Marla Jones, Managing Editor
RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook) The DeKalb County School Board approved a $125 million budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year at Thursday’s meeting.
During the work session of the DeKalb County Board of Education, the final public budget hearing was presented by Anthony Cooper, the Chief School Financial Officer.
Cooper advised the board that this was the largest budget that the system has ever had. He attributed that to the ESSER funds which were related to COVID-19 funding, that had been allocated to the system.
“Our total federal budget this year is $41 million and ESSER funds make up $21 million of that,” stated Cooper.
In other business, the Board approved the transfer of Chris Clark from Assistant Principal to Plainview High School Principal. The position had been vacant since the start of the new school year. Clark will be on a two-year probationary contract beginning September 9, 2021, to August 21, 2023.
The Board welcomed Jon Bales who spoke on Childhood Cancer Awareness. The Board recognized students who had battled the disease and had overcome victoriously. The Board also recognized September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
The DeKalb County School Board approved the following items at their regularly scheduled meeting:
On the Job Injury
Robert Ferguson - Custodian - Ider High School - 90 days
Retirements/Resignations
Jenifer Willoughby - Assistant Custodian (9-hour/7-month) - Geraldine High School - Resignation (Effective 10/1/21)
Leave of Absences:
Cheryl Wilborn - Itinerant School Nurse - Plainview High School - 8/2/21-10/25/21
Tanya Ford - EL Teacher - Collinsville High School - 8/16/21-9/14/21
Traci Treadaway - Elementary Teacher - Geraldine High School - 8/2/21-5/27/22 (Extended from 10/31/21)
William Chandler - Science Teacher - Crossville High School - 8/30/21-5/30/22 (Intermittent)
Transfers:
Chris Clark - Assistant Principal at Plainview to 12-month Principal at Plainview High School (2021-254) (Two-Year Probationary Contract 9/1/21-8/31/23)
Heather Brown - Assistant Principal at Sylvania High School to Instructional Supervisor at the Central Office (2021-252)
Placements: (All placements are made pending a background review meeting suitability criteria and negative, pre-employment drug screen and appropriate certification)
Certified:
Theia Taylor - Itinerant Speech-Language Pathologist - District (2021-286) (Effective 10/1/21)
Madison Stone - Elementary Teacher - Sylvania High School
Ann Brownfield - Elementary Teacher (Leave from 9/13/21-11/19/21) - Collinsville High School
Support:
Matthew Allison - Itinerant Special Education Paraprofessional - Ider Special Services Center
Mahala Patterson - Assistant Custodian (9-month/4-hour) - Plainview High School
Timothy White - P.E. Aide - Plainview High School (2021-290) (Effective 9/20/21)
Ronald Anderson - Bus Driver (Tech Route Only) - Ider High School
Contracts:
In-school and After-school Tutoring :
Elizabeth Barrientos - Collinsville High School
Sherri Haas - Collinsville High School
Connie McFall - Plainview High School
Riley Thrasher - Collinsville High School
Homebound:
Richlon Sabrina Gore
Amanda Woodall
Gifted Services- Amy Childress
Beverly Rusk - Bookkeeper Services - Crossville Middle School
Student Computer Technician:
Treston Cuzzort
Donovan Smith
Custodial Support:
Chris Davis - Plainview High School
Jordan Todd King - Henagar Jr. High School
Brice Mayes - Fyffe High School
Ricky Willyard - Ruhama Jr. High School
Bus Drivers (Gifted Route):
James Hamby - Crossville Schools
Charles Randall Templeton - Collinsville and Ruhama Schools
DVA Teachers:
Amy Dyar
Tracy Tidmore
Scott Timmons
Justin Croley
Kelly Maddox
Daniel Williams
Beverly Ledbetter
Harold Bouldin
Michael Phillips
TEAMS Science:
Karan Shankles - Plainview High School
Glenn Haynes - Contract Teacher - Geraldine High School
Volunteer Coaches:
Collinsville High School
Lydia Peek - Volleyball
Ider High School
Anthony Blevins - Baseball
Jason Hood - Baseball
Matthew Allison - Football
Fyffe High School
Harley Cambron - Volleyball and Softball
Geraldine High School
Stefanie Jordan Bryant - Cheerleading
Carlos Benitez - Football
Russell Hatley - Football
Plainview High School
Brandon Freeman - Softball
Morgan Richey - Volleyball
Sylvania High School
Staton Robbins - Basketball
Chase Willingham - Baseball
Scott Smith - Baseball
Chris Mattox - Baseball
Ron Stopyak - Soccer
Gary Talley - Basketball
Derek Talley - Basketball
Justin Lea - Football
Austin Wilson - Football
Andrew Duncan - Football
Valley Head High School
Wesley Frost - Football and Basketball
The board also approved the following recommendations for Superintendent Wayne Lyles:
- Permission to place personnel pending board approval
- Posted the following job descriptions: Facilities Improvement Manager, Summer Program Teacher and Intervention Teachers and Tutor.
- Fleet renewal pertaining to the trading of an SUV and the additional purchase of another SUV
- Chief of Staff Supplement increase from $4,800 to $10.000
The date of the next DeKalb County Board of Education meeting will be on September 30, 2021. The work session will begin at 4:30 p.m. and the regular meeting begins at 5:00 p.m. in the meeting room at the Facilities Building.