Jake Johnson was named the new assistant principal at Cullman High School as students prepare to return to class next Wednesday.

The Cullman City Board of Education hired Johnson, who previously served as assistant principal at Fairview Elementary, effective Wednesday. The appointment comes as CHS begins the school year with a new principal, Kim Hall, who was recently promoted from assistant principal.

Hall takes over after longtime Cullman City educator Elton Bouldin announced his retirement in June. Hiring Hall meant the school board had to quickly fill her position, and Johnson will serve alongside fellow assistant principal Mark Stephens.

In an unrelated matter Wednesday, the school board approved a probationary principal contract for Hall.

In other business, the Cullman City Board of Education:

* Approved consent agenda.

* Declared surplus five computer tables from Cullman City Primary School.

* Declared surplus/salvage the following textbooks from East Elementary School: Harcourt Math, ISBN 0-15-338457-3, 44 copies; Harcourt Science ISBN 0-15-322922-5, 45 copies; McDougal Littell Middle School Math, ISBN 0-618- 08759-1, 24 copies; Science Harcourt CD Rom, ISBN 0-15-342966-6, 30 copies; Harcourt Science ISBN 0-15-340064-1, 10 copies; and Harcourt Science ISBN 0- 15-322919-5, 20 copies.

* Declared surplus/salvage the following unused textbooks from Cullman High School: Holt, Rinehart and Winston Biology ISBN 0-03-065178-6, 300 copies, and Physical Science ISBN 0-07-860051-0, 160 copies

* Declared surplus/salvage the following items from West Elementary School: 32 Neo2 Learning Boards, one HP Pavilion dv5000 laptop computer and one Dell Latitude D520 laptop computer.

* Declared surplus/salvage the following state textbooks from West Elementary School: Holt Science Textbooks, ISBN No. 0-03-063472-5, 24 copies; McGraw-Hill Reading Textbook, ISBN No.: 0-02-184738-X/4, 2001, one copy; McGraw-Hill Reading Textbooks, ISBN No.: 0-02-184735-5/2, 2001, three copies; Webster’s Elementary Dictionary, ISBN No.: 0-278-45990-0, 29 copies; Garden Gates Reading Textbooks, ISBN No.: 0-663-46115-4, two copies; Macmillan First Dictionary, ISBN No.: 0-02-194970-0, one copy; and Macmillan Beginning Dictionary, ISBN No.: LOC Catalog Card #74-24661, one copy.

* Approved proposed revision to Board Policy related to Non-Resident Admission/Approval Requirements. The revision will be sent to the Policy Review Committee.

* Approved contract with Ramona Evans to provide consultation, mobility and orientation services for visually impaired students beginning August 10 to September 30, 2017. She will be paid with IDEA Funds.

* Approved contract with Tommy Warhurst for $1,500 to provide public announcement services for Cullman High School ninth grade, junior varsity and varsity football games for the 2016 season. Warhurst will be paid with local school funds.

* Approved contract with Stacey Tankersley to provide CPR training for athletic personnel at Cullman High School. Tankersley will be paid with local school funds.

* Approved contract with Glenda Harbison to provide teaching services (2.5 days per week) at East Elementary School for the 2016-2017 school year. Harbison will be paid with local school funds.

* Approved contract with Debbie Mann, Brittney Calvert, Gennifer Dyer, Jade Fitzgerald, Sara Snow, Marcia Stringer, Genevieve Praytor, Tammy Powell, and Cindy Bales to work August 10-12 to prepare for the 2016-2017 school year at Cullman City Head Start. They will be paid with Head Start funds.

* Approved the following personnel considerations: Resignation of Jennifer Woodard, Head Start teacher at Cullman City Primary School, effective August 1.

* Approved hiring Vanessa Cabrera, Extended Day Program aide at Cullman City Primary School beginning August 10 and Brittney Gaines, Pre-K Extended Day Program assistant, at the school beginning August 23. Their conditional employment is subject to the terms of the Child Protection Act of 1999 and Act No. 2002-457 and pending certification, as applicable.

* Granted the following permission to miss Institute Day: Debbie Howard, secretary/bookkeeper with Student Services; Amy Kinney, sixth grade teacher at East Elementary; and Annette Barnett, bus assistant.

The school board will hold its first 2017 budget hearing noon Friday in the Central Office Board Room. The second budget hearing will be 5 p.m. Tuesday, August 16, followed by its meeting at 6 p.m.

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