Roof repairs from the March 19 hailstorm are getting underway for Cullman City Schools. 

In a special called meeting Friday morning, the Cullman City School Board approved a recommendation from Stephen Ward and Associates, Inc. for West Roofing Systems to install temporary roof repairs at East and West Elementary Schools.

Cullman City Schools Support Services Coordinator Hayden Faulk said the temporary repairs will consist of a foam sprayed on the roof of the buildings to seal them. 

The team that will be spraying the foam should be able to begin the job Saturday morning and finish by Sunday, he said. 

Faulk said all of West Elementary will need to be sprayed, but most of East’s campus is leak free with the exception of the building with the library and special education.

“We’ve got the others tarped,” he said. “They’re fine for now.”

The spray should get the schools through the next six weeks, and once school is out and the students are gone, the work to completely replace the roofing will begin, Faulk said. 

“The job will last the whole summer,” he said. 

In other business, the board:

Gave permission for the East Elementary and Cullman Middle School archery teams to travel to Madisonville, Ky. on April 28 to compete in the Pre-National Archery Tournament.

Gave permission for the East Elementary and Cullman Middle School archery teams to travel to Louisville, Ky. on May 10-12 to compete in the NASP National Archery Tournament.

Approved the following personnel considerations

Retirements

Deborah Mann, Head Start instructional assistant at CCPS, effective June 1.

Annette Bartnett, bus aide/instructional assistant at Central Office, effective June 1.

Gail Miller, instructional assistant at East Elementary, effective June 1.

The board’s next scheduled meeting is May 15 at 5 p.m. in the Central Board Room, with a work session preceding the meeting at 4:30 p.m.