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Cullman High students studying to enter the medical field will get hands-on experience at Cullman Regional as a part of their course work.

On Tuesday, the Cullman city school board approved an agreement with the hospital to allow students in the high school’s Medical Professional Academy Healthcare Science Program to observe and perform duties at the 145-bed facility on Alabama 157.

And if those students decide to pursue their health care education at Wallace State Community College, they may find themselves coming back to Cullman City Primary to conduct screenings on youngsters there. In two separate votes, the board approved agreements with the college to provide postsecondary students “clinical educational experiences” by helping primary and Head Start students.

Wallace State’s students enrolled in the nursing and child development programs would work with primary and Head Start students. Students studying dental, human services and occupational therapy would also work with Head Start students. On Tuesday, Board President Suzanne Harbin,Vice President Jason Neal and members Chris Branham, Joey Orr and Lee Powell were honored with lunch at Cullman High School for National School Board Recognition Month.

In other business Tuesday, the Cullman City Board Of Education:

* Approved December 13, 2016, meeting minutes.

* Approved December 2016 payroll of $1,937,799.79, invoices paid of $265,608.34, financial statements and bank reconciliations.

* Approved agenda.

* Approved of the following Head Start items — December 2016 expenditures report: Health/Nutrition/Disabilities/Enrollment Report for December, 2016

* Approved salvaging nine desks and one View Sonic Monitor in disrepair from Cullman City Head Start.

* Declared surplus and approved salvaging the following items from West Elementary: a Sennheiser receiver box, two MiPro wireless receivers, MiPro body-pack transmitter and a Brother HL-52 Laser Printer.

* Approved change order to C.H. Harris, Inc. for West Elementary window replacement, increasing contract by$4,000.

* Approved Cullman City Primary School’s 2016-2017 Textbook Adoption Committee Members.

* Approved providing tuition assistance for Brittney Calvert to attend Athens State University during spring 2017 to seek her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, in accordance with Cullman City Head Start Policy HR16 (paid with Head Start funds).

* Approved providing $1,500 stipend to Sharon Wilson for administrative assistance to the Cullman City Schools Foundation beginning January 2017 through August 2017 (funded by CCS Foundation).

* Approved contracts with Lorene Howell, Sabrina Jackson and Ann Davis to provide routine summer maintenance such as waxing floors and other necessary cleaning duties at Cullman City Primary School (paid with CCPS and Head Start funds).

* Approved contract with LeAnn Miller to provide assistance with school office activities including enrolling students for Cullman City Primary School and Head Start during summer 2017 (paid with CCPS and Head Start funds).

* Approved contract with Jennifer Sparkman to provide student placement and other counseling duties at Cullman City Primary School during summer 2017 (paid with Title One funding).

* Approved contracts with Erin Tidwell, Jonlee Sasser, Kenneth Gleaton, and Samuel Dingier to serve as Credit Recovery Night School instructors at Cullman High School (paid with local school funds).

* Approved contract with Spencer Allen to provide seasonal landscape and maintenance duties at Cullman High School as needed, not to exceed 19 hours per week (paid with local school funds).

* Approved the following personnel considerations:

* Resignation of Cullman City Primary School Head Start teacher Tammy Powell, effective January 2.

* Transfer of West Elementary Special Education Instructional Assistant Adam McGee to temporary special education teacher at Cullman Middle School (to fill a leave of absence) from February 14 – April 3 (pending ALSDE Certification).

* Leave of absence for West Elementary School Custodian Joseph Duke for his request of catastrophic sick leave beginning December 28, 2016.

* Hiring the following pending certification as application:

* Katie Free as a temporary instructional assistant at West Elementary School, beginning January 12, 2017, for the remainder of the 2016-2017 school year.

* Lexi Cheyanne Lynn as temporary math teacher at Cullman Middle School to fill a leave of absence from May 12-May 26.

* Sue Melvin as temporary science teacher at Cullman Middle School to fill a leave of absence from March 6-May 26.

* Phyllis Thompson as temporary math teacher at Cullman Middle School to fill a leave of absence from August 4-October 30.

* Jillian Knight as temporary Head Start interpreter at Cullman City Primary School to fill a leave of absence from Jan. 27-March 12.

* Lauren Odell as Head Start teacher at Cullman City Primary School beginning January 18.

* Approved supplemental resignation for Cullman High School Head Volleyball Coach Michelle Greenlee, effective December 9, 2016.

* Looking ahead, the board will review the following in regard to the Head Start program: long-range goals and short-term objectives for 2016-2018, self-assessment improvement plan update and program instruction on background checks, administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements.

The next board meeting will be 6 p.m. February 21 at the Central Office Board Room.

 

Tiffeny Owens can be reached at 256-734-2131, ext. 135.