Some teachers in Calhoun County will be getting incentive pay from the state for improved test scores in 2015-2016.
Sup. Mike Moore told the school board Monday night that teachers at BES, VHS, BHS and CCMS will receive $25,000-$38,000 to be dispersed among teachers.
Moore stressed that each school will have a committee to determine which teachers will get part of the money and how it will be divided.
Mike Moore
"For instance, the committee could decide that only teachers for that year be eligible for the funds. And the committee can decide if certain teachers, maybe in tested areas, get more," he said.
Teachers could get from $1,000-$1,500 each. Moore stressed that neither the district nor principals can get the money or have any say in how it's dispersed.
He also said he'd like for the principals at each of those schools to get the same amount, which would have to come from other funds.
Moore said that new test scores had come in, but letter grades– A,B,C,D,F ratings– won't be in until the middle of August.
"It looks like our scores are above the state average," he said.
The board also discussed the district's handbooks moving to online, instead of print.
Moore said the handbooks will be printed for those who don't have internet.
Parental signature will be required either way, he said, saying the parents have internet and can view the handbook they received a printed copy.
Moore said the moving of the handbook online was a matter of cost savings.
"We'll revisit it if we have any problems," he said.
Moore added that the handbooks were available in Spanish also.
He also said that work was starting on re-roofing Vardaman High School. Moore said they had five bidders ranging from $225,000-$275,000 and they took the low bid.
When that project is completed, focus will go toward re-roofing the Career and Technical Center.
The board approved out-of-district transfers:
•Austin McGee Brandon from Grenada School District to Calhoun
•Dakota Stump and Raevhn Stump from Calhoun to Chickasaw
•Jacob Patterson from Calhoun to Water Valley
Approved in-district transfers:
•John Hagan Parker from CCES to BES
•Walker Skinner from CCES to VES
•Cameron Berry from CCES to BES
They also approved:
•Applying for a Weyerhaeuser grant of $17,427 for safety and medical equipment
•Bro. Roger Reeder as the professional development guest speaker on August 3. He will be paid $200.
•Revised FY18 coaching supplements
•Distribution of Supplements for 2017-2018
•Substitute teachers, substitute bus drivers and substitute bus aides for the school year.
In personnel action they approved:
•Kimberly Sheene as teacher replacing Jessica Easley.
•Sandee Brownlee as teacher replacing Julia Aron
•Althea Hubbard as teacher replacing Beth Gillis
•Carla Warner as teacher.
•Judy Doolitte as teacher
•Larry Gann as teacher
•Bryan Craig Baker as part time teacher replacing Timothy Derek May
•Katlin Stegall as computer lab aide replacing Mauri Burt who resigned.
•Deborah Roane as teacher replacing Willie Mays
•Sandy Aron replacing Christi Brown, who resigned
•Heather Nix will transfer from BHS to CCES into the position vacated by Ramona Smith.
•Ramona Smith will transfer from CCES to BHS into the position vacated by Heather Nix.
•Clint Faust will transfer into the position vacated by Jennifer Foshee.
•Willie Mays will transfer into the position vacated by Clint Faust.
•Extended school year employee Dana Brasher as substitute bus driver as needed
•Extended school year employee Barbara Fox as substitute for speech language.
Food service recommendations:
•Doug Easley to fill in for Leigh Moore who is on maternity leave
•Mildred Prescott as part time cafeteria worker
•Debra Price as part time cafeteria worker
•Substitute cafeteria workers– Creasy Gunn, Katie Pittman, Kayla Tucker, Sue Williams, Sharon Hatchet and Rascottrick Conley.
•Student cafeteria workers– Tamarus Vance at BHS, Jalen Mays at CCES and Zack Coleman at VHS
Transportation:
•Joshua Threet as bus driver replacing Derek Hutchins, who resigned.