September 14, 2015
MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
MINUTES
September 14, 2015
The Montgomery County Board of Education convened in its regular monthly meeting on Monday, September 14, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. Board members present were as follows: Steven W. DeBerry – Chair, Tommy Blake – Vice Chair, Bryan Dozier, Jesse Hill, Ann Long, Shirley Threadgill and Sandra Miller.
Chairman DeBerry called the meeting to order and moved to adopt the agenda as shown. With a motion by Ann Long and a second from Sandra Miller, the agenda was adopted as presented.
Chairman DeBerry opened the meeting with a devotional by reading from the book of Deuteronomy 30:19: “I call upon heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore, choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.” Two women who once lived in a convalescent center had each suffered an incapacitating stroke. Maggie’s stroke had caused paralysis on her left side. Rachel’s stroke had caused permanent damage to her right side. Both women were devastated by what had happened to them. They assumed they would never be able to pursue a pastime they had enjoyed throughout life - playing the piano. One day, Maggie and Rachel met and began talking about their lives. They realized they both had an interest in music. The convalescent center’s director brought them a piano and helped the women sit on a bench in front of it. Maggie played the right hand notes, while Rachel played the left hand. Not only did they make beautiful music together, they formed a long and endearing friendship. God’s design for us is that we work together, live together and have fun together. When we choose to share our time and space with others, we will reap the rewards of joy and peace.
Chairman DeBerry called upon Candor Elementary students to lead the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. Participating students were Jonathan Rosales, Adrian Valdovinos, Janiaha Davis, Iyana Little, Zachary Blue and Geisele Bostic.
Chairman DeBerry presented a Resolution of Esteem to the parents of Benjamin Pearson Misenheimer. Ben was a teacher and coach at West Montgomery High School.
Dr. Lancaster recognized teachers with perfect attendance for the 2014-15 school year. Teachers were: Nathan McCallum and Amanda Terry from East Middle; Matthew Germann from East Montgomery; Jennifer Nance from Page Street; Emily Tew from Star Elementary; Denita Atkins, Amy Ellington and Terrie Thomas from Troy Elementary; and Telena Gooch from West Montgomery. Each teacher received a certificate and check for their efforts.
Chief Financial Officer, Mitch Taylor, awarded five school bookkeepers with a certificate for having a “zero findings” audit. Recognized were: Shannon Robinson, Star Elementary; Terrie Furr, Candor Elementary; Brenda Livingston, East Middle; Jessica King, West Montgomery and Troy Elementary.
Chairman DeBerry asked for a motion to approve the consent agenda as submitted. With a motion by Tommy Blake and a second by Sandra Miller, the board approved the consent agenda unanimously. The following items were approved:
1) 1) Board Minutes from August 3, 2015; and
2) Personnel and Auxillary Reports as follows:
a.
Upon the recommendation of the principal, approval of the following
additions to the
substitute teacher list:
Certified Recommended By Record Check
1) James Doherty Joan Frye Yes
2) Josh Barbee John Beard Yes
3) Kathryn Powalski Tim Addis Yes
4) Alicia Lineberry Heather Seawell Yes
5) Corina Hill Della Ingram Yes
6) Deborah Robins Della Ingram Yes
7) Sharon Swanke Heather Seawell Yes
8) Roy Wright John Shelton Yes
Non-Certified
1) Jamie Beane Sharon Castelli Yes
2) Avis Bostic Heather Seawell Yes
3) Jennifer Braswell Angie Tofflemeyer Yes
4) Martha Webb Donnie Lynthacum Yes
5) Cody McMasters Chris Jonassen Yes
b. Superintendent reports the acceptance of the following resignations/retirements:
Resignation/Retirement School/Assignment Effective Date
1) Cely Gomezjurado Page Street Elementary 08/18/2015
Resignation EC Intake
2) Emily Harrison Mt. Gilead Elementary 08/18/2015
Resignation Elementary Teacher
3) Alice Lewis West Montgomery High 07/03/2015
Resignation Child Nutrition Asst.
4) Priscilla Simmons West Middle School 08/05/2015
Resignation Teacher Asst. EC
5) Holly Dennis Candor Elementary 09/15/2015
Resignation Elementary Teacher
6) Wesley Maynor East Montgomery High 08/13/2015
Resignation Custodian
7) Kerri Brewer East Middle School 08/11/2015
Resignation 8th Grade Science Tea.
8) Debbie Haywood Candor Elementary 08/13/2015
Resignation P/T Child Nutrition
9) Melanie Nichols Troy Elementary 08/13/2015
Resignation Elementary Teacher
10) Frederick Dumas West Montgomery High 08/12/2015
Resignation Custodian
11) Lynn Cagle West Montgomery High 08/17/2015
Resignation Teacher Assistant
12) Sara Parsons Pre-K EC Itinerant Teacher 01/01/2016
Retirement
13) Laura Wolf West Middle School 10/01/2015
Resignation ESL Teacher
14) Jacqueline Stancil Green Ridge Elementary 09/08/2015
Resignation Child Nutrition
c. Upon recommendation, approval of the following probationary contracts for the 2015-2016 school year as provided by General Statute 115C-325:
Contract/ School/ Record
Effective Date Assignment Check Replacing
1) Bradley Hammill West Middle School Yes Sharon Romero
08/18/2015 7th Grade Science
2) Robert Staley East Montgomery High Yes Emily Dunn
08/18/2015 Business Teacher
3) Kari Parsons Page Street Elementary Yes Rebecca Cagle
08/18/2015 Elementary Teacher
4) Casey Galloway East/West High Schools Yes Completed
08/18/2015 Firefighter Instructor Required
Coursework
5) Leslie Barden Mt. Gilead Elementary Yes Emily Harrison
08/18/2015 Elementary Teacher
6) David Nugent West Montgomery High Yes Linda Anundson
08/18/2015 English Teacher
7) Megan Hall Troy Elementary Yes Debbie Russell
08/18/2015 Kindergarten Teacher
8) Christa Evans Candor Elementary Yes Miriam DeBerry
08/18/2015 Pre K Teacher
d. Upon recommendation, approval of the following interim contracts for the 2015-2016 school year as provided by General Statute 115C-325:
1) Tina Luther Page Street Elementary Yes Teresa Caudill
09/04/2015 School Nurse
2) Laura Sattenfield East Montgomery High Yes Julie Madison
09/25/2015 EC Inclusion Teacher
e. Report of the following transfers:
Transfer/
Effective Date From To Replacing
1) Brenda D. Smith Candor Elementary Candor Elementary
08/17/2015 Child Nutrition Sub Child Nutrition P/T
2) Nannie Hinton Star Elementary Star Elementary
08/10/2015 Child Nutrition Sub Child Nutrition P/T
3) Laura Britt Mt. Gilead Elem. West Middle School Priscilla Simmons
08/18/2015 Teacher Asst. Teacher Asst.
4) Crystal Douglas Central Office Central Office Susan Fox
08/24/2015 Receptionist HR Adm. Asst.
5) Carolyn Collins West Montgomery West Montgomery
08/17/2015 Child Nutrition Sub Child Nutrition P/T
6) Cathy Haithcock Candor Elementary West Middle School
08/18/2015 Teacher Asst. Teacher Asst. Shenelle Green
7) Shenelle Green West Middle School Troy Elementary
08/18/2015 Teacher Asst. Teacher Asst.
8) Kristy Kissell Green Ridge Elem. Candor Elementary
08/18/2015 Teacher Asst. Teacher Asst.
9) Garry Marshall Central Office Central Office Chris Lee
07/20/2015 Groundskeeper 1 Custodian 1
10) Candice Brasington West Middle School Troy Elem. School Laura Wolf
08/25/2015 ESL Teacher ESL Teacher
11) Lynn Maness Troy Elementary Star Elementary Shannon Robinson
08/21/2015 Teacher Assistant Bookkeeper
12) Shannon Robinson Star Elem. Central Office Crystal Douglas
09/08/2015 Bookkeeper Receptionist
f. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approval of recommendation for employment of the following non-certified personnel:
Employee/ School/ Record
Effective Date Assignment Check Replacing
1) Amy Pence Mt. Gilead Elementary Yes Bobbie Jo Bruton
08/11/2015 Child Nutrition Asst. Mgr.
2) Terry Flowers Central Office Yes Garry Marshall
08/18/2015 Maintenance Dept.
3) Sandra Beuinsma Mt. Gilead Elementary Yes
8/18/2015 P/T Media Specialist
4) Wanda Cagle Green Ridge Elem. P/T Yes
8/28/2015 Media Specialist
5) Krystal Debray Star Elementary P/T Yes
8/31/2015 Media Specialist
6) Jackie Chunn Troy Elementary Yes Lynn Maness
8/31/2015 P/T Teachers Assist.-Inter.
7) Wanda Blue Candor Elementary P/T Yes
8/31/2015 Media Specialist
g. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approval of recommendation for employment of the following bus driver/sub drivers for the 2015-2016 school year that are not dual employees:
1) Bianca Green Bus Monitor Yes
2) Michael Lassiter Bus Driver Yes
h. Upon recommendation, approval of the following coaches for the fall 2015 sports
season:
1) Reginald Jackson-Football Coach/East Middle School
2) Nathan McCallum-Assistant Football Coach/East Middle School
3) Johni Lilly-Cheerleading/East Middle School
4) Lauren Peter-Volleyball Head Coach/East Middle School
5) Elise Smith-Volleyball Assistant Coach/East Middle School
6) John McKnight-Football/West Montgomery High School
i. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, approval of recommendation for leave of absence of the following personnel:
1) Laura Williams Cosner, East Middle School, requesting a leave of absence from August 21, 2015 until December 17, 2015
Upon recommendation, approval of the following student transfers is requested.
Charlotte -Mecklenburg Schools to Montgomery County Schools
Jade Barden Lauren Barden Ethan Barden
Moore County Schools to Montgomery County Schools
Lilly Greene Kara Greene Valeria Padilla Erika Hernandez
Malachi Ward Drason Little
Richmond County Schools to Montgomery County Schools
Gilberto Hernandez Destiny Hernandez
Stanly County Schools to Montgomery County Schools
John Bean Anna Bean Uniqua Knight Jordan Leake Jameson Leake
Julian Leake Jalil Leake Jataviun Leake
Wake County Schools to Montgomery County Schools
Deonte Nicholson
Montgomery County Schools to Asheboro City Schools
William Anthony Griffey Keenan Monroe Griffey
Candor Elementary School presented a power point titled “Building the Foundation for Success at Candor Elementary”. Donnie Lynthacum, Principal at Candor, introduced teachers Charlene Little, Crystal Thomas and Mary Morgan, to discuss Reading 3D and Letterland. Mr. Lynthacum said the teachers work together to provide a solid foundation in vocabulary and comprehension by constantly sharing information. Letterland teaches students phonics skills and spelling patterns. It uses alphabet characters and stories to make connections to sounds and spelling patterns. Mrs. Thomas states that some children enter kindergarten with no knowledge of letters or sounds, but with Letterland, by Christmas, they know their letters and sounds. According to Mr. Lynthacum, this is the first official year Pre-K, first and second grade all have Letterland knowledge. They are looking forward to seeing the results. In Reading 3D, the read aloud portion is the single most important activity for building the knowledge required for language development. Read aloud pulls the details out of the story and brings in the writing component. Other resources used to build a solid foundation is Reading Counts and IReady. Mr. Lynthacum states that if one resource does not work for a student, they try another, because all children learn differently, or as he puts it, “one size doesn’t fit all”.
Dr. Jeff James, Dr. Takeda Legrand, Dr. Alisha Ellis, Phillip Brown and Deidra Steed presented testing accountability results, giving an overview of state data, reporting and comparisons, school performance grades and test results. Key updates include proficiency and school performance grades, which are rated as follows: B – East Montgomery High; C – Candor, Green Ridge, Page Street, Star and West Montgomery; D – East Middle, Mt. Gilead and West Middle. Other listings include Troy as non-applicable and Montgomery Learning Academy as maintaining. Strengths from the data include meeting the attendance rate, meeting the cohort graduation rate, meeting 100% of End of Course AMO’s and meeting the math rigor rate. Eighty percent of our schools met or exceeded growth, which is a forty percent increase from 2012-13. SAT scores increased from 1277 to 1304 in three years and outperformed comparison counties on the SAT. Although great strides have been made in each grade level, plans are in place to continue to increase K-12 literacy and math proficiency of all students to meet state AMO targets through professional development, interventions, lesson planning, grants and programs already in place in the school system.
Deidra Steed gave an elementary update on the Formative Assessment Process and Summer Reading Camp. Teachers and students use the K-3 Formative Assessment Process during instruction. It provides feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning to help students improve their achievement of intended instructional outcomes focusing on four key points. Point One focuses on the whole child using the five domains of learning and development which are approaches to learning, emotional and social development, health and physical development, cognitive development and language development and communication. Point Two is that the process occurs during instruction rather than as an isolated event apart from instruction. Using Point Three, a teacher can collect evidence about students using a variety of strategies, such as talking with family, taking a photo, collect work samples or incorporate evidence from other school educators. Point Four uses evidence to guide instruction by identifying what students know and are able to do. It also helps to plan and adjust instruction in an ongoing manner to help meet the needs of all students. Read to Achieve Legislation requires Summer Reading Camp for students not proficient on third grade standards. The sites for the 2015 Summer Reading Camp are Candor, Green Ridge, Page Street and Mt. Gilead. The camp will have seventy-four kids eligible to attend this year.
Dr. Lancaster stated that Montgomery County Schools would use local funds to continue the Driver’s Education program this year, if the budget doesn’t fund the program. The budget is due to be released later this week. MCS charges sixty-five dollars for students to take driver’s education, which does not cover the teacher.
Dr. Ellis presented the 2016 Graduation Dates to be approved by the board. The dates are as follows: West Montgomery - Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 9:00 am; Montgomery Learning Academy - Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 6:30 pm at First Baptist Church in Troy and East Montgomery - Friday, June 10, 2016 at 7:00 pm. Chairman DeBerry asked for a motion to approve the dates. With a motion by Ann Long and a second by Sandra Miller, the graduation dates for 2016 were approved with unanimous agreement from the board.
During Superintendent Remarks, Dr. Ellis appreciated the questions from the board directed to all the speakers tonight. He commented on the budget that is expected to be voted on Tuesday in the Senate and Thursday or Friday in the House. Two items to watch are concerning teacher assistants and driver’s education. Proposed is an additional one year of funding for teacher’s assistants, and an additional two years for Driver’s Ed. No raise is proposed, but a one-time bonus of seven hundred, fifty dollars is expected.
Chairman DeBerry then asked for a motion to adjourn and move into closed session. With a motion from Tommy Blake, and a second from Sandra Milller, the board unanimously approved going into closed session to discuss personnel.
After returning from closed session, Chairman DeBerry asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. With a motion by Bryan Dozier and a second by Tommy Blake, the meeting was duly adjourned.
The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, October 5, 2015 at 6:30 pm.
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Steven W. DeBerry, Chairman Dale Ellis, Ed. D., Secretary