Randy Garrison

Hartselle Enquirer

The firm of Smalley & Smalley gave the Hartselle City Board of Education good news at the March board meeting.  There were no major infractions in the audit for the prior year and Jonathan Craft and his team were complimented for the job they do keeping the school’s finances and financial reporting in great shape. The board is in concurrence with accounting practices.

Jonathan Craft then gave the February financial report to the board with five months and 41.67% of the year complete revenues are at 47.02% of budget or $11.35 million and expenses are at 43.14% of budget or $10.38 million in expenditures. The budget is currently running $966,100 in revenue over expenses. There is 3.83 months of operating expenses in the general fund and the board is $110,000 ahead of last year comparing revenue to expenses. Wages and benefits are also running $18,000 below last year for the month.

In his superintendent’s report, Dr. Vic Wilson again praised Craft and his team for the job they are doing. He also expressed appreciation to the transportation department who attained excellence in the annual state inspection with less than 10% deficiencies.  He also announced that a $50,000 grant was issued from the State Department for Pre-k playground upgrades. Crestline will receive $30,000 and Barkley Bridge will receive $20,000. Tina Towers was thanked for her work in the system receiving the grant. She mentioned that they gave the names to the state and talked about how hard the Pre-k teachers work.

In other board action:

Approved the following out-of-state field trips:

•Future Business Leaders of America members from Hartselle High School to travel to Atlanta, on Fri., April 15, 2016, to tour CNN Studios

•Chorus students from Hartselle High School to travel to Nashville, Tenn., on April 29, 2016, to visit the Ryman Auditorium, Hard Rock Cafe and see Mamma Mia

•Health Occupations Student Association (HOSA) at Hartselle High School to attend the International Leadership Conference on June 22-26, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn.

Approved the following summer classes:

•Extended School Year services for special needs students to be held at Crestline Elementary School for the summer of 2016

•Summer Driver’s Education classes to be taught during the month of June 2016.

Approved the following personnel items

Leave request:

•Emily Stipe, second grade teacher at Crestline Elementary School, FMLA, effective approximately April 11, 2016 – May 26, 2016

•Sarah Shifrin, music teacher at Hartselle Junior High and Hartselle Intermediate schools, FMLA, approximately April 13, 2016 – May 26, 2016

•Jessica Wimberley, first grade teacher at Crestline Elementary School, FMLA, effective approximately February 29, 2016 – May 26, 2016

•Sandra Schmidt, Instructional Aide based at the Central Office, FMLA, effective approximately March 11, 2016 – April 11, 2016

•Cory Wilbanks, from approximately February 28, 2016 – April 8, 2016.

Resignations:

•Tiffany Wells, from the position of Library Media Specialist, effective with the end of the 2015-2016 school year

•Codi Daniels, from the position of speech-language pathologist at F.E. Burleson Elementary School, effective January 18, 2016;

•Gary Owens, from the position of school nurse at Crestline Elementary School, effective March 3, 2016

•Heather Murphy, from the position of fifth grade teacher at Hartselle Intermediate School, effective with the end of the 2015-2016 school year.

Retirements:

•Franklin Swann, from the position of custodian at Hartselle Intermediate School, effective April 1, 2016

•Mary McDowell, from the position of Instructional Aide, currently assigned to Hartselle High School, effective April 1, 2016

•Ronald Hollingsworth, from the position as bus driver, effective with the end of the 2015-2016 school year

•Phyllis Bradford, kindergarten teacher at Barkley Bridge Elementary School, effective with the end of the 2015-2016 school year.

Long-term substitute:

•Susan England to substitute for Emily Stipe during her leave;

•Alyssa Maddox to substitute for Jessica Wimberley during her leave;

•Lacey Chaney to substitute for Sarah Shifrin during her leave

•Tammy Watson to substitute as school nurse at Crestline Elementary, effective retroactive March 7, 2016, through the end of the 2015-2016 school year.

Employment/Supplements:

•Carrie Long to provide homebound educational services to a student effective February 1, 2016 – March 22, 2016, at a rate of $25 per hour, not to exceed three hours per week

•Lane Hampton as 2016 Extended School Year teacher at $25 per hour

•Lisa Witherspoon as the 2016 Extended School Year Aide at $15 per hour;

•Katy Beth Bole as the 2016 Extended School Year Student Aide at $10 per hour

•Lisa Gault as 2016 Extended School Year Physical Therapist at $25 per hour

•Anne Glasgow as 2016 Extended School Year Occupational Therapist at $25 per hour

•Dena Mayfield as 8th grade volleyball coach for Hartselle Junior High School, effective March through the end of the 2015-2016 school year. The supplement amount is $450

•Tim Miller, as the summer driver’s education teacher in the amount of $1,935.

The next board meeting will be held April 18, 2016 at the Central Office at 6 p.m.