BOE approves agenda, personnel items
The Fayette County Board of Education held its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 19. Keith Madison was absent from the meeting, with all other board members present.
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BOE approves personnel changes, contracts
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The Fayette County Board of Education held its Aug. 24 meeting in the school district’s courthouse annex boardroom. All board members were present for the meeting. The board accepted the resignation of Derek Price as custodian at Fayette County High School, effective Aug. 13. Employed by the board were Laurie Kalson as lunchroom worker at Fayette County High School, and Alexis Frost as teacher at Berry Elementary School. Both hires were effective Aug. 25.
BOE approves personnel items
The Fayette County Board of Education made several additional personnel changes prior to the beginning of the 2021-22 school year during its Aug. 2 meeting. Board President Tom Hubbert and Board Member Julie Stough were absent from the meeting, with all other board members present.
BOE hears audit report, approves personnel items
Pictured at the Fayette County Board of Education’s July 22 meeting, from left: Superintendent Jim Burkhalter, Board President Tom Hubbert and board members: Keith Madison, Julie Stough, John Stowe and John Aaron. Board member Brenda Webb was not in attendance due to a death in the family.
The Fayette County Board of Education approved numerous personnel changes and reviewed its public audit for fiscal year 2020 during its July 22 meeting. All members were present for the meeting, with the exception of Board Member Brenda Webb, who was absent due to the death of her mother. At the beginning of the meeting, Josh Taylor from the Alabama Examiners of Public Accounts reviewed the findings from the fiscal year 2020 audit.
Mims hired as Berry football coach
The Fayette County Board of Education hired Hunter Mims as the new football coach at Berry High School during its June 29 meeting. All board members were present for the meeting. A large group of personnel items were approved under a consent vote by the board, with three items removed from the group for individual consideration. One of the items considered separately was the Berry High School football coaching vacancy.
BOE approves personnel items
The Fayette County Board of Education approved several personnel items and contracts during its June 10 meeting. Board members Julie Stough and John Aaron were absent from the meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, Board President Tom Hubbert asked for a motion that all personnel items be approved or disapproved by one vote. He said that if any board member had an objection to one of the personnel items being considered as a group, it would be removed from the remainder of the items and considered separately.
BOE recognizes nurses, teachers, students
Pictured are the 2021 valedictorians and salutatorians at each of Fayette County’s high schools. Shown from left: Makenzie Kennard, valedictorian at Berry High; Zoe Mauldin, salutatorian at Berry High; Trey Pinkerton, valedictorian at Fayette County High School; Marlee Yerby, salutatorian at Fayette County High School; Emma Stidham, valedictorian at Hubbertville School, and Clara Baggett, salutatorian at Hubbertville School.
The Fayette County Board of Education recognized the Fayette County Teachers of the Year, Nurses of the Year, and the valedictorian and salutatorian of each high school during its May 11 meeting. All board members were present for the meeting. Teachers of the Year as recognized during the board’s meeting were Savana Trice (Fayette Elementary School), Cristy Thompson (Fayette Middle School), Austyn Jones Freeman (Fayette County High School), Victoria Ellison (Berry Elementary School), Holley Naramore (Berry High School) and Chelsea Rutledge (Hubbertville School).
BOE joins e-cigarette litigation
Shown are the members of the Fayette County Board of Education at the board’s April 20 meeting. Pictured from left: Board President Tom Hubbert and board members Keith Madison, Julie Stough, John Stowe, John Aaron and Brenda Webb.
The Fayette County Board of Education voted at its April 20 meeting to join the nationwide e-cigarette litigation. All board members were present for the meeting. The board voted to join the litigation after recessing the meeting for approximately an hour to discuss a matter concerning undisclosed litigation.
BOE votes to non-renew Nalls’ contract
Pictured at the March 16 BOE meeting, from left: Board President Tom Hubbert and board members: Keith Madison, Julie Stough, John Stowe, John Aaron and Brenda Webb.
The Fayette County Board of Education voted during its Tuesday, March 16 meeting to not renew the contract for Dr. Alicia Nalls as principal of Fayette Elementary School. All board members were present for the meeting. Board President Tom Hubbert asked for a motion on Superintendent Jim Burkhalter’s recommendation to non-renew Nalls contract, effective June 30. Board member Julie Stough made a motion to accept the Superintendent’s recommendation to non-renew, and the motion was seconded by board member Keith Madison.
BOE changes length of grading periods for schools
The Fayette County Board of Education voted to change the length of its grading periods from six weeks to nine weeks during its Feb. 18 meeting. Board member Julie Stough was absent from the meeting with all other members present. Many school systems in the same geographic area as the Fayette School System have already changed to four nine-week grading periods from the traditional six six-week grading periods formerly used. It was explained to the board members that the extra weeks would allow for more testing between grading periods.