AGENDA
FOR REGULAR MEETING OF THE
6:00 P.M. – January 9, 2006
Meeting will be held
at
CALL TO ORDER
PRESENTATION OF
COLORS
ORDER OF BUSINESS
A. Adoption of Agenda
B. Approval of Minutes
1. November
30, 2005
2.
December 12, 2005
C. Business
Consent Agenda
The
Superintendent recommends approval of the consent agenda which includes the
following items:
1. Claims Docket
2. Financial Report
3. Substitute Report
4. Trip Approvals
·
Ms. Cullifer, Mrs. Lassabe and ten
Student Council members to Mississippi State University in Starkville on
February 24 and 25, 2006 for Leadership Conference
5. Donations
The Superintendent recommends the board accept donations triggered by
hurricane Katrina to all schools in
6. Single Source Purchase to "Mind
Play" Educational Material Specialists, Inc. for 8 reading coach gold
edition workstations at Reeves Elementary, purchase order #59256 in the amount
of $20,000.
D. Attorney
Revised Contract with
The
Superintendent recommends adopting the contract on school clinics revised by
Attorney Simpson.
E. Request
to
The
Superintendent recommends approval of the following requests to use school
facilities:
·
Mark
Hansen with Boy Scouts of America would like to use Reeves facilities on
January 21st to host the Annual Pinewood Derby race where the boys built cars
from blocks of wood.
F. After-school Care at Reeves Elementary
The Superintendent recommends Reeves
Elementary School not be used as a site for after-school day care.
G. Personnel
1. Resignations
The
Superintendent recommends accepting the following resignations:
Non-Certified Staff
·
Denise
Walters, kindergarten assistant at Reeves, resigned effective January 5, 2006
·
Lori A. Labat, Special Education Assistant at Harper McCaughan,
resigned effective January 2, 2006
2. Election
of Personnel
The Superintendent recommends approval
to employ the following staff for the remainder of the 2005-06 school year:
Non-Certified
Staff:
·
Carol
Messina as full time housekeeper at
·
Michelle
Smoke as Food Service Assistant Substitute at $5.75 per hour, effective January
5, 2006, contingent upon receipt of proper ID.
·
Tonya
Baker as Food Service Assistant/Level 0 at $6.17 per hour, effective January
21, 2006, with probationary period being waived.
3. Change
in Salary
The Superintendent recommends changing
the salary for Christine Cassell from $6.17 per hour
as Food Service Assistant/Level
0 to $6.27 per hour
as Food Service Cashier/Level 0, effective January 21, 2006.
H. Points of Information/Discussion Items
1.
2. Update
on Schools
3. Katrina
Aid Package Passed by Congress
I. Purchase Acquisition of Computer
Equipment/Lease
FEMA Related Purchase
The Superintendent recommends that the
board
1. Ratify
the purchase of 155 computers to MPC in the amount of $192,975.00
2. Approval
of Hancock Bank as Lowest Bidder for Interest
Rate on Computer Equipment
·
Amount
Financed $192,975.00
·
Monthly
Amount $8,362.76
·
24
Monthly Payments
·
Interest
Rate 3.80%
·
$1.00
Buyout at End of Lease
3. Approval
of Resolution Authorizing the Lease Purchase of Computer Equipment
J. Adjourn