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Albertville BOE Holds June Meeting
Tuesday’s Albertville Board of Education meeting marked the final meeting for Dr. Boyd English, the district’s superintendent for the past six years.
Dr. English’s last day with the district is Friday. He’ll be succeeded in that position by Interim Superintendent Todd Watkins, the district’s current assistant superintendent.
Board President Bobby Stewart said English has been an important part in shaping the district into what it is today and has been an exceptional leader in navigating the changes that the district has faced over the past several years.
Applications for superintendent are still being accepted through 5 p.m. on July 3. More information is available here. Finalists will be announced at the July 18 board meeting. The new superintendent will be selected at the Aug. 15 board meeting.
Also, during the meeting, the board:
- Approved the meeting minutes from the May 16, May 25 and June 1 board meetings.
- Approved the updated fundraising revenue for June.
- Approved the listing of inventory to be recycled and deleted.
- Approved the job descriptions for migrant program specialist, school social worker and migrant Pre-K teacher.
- Approved an update to the 2023-2024 salary schedule.
- Approved the following personnel items:
- Retirements/Resignations
- Katheryn Maynard, AIS special education teacher, effective June 23.
- Emily Starnes, APS elementary teacher, effective June 23.
- Emily Jackson, AKPK kindergarten teacher, effective July 31.
- Kasey Wood, AIS elementary teacher, effective June 27.
- Amber Knight, AIS EL teacher, effective June 27.
- Supplement Resignations
- Retirements/Resignations
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- Ashley Burns, AES leadership team, effective June 8.
- Ashley Burns, AES federal programs liaison, effective June 8.
- Kasey Wood, AIS leadership team, effective June 27.
- Transfers (Effective Aug. 1 unless otherwise noted)
- Austin McCullars, from AES elementary teacher to APS physical education teacher, replacing Jared Woodham and pending certification.
- Ashley Burns, from ARI instructional coach at AES to AMS technology education teacher, replacing Lori Starnes.
- Courtney Hallford, from APS elementary teacher to ARI instructional coach at AES, replacing Ashley Burns.
- Amy Whitten, from AKPK CNP worker to AIS CNP assistant manager, replacing Amanda Shedd.
- Kimberly Daniel, from CNP assistant manager at AES to CNP worker at AKPK, replacing Amy Whitten.
- Julie Smith, from 9-month counselor at AMS to 10-month counselor at AMS, effective July 20.
- Major Deacon, from secondary education teacher at AHS to physical education teacher at AHS, replacing Deidra Cox.
- Jacob Davis, from social studies teacher at AMS to social science teacher at AHS, replacing Ryan Cox.
- Supplement Transfers
- Jefforey Morgan, from baseball assistant III at AHS to baseball assistant I at AHS, replacing Ryan Cox, effective Aug. 1, with monthly extended duties effective July 1.
- Timothy Barnard, from assistant football coach at AMS to head football coach at AMS, replacing Kenneth Colvin, effective Aug. 1, with monthly extended duties effective July 1
- Employments (Effective Aug. 1)
- Brandy Hunt, elementary teacher at AES, replacing Veronica Dunn and pending certification.
- Jasmin Villanueva, 9-month secretary at AES, replacing Cynthia Clark.
- Samantha Argo, ELA teacher at AHS, replacing Kelsey Dumas.
- Lauren Kreuze, special education teacher at AES.
- Jonathan Alexander, computer science teacher at AHS, replacing Sandra Jarmon and pending certification.
- Rickey Watson, special education teacher at AHS, replacing Kenneth Colvin.
- Joseph Johnson, ELA teacher at AHS, replacing Sara Argiro.
- Veronica Long, elementary teacher at AIS, replacing Lindsey Duquette.
- Summer McKinney, elementary teacher at AES, replacing Haley Thacker.
- Health Lovell, social science teacher at AMS, replacing Jefforey Morgan.
- Brittani Scott, kindergarten teacher at AKPK, replacing Brittney Hood.
- Lisa Williams, 9-month counselor at AES, replacing Lisa Norton and pending certification.
- Amanda Gilbert, elementary teacher at AIS.
- TEAMS Contracts (Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024)
- Joshua McClendon, advanced TEAMS math teacher at AHS, replacing Mary Mulkey.
- James Nelson, advanced TEAMS science teacher at AHS, replacing Deidra Cox.
- Shelby Brothers, transferring from math teacher at AHS to preliminary TEAMS math teacher at AHS.
- Caitlyn Dickie, transferring from math teacher at AHS to preliminary TRAMS math teacher at AHS.
- Mallory Landen, advanced TEAMS sixth grade science teacher at AIS.
- Sarah Howell, advanced TEAMS sixth grade science teacher at AIS.
- Daniel Williams, advanced TEAMS math teacher at AMS.
- Marlo Holley, advanced TEAMS science teacher at AMS.
- Kristin Elkins, advanced TEAMS science teacher at AMS.
- Nancy Satterfield, advanced TEAMS science teacher at AMS.
- Alexandria Moses, advanced TEAMS math teacher at AHS.
- Karen Kirk, advanced TEAMS math teacher at AHS.
- Stephen Owens, advanced TEAMS science teacher at AHS.
- Jeri Martin, advanced TEAMS science teacher at AHS.
- Jeremy Cunningham, advanced TEAMS science teacher at AHS.
- Supplement Assignments (Effective Aug. 1 unless otherwise noted)
- Rachel Reese, head cheer coach at AMS, replacing Brittanee Johnson.
- Jacob Davis, head boys tennis coach at AHS, replacing Ian Wisener.
- Madison Badners, JV cheer coach at AHS, replacing Charity Arnold, with monthly extended duties effective July 1.
- Haley Bearden, federal programs liaison at AKPK, replacing Steven Hudgins, effective July 20.
- Samantha Argo, head cheer coach at AHS, replacing Taylor Chastain, with monthly extended duties effective July 1.
- Rickey Watson, ninth grade football assistant I at AHS, replacing Ganon Pointer, with monthly extended duties effective July 1.
- Bryant Nelson, football assistant I at AHS, replacing Michael Shaddix, with monthly extended duties effective July 1.
- Bryant Nelson, assistant wrestling coach at AHS.
- Joseph Law, head wrestling coach at AHS.
- James Nelson, ninth grade football assistant II at AHS
- Joshua McClenson, baseball assistant III, replacing Jefforey Morgan, and football assistant III at AHS.
- Tony Cassels, football assistant at AMS, replacing Timothy Barnard.
- Melissa Carroll, leadership team at AES, replacing Carrie Dixon.
- Heath Lovell, softball assistant II at AHS, replacing Kenneth Colvin.
- Audra Sanders, leadership team at AES, replacing Karina Harris.
- Melanie Gibson, leadership team at AES, replacing Erin Lang.
- Other
- Lisa Shell, to work five additional days providing new curriculum and assessment planning, to be paid at her daily rate by AKPK, effective July 17-July 21.
- Andrew Tidmore, to work five additional days for crisis management planning, revise the student handbook, and to prepare staff duty schedules, to be paid at his daily rate by AMS, effective June 28 - July 18.
- James Nelson, baseball assistant coach at AHS, to be paid $3,000 by baseball boosters, effective June 28, 2023 - May 31, 2024.
- Derek Martin, football assistant at AHS, to be paid $5,000 by Touchdown Boosters, effective June 28, 2023 - May 31, 2024.
- Anthony Harper, 7-on-7 summer football coordinator at AHS, to be paid $5,000 by Touchdown Boosters, effective June 28 - July 31.
- David Cooper, to be paid a supplement of $20,000, to perform athletic trainer duties, effective July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024. ACS will be reimbursed per the agreement with HH Health System – Marshall LLC.
- Independent Contracts
- Steve Weaver, clean gym floors and apply floor finish to AMS gym floors, to be paid and not to exceed $2,000 by AMS, effective June 29 - July 2.
- Garrett Clement, to arrange music/songs for VocalPoint competition shows at AMS, to be paid and not to exceed $1,000 by AMS, effective July 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024.
- Mary Blakely Fletcher, accompaniment for VocalPoint band for the 2023-2024 school year, to be paid and not to exceed $1,800 by AMS, effective July 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024.
- Gabriella Johnson, assistant cheer coach at AHS, to be paid and not to exceed $4,893 by BOE, effective June 27, 2023 - May 31, 2024.
- William Kyle Overstreet, baseball assistant II at AHS, to be paid and not to exceed $3,000 by BOE, effective July 1, 2023 - April 30, 2024.
- Alan Farrow, head swim coach at AHS, to be paid and not to exceed $2,500 by BOE, effective July 1, 2023 - December 15, 2023.
- Seth Alexander Mastin, boys assistant basketball coach at AHS, to be paid and not to exceed $3,000 by BOE, effective July 1, 2023 - February 28, 2024.
- Maverick Austin Smith, JV boys basketball coach at AHS, to be paid and not to exceed $8,600 by BOE, effective July 1, 2023 - February 28, 2024.
- Gregory Henderson, boys assistant basketball coach at AHS, to be paid and not to exceed $3,000 by Tip-Off Club, effective July 1, 2023 -February 28, 2024.
- Gregory Henderson, head girls tennis coach at AHS, to be paid and not to exceed $4,100 by BOE, effective July 1, 2023 - April 30, 2024.
- Jade Eastridge, to consult & clean choreography for a VocalPoint competition show at AMS, to be paid and not to exceed $1,350 by AMS, effective October 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023.
- Sarah Katherine Barr Stanford, to provide choreography services for VocalPoint competition shows at AMS, to be paid and not to exceed $3,329.40 by AMS, effective July 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024.
- Joel Denton, band leadership speaker for AHS Band Camp, to be paid and not to exceed $1,500 by AHS, effective July 14, 2023.
- Todd Quinn, band camp instructor, to be paid and not to exceed $1,000 by AHS, effective July 24, 2023 - July 28, 2023.
- Mackenzie Lewis, Michael Rivera Gonzalez, Christopher Sherman, Pamela Smith and Joseph Thomas, band camp instructors, to be paid and not to exceed $750 by AHS, effective July 24, 2023 - July 28, 2023.
- James Brian Gibson, football assistant at AMS, to be paid and not to exceed $3,000 by AMS, effective July 1 – Nov. 3.
- Donald Joseph Metz II, football assistant (II) at AHS, to be paid and not to exceed $5,000 by BOE, effective July 1 – Nov. 3.
- Wilson Smith, to arrange music/songs for VocalEase choral ensemble for the 2023-2024 school year, to be paid and not to exceed $500 paid by AHS, effective July 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024.
- Kyle Stugelmayer, for choreography/staging for Censations & Center Stage, and adjudication for Diamond Classic, to be paid and not to exceed $17,000 by AHS, effective July 3, 2023 - March 31, 2024.
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- Approved the financials and reconciliations for May. In May, the district’s revenue totaled $8,264,816.38 and expenditures totaled $6,910,849.74.
- Approved the wellness agreement with Sand Mountain Parks and Amphitheater.
- Approved several fundraising requests for FY 2023 and FY 2024.
- Approved the E-Learning dates, which will provide teachers with follow-up training with our new platforms and curriculum, as well as hold data meetings. Dates include Wednesday, Sept. 20, and Thursday, Nov. 9.
- Approved the list of textbooks surplus from AES, APS, and AKPK.
- Approved the creation of the flag football booster club at AHS.
- Approved an out of state fieldtrip for a group of students to travel to Tullahoma, Tenn., to tour the University of Tennessee Space Institute.
- Approved the following bid renewals: juice and bottled beverages and janitorial service.
- Approved the following new bids: milk and dairy, bread, branded pizza and ice cream.
The next regular monthly board meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 18, at 6 p.m.
Tuesday’s Albertville Board of Education meeting marked the final meeting for Dr. Boyd English, the district’s superintendent for the past six years. Pictured here with English is from left, board members John Gladden, Melissa McKee, Bobby Stewart, Sandy Elkins and Annie Furrer.