum Guide for 2012-2013

 4.         Other

 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

ADJOURN

ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

PERSONNEL

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Resignation

Todd Mounts – JCHS History – effective 1/6/12

Michelle Cooper – School Bus Driver – effective 1/4/12

Austin Hurst – JCHS Geography – effective 1/20/12

Anna Woods – Speech Language Therapist – effective 5/4/12

Leave of Absence

Jane Prichard – Dandridge Elementary Kindergarten – beginning 1/4/12 through 2/20/12 (medical)

Catherine Fowler – Jefferson Middle Science – beginning 2/28/12 through 5/24/12 (maternity)

Amber Vineyard – New Market School Nurse – beginning 1/25/12 and ending 5/24/12  (maternity)

Amanda Ashley – New Market Physical Education – beginning 2/15/12 and ending 3/9/12 (medical)

Paula Bales – Piedmont Instructional Assistant – beginning 1/27/12 and ending 2/3/12 (medical)

Robert Crabtree – JCHS Special Education Assistant – beginning 1/5/12 and ending 1/27/12 (medical)

Cindy Williams – Talbott Elementary Instructional Assistant – beginning 2/1/12 and ending 2/15/12 (family medical)

Sherry Clower – Jefferson Academy – beginning 4/16/12 and ending 5/25/12 (maternity)

Leah Whitaker – Jefferson Middle Instructional Assistant – beginning 1/17/12 and ending 1/27/12 (medical)

 Transfer

 Anna Couch – from Rush Strong Special Education Attendant to Rush Strong Grade 4 Teacher    

            effective 1/4/12 (replacing Greenlee)

Carrie Day – from Instructional Assistant at Jefferson Elementary to Read 180 teacher at Rush

            Strong School – effective 2/1/12 (replacing Burns)

Jerry Green – from JCHS Custodian (11 months) to JCHS Groundskeeper (12 months) – effective

            12/20/11 (replacing Hardy)

Kathy Weems – from New Market Grade 4 to Piedmont Literacy Coach – effective 1/4/12

            (replacing Moore)

Sandra Abruzzo – from Half Route School Bus Driver to Full Route School Bus Driver – effective

            1/5/12 (replacing Cooper)

Susan Billingham – from Student Nutrition Substitute to JCHS Student Nutrition Assistant (p-t) –

            effective 1/5/12 (replacing Roddy)

Assignment

Kelsey Jenkins – Dandridge Elementary K (Interim) – effective 1/9/12 through 2/20/12 (for

            Prichard)

Benjamin Willings – New Market Grade 4 – effective 1/11/12 (replacing Weems)

Henry Proffitt – JCHS Custodian – effective 1/17/12 (replacing Green)

Mark Mills – Music (Interim) – beginning 1/17/12 through 5/24/12 (for Simpson)

Jeffery Daughtery – Talbott Elementary Special Education Instructional Assistant – effective

            1/12/12 (replacing Jones)

Austin Hurst – JCHS Geography – effective 1/18/12 (replacing Mounts)

Janice Bohannon – Maury Middle Student Nutrition Assistant (p-t) – effective 1/23/12

            (replacing Proffitt)

Tiffany Finley – Rush Strong Special Education Attendant – effective 1/11/12 (replacing Couch)

Chelsea Mills – JCHS Special Education Assistant – effective 1/26/12 (replacing Burgess)

Kristin Ballew – JCHS Geography – effective 1/30/12 (replacing Hurst)

Danares Waites – Jefferson Middle Grade 6 Science (Interim) – effective 2/28/12 through the

            end of the 2011-2012 school year (for Fowler)

Substitute Teachers

Jessica Blanchard

Whitney King

Stephanie Lester

Marcus Huie

Patricia Leonard

Stacie Parker

Julie Brown

Justin Whaley

Katie Cleveland

Jennifer Grice

Cynthia McHaffie

Shelby Jones