Dekalb BOE approves $125M budget

Dekalb BOE approves $125M budget

Marla Jones, Managing Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

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. 

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