The Cherokee County Board of Education met in regular session Wednesday afternoon, July 5th, to conduct business with the Superintendent and 4 Board Members in attendance. The Following actions were taken during the meeting.
1. Call to Order
2. Opening Prayer
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Welcome
5. Public Comments
6. Roll Call – Establishment of a Quorum
7. Proper Procedures for Board Meeting Notification
8. Adopt Agenda
9. Approve June 6, 2023 Minutes
10. Receive May 2023 Financial Report
Receive the May 2023 Bank Reconciliation, Cash Balance, and Financial Report.
The financial data and cash balance presented in these reports were based on the reconciled
bank statements to the general ledger as of May 31, 2023
11. Approve 2023-2024 Salary Schedules
12. Approve Contract with Therapy Junction, LLC
1. Approve contract with Therapy Junction, LLC to provide Physical Therapy Services
13. Approve Agreement with CED Mental Health Center
14. Approve Contract with Lighthouse Counseling, LLC
15. Approve Contract with Lighthouse Counseling, LLC for Centre Middle School
16. Approve Energy Savings Budget
1. 2023-2024 Energy Savings Budget for Centre Elementary School
17. Approve Sand Rock Gym Roof Project and Declare as Public Works
1. Approve Gym Roof Project at Sand Rock School and declare it as Public Works – Funded by PSF.
19. Review 2023-2024 Employee Handbook
20. Declare Items as Surplus Property
1. Golf Cart – 0010445 – CES
2. Spin Bike – 0013604 – CCHS
3. Spin Bike – 0013605 – CCHS
4. Spin Bike – 0013606 – CCHS
5. Spin Bike – 0013607 – CCHS
6. Spin Bike – 0013609 – CCHS
7. Spin Bike – 0013610 – CCHS
8. Spin Bike – 0013611 – CCHS
9. Food Warmer – 008853 – CCHS
10. Food Warmer – 000507 – CCHS
11. Kubota Mower – 008969 – SRS
1. Lawn Care Service for Cedar Bluff School ITB # 23-07 – Rhett Walker – Lowest Responsible Bidder
22. Personnel Action
A. Approve Retirement
1. Wisdom Seth Neyman, Career Quest Teacher at Cherokee County Career and Technology
Center – 24.5 Years of Service in Cherokee County – Effective: July 1, 2023.
1. Jim Nelson, Science Teacher at Cedar Bluff School – Effective: June 28, 2023
2. Allison Nevil, Intervention Teacher at Centre Middle School – Effective: July 12, 2023
3. Kelly Langlois, Special Education Teacher at Centre Middle School – Effective: June 27, 2023.
4. Jonathan McGill, Math Teacher at Sand Rock School – Effective: June 14, 2023
C. Approve Certified Transfers by Agreement Effective: 2023-2024 School Year
1. Deidra Cox from Special Education Teacher to Science Teacher at Cedar Bluff School – (Jim
Nelson’s Position)
2. Heather Money from Business Education Instructor to Career Coach at Cherokee County Career and Technology Center (Seth Neyman’s Position.
Effective: 2023-2024 School Year:
1. Amy McFry, Special Education Teacher at Cedar Bluff School (Deidra Cox’s Position)
2. Kayle Moon, Pre-K Lead Teacher at Centre Elementary School- Pending Certification and OSR
Verification (New Position)
3. Jordon Douglas, Intervention Teacher at Centre Middle School – Pending Issuance of Certification
(Allison Nevil’s Position)
4. Kristin Hardin, Pre-K Lead Teacher at Sand Rock School-Pending Certification and OSR
Verification (New Position)
E. Approve Classified Placements
Effective: 2023-2024 School Year
1. Dallas Jennings, Pre-K Auxillary Teacher at Centre Elementary School – Pending background clearance and OSR official transcript verification (New Position)
2. Jessica Rochester, Special Education Paraprofessional/Bus Aide – Pending background clearance and work keys verification (New Position/Jenifer Prater’s Position)
3. Jennifer Coman, Special Education Paraprofessional/Bus Aide – Pending background clearance (New Position/Jenifer Prater’s Position)
F. Approve Contract Employment
1. Randy Smith, Federal Programs Coordinator
2. Christa Neyman, OTR/L
3. Joe Carpenter, Extended Leave Temporary Contract at Cherokee County High
G. Review Principal Contract Adjustment
Add language to each principal contract to allow salary and supplement amounts to be updated each year of the contract to coincide with the state teacher salary matrix.
23. Approve Professional Development
24. Review Current Job Postings
25. Superintendent’s Update
During the Cherokee County Board of Education Wednesday afternoon, Superintendent Welsh announced all School Children will receive free breakfast and lunch during the upcoming school year. There will not be a need for any application or income qualifications required.
Mr. Welsh also announced the School System received funds for All School Supplies for All Students for the ’23-’24 school term. Parents and guardians will not have to be concerned with purchasing school supplies for children.
Another good news announcement was made by Mr. Welsh about a grant the Board had applied for. He called on Sarah Richardson, who wrote the grant for the board, to explain about the amount and what it will cover for the board. Richardson explained the amount approved is the maximum of $400,000. She said there are many things it will be used for but first, it will allow the school system to hire another counselor so the system will have a counselor at each campus. She said this is from the Favored community act. A stakeholders resource center will be set up in the older building on the campus of Centre Elementary School. Another thing is an extra layer of support and appreciation to teachers and staff in the form of incentives and wellness components.
Mr. Welsh informed the Board the 3rd graders on grade reading scores are remaining steady or maybe increased some. He said the scores from the Cherokee County 3rd graders is number 3 in the state among the 67 county systems. He said this is very good but the system is continuing to work to improve the reading on grade level scores.
26. In Other items Mr. Welsh announced the next meeting of the Cherokee County Board of Education will be Tuesday, July 25th at 4 pm.
27 The Meeting was then Adjourned.