School personnel have busy summer

It’s been a busy summer for Jeff Davis County Schools as custodial and maintenance teams completed a tremendous amount of work over the last two months.
That’s the message Assistant Superintendent Dr. Adam Kirby relayed to the Board of Education at their monthly meeting Monday.
Dr. Kirby said all school floors have been waxed and the teams are now focused on completing other summer cleaning and maintenance tasks. Additionally, all furniture, staff supplies, and instructional materials from the Primary School, Choices, and Coastal Plains have been successfully moved to their new locations.
Dr. Kirby provided an update on the new primary school. He reported that the final touches on the facility are expected to be completed by the end of the week.
The following items were unanimously approved by the board.
• Coastal Plains FY27 Memorandum of Understanding
• School Nutrition Meal Prices
• School Nutrition Bids
• GADOE Facility Closure Resolution
• Supplements
• Corrective Action Plan Audit
• Desegregation Order
The following policies will sit open for public comment until the August board meeting.
• Board Policy GARH: Employee Leave and Absences
• Board Policy IHE: Promotion and Retention
• Board Policy JAA: Equal Educational Opportunities
• Board Policy JBC: School Admissions
Chief Financial Officer Joshua Worth presented the May financial reports. The board approved all of them as presented.
The board accepted the resignations of elementary school paraprofessional Taylor Harrelson and high school paraprofessional Brittany Alligood.
The board approved recommendations to hire primary school paraprofessional Garrison Conner Rea, high school special education inclusion teacher Cherie Simmons, high school 49% PE teacher Roger Metts, high school paraprofessional Megan Walker, high school custodian Donald Dixon, transportation/bus drivers Tyler Williams and Windell Horton, 49% high school counselor Connie Toole and 49% high school teacher Michelle Tillman.