Two new teachers are coming to East Elementary and two others to Cullman High School when students return in August.

Hannah Shelton will teach fifth grade and Nichole Heptinstall second grade at East while Aaron Avery will teach math and Nohealani Naehu dance at the high school. The Cullman City Board of Education made the hires — and in Avery’s case, transfer — during its meeting Monday.

Avery previously worked as an instructional assistant at Cullman City Primary School. Naehu will work as a part-time adjunct dance instructor at Cullman High for two class periods per day.

Classes resume for Cullman City Schools Aug. 9.

In other business, the Cullman City Board of Education:

* Approved the Head Start 2016-2017 Supplemental Budget Application for a 1 percent COLA in the amount of $9,323.00

* Approved the revised FY 2017 Head Start Salary Schedules (includes 1 percent COLA).

* Approved the 2017-2018 Head Start Grant Application/Budget

* Approved the Head Start 2017-2018 Long-Range Goals/Short-Term Objectives

* Approved the Head Start 2017-2018 School Readiness Goals and Action Plan

* Approved the Head Start 2016-2017 Self-Assessment and Improvement Plan

* Approved the Head Start 2017-2018 Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Plan

* Approved the FY 2018 Head Start Salary Schedules.

* Approved the Dyslexia/Intervention Teacher Job Description.

* Approved to bid and accepted the lowest responsible bidder for occupational and physical therapy services.

* Approved to adopt and accept the agreement with Great Minds, LLC, for the purchase of their ELA program, Wit and Wisdom, and the trade books that accompany the program for West Elementary School.

* Approved the Cullman City Schools Foster Care Plan – Alabama Education Stability for Foster Students that was developed in collaboration with the Cullman County Board of Education and Cullman County Department of Human Resources.

* Approved the Cullman City Head Start Community Partnership Agreements with The Crossing and Wallace State Adult Education for the 2017-2018 school year.

* Approved Head Start to contract with Dr. James Thomas of Alabama Urgent Care and Specialty Clinic to provide TB screenings.

* Approved Head Start to contract with Urgent Care Center to provide TB screenings.

* Approved to pave the side parking lot at Cullman City Primary School.

* Approved to contract with Sandi Dunlap Allred and pay $75 stipend to attend medication training on July 20 or July 25.

* Approved to contract with Kalysha Whittle to work a maximum of five days during the 2017-2018 school year to complete the duties and requirements associated with Head Start Health, Nutrition and Safety Manager.

* Approved to contract with Lucero Michaus-Lejarazo to translate documents and prepare for the 2017-2018 school year at Cullman City Head Start.

* Approved to contract with Tammy White to develop three Pre-K budgets, assist in interviews, coordinating purchases for three Pre-K classrooms, and prepare required documentation for submission to OSR

* Approved to contract with John Drake to provide necessary support, maintenance, updates, and operational needs to the CHS television production studio beginning June 6 – Aug. 2 (not to exceed 10 days)

* Approved to contract with Joshua Raney and Jonathan Peyton to provide network support and computer/technology support and maintenance beginning June 26 – Aug. 31.

* Approved to contract with Tera Cabri and Kathy Thornhill to work as teachers in the CCS Bridging the Back to School Gap: EL Summer Program on July 10, July 11, July 28, July 24 and July 25.

* Approved to contract with Tera Cabri to provide early childhood education consultation services for Cullman City Head Start beginning Aug. 1 – July 31, 2018

* Approved to contract with Jennifer Shugarts to provide nursing services as needed from June 1- Aug. 2.

* Approved to contract with Kalysha Whittle to provide nursing services as needed from June 1 – Aug. 2.

* Approved to contract with Dori Potter to provide nursing services as needed from June 1- Aug. 2.

* Approved to contract with Shan Goodlett to provide nursing services as needed from June 1- Aug. 2.

* Approved to contract with Mary Pylant to provide educational services on an as needed basis as determined by the Student Services Coordinator from May 25- Aug. 2.

* Approved to contract with Jennifer Callahan to provide educational services on an as needed basis as determined by the Student Services Coordinator from May 25- Aug. 2.

* Approved to contract with Gina Nix to provide educational services on an as needed basis as determined by the Student Services Coordinator from May 25- Aug. 2.

* Approved to contract with Erin Tidwell to provide instructional duties, not to exceed five days, at Cullman High School during the summer.

* Approved to contract with Heather Battles, Brittney Calvert, Marcia Stringer, and Jade Fitzgerald to attend the one-day training “Ready Rosie – Parenting Curriculum.”

* Approved to contract with Ragan Baumheckel, Lois Bice, Debbie Mann, and Lucero Michaus-Lejarazo to attend a one-day training “Ready Rosie – Parenting Curriculum.”

* Approved to provide a $100 stipend to Crystal Long for providing training at the Dyslexia workshop on June 21.

* Approved the following personnel considerations:

– Resignations: Tracy Marsh, third grade teacher at East Elementary School, effective June 7; Sandy Walker, Special Education instructional assistant at Cullman City Primary School, effective June 16.

– Leaves of absence: Courtney Speciale, teacher at East Elementary School, requested Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) beginning Nov. 2, followed by a leave of absence for the remainder of the 2017-2018 school year; Kim Canaday, amended leave of absence taken on April 16, 1998 through May 20, 1998 from personal leave to sick leave.

– Transfers: Cassie Brooks, transfer from secretary/bookkeeper at Cullman High School to Instructional Assistant/Bookkeeper at Cullman High School, effective July 1; Melissa Richard, transfer from Bookkeeper-Accounts Payable at Central Office to Bookkeeper at Cullman High School, effective July 1; Carrie Woods, transfer from Special Education instructional assistant at West Elementary School to instructional assistant at Cullman City Primary School, effective Aug. 3; Laura Elizabeth Reid, transfer from Remediation teacher (part-time) at Cullman Middle School to Remediation teacher (full-time) at Cullman Middle School, effective Aug. 3; Jeremy Peek, transfer from instructional assistant at Turning Point/ISS to Turning Point/ISS teacher, effective Aug. 3.

– Contracts: Kim Hall, Principal Contract; David Wiggins, Principal Contract; Jay Page, Principal Contract; Tricia Culpepper, Principal Contract.

– Supplements: Joseph McPhillips, one-time supplement of $1,300 for boys basketball at Cullman Middle School (Supplement and taxes funded by CMS Tip Off Club); Lauren Shelton, one-time supplement of $1,300 for girls basketball at Cullman Middle School (Supplement and taxes funded by Tip Off Club funds); Stephanie Conner, transfer from Girls Varsity Softball head coach to Girls Varsity Softball assistant coach at Cullman High School, effective June 27.

– Employments: Holly Murphree, Pre-K Special Education instructional assistant at Cullman City Primary School, beginning Aug. 3; Ashlee Kuri, Extended Day Program aide at Cullman City Primary School, beginning Aug. 9; Lauren Harbison, Extended Day Program aide at Cullman City Primary School, beginning Aug. 9; Jacob White, temporary custodian at West Elementary School (to fill a leave of absence), beginning June 12; Cindy Ricketts, part-time bookkeeper at Central Office, effective July 1; Cindy Steele, custodian at Cullman High School, beginning July 1.

The next regularly scheduled board meeting will be 8 a.m. July 18 in the Central Office board room.