Holly Pond Elementary School Principal Chuck Gambril will be moving over to lead Holly Pond’s new middle school this fall.

The Cullman County Board of Education announced Gambril’s new appointment at Thursday’s board meeting.

“I want to thank the board for this opportunity,” Gambril said Thursday. “One of my goals is to be the best (elementary) school in the state, and I’ve set that same goal for the middle school. … I’m excited to take it to another level.”

Superintendent Hank Allen said the board has formed a search committee to find a new principal for the elementary school and hopes to have selected one by the next board meeting.

Also at last week’s meeting, audit manager Randy O’Bannon presented the system’s 2006-2007 state examiners audit report. O’Bannon said there were no findings in the report of the chief examiner, and the individual auditor’s report and the federal program report were returned unqualified.

In other business, the board:

‰ Recognized Stephanie Blair, family and consumer science teacher at Cold Springs High School, for being named the Alabama FCCLA Master Adviser Award winner.

‰ Recognized Kortni Hadley, senior at Fairview High School, for being named National Merit Finalist and Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2008 Student of the Year.

‰ Recognized schools’ valedictorians and salutatorians.

‰ Approved the following resignations: Mary Lu Scholsser, speech therapist at Child Development Center; Allen Hugh Gillis, special education teacher aide, child development center; Glenna Lambert, reading resource teacher, Cold Springs Elementary; Shelia Pulliam, music teacher at Cold Springs; Brenda Whaley, teacher, Cold Spring Elementary; Richard Patterson, teacher, Fairview Middle; Durin Sanders, teacher, Fairview High; Patsy Vines, reading coach, Garden City; Barbara Kennemur, second-grade teacher, Hanceville Elementary; James Michelfelder, tenth-grade history teacher, Holly Pond High; Dorothy Bolzle, teacher, Vinemont Elementary; Patricia Cleghorn, teacher, Vinemont High.

‰ Approved leave of absence for Whitney Haynes, family and consumer science teacher at Good Hope High School.

‰ Approved the following transfers: Judith Smith from special education teacher at the Child Development Center to test coordinator at the Child Development Center.

‰ Approved the following appointments: Shirley Johnson as part-time clerical at Good Hope Elementary; Anita Burns as part-time summer bookkeeper at Fairview Elementary; Amanda Bell as part-time summer custodian at Garden City; D.J. Leslie, part-time summer maintenance at Garden City; Nathan Melton as part-time summer maintenance at Garden City; Susan Peinhardt as part-time summer custodian at Harmony; April Hays as part-time summer teacher at Holly Pond High School; Carolyn Pannell as part-time summer custodian at Holly Pond High School; Paulette Denney, part-time summer custodian at Holly Pond High School; Shannon Black, part-time summer custodian at Parkside; Barbara Black, part-time summer custodian at Parkside; Lisa Zehr, part-time summer secretary at Parkside; Brenda Golden, part-time summer bookkeeper at Parkside; Amanda Motes, Keri Briscoe and Heather Lynn as after-school instructor substitutes.

‰ Approved contract changes for Douglas Webb and Patti Freeman.

‰ Approved paying March 2008 bills and salaries.

‰ Approved March 2008 financial statement.

‰ Approved a request from Bruce Ellard, technology coordinator, to pay local school technology coordinator stipends per the FY08 Enhancing Education Through Technology formula grant funds and guidelines for after-hours work.

‰ Approved non-traditional summer school at Holly Pond High School.

‰ Approved non-traditional summer school at CARE.

‰ Approved contracts for meals provided to Eva Home School Academy, West Point Prep School and Head Start.

‰ Approved child nutrition program prices for the 2008-2009 school year.

‰ Approved a master lease purchase agreement with Chevron Energy Solutions and First Security Inc.