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PAGE 2A — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. JULY 28. 2016
BOE hears about exchange program
By Margie Richards
margie@mainstreetnews.com
The Madison County Board
of Education heard a report at
its July board meeting about
the system’s first international
summer exchange program.
Assistant superintendent
Michael Williams told the
board that 18 students and
two teachers from China were
being hosted by 15 families
in Madison County. The
exchange students and students
from the host families attended
a daily camp which he reported
had gone well.
In other business, Williams
said network upgrades are
complete at Danielsville
Elementary and are on tar
get to be completed at the
high school this week, with
upgrades at Hull-Sanford to
begin immediately afterwards.
Assistant superintendent
Bonnie Knight told the board
that they have new Dept, of
Labor regulations that require
them to pay overtime to all
employees who make less than
$47,000 per year (non-teach
ers). She said the system is
now looking at all non-teach
ing positions that make less
than the required amount.
Knight also listed the sum
mer projects in progress or fin
ished, which include : a new Ha
front entrance, old MCHS roof
replacement, new Danielsville
Elementary roof, tennis courts,
gym floors redone, new
asphalt at the sports complex,
sidewalks at the high school
and at Comer Elementary art
classroom ceilings are being
worked on as weH as asphalt,
concrete and handicapped
access work.
The board approved the out-
of-county tuition for students in
surrounding counties at $1,544
for the upcoming school year.
Superintendent Allen
McCannon presented the
board with the Charter System
Award from the Georgia Lt.
Governor.
The board also approved
an amended budget for FY
2017. The amendments includ
ed reducing the local revenue
by $141,784 and decreas
ing instructional salaries by
$25,000, leaving a new project
ed fund balance of $2,514,977
(increase of $14,977).
Dr. McCannon said salaries
are decreased this year due to
late hires replacing more expe
rienced teachers.
PERSONNEL
The board approved the fol
lowing personnel recommen
dations at their meeting last
week.
Colbert - They hired Morgan
Ivester as a fifth ELA grade
teacher to Tammy Strickland
and they hired Trade Brunson
to replace nurse Angie Slaton.
Ha - They hired Sarah Black
to replace third grade teach
er Megan WiUiams and they
hired Chandra Cowart as an
SPED parapro.
MCMS - They hired
MeHssa Crawford as a sixth
grade science teacher.
MCHS - They hired Teresa
Wood to replace William
Trimier as an in school sus
pension parapro and granted
medical EMLA to PE/health
teacher David Smith.
Transportation - They
hired Johnny Davis, Patricia
Chandler and Tara Thompson
as fuU-time bus drivers. They
gave additional duties to bus
driver Susan Kennedy. They
also hired Bertha Moon as a
full-time bus monitor; they
hired James Whitfield, Jr. as
a caU-in sub driver and hired
Tobye Payne as a luU-time sub
driver.
Student services - They
released psychologist Janet
Kirsch from her contract.
System - They hired
Brandon Highfill as a technol
ogy apprentice.
Those listed as “49 per
cent” employees for the year
include: Nan Deal and Susan
McCormack (Comer); Sam
Austin (Danielsville); Bo
Steedman (HSES): Elaine
Johnson and Mark Turner
(MCMS) and Sabrina Bennett,
Matt Boggs, Teresa Minish
and Martha Vaughn (MCHS).
No solid leads on
Colbert bank robber
Law enforcement officials still have no solid leads on the
woman who robbed First Madison Bank last week.
According to Madison County Sheriffs Office inves
tigator Lt. Jimmy Patton, they were able to collect some
physical evidence at the scene, which was sent to the FBI's
crime lab for analysis.
First Madison Bank and Trust on Hwy. 72 in Colbert
was robbed Monday, July 18, at approximately 1 p.m. by a
black woman who approached a teller with a note, saying
she was armed.
No weapon was observed in the incident, according to Lt.
Patton. The woman fled the bank with an undisclosed sum
of cash and got into the passenger side of a white, early-
to-mid 2000 model SUV (possibly Jeep Grand Cherokee)
with dark, tinted windows on Second Avenue.
The suspect was described as a thin black female, 5’7” to
5’9”, with long hair pulled back. She was last seen wearing
a long white T-shirt and black leggings. But Patton said her
clothes were discovered on the street. The lieutenant said
it’s unclear how many accomplices were involved, though
someone was driving the getaway vehicle.
Anyone with information on the robber’s whereabouts is
encouraged to call 9-1-1 and not to approach the suspect.
THANK YOU
BOC...
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pointed out that a number of
actions were taken to lower
the premium, such as put
ting guards on the front of
deputy’s vehicles to prevent
damage from deer.
In a separate mat
ter during Monday’s
brief meeting, the board
approved the purchase of
a Kubota tractor for the
road department at a cost
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