The Marshall County Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. in the Board conference room at Jones School.

Members present were Debbie Allen, Jerry Campbell, Kristen Gold, Tim Harrison, John McCullough, Randy Perryman, Ann Tears and Todd Tietgens. Jack Keny was absent.

Prayer/Pledge

Mr. Harrison made a motion to approve the minutes of the March 9, 2006 meeting. Mr. McCullough seconded the motion and the motion passed 8-0.

Mr. Herb Bivins of Chapel Hill addressed the Board. He is developing property adjacent to Chapel Hill Elementary School and wants to tie a road into the drive at the northeast corner of the school at no cost to the school system. Mr. Perryman made a motion to allow Mr. Bivins to proceed with the second by Ms. Allen. The motion passed 7-0. Ms. Tears abstained from voting.

The following were presented in the consent agenda: Trips-MCHS FCCLA to attend state meeting at Opryland Hotel 4/11-13, MCHS Beta to attend convention at Opryland Hotel 4/17-19, Cornersville Middle School Cheerleaders to attend camp in Gatlinburg 7/16-20, LMS Chorus to attend competition at Six Flags Over Georgia, 5/5-6. Mr. McCullough made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Ms. Gold seconded the motion and the motion passed 8-0.

Dual enrollment courses with Columbia State Community College for the 2006-2007 year were presented (see attached). Mr. McCullough made a motion to approve the courses with the second by Ms. Tears. The motion passed 8-0.

A list of textbooks recommended by the textbook committee was presented (see attached). Mr. Harrison made a motion to adopt the textbooks. Mr. Perryman seconded the motion and the motion passed 8-0.

Mr. Campbell made a motion to approve a lease agreement between the Board and the Cornersville Athletic Booster Club (see attached). Mr. Harrison seconded the motion and the motion passed 8-0.

Mr. Perryman made a motion to ask the County Commission to pursue the acquisition of land at the north end of the county for future expansion. Mr. Tietgens seconded the motion and the motion passed 8-0.

Jim Shoemaker of Orion Building Corporation distributed the final budget recaps for the Forrest School addition. He reported that after the bids were opened, a savings from the original budget of $168,598 was added to Owner's Contingency. The total budget for the project is $7,247,058. Mr. Harrison made a motion to approve the low bids on the Forrest project. Mr. McCullough seconded the motion and the motion passed 8-0.

Mr. Campbell distributed copies of Mr. Pierce's evaluation to the Board members and reported that Mr. Pierce scored 91.4% on the evaluation.
Mr. Campbell made the following motion: that with mutual agreement between the Marshall County Board of Education and Director of Schools, John D. Pierce, the current contract of employment which expires June 30, 2008, between the Marshall County Board of Education and the Director of Schools be nullified and voided April 18, 2006 at 11:59 p.m. Mr. McCullough seconded the motion and the motion passed 8-0.

Mr. Campbell then made the following motion: That a new contract of employment for a term of four years between the Marshall County Board of Education and Director of Schools, John David Pierce, be signed with a beginning date of April 19, 2006 and an ending date of April 18, 2010. A copy of the new contract shall be attached to the minutes of this board meeting in perpetuity. Mr. McCullough seconded the motion and the motion passed 8-0.

There was no new business.

In the Director's report, Mr. Pierce presented the results of four bid openings. For bleachers at Cornersville School, Ms. Tears made a motion to approve the low bidder, Southeastern Seating at a cost of $46,680. Mr. Harrison seconded the motion and the motion passed 8-0. For a concrete pad for the bleachers, Mr. Harrison made a motion to approve the only bidder, Allied Concrete, at a cost of $10,170. For the purchase of cosmetology equipment and for the sale of four portables at Forrest High, Mr. McCullough made a motion to approve the only bidders, Salon Equipment, USA, for the equipment at a cost of $39,994 and Cheatham Construction for the sale of the portables at a total of $400. Ms. Tears seconded the motion and the motion passed 8-0.

At the March 9, 2006 meeting, the Board approved the purchase of four maintenance trucks at a total cost of $60,000. Because new trucks are on state contract at a total cost of around $20,000, Mr. Harrison made a motion to purchase three new trucks on state contract instead of four used ones. Mr. Teitgens seconded the motion and the motion passed 8-0.

Because of increased numbers, Mr. Pierce reported that new kindergarten and third grade classes will be added at Oak Grove in the fall.

The meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted,

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Jerry Campbell, Chairman

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John D. Pierce, Director