BAKER AND CARTWRIGHT RECOGNIZED FOR VOLUNTEER WORK - CHS Student Expelled By Board

(05/18/2005)
At Monday evenings Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Ron Blankenship presented recognition awards to Larry Baker and Greg Cartwright for their volunteer work with technology at Calhoun Middle-High School.

The board entered into executive session to conduct a student expulsion hearing. Upon the Superintendent's recommendation, the board unanimously voted to expel a student for one calendar year.

Michele Scott from the Education Alliance and Shanda Casto from Columbia Gas Transmissions presented a mini-grant to Faye Chambers for $329.64.

Emilio Garza, Calhoun Middle-High School principal, and Local School Improvement Council members Kelley Houchin, Lisa Price-Buchanan, and Tammy Nichols and Faculty Senate members Terry Goodnight, Karen Kirby and Sharon Pitts discussed the USIP with the Board. Sharon Pitts, Faculty Senate President, described how the Faculty Senate was involved in school improvement.

An out-of-state transportation request for the band to King's Island Amusement Park in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 10-11 was approved.

PERSONNEL MATTERS

Job Postings:

Assistant Varsity Football Coach; Head Eighth Grade Football Coach; Assistant Eighth Grade Football Coach; Head Volleyball Coach; Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach; Assistant Varsity Boys Basketball Coach; Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach; Assistant Varsity Girls Basketball Coach; Head Eighth Grade Boys Basketball Coach; Head Eighth Grade Girls Basketball Coach; Assistant Varsity Wrestling Coach; Head Middle School Wrestling Coach; Head Varsity Baseball Coach; Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach; Assistant Varsity Softball Coach; High School Cheerleader Advisor; Middle School Cheerleader Advisor.

Employment:

Melanie Arthur - Substitute Teacher; Betty Westfall - Homebound Teacher.

FINANCES

Invoices in the amount of $67,800.84 were approved.

The next meeting is scheduled for June 6, 2005 at the Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center.

All board members and Superintendent Blankenship present.

Others Present: Larry Baker, Trina Beall, Greg Cartwright, Shanda Casto, Karen Elkins, Emilio Garza, Terry Goodnight, Jeff Himes, Kelley Houchin, Patricia Jarvis, Ryan Jarvis, Linda Jones, Karen Kirby, Norma Myers, Tammy Nichols, Mike Offutt, Sharon Pitts, Lisa Price-Buchanan, Michele Scott, Brian Sterns, Ernie Tingler, Robert Vaughan.