The Jackson Madison County School Board met for regular business mtg. The room was standing room only and spectators spilled out to the hall.
Two significant items on the agenda did NOT occur.
Board member Billy Keeton moved to take the budget off the agenda. He stated the administration and board needed more time to review the figures.
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Bob Alvey talking about he budget, where is the board in the area of getting a budget approved
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Budget Assessment
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Bob Alvey I asked him what is next for the budget
Board member Carol Carter Estes took the Director of Schools contract extension of the agenda for the purpose of moving it to an Attorney / Client meeting. First she stated the meeting would be during the meeting then said the board would decide on a date at a later time. She made the statement “there had been discussions”, implying that at least some board members had (private) discussions already about the subject.
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Talking about removing the Supt contract from the agenda
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Talks about the turnout support for Supt Zambito
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Presents a petition to ask school board to honor Dr. Zambito's contract
Outsourcing the custodial contracts came up on the agenda.
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JMCEA on the outsourcing of Custodial Services
Carol Carter Estes expressed some surprise at Monday’s work session that the option was even being explored. She stated then she thought there was a consensus among board members even though they had never had the item up for vote and discussion not to pursue outsourcing. At the board meeting she affirmed she was opposed to outsourcing or even exploring the option. This has not always been her position. In fact she has been in the meetings reviewing the proposals and in at least one meeting expressed her frustration with the make-up of the ownership of the bidding companies. She instructed that she wanted to see the vendor list for review. Tonight she made a motion to end the option
The board majority voted not to outsource or even allow the superintendent to explore the possible savings of contract custodial service.
At the beginning of the meeting Pam Finney recognized publicly many of the accomplishment of faculty and students
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Pam Finney on recognition of student achievment
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Teacher and school recognitions
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Marcia Cox Receives Award
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Eddi Mae Pirtle Teacher of the year
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graduation accomplishments
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Writing assessment scores
