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The Demopolis Board of Education held its July 10 meeting at the new multipurpose building at Westside Elementary. The meeting was brief with a light agenda up for discussion.

Under the Superintendent’s report, Tony Willis remarked on the new multipurpose building and its amenities such as the design and color scheme, and the basketball goals that can be raised and lowered electronically.

The projects at U.S. Jones, the middle school, and the high school are moving along as planned and aren’t expected to fringe on the beginning of the school year. However, Willis said the school system will be prepared for any delays that may occur. The board has also been assured that restroom facilities will be operational on the first day of school.

Willis said that summer learning has been a success at each campus. The elementary schools have moved have moved on to summer enrichment, and the middle school and high school works where as students complete their coursework, they can be finished.

The school system has gotten its preliminary ACAP scores back for individual students. Willis said that the scores could likely be better than the scores from last year. The system will no for certain once the state officially gives the school its scores.

Under inventory dispositions, a table at U.S. Jones has been deemed “beyond repair” by Bedsole and Shipman. The Board approved disposing of the table.

Personnel Report

• Resignations: Ali Moses, declined job as Elementary Teacher offered and approved at 5/25/23 Board Meeting
• Employment: Courtney Coddington, as Mental Health Coordinator, effective 8/1/23 (pending procurement of satisfactory documentation and Board approval), Eric Kilgore, as Maintenance Assistant, effective 7/11/23 (currently employed as DMS custodian), Anthony Charleston, as Maintenance Assistant, effective date pending procurement of satisfactory documentation and Board approval, Emma Bedwell, as Elementary Teacher, effective 8/1/23 (pending procurement of satisfactory documentation and Board approval), Louise Warren, as Elementary Teacher effective 8/1/23 (pending procurement of satisfactory documentation and Board approval), Brad Daniels, as English Teacher effective 8/1/23,  (pending procurement of satisfactory documentation and Board approval), Leslie Spiller, as Access Lab Facilitator effective 8/1/23, Catrina Perkins, as CNP Worker effective 8/1/23, Tommy Perkins, as CNP Worker effective 8/1/23 (currently 12-month custodian)
• Transfers: Lisa Oren, CNP Worker at Westside Elementary to U.S. Jones Elementary as same, effective 8/1/23, Cleopatra Jones, CNP Worker at U.S. Jones Elementary to Westside Elementary as same, effective 8/1/23, Timothy Luke Tucker, from DMS P.E. Teacher to DHS as same, effective 8/1/23, Columbus Wilkins, from 9-month custodian to 12-month custodian at DHS effective 8/1/23
• Substitutes: Willie Horton, retired CNP Worker, for Lunchrooms only, Angela Richardson, retired CNP Worker, for Lunchrooms only, Andrea Williams, with Sub license
• Miscellaneous: Meggin Mayben, hired at 4/17/23 Board Meeting as Secondary Education Teacher, to be employed half time at DMS/DHS as such and half time in system-wide public relations, Jessica Dial, as Band Co-Auxiliary for $1,000.00 supplement, Lisa Lawrence, Librarian at DHS, requesting FMLA to begin 8/1/23 with undetermined return date. Twelve weeks of FMLA will expire on 10/24/23, Bernice Owens, as Sub in DHS library during absence of Lisa Lawrence

The next scheduled meeting for the Demopolis Board of Education will be on August 21, 2023 at 5:15 p.m.