CCBOE sets 2023-2024 budget

Patrick Camp, The Cullman Times, Ala.
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Sep. 19—The Cullman County Board of Education approved its 2023-2024 budget after holding the second public hearing, which came with several additional allocations during the original budget presentation at last month's board meeting.

Chief School Financial Officer Suzy Berryman noted several allocations which had been approved since her first presentation in August, adding roughly $3 million to the CCBOE's general fund account.

"Our general fund revenue is $103 million. That's up a little from the last time when I think it was just over $100 million. The difference is a few extra allocations I got in after the last budget hearing so I went back and added those along with the expenses that went with them," Berryman said.

The general fund account is one of five designations for funding, along with special revenues, debt services, capital projects and fiduciary trust. According to Berryman, the general fund contains the most significant amount of unrestricted funds and is used primarily for operational expenses. The funds total planned expenditures come in just under $100 million with the lion's share of $61.8 million being earmarked for employee salaries, another $21 million providing additional employee benefits, $10.6 million is set to fund purchased services and $5.5 million for materials/supplies.

Of the general fund's total amount, $74.7 million is derived from state allocated funding, with an additional $29 million from federal sources.

In other business the board:

Accepted the following resignations:

* Holly Wade — Child Development Center behavior support assistant.

* Timothy Beavers — Cullman Area Technology Academy HVAC instructor

* Debbie Knott — Fairview Bus Driver

* Angela Yeager — Fairview High teacher

* Shannon Thomas — Maintenance technician

* Stefanie Bagwell — Welti Pre-K auxiliary aide

Approved the following voluntary transfers:

* Tammy McClendon — From Harmony bus driver to Cold Springs High School bus driver

* Holly Acklin — From Vinemont High School child nutrition worker to Fairview High School child nutrition worker

* Magan Grigsby — From Fairview Elementary teacher to Hanceville/Welti Elementary teacher

* Allison Shikles — From Fairview child nutrition worker to Holly Pond High School child nutrition worker

* Jennifer Manasco — From Holly Pond High School child nutrition worker to Vinemont High School child nutrition worker

* Approved the conditional employment of the following personnel:

* Ted Alexander — Cullman Area Technology Academy precision machining instructor

* Amber Jones — Good Hope Primary child nutrition worker

* Greg Dollar — Harmony bus driver

* Elijah Page — Part-time maintenance apprentice student worker

* Toni Jankowski — Vinemont High School child nutrition worker

* Lorie Strane — Systemwide career coach

Approved the following substitutes:

* Bradley Peppers — bus driver

* William Humphries — custodian

* Sandra Smith — custodian

* Brenda Allison — teacher

* Michelle Carpenter — teacher

* Donna Gray — teacher

* Makenzie Hill — teacher

* Jackson Mann — teacher

* Caycee Overton — teacher

* Bralee Quinn — teacher

* Makayla Sartin — teacher

* Tabatha Slatton — teacher

* Erica Veal — teacher

Approved the request from Fairview High School to pay Kristy Harris $750 for additional summer hours.

Approved the request from Good Hope High School to pay Patrick McDonald $1,400 for summer weight training.

Approved the request from Hanceville High School to pay David Miller as the Football Program Announcer, $50 for middle school games and $80 for varsity games.

Approve the request from Vinemont Elementary School to pay Preston Boyd and Lance Lay $400 each to refinish the elementary gym floors.

Approved the request from Vinemont Middle School to pay Ginger Lamon $2,500 for operating school concessions and cleaning for all events during the 2023-2024 school year.

Approved the request from West Point High School to pay Don Farley $1,500 for summer mowing and field maintenance and an additional $1,500 for 2023-2024 athletic director/dragonfly.

Approved the request from West Point High School to pay Nick White $4,000 for additional extracurricular activities.

Approved the request from West Point Middle School to pay Joshua Davis $1,500 for Athletic Director extra duties.

Approved the request to pay Veronica Woods and $500 stipend at the end of each semester for serving as a mentor required by the ALSDE for temporary special education certificate mentee support.

Approved the request to pay a $5,000 supplement to Pamela Roberson for Virtual School additional duties.

Approved the request to RN and LPN School Nurses at their hourly rate of pay for additional hours as required for any academic/athletic activities for the school year.

Approved to pay a supplement to the following local school athletic directors:

* Adam McKinnon, Cold Springs Elementary (K-8)- $750

* Adam McKinnon, Cold Springs High — $1,500

* Kenneth Griffin, Fairview Middle — $750

* Brian Simmons, Fairview High — $1,500

* Brian Scott Brown, Good Hope Middle — $750

* Scott Adams, Good Hope High — $1,500

* Brent Barnett, Hanceville Middle — $750

* Ryan Brewer, Hanceville High — $1,500

* Taylor Appling, Harmony — $500

* Daniel Weaver, Holly Pond K-8 — $750

* James Brett Neal, Holly Pond High — $1,500

* David Martin, Parkside — $500

* Michael Willliams, Vinemont Middle — $750

* Roy Todd Johnson, Vinemont High — $1,500

* Joshua Davis, West Point Middle — $750

* Don Farley, West Point High — $1,500

Approved the request to surplus and sell 72 passenger school buses.

Authorized Superintendent Shane Barnette to submit applications for various programs for the 2023-2024 school year.

Approved to purchase three drivers education vehicles for $25,911.50 each from Mitch Smith Chevrolet.

Approved a maintenance department bid of $45,812.91 for Good Hope Middle School A/V work.