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Layoffs, transfers balance budget
Published May 29, 2008
Working without a projected budget for the 2008-09 school year brings to mind an image of school superintendents walking a tightrope without a net. In Marshall County, Superintendent Tim Nabors has resorted to lay-offs and transfers in an effort to balance the budget until more concrete numbers are available.
If an education budget is passed by legislators, Nabors has said he may be able to re-hire teachers for the upcoming school year, but he is unable to offer any type of guarantee.
State legislators began a special session Tuesday afternoon in an effort to pass the education budget. The state constitution requires lawmakers pass an education budget and operating budget for non-education agencies each year.
The education budget was killed by the Senate after staging a filibuster for more than 10 hours on May 19. A feud between lawmakers and lobbyists over $25 in additional funds for higher education led to the filibuster and killed the budget, among other proposed bills.
Back in Guntersville Tuesday, board members cut several teachers and transferred many more in anticipation of the last day of school. All personnel must be notified by the last day of school if they are losing their jobs or the school system is obligated to employ them, paying their salary, for the upcoming school year.
The board accepted the resignations of:
• Angie Avram, counselor at Asbury High School, effective July 1.
• Melanie Yancy, second grade teacher at Union Grove Elementary School, effective Friday.
Non-renewals, effective at the end of the 2007-08 school year:
• Jeff Baird, science teacher at Brindlee Mountain High School.
• Tori Painter, math teacher at Douglas High School.
Transfers, effective for the 2008-09 school year unless otherwise noted:
• Keith Buchanan, principal at Brindlee Mountain High, transferred to principal at DAR Elementary, with pay commensurate for an elementary school principal as reflected in the salary schedule, effective immediately.
• Joel McConnell, physical education teacher/coach at Claysville Junior High, transferring to teacher/coach at BMHS.
• Terry Allen, resource specialist, 1/2 time at BMHS and 1/2 time at Douglas High, transferred to 9-month classroom teacher at DHS, effective July 31, with salary commensurate with position.
• Patrick Smith, counselor at Grassy Elementary, transferring to counselor at Asbury High.
• Terri (Cissy) Kennamer, reading coach at Grassy Elementary, transferring to reading coach at Union Grove Elementary.
• Amy Sims, kindergarten teacher at Union Grove Elementary, transferring to second grade teacher at the same school.
• Laura Byars, from first-grade teacher to kindergarten teacher at Union Grove Elementary.
• Charles Manning, social studies teacher at DAR Middle, transferring to PE teacher/coach at DAR High.
• Kassidy Whitaker, from fifth-grade teacher to second-grade teacher at Claysville Junior High.
• Brandy Gardner, from first-grade teacher to second-grade teacher at Claysville Junior High.
Hired, part-time employees:
• Wendy Kennamer, as summer school teacher at DAR High, to be paid from High Hopes funds.
• Shannon Franks, summer school teacher/AHSGE remediation teacher, to be paid from High Hopes funds.
• Various Century 21 Claysville and Douglas summer program employees.
During a meeting May 16, board members non-renewed 23 teachers at five different campuses, at the end of the current school year unless otherwise noted. They included:
At Asbury High School:
• Melanie Collier, instructional assistant.
• Myra Sims, 21st Century Director and Title I support teacher.
• Jerome Manley, math teacher.
• Tracy Fowler, special education teacher.
• Carrie Turner, English teacher.
• Mylina Dillard, science teacher.
At Brindlee Mountain and Grassy schools:
• Ben Yancey, instructional assistant/coach at Brindless Mountain Middle.
• Ashley Downs, special education teacher at Grassy Elementary.
• Laurie Duncan, special education aide at Grassy Elementary.
At Claysville and DAR:
• Alyssa Hanson, second-grade teacher at Claysville Junior High.
• Jason Meadows, social studies teacher at Claysville Junior High.
• Dorothy Engle, instructional assistant at Claysville Junior High.
• Jeff Davis, art teacher at DAR Elementary.
• Leslie Chappell-Jones, language arts teacher at DAR Middle.
• Heath Evans, physical education teacher/coach at DAR High.
At Douglas:
• Whitney Pate, kindergarten teacher at Sloman Primary.
• Loretta Brackett, fourth-grade teacher at Douglas Elementary.
• Daniel Sigler, history teacher at Douglas Middle.
At Marshall Technical School and Even Start:
• Candice Painter, cosmetology teacher.
• Tara Gilmer Jackson, preschool and migrant aide with Even Start program.
• Liza Barrentine, instructional assistant with Even Start.
• Michelle Davis, part-time preschool aide with Even Start.
• Sue Bilke, part-time nursery aide with Event Start.
Board members also accepted the resignations of:
• Beth Williams, language arts teacher at Brindlee Mountain High, effective Saturday.
• Mary L. “Lucy” Edwards, special education teacher at Brindlee Mountain High, effective Friday.
• Jimmy Patterson, history, PE teacher and coach at Douglas High, effective June 30.
• Kristen Cothran, special education teacher at DAR Elementary.
• Lynn Segler, reading coach at DAR Elementary.
• Jo Wilda Sutphin, custodian at DAR Middle, effective Saturday.
• Heather Bonds, junior high cheerleading coach at Claysville Junior High, effective at the end of the school year.
• Dee Ann Hayes, varsity cheerleader coach at DAR middle/high school, effective at the end of the current school year.
Transfers, effective for the 2008-09 school year, unless otherwise noted:
• Anna Sweat, from third-grade teacher to second-grade teacher at Union Grove Elementary.
• Linda Brindle, English teacher at DAR High, transferring to English teacher at Asbury High.
• Kriscenda Waldrop, from fifth-grade teacher to fourth-grade teacher at Asbury High.
• Mary Waterhouse, from fourth-grade to fifth-grade teacher at Asbury High.
• Carla Riley, reading coach at Union Grove Elementary School, transferring to Alabama Reading Initiative Regional Staff, effective Aug. 1.
• Amy Price, reading coach at Asbury High, transferring to Title I resource specialist at Asbury High.
• Mary Evett, custodian at DAR Elementary, transferring to custodian at DAR Middle School.
• Kathy Bates, CNP assistant manager at Brindlee Mountain High, transferring to CNP worker at Grassy Elementary School.
• Wilma Hood, CNP worker at Brindlee Mountain High, to CNP assistant manager at Brindlee Mountain High.
• Jane Helton, CNP worker at Grassy Elementary, to CNP worker at Brindlee Mountain High.
• Phyllis Kirkland Taylor, special education aide at Brindlee Mountain Middle, to special education aide at Grassy Elementary.
• Valerie S. Winkler, special education teacher at DAR High, to special education teacher at the Learning Center for DAR schools.
Board members also accepted:
• Proposed transfer of Elizabeth Keeling, cooperative education teacher at Marshall Technical School, to cooperative education/computer teacher at Douglas High effective for the upcoming school year.
• Maternity leave of absence for Jill Skidmore, preschool teacher at Grassy Elementary, from Aug. 1 to Dec. 19.
• Hired Cindy Hamm, Martha Hardin and Connie Robertson for 10 additional days, at their respective daily rates, to conduct special education evaluations.
• Hired Tina Hill and Terry Allen as summer school teachers at Brindlee Mountain High through June and July, to be paid from High Hopes funds.
• Hired Michael Warren as full-time regular bus driver at Claysville Junior High School, effective for the 2008-09 school year.
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