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Substitute nurses at Cullman County Schools will make more money after the Cullman County School Board recently approved a pay raise to $100 per day. 

Substitute nurses previously made the same rate as a substitute teacher, $60 per day, but the nurses require a nursing degree to work, Superintendent Shane Barnette said. 

He said the amount paid in Cullman County is also less than what surrounding school systems pay their substitute nurses, so the pay raise is needed to try and keep them in the area instead of looking elsewhere. 

Barnette also congratulated the system’s transportation department for their efforts in maintaining the county’s school buses. 

Having 10 percent of a bus fleet with deficiencies is considered excellent, but out of the 147 buses used across Cullman County, none have deficiencies, Barnette said. 

With only six employees in the department, it’s a great job for them to keep the buses in such great condition, he said. 

In other business, the board: 

Approved minutes from Sept. 14 meeting

Approved resignation

 Ashlea Miles, Aide, Child Development Center, Effective: September 15, 2017

Approved leaves of absence:

Janna Absher Teacher, Hanceville Elementary Effective: Aug. 22-Oct. 31, 2017 (Correction to ending date)

 Ashley Kress 1st grade Teacher, West Point Elementary, Effective: Nov. 13-Dec. 15, 2017 (Board Leave)

 Tracy Smith Health Sciences Instructor, Cullman Area Technology Academy, Effective: Sept. 27-Nov. 17, 2017 (FMLA)

 Amy Yeager Instructional Aide, Welti, Effective: Oct. 9-Oct.18, 2017 (FMLA)

Mackenzie McKoy Teacher, Fairview Elementary Effective: Jan. 3-April 3, 2018 (FMLA)

Approved voluntary transfers:

 Amanda L. Martin, Part-Time Custodian at Child Development Center to Temporary Behavior Support Assistant at Child Development Center

 Kristi M. Barnette, 4th Grade Teacher at West Point Intermediate to Intervention Teacher at Good Hope Primary

 Randall F. Pearson, School Bus Driver at Cold Springs High to School Bus Driver at Hanceville High

Rhonda M. Wynn, Aide at Good Hope High to Aide at West Point Elementary/ High

Approved funding transfer:

 Connie Underwood – change funding to 90 percent Federal Funds & 10 percent General Fund for district interpreter

Approved appointments

 Marilyn D. Bolte, Child Development Center, Temporary Part-time Nurse for Community Based Instruction Program, as needed not to exceed 6 hours per week

 Angela Leann Calvert , Cold Springs Elementary, Temporary Intervention Teacher, 187 days

 Matthew Lee Bailey, Cold Springs High, School Bus Driver, 183 days

 Jacob Dewayne Ayers, Cullman Area Technology Academy, Welding Technology Instructor, 197 days

 Megan Elizabeth Dudley, Fairview Middle School, Temporary 8th Grade English Teacher, 187 days

 Rebecca T. McDonald, Good Hope Primary, Temporary Part-time Intervention Teacher (Monday & Wednesday, 19 hours or less per week), 187 days

 Paula Farley Widner, Good Hope Middle, Temporary Part-time Intervention Teacher (Tuesday & Thursday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., not to exceed 19 hours per week), 187 days

 Charlene Marie Booker, Hanceville High, At-Risk Supper Program Child Nutrition Worker, 184 days

 Dawn R. Entsminger, Harmony, Temporary Part-time Intervention Teacher (Tuesday-Thursday, 19 hours or less per week), 187 days

 Robin Dewayne Brannan, Holly Pond Elementary, Temporary Intervention Teacher (19 hours or less), 187 days

 Rebecca T. McDonald, Parkside, Temporary Intervention Teacher (2 days per week, 7 hours per day), 187 days

 Patricia M. Perry, Transportation Trainer, part-time, as needed

 Mickie Joe Perry, Transportation Trainer, part-time, as needed

 Pamela Jo Reid, Welti, Temporary Part-time Intervention Teacher (19 hours or less per week), 187 days

 Jennifer K. Helms, Vinemont Elementary, Temporary Special Education Teacher, 187 days

Approved 2017-2018 Non-Faculty Coaches

Approved Contract/Salary Changes:

 Adam D. McKinnon, upgrade to Master’s, State Recognized: Sept. 22, 2017

 Elizabeth Ann Watwood, upgrade to Educational Specialist, State Recognized: Oct. 3, 2017

Approved substitutes:

 Serena Nikole Adair, Child Nutrition

 Sherry Denise Ridgeway, Child Nutrition

 Michele A. Robertson, Child Nutrition

 Amy Marquita Wood, Child Nutrition

 Renae M. Yancy, Child Nutrition

 Lindsey Lenae Estes, Custodian

 Brooke Baggett Echols, Teacher

 Mary Lou England, Teacher

 Tracy Frederick Shannon, Teacher

 Lori Ellen Warden, Teacher

Approved 2017-2018 Afterschool Program personnel

Approved 2017-2018 Parent Involvement

Approved 2017-2018 Tutors

Approved request from Good Hope Middle School to pay the following, to be paid by local school funds on the December 1, 2017 pay check:

 Leslie Hembree, Athletic Director/C2C – $800

 Jena Mayo, Robotics Team Sponsor – $2,700 

Approved request from Good Hope High School to pay Alan Scott $100 a month as Athletic Director, paid by local school funds

Approved request from West Point High School to pay Randy Jones $1,200 for Athletic Director, paid by local school funds

Approved requests for permission to allow the following Assistant Principals to be an athletic coach during the 2017-2018 school year and receive the supplement:

 George Redding, Fairview High, Sr. High Football Coach

 Daniel Wakefield, Hanceville High, Sr. High Boys Basketball Coach

 Brent Barnett, Hanceville High, Cross Country Coach

 Daniel Wakefield, Hanceville High, 9th grade Boys Basketball

Approved the 2017-2018 Academic Coaching Supplements and Assignments

Approved the 2017-2018 Athletic Coaching Supplements and Assignments

Approved the August 2017 Financial Statements 

Approved the August 2017 Bills and Salaries 

Approved Maintenance Department’s Public Works

Approved request from the Cullman County Education Support Professionals for one day professional leave for their elected officers to attend the 2017 ESP Minority Leadership Training Conference on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 and 1 day substitutes to be paid by CCESP

Approved request from the Cullman County Education Support Professionals for two days professional leave for their elected delegates to attend the 2017 ESP Delegate Assembly in Montgomery, Alabama on Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, 2017 and 2 day substitutes to be paid by CCESP

Approved Resolution for Cullman County Board of Education to proclaim October 2017, as Dyslexia Awareness Month in Cullman County Schools

Approved of Proclamation to recognize the third week of October as School Bus Safety Week

Approved Out-of-State Field Trip Requests

 West Point High FFA Officers to Indianapolis, IN on Oct. 24-28 for National FFA Convention

 Vinemont Elementary 3rd Grade Students to Chattanooga, TN on Dec. 1 to visit the Tennessee Aquarium

Approved the Individual School Continuous Improvement Plans

The CCBOE’s next meeting will be held at the Cold Springs Elementary Library, with a work session beginning at 5:30 p.m. and the regular meeting at 6 p.m.