CAT Tracks for August 7, 2003

CAT Tracks for August 7, 2003

CAIRO BOE SPECIAL MEETING

The Cairo Board of Education held a special meeting on Thursday, August 7th...

The meeting was called to order at 6:05 p.m. with Board members Griggs, Burris, Jones, Mallory, and Posey in attendance.

There was discussion about hiring another reading teacher at Bennett Elementary to take the position vacated by Zena Madison. However, the matter was tabled.

Superintendent Isom commented that the budget is coming along and will be ready to put on reading at the Board's regular meeting on August 21st.

The superintendent also announced that Bennett Elementary, Cairo Junior High, and Cairo High are on the "School Choice" list - that the test scores did not improve significantly. Parents will get a letter informing them of their right to withdraw their children from these attendance centers and send them to a surrounding district. However, the "surrounding district" can decline to accept the students...which is what happened last year.

The Board approved student handbooks for Emerson/Bennett and Cairo Junior High/Cairo High.

The Board voted to go into closed session at 6:12 p.m. The Board voted to exit closed session at 7:25 p.m.

The superintendent recommended and the Board approved the hiring of the following personnel...(Please excuse any mispellings of names! Also...although I have used the term "aide", the individuals identified as such are referred to as Educational Support Professionals by the IEA and NEA in recognition of their importance to the education profession.)

Michael Mallory - Security Aide at CJHS/CHS

Tammy Terry - Truancy Program Coordinator

DeWayne Lagrone - Aide for PE and Special Ed

Donna Brown - Parent Liaison at CJHS/CHS

Barbie Williams - Early Childhood/At Risk Aide at Emerson

Rovena Thomas - Early Childhood/At Risk Aide at Emerson

Terry Childs - Special Ed Aide at Emerson

Annie Ramsey - Special Ed Aide at Bennett

Marva Sager - Special Ed Aide for Individual Student at Emerson

Vernita McAllister - Special Ed Aide at Bennett

Diane Thomas - Parent Liaison at Bennett

Judy Hughes - Special Ed Aide at CJHS/CHS

Taunya Lowe - Special Ed Aide at CJHS/CHS

Hope Mallory - Special Ed Aide at CJHS/CHS

Lorraine Johnson - Crisis Classroom Aide at CJHS/CHS

Elizabeth Vasquez - Language Arts & Spanish Teacher at CHS

McArthur Lyles - Night Custodian

Joe Woodson - District-wide Custodian & Maintenance

Anitra Burris - Truancy Program Secretary

Nita Wilson - Special Ed Teacher at Bennett

Increase Dean of Students' Salary by $3,000

Larry Morris - District Athletic Director - $5,000 Stipend

Ron Woods - Head Football Coach - 1 year (Yeah, he's baaaack! But, hey, if Arnold can run for governor of California after saying no, no, no...what's to keep Ronnie from changing his mind!)

George Dean - Assistant Football Coach

Tommy Ellis - Assistant Football Coach

Robert Newell - Assistant Football Coach

One final topic of discussion was a request by the City of Cairo to allow Deana Pecord to use the CJHS Gym for a dance school. This matter will be further investigated.

The Board adjourned at 7:40 p.m.

Once again I am indebted to De De O'Shea (on the mend from summer surgery) for attending this meeting and taking detailed notes. I was enroute from an IEA meeting in Springfield and arrived at 7:38 p.m. - just in time for adjournment. Lucky me! Thank you, De De!!!