The Louisville Municipal School District Board of Trustees took the opportunity to recognize Parents of the Year, at their meeting on Thursday, March 22. Parents were chosen from each of the six public schools in Winston County and presented with a plaque honoring their work and dedication to the schools and the students. Recipients were: Fair Elementary, Rachel Lyons; Louisville Elementary, Romeka Smith; Eiland Middle, Katie Ainsworth; Louisville High, Tracy Fairley; Nanih Waiya, Christie Stokes; Noxapater, Ashley Stone. Katie Ainsworth was also recognized as District Parent of the Year.
In other action, the Board:
•?Unanimously approved the consent agenda, except for one personnel item which was moved to executive session. The consent agenda included:
•?Approval of minutes from the February 13 regular meeting and the February 21 special meeting.
•? Approval of donation including:
•? Overhead transparency projector bought with EEF funds donated by LaDonna Hunter.
•?$381.5 from Wildcat Baseball Boosters to be used for equipment.
•?$1.28K from the Citizens Bank School Stash Debit Card Program to Noxapater Attendance Center.
•? Approval for Jacqueline Norton, teacher substitute, and Jeanette Triplett, janitorial substitute, to be added to the substitute list.
•? Approval of staff resignations effective May 25, 2018:
•? Norma Bennett, Cafeteria Manager; Brittany Burton, Elementary Teacher; Connie Craig, Elementary Teacher; Velma Hathorn, Special Ed Teacher; Alayna Keeton, Speech Therapist; Ryan Keeton, Teacher/Football Coach; Amy Miller, Secondary Teacher; Anna Oursler, Elementary Teacher; Sylvia Shanabrough, Speech Therapist; Kayla Vowell, Special Ed Teacher; Lauren Goldbeck,, Special Ed Teacher, effective March 21, 2018.
•? Approval of bus turn around at 160 Bill Cistrunk Rd., Louisville, MS.
•?Approval for Shane Davis and Alfreda Yarbrough to tutor employees in the district who have not passed Praxis 1 to get their teaching license, at the rate of $30/hour.
•?Heard the At Risk Action Plan from Fair Elementary Principal, LeAnn Boswell.
•?Unanimously approved Claims Dockets #322925-#323224, and February 2018 Activity/Agency fund checks.
•?Unanimously approved the February 2018 bank balances and financial reports.
•?Unanimously approved the transfer of the following students from LMSD to Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District (parent works in Starkville District): Madison Hicks and Fletcher Mercer.
The next meeting of the Louisville Municipal School District will be on Monday, April 16, at 5:30 p.m.
