By Marla Jones
Managing Editor
marla@southerntorch.com
RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook) The DeKalb County Board of Education held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, February 22.
The Board welcomed special guest Brett Smith from Henagar Junior High School whose team won the NASA Future Engineers Challenge. Out of 600 entries across the county, the students from Henagar Junior High School were one of 57 winning teams and one of only 20 teams to win the High-Altitude Balloon Challenge. Henagar was the only team to win from the State of Alabama.
This win will give them an assigned spot for their experiment on a NASA-sponsored flight and a $1500 award to develop their experiment.
In the regular session, the Board approved the following bids:
• District Offices Cleaning Services - JaniKing of Huntsville
• The low bid from Covington Floors for Fyffe Gym Floor Renovation
• Plasma Cutter - Atlas Swift-Cut - $36,500
The following resignations were approved:henagar
crossville
• Cory Dobbins - Elementary Teacher - Henagar Jr. High School - Resignation - 1/28/22
• Jeremy Moses - Bus Driver - Crossville Middle School - Resignation - 2/5/22
• Makayla Lacy - Elementary Teacher - Crossville Middle School - Resignation - 2/4/22
• Dian King - Mathematics Teacher - Crossville Middle School - Resignation - 2/5/22
• Keith Hall - Bus Driver Tech Route Only - Crossville High School - Resignation - 2/19/22
• Mahala Patterson - Assistant Custodian - Plainview High School - Resignation - 2/8/22
The following Leave of Absences was granted:
• Sheri Phillips - Elementary Teacher - Crossville Middle School - 1/28/22-3/1/22
• Larry Odom - Bus Driver - Crossville Elementary School - 2/21/22-3/21/22
• Catherine Knight - CNP Worker - Crossville Elementary School - 1/28/22-3/25/22
The following on the job injury was approved:
Julie West - Geraldine High School - 0 days
The following placements were made:(All placements are made pending a background review meeting suitability criteria and negative, pre-employment drug screen and appropriate certification)
Certified
• Antonia Cordell - Elementary Teacher - Crossville Middle School
• Anna Land - Elementary Art Teacher - Crossville Elementary School
• April Russell - English Language Arts Teacher - Crossville Middle School
• Deondre Woody - Enrichment/Intervention Teacher - Crossville Middle School
Support
• Zane Dalton - Maintenance Employee - Facilities
• Nathan Gilbert - Bus Driver - Crossville Middle School
• Heather Harris - Assistant Custodian (9-month/7-hour) - Plainview High School
Volunteer Coaches
• Fyffe High School- Ryan Tramel (Golf )
• Geraldine High School- Keith Swisher (Baseball)
• Sylvania High School - Andrew Shelley, Rafael Munsuia, Barry Hiland, John Shelley, Ron Stopyak (Soccer)
The following Contracts were approved:
After School Literacy Program:
• Kelbi Ballenger - Substitute Teacher - Sylvania
• Diane Barrett - Literacy Bus Driver - Ider
• Amy Gurley - Substitute Teacher - Sylvania
• Scarlett Sims - Substitute Teacher - Sylvania
• Robin Pair - Teacher - Sylvania
• Carman Parker - Teacher - Sylvania
Madison Stone - Teacher - Sylvania
• Paula Wilks - Teacher - Sylvania
• Tina Wilks - Teacher - Sylvania
• Amber Miller - Substitute Teacher - Crossville Elementary
• Shannon Pruett - Teacher - Ider
• Janet White - Teacher - Ider
• Kayla Williams - Teacher - Ider
Custodial Support:
•Aubrey Zlater - Plainview
Homebound:
• Sonya Stephens
• Magon McAnelly
• Sabrina Gore
Special Education Services
• Jana Foshee
• Amber Stiefel
• Patricia Bryant
Saturday School Program - Geraldine High School
• Marilyn Brown - Coordinator
•Casie Goble - Coordinator
• Stephanie McCreless - Coordinator
Summer Programs
• Otis Washington - Mental Health Services
• Jennifer Ridgeway - Coordinator - Henagar
• Marilyn Brown - Co-Coordinator - Geraldine
• Julie West - Co-Coordinator - Geraldine
• Megan Stone - Co-Coordinator - Crossville Middle
• Tracy Tidmore - Co-Coordinator - Crossville Middle
• Jesse Martin - Coordinator - Fyffe
• Steve Street - Administrative Support
• Alaina Welden - Intervention Teacher - Henagar
Superintendent’s Recommendations, Comments, and Reports
Permission to Place Pending Board Approval
System Calendar for 2022-23
Stipend for Student Information System Changeover - Shelley McCollum 14. Board Members
The date of the next meeting of the DeKalb County Board of Education will be March 24 with a work session beginning at 4:30 p.m. and the Regular Meeting at 5:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room at the Facilities Building.
