CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) recognized Vinemont High School’s Team RHAD for its historic win in December at the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Innovative System Project for the Increased Recruitment of Emerging STEM Students (InSPIRESS) competition. Members of the first and only all-girls team to win include Savannah Keel (lead design), Sadie Land (project manager), Faith Rusk (lead outreach), Kimberly Wilt (chief engineer) and Angela Harris (assistant outreach). The team sponsor is Shannon Bridges.
Instructors who recently earned their board certification were recognized as well. They include:
- Tiffiany Ellis Good Hope High School (GHHS)
- Sara Kirkpatrick Good Hope Elementary School (GHES)
- Monica Smith Harmony School (HS)
- Kathy Dyer Hanceville High School (HHS)
School board members received recognition and included Heath Allbright, Kenny Brockman, Mike Graves, Wayne Myrex, Kerry Neighbors, Shane Rusk and Gene Sullins.
The following resignations were accepted:
- Doyle E. Roberson Central Office chief school financial officer
- Bobby Freeman HS bus driver
- Kayla Beth Drake Welti Pre-K Auxiliary teacher
The following leaves of absence were accepted:
- Emily Hope Vaughn Fairview Elementary School (FES) teacher
- Jodie Renea Smith Fairview High School (FHS) child nutrition worker
- Natasha Liann Holder GHHS TEAMS teacher
The following voluntary transfers were accepted:
- Anita S. Nunn from GHHS Bus Driver to Good Hope Primary School (GHPS) Child Nutrition Worker
The following appointments were made:
- Courtney C. Speegle FES teacher
- Alan Craig Jones GHHS bus driver
- Tammy Renea McClendon HS bus driver
- Brittnay Ann Komor Parkside temporary teacher
- Tara Hunt Systemwide speech/language pathologist
The following substitutes were approved:
- Maxwell Wade Shumaker Bus driver
- Lindsie Marie Robertson Nurse
- Deborah Allums Garrison Teacher
- Rodney Darnell Spruill Teacher
- Sarah Hogan Galvan Teacher/CNP
The following long-term certified teacher substitutes were approved:
- Deborah Allums Garrison Teacher
- Kalie Brooke McSwain Teacher
The following contract and/or salary changes were approved:
- Jeffery Shane Carter Upgrade to education specialist
- Courtney Lynn Coots Upgrade to education specialist
- Hayden Leigh Voce Upgrade to education specialist
- Sonda M. McCain Harmony school secretary
The following non-faculty coaches were approved:
- Sarah Beth Finley Parkside volleyball and middle school girls’ basketball volunteer
The following financial requests were approved:
- Pay Ed Roberson temporarily part time, as needed to perform CSFO duties until the position is filled and to train the new CSFO at his regular hourly rate of pay
- Pay William Johnson $1,250 stipend for extra duties associated with the school band, paid by the Cold Springs Band Boosters
- Pay Stacey Gardner $500 for assistant softball coaching duties from the 2022 season, paid by the Fairview High School Softball Boosters
- Pay Donald Lynn $500 and Steven Harbison $500 for extra duties associated with coaching West Point Middle School basketball, paid by local school funds
- Pay tutor $40 per hour effective by ESSER funds: West Point Intermediate – Kate Crider
The following field trips were approved:
- Cold Springs Elementary School first grade to Chattanooga for aquarium visit on March 14
- West Point High School to Chicago for Scholar’s Bowl National Championship Tournament April 26-30
The following bids were accepted:
- Vinemont High School Media Center Addition awarded to Coston General Contractors for $1,690,516
- Hanceville High School New Home Economics and Agriculture building to Blalock Building Company for $3,875,500
Dates to remember
• County Basketball Tournament- Jan. 21-28
• Friday, Feb. 3- Progress reports go home
The next school board meeting will be held at the Cullman Area Technology Academy, 17640 U.S. Highway 31 N, on Thursday, Feb. 16, at 3:30 p.m. followed by an open house.
