CCBOE approves Special Education contracts

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CCBOE member Gene Sullins, Cullman County Schools Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette and CCBOE member Shane Rusk attend the Aug. 15, 2024, meeting. (CCBOE)

CULLMAN, Ala. – At its Aug. 15 meeting, the Cullman County Board of Education approved additional Special Education contracts to assist the system’s schools in accommodating students with an array of special needs.

“This is a list of different people we contract with for different reasons, many of these are paid for out of grants and things that we received that we can bring these special services into some of our most severe Special Ed classrooms,” said Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette.

Barnette also shared his superintendent’s report at the meeting, reminding families of important dates and upcoming events.

“I just want to say that we’ve gotten off to a smooth start,” he said. “Bringing all the students back, the system is growing with the leadership, faculty and staff at all of our schools.”

In his report, Barnette reiterated that on Labor Day, this year on Monday, Sept. 2, all Cullman County Schools campuses, as well as the CCBOE Central Office, will be closed. He said the first nine weeks progress reports will be sent home on Sept. 6.

In other business, the CCBOE:

Approved the following resignations:

  • Kimberly Arnold
  • Misty Pearson
  • Deborah Quick
  • Nathan Fowler
  • August Speakman
  • Tina Stansell
  • Don Farley

Approved the following leaves of absence:

  • Angelee Mathis
  • Allison Morgan
  • Cameron Baker
  • Taylor Brown
  • Amanda Tucker

Approved the following transfers:

  • Rachel Hicks
  • Cari Oliver
  • Melanie Collier
  • Jennifer Little

Approved the following appointments:

  • Amy Ford
  • Rhonda Corder
  • Kiersten Dickerson
  • Kim Cole
  • Glenda Bates
  • Linda Johnson
  • Crystal Bridges
  • Kimberly Lewis
  • Mitchell Morris
  • Kelsey Shelton
  • Kellie Boyd
  • Barbara Owens
  • Jeffery Nuss
  • Vince Williams
  • Kalie McSwain
  • Dacia Wynn
  • Cecilia Duvall
  • Rubye Moore
  • Emily Tapley-Pate
  • Connie Cousins
  • Kasey Membreno
  • Magan Williams
  • Kelsey Glass
  • Elyssa Mead

Approved the following substitute teachers:

  • Sarah Bagwell
  • Marlene Hancock
  • Raquel Rice
  • Amanda Dockins
  • Celina Hinkle
  • Alison Nisley
  • Mary Hardin
  • Debbie Knott
  • Tabitha McDonald
  • Dolores Nix
  • Abagail Sharp
  • Selena Skipper
  • Cynthia Thompson
  • Amy Wallace

Approved recommendation of Kristi Daniel as the Interim Child Nutrition Program (CNP) Manager at the Child Development Center

Approved contract changes for the following:

  • Ariana Chandler
  • Joshua Lambert
  • Scott Adams

Approved the following non-faculty coaches for the 2024-2025 school year:

  • Zeke White
  • Jeremy Franks Charles McCormick
  • Claborn Campbell
  • Jeremy Campbell
  • Jennifer Bishoff
  • Matthew Blackmon
  • Jason Bryan
  • James Scott
  • Abigail Smith
  • Tyler Ball
  • Paci Martin
  • Terry Smith
  • Jason Hurt
  • Brandon Black
  • Jody Maddox
  • Brandy Lowe
  • Dylan Earnest
  • William Weaver
  • Jpshua Stanley
  • Dakota Hurst
  • Jessica Jones
  • Dawson Mcrea
  • BryAnna Brown
  • Andrew Barbee
  • Frankie Basinger
  • Sarah Finley
  • Tovoris Patton
  • Aaron Carpenter
  • Jason Gorham
  • Bobby Gorham
  • Jennifer Richter
  • Jacy Gorham
  • Heather Twilley
  • Tim Tucker
  • Skylar Tucker
  • Charly Johnson
  • Latisha Collins
  • Lacy Stancil
  • Rocky Montgomery
  • Gabriel Williamsen
  • Derrick Ransom
  • Frank Gingrich
  • Kevin Hale
  • Roland McRae
  • Garrett Boland
  • Bill Conquest
  • Daniel Lee
  • William Stewart
  • Brittany Peak
  • Tina Jones
  • Matt Heaton
  • John Reid
  • Nicholas Thompson

Approved the following student interns for Cullman Area Technology Academy (CATA):

  • Juana Cobos
  • Courtney Smith
  • McKenna Turney

Approved request to pay the following $100 per game for assisting in the production of live-streaming selected 2024 Cullman County football games:

  • Jessica Gorham
  • Cortney Myrex
  • Charles Nelson
  • Chandler Nunn
  • Leah D. Sapp

Approved request from Cold Springs High School to pay Bruce Parker $30 per hour for after school detention

Approved request from Good Hope High School to pay Griffin Morris $600 for summer basketball duties

Approved request from Good Hope High School to pay Patrick McDonald $700 for girls basketball summer workouts and $700 for volleyball summer workouts

Approved request from Hanceville High School to pay David Miller as the Football Program Announcer

Approved request from Parkside School to pay Carrie Beth Ferrell $750 for completion of the 2023-2024 Yearbook

Approved request from Vinemont High School to pay the following for extra work with Vinemont Basketball:

  • Preston Boyd – $1,120
  • Lance Lay – $1,105
  • Michael Williams – $1,070

Approved request from West Point Elementary School to pay Audrey Parker $1,200 for 2024-2025 Yearbook Sponsor

Approved request from West Point Elementary School to pay Layla Quinn $1,200 for maintaining the Outdoor Science Lab

Approved request from West Point High School to pay Stephen Drew Bryson $1,500 for summer mowing of the softball facility

Approved from West Point High School to pay Stephen Drew Bryson $1,500 for summer mowing of the baseball facility

Approved from West Point High School to pay Nicholas Adam Thompson $1,500 for summer mowing of the football field

Approved 2024-2025 after-hours programs and personnel

Cold Springs Elementary

Directors $25 per hour –

Carrie Bookout

Judy Isbell

Subs $20 per hour –

Any CSE Teacher

Holly Pond Elementary

Teachers $20 per hour –

Michelle Carpenter

Ashley Henderson

Ashley Pichelmayer

Any HP K-8 Teacher

Subs $16 per hour –

Cecily Cannon

Sharon T. Reid

Any CCBOE Substitute Teacher

Parkside

Lead Teacher $30 per hour –

Kristy Salazar

Teachers $25 per hour –

Kendra Dowski

Kathy Gorham

Jeffrey Greer

Shae Elrod (sub)

Emily Wilson (sub)

Welti Elementary

Lead Teacher $25 per hour –

Krystal Ayers

Teachers $22 per hour –

Elizabeth Brock

Katara Davidson

Amy Ellard

Hollie Gutierrez

Jennifer Hays

Lisa Hinkle

Dori Long

Denise Manord

Ginger Moore

Megan Newman

Brian O’Rear

Meaghen Oakley

Chassidy Pennington

Teri Pitts

Kimberleigh Sherrell

Brooke Sinyard.

Approved to work only one hour per week – Amber Barnett

Danielle Latham

Heather Winger

West Point Elementary

Lead Teacher $30 per hour –

Wanda Bennefield

Teachers $25 per hour –

Nora Campbell

Freda Coleman

Lauren Lawson

Susan Lewis

Elyssa Mead

Meredith Ann Smith

Lori Warden

Kari West

Abbey Wren

Approved request from Vinemont High School to surplus or sell two Hummers

Approved request from West Point High School to surplus or sell 100 chairs

Approved the following out-of-state field trip requests

  • Good Hope High School

July 26, 2024 to Chattanooga, TN

  • Good Hope High School

Date: December 26, 2024 to Destin, FL

Approved June 2024 Financial Statements

Approved June 2024 Bills and Salaries totaling $10,383,237.01

Approved the following Special Education contracts:

  • Tania Blankenship
  • Encore Rehabilitation, Inc.
  • Montgomery Speech Services
  • Birmingham Speech
  • Graceful Speech
  • Debra Conn
  • Whitlee Kelley, ABA Services
  • Deaf Access
  • Open
  • The Learning Tree
  • Beth Walker Wooten-Auditory Verbal Therapy

Approved the purchase of BASE Curriculum for K-12

Approved the purchase of a 2018 Dump Truck (International 4300) for $34,016.50 #1HTMMMMN3JH350179

Approved West Point High Soft Drink Products Exclusive 5 year contract with Coca-Cola

Approved the 2024/2025 Student Handbook

Approved the following Board Policy revisions and new policies:

  • 5.20 Teachers’ Bill of Rights (New)
  • 6.21 Personal Mobile Communications Devices (Revision)
  • 6.29 Distribution of Explicit Images (New)

The next meeting of the CCBOE will be on Thursday, Sept. 12, with the work session beginning at 3:30 p.m. and the meeting immediately following.

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