The Hartselle Board of Education named Hartselle High School Assistant Principal Bob Young the new athletic director.

Young was the Athletic Director from 2003-2010 before HHS counselor Johnny Berry resigned from the position to take the principal position at Brookhaven Middle School in Decatur.

Young will be the Athletic Director for Hartselle’s high school and junior high, which includes being in charge of the athletic department budget, scheduling home events and handling athletic eligibility.

The board also approved a bid from Covington Floor Company to replace the gymnasium floor at HJHS.

HJHS Principal Robbie Smith said they hope the project is finished around October when basketball season starts.

“Volleyball will start practice Aug. 3 in the intermediate school gym,” Smith said. “We are comfortable with moving things around, so we’re sure we will work it out.”

Hartselle City Schools Superintendent said the project is set to start next week.

The board approved a 10 cents increase in all al la carte items in HCS lunchrooms. This will not change the base price of lunches. They also approved several child nutrition bids for food and equipment vendors.

The board also approved four out-of-district students, three at Hartselle High School and one in elementary school.

Wilson said that put their total number of out-of-district students right around 560 this year.

“That number is right around or just above what we usually have each year,” Wilson said. “There’s still the potential that we will get a few more that need to be approved before school starts, especially with Polaris coming in.”

In other personnel matters, the board approved the following actions:

• Long-term substitute Steve Knight to fill the absence of Bethany Simpson, eighth-grade math teacher at HJHS.
• Leave request for FMLA from Phyllis Bradford, kindergarten teacher at Barkley Bridge Elementary School, effective Aug. 5- approximately Nov. 2.
• Leave request from Tiffany Worley, school nurse currently assigned to HJHS, effective Aug. 12-Nov. 6.
• Leave request for FMLA from Deana Foote, custodian at BBES, effective July 1-Aug. 25.
• 2015-2016 supplement recipients.
• Transfer of Yulanda Hampton from the position of third-grade teacher at F.E. Burleson Elementary to instructional partner at FEB.
• Transfer of Scott Holladay from the position of science teacher at HJHS to director of in-school suspension at HIS and HJHS.
• Reclassification of William Booth from the position of part time teacher/ part time transportation coordinator to transportation coordinator, effective Aug. 1.
• Reclassification of Angela Craig from the position of Special Service Secretary to Special Services Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper, effective Aug. 1.
• Reclassification of Tara Hamlett from the position of special education teacher to special education teacher/ psychometrist.
• Employment of Cory Wilbanks to fill the position of school counselor/career coach, effective Aug. 3.
• Employment of Jordan Lybrand to fill the position of school counselor at HHS, effective Aug. 3.
• Employment of Tera Tapscott to the position of instructional aide, based at the central office.
• Employment of Jack Napier and Greg Adams to the positions of bus drivers.
• Employment of Elizabeth “Eve” Cheatham to fill the position of math teacher at HJHS.
• Employment of Connie Merrill to the position of English language arts teacher at HJHS.
• Employment of Caroline Weems to the position of gifted teacher at HJHS.
• Employment of Elizabeth Wiggs to the position of third-grade teacher at FEB.

  

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