The Chickamauga City Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 8, 2015 at
4:30 p.m., in the Board Room. Members present were: Chairman, D.A. Jewell, V; Vice Chairman, Grant
Parrish; Billy Ellis, Janet Landers and Melody Day, Superintendent.
Chairman Jewell called the meeting to order and asked Ms. Landers to give the invocation.
Chairman Jewell welcomed the visitors to the meeting: Morgan Taylor, Kelly Taylor, Stacy McDaniel, C.R.
Simmons, Greg Spradlin, and Benny Ashley.
Superintendent Day recognized the following individuals/groups: Morgan Taylor-Volunteer at the Walker
County Women’s Shelter and The Cottage.
Vice Chairman Parrish made the motion to approve the June Board Agenda. Ms. Landers seconded the
motion, and the motion carried.
Vice Chairman Parrish made the motion to approve the June Consent Agenda containing the following
items: Minutes of May 11, 2015 Regular Meeting; Approve field trips: Gordon Lee Middle School-Seventh
Grade to Smokehouse and Los Potros, May 19 and 22, 2015; Sixth Grade Study Skills, First and Third
Period Classes, to Smokehouse, May 20, 2015; Sixth Grade Study Skills, Fourth Period Class, to Los Potros,
May 20, 2015; Chickamauga Elementary School-K.I.D.S. Program to Crystal Springs Smokehouse, Gordon
Lee Mansion and Chickamauga Public Library, June-July 2015; Carmike Cinema and CiCi’s, June 23, 2015;
Fire Department, July 23, 2015; Lake Winnie, July 30, 2015; Title I Summer Program-Walking Field Trips
to downtown Chickamauga, June 2015; Gordon Lee High School-Senior Class to Orlando, Florida, May 1116, 2016; Art Classes to Hunter Museum, September/October, 2015, February/March, 2016; Anime Club to
Chattanooga Convention Center, February 19-20, 2016; FFA Officer Retreat to Ocoee River Rafting,
September; FFA to Camp Covington for FFA Camp August/September; FFA to Camp Covington for Officer
Training in August; FFA to Lafayette, GA for Walker County FFA Officer Cookout on August 4, 2015; FFA
to Lake Cartersville, Alabama for Chapter Officer Leadership Training in late July. Approve fund raisers:
Gordon Lee High School-FCCLA-Whole Grain Cookie Sale during 2015-2016 school year to fund FCCLA
activities; Cheerleading-Kiddie Camp, August 2015; Cheerleading-Flip Flop sale, August-September, 2015
and Spring 2016; Sharon Hoven-sell pens, pencils, erasers and folders, 2015-2016 school year; Band-car
washes in Chickamauga, June 13 and 27, 2015; Band-sell concessions at the Movies in the Park, June 19,
July 17, August 14, and September 18, 2015; Senior class-coke truckload sale, October 2015 and February
2016; FFA-Indian River Fruit to fund FFA trips, November 2015; Quilt/Tool Raffle to fund FFA activities,
October 2015 and April 2016; concession sales at Walker County Fair to fund FFA activities, August 2015.
Ms. Landers seconded the motion, and the motion carried.
Financial reports presented for approval were: Chickamauga City Schools General Fund, March and April
2015; SPLOST 2011, March and April 2015; Bus Account, March and April 2015; Chickamauga City
Schools Nutrition Program, April 2015; Gordon Lee High School, March and April 2015: Gordon Lee
Middle School, March and April 2015; Chickamauga Elementary School, March and April 2015; K.I.D.S.
Program, March 2015. Mr. Ellis made the motion to approve the financial reports as presented, with second
from Vice Chairman Parrish. Motion carried.
Superintendent Day requested the Board approve the Chickamauga City School FY 2016 Budget which was
presented at the May 11, 2015 meeting and tabled for one meeting cycle. Vice Chairman Parrish made the
motion to approve the budget as presented. With a second from Ms. Landers, the motion carried.
(Attachment 571A)
Superintendent Day requested the Board approve the renewal of system insurance with Georgia School
Board Association Risk Management for period July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016 in the amount of $85,065.00,
covering property, liability, auto, workers compensation, and cyber risk. Vice Chairman Parrish made the
motion to approve the request as presented. Mr. Ellis seconded the motion, and the motion carried.
Superintendent Day requested the Board approve Raymond James and Associates as underwriter for
ESPLOST. Mr. Ellis made the motion to approve the request as presented, with a second from Vice
Chairman Parrish. The motion carried.
Superintendent Day requested the Board approve the Speech and Hearing Center for speech pathology
services for the students of Chickamauga City Schools for the 2015-2016 school year. The charge for these
services will be $70.00 per hour. Ms. Landers made the motion to approve the request as presented. Vice
Chairman Parrish seconded the motion, and the motion carried. (Attachment 571B)
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Superintendent Day requested the Board approve a contract agreement with Temperance Carter, School
Psychologist, for psychological services for the 2015-2016 school year. Services will be provided at the rate
of $250.00 per psycho-educational evaluation, plus mileage calculated at the State of Georgia reimbursement
rate. Mr. Ellis made the motion to approve the request as presented. Ms. Landers seconded the motion, and
the motion carried. (Attachment 572A)
Superintendent Day requested the Board approve the following expenditures exceeding $5,000.00:
 10 desktop student computers from Firefly Computers at a cost of $7,785.00.
 Three year service agreement contract with One Call Now for website hosting and Parent
Notification System in the amount of $5,218.60 per year.
Vice Chairman Parrish made the motion to approve the request as presented. With a second from Ms.
Landers, the motion carried.
Superintendent Day requested the Board approve a Board Resolution approving IE2. The resolution will
accompany the letter declaring Chickamauga City School System as a Strategic Waiver System under the
new Flexibility Program Option. Ms. Landers made the motion to approve the request as presented. Vice
Chairman Parrish seconded the motion, and the motion carried. (Attachment 572B)
Superintendent Day informed the Board that she and Ms. Miller, Finance Director, had received and
approved a business plan for the Gordon Lee High School Summer Sports Camps for community students in
grades 1-7 during June and July 2015. The program, which was presented in the May 11, 2015 Board
Meeting, was approved in that meeting pending submission of a business and operations plan to be approved
by Superintendent Day and Ms. Miller.
The Superintendent’s report consisted of the following:
 Congratulations to the senior class on their end of the year activities. Superintendent Day also
complimented each school on all of their well-organized end of the year activities.
 The system received a $16,000.00 check from the Alumni Association.
 Copies of June “Board & Administrator” were given to each Board Member.
Chairman Jewell announced that the Board would be attending Local School Board Governance Training at
the Trion Board of Education immediately following the Board Meeting. The Board will also attend the
2015 Georgia School Board Association Summer Conference and Delegate Assembly in Savannah, GA,
June 10-11.
Chairman Jewell asked if there were matters to be considered in Executive Session. Superintendent Day
answered that there were personnel matters to be considered. Mr. Ellis made the motion to adjourn to
Executive Session. With a second from Vice Chairman Parrish, the motion carried.
Motion to re-convene was made by Mr. Ellis. Vice Chairman Parrish seconded the motion, and the motion
carried.
While in Executive Session Superintendent Day made the following recommendations:
 Approve Kassidy Gilliam as substitute teacher for Chickamauga Elementary and Beth Stoker as
substitute teacher for Chickamauga Elementary, Gordon Lee Middle and Gordon Lee High School.
Vice Chairman Parrish made the motion to approve the recommendation as presented. With a second
from Ms. Landers, the motion carried.
 Accept the resignation of Betsy Sims and Charles Wiggins and release them from their 2015-2016
contract at Gordon Lee High School. Mr. Ellis made the motion to approve the recommendation as
presented. Ms. Landers seconded the motion, and the motion carried.
 Accept the resignation and release Lisa Matheny from her 2015-2016 contract at Chickamauga
Elementary School and ratify the retirement of Wanda Shell, paraprofessional at Chickamauga
Elementary School, effective at the end of the 2014-2015 school year. Vice Chairman Parrish made
the motion to approve the recommendation as presented. With a second from Ms. Landers, the
motion carried.
 Employ Todd Windham, Mark Thelen, and Adrienne Nicole Walker as teachers at Gordon Lee High
School and Jason Mull as teacher at Chickamauga Elementary School for the 2015-2016 school year.
Vice Chairman Parrish made the motion to approve the recommendation as presented. Mr. Ellis
seconded the motion, and the motion carried.
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With no further business, Chairman Jewell called for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Vice Chairman
Parrish made the motion to adjourn, with second from Ms. Landers. Motion carried and the meeting was
adjourned at 5:23 p.m.
The next regularly scheduled Board Meeting of the Chickamauga City Board of Education will be held on
July 13, 2015 at 5:15 p.m., in the Board Room.
Submitted by:
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Recorder
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Date
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Chairman
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Superintendent
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Date Approved
June ’2015