At-Large · Post 7
Daryl Morton
Bibb County Board of Education
About
Daryl Morton holds the at-large Post 7 seat on the Bibb County Board of Education and is its president for 2026. He has served since January 2015, and his term ends December 31, 2026. Members are limited to three terms, and he did not seek re-election. Amy Morton won Post 7 in the May 19, 2026 election, 15,234 votes to Kerry Hatcher's 11,562, and takes office January 1, 2027.
He has practiced law in Georgia since 1986 and represents clients in Social Security claims. He studied at Furman University and took his law degree at the University of Georgia.
Total votes
1346
Yes
1296
No
49
Abstain
1
Yes rate
96%
When Daryl voted No (49)
Each entry says what the item was in plain words, then how the whole board voted on it. The board usually takes an item up twice on the same day — first in its committee meeting, then at the board meeting — so the same item can appear twice. The district’s own wording is kept underneath as the record.
Restores yearly step raises for eligible employees and adds $1.71 million to the budget to pay for them.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingFSS-25 · Reinstate Step Increase (ACTION)
No
Proposal to revise the district's criminal background check policy for staff, replacing the current staff-rights policy.
Board vote0 Yes · 8 No — all 8 members voting said No · Second reading
Official wordingPR-1 · Policy GAK - Criminal Background Checks (Replacing Policy GAM: Staff Rights and Responsibilities) (ACTION - Second Reading)
No
Restores yearly step raises for eligible employees and adds $1.71 million to the budget to pay for them.
Board vote6 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingFSS-25 Reinstate Step Increase (ACTION)
No
Hires ICB Construction Group to manage building a new gymnasium at Northwoods Academy.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingFSS-6 RFP 26-014 Construction Manager at Risk Services for the Construction of a new Gymnasium at Northwoods Academy (ACTION)
No
Hires ICB Construction Group to manage building a new gymnasium at Northwoods Academy.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingFSS-6 RFP 26-014 Construction Manager at Risk Services for the Construction of a new Gymnasium at Northwoods Academy (ACTION)
No
Sets the 2025 school property-tax (millage) rate at 14.674 mills.
Board vote4 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingFinal Adoption of Millage Rate (ACTION)
No
Ends the meeting.
Board vote6 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingADJOURN
No
Approves the latest personnel moves for classified staff — non-teaching employees like aides, bus drivers, and custodians (hires, transfers, and departures).
Board vote5 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingPS-2 Classified Personnel Report (ACTION)
No
Approves a set of recommended staff appointments.
Board vote6 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingPS-6.1 Recommendation for Personnel Appointments (ACTION)
No
Proposal to tentatively adopt the FY2026 budget as presented.
Board vote4 Yes · 4 No — one of 4 No votes — a tie
Official wordingFSS-3 Tentative Budget Adoption (ACTION)
No
Proposal to approve personnel actions recommended by district administrators.
Board vote2 Yes · 6 No — one of 6 No votes — the majority
Official wordingPS-5.2 Administrators Recommendation (ACTION)
No
Proposal to approve personnel actions recommended by district administrators.
Board vote2 Yes · 6 No — one of 6 No votes — the majority
Official wordingPS-5.3 Administrators Recommendation (ACTION)
No
Approves personnel actions recommended by the district’s central office.
Board vote5 Yes · 3 No — one of 3 No votes
Official wordingPS-6.2 Central Office Recommendation (ACTION)
No
Renews the contract of Superintendent Dr. Dan Sims.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingNB-2 Superintendent's Contract Renewal
No
Sets the 2024 school property-tax (millage) rate at 14.674 mills.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingFinal Adoption of Millage Rate (ACTION)
No
Tentatively sets the 2024 school tax rate at 14.674 mills and schedules public hearings on it.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingTentative Adoption of Millage Rate for CY 2024/FY 2025 (PRESENTATION & ACTION)
No
Adopts the board’s norms and protocols — its own rules for how members work together.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordinga. Norms & Protocols (ACTION)
No
Approves up to $170,238 for a third year of the Gallup staff-engagement contract.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingIS-8 Gallup Renewal, Year 3 (ACTION)
No
Adopts the superintendent’s recommended FY2025 budget.
Board vote5 Yes · 3 No — one of 3 No votes
Official wordingFSS-2 Final Approval of the FY 25 Superintendent’s Recommended Budget (ACTION)
No
Approves up to $170,238 for a third year of the Gallup staff-engagement contract.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingIS-8 Gallup Renewal - Year 3
No
Adopts the superintendent’s recommended FY2025 budget.
Board vote5 Yes · 3 No — one of 3 No votes
Official wordingFSS-2 Final Approval of the FY 25 Superintendent’s Recommended Budget
No
Tentatively adopts the superintendent’s proposed FY2025 budget.
Board vote5 Yes · 3 No — one of 3 No votes
Official wordingFSS-1.3 Tentative Approval of the Superintendent’s FY25 Proposed Budget (ACTION)
No
Tentatively adopts the superintendent’s proposed FY2025 budget.
Board vote5 Yes · 3 No — one of 3 No votes
Official wordingFSS-1.3 Tentative Approval of the Superintendent’s FY25 Proposed Budget (ACTION)
No
Approves personnel actions recommended by the district’s central office.
Board vote5 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingPS-6.1 Central Office Recommendation
No
Approves a set of recommended staff appointments.
Board vote6 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingPS-6.1 Recommendations for Personnel Appointments
No
Creates a new Associate Superintendent of Schools position.
Board vote5 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingPS-6.1 Organizational Chart Recommendation - Creation of a New Position - Associate Superintendent of Schools
No
Creates a new Associate Superintendent of Schools position.
Board vote6 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingPS-6.1 Organizational Chart Recommendation - Creation of a New Position - Associate Superintendent of Schools
No
Amends the agenda to take up a new item under New Business.
Board vote6 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingNEW BUSINESS
No
Approves up to $207,538 for a one-year Gallup staff-engagement contract.
Board vote6 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingIS-2 Gallup Renewal (ACTION)
No
Approves up to $207,538 for a one-year Gallup staff-engagement contract.
Board vote6 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingIS-1 Gallup Renewal (ACTION)
No
Approves the latest personnel moves for certified staff — teachers and other licensed employees (hires, transfers, and departures).
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingPS-1 Certified Personnel Report (ACTION)
No
Approves the latest personnel moves for classified staff — non-teaching employees like aides, bus drivers, and custodians (hires, transfers, and departures).
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingPS-2 Classified Personnel Report (ACTION)
No
Approves personnel actions recommended by the district’s central office.
Board vote6 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingPS-6 Central Office Recommendation (ACTION)
No
Approves personnel actions recommended by the district’s central office.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingPS-6 Central Office Recommendation (ACTION)
No
Approves the meeting’s agenda — the list of items the board will take up.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingAPPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
No
Approves a contract with Gallup for the district.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingIS-6 Gallup (ACTION)
No
Hires Gallup for up to $224,350 for a one-year survey contract for the 2022-2023 school year, with an option to renew two more years.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingIS-6 Gallup (ACTION)
No
Approves the incoming superintendent's employment contract.
Board vote6 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingConsideration of Superintendent Contract
No
Approves the board's selected candidate for superintendent.
Board vote6 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingVote/Approval of Superintendent Candidate
No
Names Dr. Dan Simms as the sole finalist for superintendent.
Board vote6 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingSuperintendent’s Search Finalist(s)
No
Awards a $529,561.02 contract to B&H for security cameras.
Board vote5 Yes · 3 No — one of 3 No votes
Official wordingFSS-9 HikVision Camera Award
No
Approves a $200,000 settlement agreement with Pinnacle/CSG, Cory McFarlane, Harold Knowles, and Knowles and Randolph, P.A.
Board vote5 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingSettlement Agreement
No
Updates the district’s student attendance policy.
Board vote6 Yes · 1 No — the only No · Second reading
Official wordingPR-1 Revision of Policy JB – Student Attendance (Second Reading)
No
Updates the district’s policy on gifts to staff.
Board vote5 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes · Second reading
Official wordingPR-3 Revision of Policy KHD – Gifts to Staff (Second Reading)
No
Sets the 2016 school property-tax (millage) rate at 19.945 mills.
Board vote6 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingNB1- Final Adoption of CY2016 (2017) Tax Levy
No
Tentatively sets the proposed 2016 school property-tax rate at 19.945 mills and schedules public hearings before final adoption.
Board vote6 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingTentative Adoption of CY2016 (2017) Tax Levy
No
Gives final approval to the superintendent's recommended budget for fiscal year 2017.
Board vote5 Yes · 1 No — the only No
Official wordingSuperintendent's FY2017 Recommended Budget - Final Approval
No
Gives tentative approval to the superintendent's recommended budget for fiscal year 2017.
Board vote6 Yes · 2 No — one of 2 No votes
Official wordingTentative Approval of the FY2017 Superintendent's Recommended Budget
No
Proposal to approve a list of teachers and non-teaching staff leaving the district.
Board vote3 Yes · 3 No — one of 3 No votes — a tie
Official wordingPS-2 Separations from Employment
No
Amendments and other motions (8)
Some items went through more than one vote — an amendment or a substitute — before the final one. The totals above count only final votes; these earlier ones are read from the minutes, which print a roll call for each motion.
Adopts the superintendent’s recommended budget for the 2027 fiscal year.
The motionIt was recommended that the Bibb County Board of Education approves the Superintendent’s FY 2027 Recommended Budget as presented. During discussion, Dr. Henry Ficklin made a motion to amend the recommendation by requesting that the Board vote to approve that the District reduce the budget by $2 mil…
Board vote2 Yes · 6 No
No
Adopts the superintendent’s recommended budget for the 2027 fiscal year.
The motionDr. Ficklin made another motion to amend the initial recommendation by returning the step increase and not enlarging class size. Dr. Woodford seconded this motion to amend his second recommendation. The Board voted 6 - 2 against this amended recommendation.
Board vote2 Yes · 6 No
No
Approves the meeting’s agenda — the list of items the board will take up.
The motionA motion was made to amend the agenda by postponing the vote on PR-4, Policy BBC, Board Committees. Motion made by: Dr. Henry Ficklin Motion seconded by: Mr. Daryl Morton The motion passed by a vote of 5 - 2.
Board vote5 Yes · 2 No · 1 not present
Yes
Approves the meeting’s agenda — the list of items the board will take up.
The motionAdditionally, a motion was made to amend the agenda by switching the presentations for FSS-2 (Final Board Adoption of FY 2026 Budget) and FSS-15 (RFP 25-029 Legal Services-Award of Contract). Motion made by: Dr. Henry Ficklin Motion seconded by: Dr. Sundra Woodford The motion passed by a vote of 6…
Board vote6 Yes · 1 No · 1 not present
Yes
Adopts the superintendent's recommended FY 2026 budget (Option C).
The motionA motion was made to approve the Superintendent’s FY 2026 Recommended Budget (Option C) as presented. Motion made by: Mr. James Freeman Motion seconded by: Dr. Henry Ficklin Discussion followed. Subsequently, the motion was amended to increase the budget to allow for salaries and benefits for three…
Board vote4 Yes · 4 No
No
Tentatively adopts the FY 2026 budget (Option C).
The motionA motion was made for the Bibb County Board of Education to tentatively adopt the FY 2026 Budget, Option A. With a vote of 4 - 4, the motion failed. Motion made by: Mr. James Freeman Motion seconded by: Ms. Myrtice Johnson
Board vote4 Yes · 4 No
No
Tentatively adopts the FY 2026 budget (Option C).
The motionA motion was made for the Bibb County Board of Education to tentatively adopt the FY 2026 Budget, Option B, with the amendment to add five media clerks. With a vote of 4 - 4, this motion failed. Motion made by: Mr. James Freeman Motion seconded by: Dr. Lisa Garrett-Boyd
Board vote4 Yes · 4 No
No
Tentatively adopts the FY 2026 budget (Option C).
The motionA motion was made for the Bibb County Board of Education to tentatively adopt the FY 2026 Budget, Option B as presented. With a vote of 4 - 4, this motion failed. Motion made by: Mr. James Freeman Motion seconded by: Dr. Lisa Garrett-Boyd
Board vote4 Yes · 4 No
No
Full voting record · 2015Newest meeting first
Approves the latest personnel moves for classified staff — non-teaching employees like aides, bus drivers, and custodians (hires, transfers, and departures).
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves ending the employment of a secretary at Alexander II Magnet School.
Board vote5 Yes · 0 No · 2 abstained
Yes
Approves ending the employment of a bus monitor in the Transportation Department.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves ending the employment of a paraprofessional at Howard High School.
Board vote6 Yes · 0 No · 1 abstained
Yes
Approves ending the employment of a substitute bus monitor in Transportation.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves ending the employment of a substitute teacher.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the dates for the 2016 board meetings.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the consent agenda — a bundle of routine items the board passes together in one vote.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the consent agenda — a bundle of routine items the board passes together in one vote.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the official record (minutes) of an earlier meeting.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves all items on the consent agenda.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the official record (minutes) of an earlier meeting.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Merges agenda items not heard in committee into the regular board meeting agenda.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Accepts grants for 21st Century after-school programs at Morgan, Veterans, Southfield, Union, and Riley Elementary Schools.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Renews AVID teacher training with the AVID Center for $62,000.00.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the 2016 graduation schedule.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Grants Georgia Power an easement to serve the health clinic on the Ingram-Pye Elementary property.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Renews the district's Infinite Campus software hosting and licenses for $198,554.80.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Sets the 2015 school property-tax (millage) rate at 17.945 mills.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Awards the bread bid to Flowers Baking Company for the 2015-16 school year at $180,085.01.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Awards the milk bid to Mayfield Dairy Farms for the 2015-16 school year at $861,583.18.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Authorizes donating surplus televisions to nonprofit and charitable organizations.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No
Yes
Authorizes selling the former Miller campus property at 2241 Montpelier Avenue.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Extends the closing date to September 15, 2015 for buying the property at 2441 Montpelier Avenue.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves new hires and job transfers for both teaching and support staff.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves a list of employees leaving the district — resignations, retirements, and terminations.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Names the Riverside Drive campus the Martin-Whitley Education Complex, with its buildings renamed accordingly.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves ending the employment of a school custodian.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves ending the employment of the district truancy officer.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Sets aside $4,000,000.00 in sales-tax funds for the William S. Hutchings College and Career Academy project.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Agrees to repay Macon-Bibb County for the cost of the November 3, 2015 education sales tax election.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Renews the E2020 credit-recovery software for $150,000.00 and the AIMSWEB software for $117,800.00.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Gives tentative approval to the 2015 school property-tax (millage) rate of 17.945 mills.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the official record (minutes) of an earlier meeting.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Renews the READ180 reading program with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for up to $385,200.00.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Renews the LAUNCH! teacher-training services with the Institute for Performance Improvement for up to $595,000.00.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves an agreement with the Great Promise Partnership to give jobs to at-risk students 16 and older.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves School City, Inc. as the district's student assessment platform for up to $183,518.00.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves Educational Learning Systems for the Flexible Learning Program math curriculum at up to $352 per student.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Leases the Jones Elementary School building to the Macon-Bibb Economic Opportunity Council for its Head Start program.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Awards the 2015-16 food bid to US Foods, ACC Distributors, Williams Institutional Foods, Coca-Cola, and Mayfield Dairies.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Adopts board policies on money management, purchasing cards, staff training, weapons, bullying, child abuse, and suicide prevention.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves new hires and job transfers for both teaching and support staff.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves a list of employees leaving the district — resignations, retirements, and terminations.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves appointments of district or school administrators.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No
Yes
Approves the official record (minutes) of an earlier meeting.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Shortens the bid-posting period for the assessment platform from 30 days to 10 days.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Authorizes seeking state waivers on minimum class spending, teacher certification, salary experience credit, and class size.
Board vote6 Yes · 1 No
Yes
Gives final approval to the superintendent's recommended budget for fiscal year 2016.
Board vote6 Yes · 1 No
Yes
Hires Independent Portfolio Consultants to manage the district's investments.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves a school-based health agreement with Medical Center, Navicent Health.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Leases the King-Danforth facility to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Georgia.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves putting the education sales tax (ESPLOST) to a public vote.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Grants Georgia Power a utility easement at Heard Elementary School.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Renews the district's property, auto, and liability insurance for a $852,323.00 premium.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Renews the district's student accident insurance for a $38,500.00 premium.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Adopts the student code of conduct for the 2015-2016 school year.
Board vote6 Yes · 0 No · 1 abstained
Yes
Approves new hires and job transfers for both teaching and support staff.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves a list of employees leaving the district — resignations, retirements, and terminations.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves appointments of district or school administrators.
Board vote6 Yes · 1 No
Yes
Names the Anthony Road site the Dr. Robert J. Williams Complex at Ballard-Hudson.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the official record (minutes) of an earlier meeting.
Board vote6 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Submits the district's Perkins grant plan and funding application for career and technical education.
Board vote6 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the “Leader in Me” student-leadership program for schools.
Board vote6 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Hires International City Builders to convert Bloomfield Middle School into Southfield Elementary School.
Board vote5 Yes · 1 No
Yes
Hires Roof Management, Inc. to replace the roof at the Annex/Welcome Center.
Board vote5 Yes · 1 No
Yes
Hires Chris R. Sheridan & Company to design and build the renovation of Bernd Elementary School.
Board vote5 Yes · 1 No
Yes
Buys e-reader carts of Nook GlowLight devices for elementary and middle schools for $145,197.08.
Board vote6 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Amends the employee 403(b) retirement plan, adds a 457(b) plan, and approves PlanMember as a vendor.
Board vote6 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Hires Progressive Communications to upgrade the district's Cisco phone system.
Board vote6 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Continues the district's participation in the Heartbeat Incentive Program with the Urban Development Authority.
Board vote6 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves a second printing-services contract with RICOH America at $71,364.00 a year for 49 months.
Board vote6 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves new hires and job transfers for both teaching and support staff.
Board vote6 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Proposal to approve a list of teachers and non-teaching staff leaving the district.
Board vote3 Yes · 3 No — one of 3 No votes — a tie
No
Hires Piedmont Construction Group to renovate Riley Elementary School.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Hires International City Builders to build out the Macon Promise Center.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Submits a state site-approval application for Macon Charter Academy at 151 Madison Street.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Renews the district's services agreement with Cox Communications.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Renews the district's telecommunications services with AT&T.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves a list of non-teaching staff affected by a workforce reduction.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No
Yes
Approves the updated layoff list of teachers and certified staff.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves employment contracts for the district's teachers and other certified staff for fiscal year 2016.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Hires Terrance Phillips as the district's Coordinator of Alternative Education.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No
Yes
Hires Eclan David as principal of Ballard-Hudson Middle School.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No
Yes
Hires Dexter Martin as principal of Southwest High School and Law Academy.
Board vote5 Yes · 3 No
Yes
Hires Jennifer Mellor as Director of Special Education.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No
Yes
Hires Jamie Cassady as Assistant Superintendent of Student Affairs.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No
Yes
Approves the official record (minutes) of an earlier meeting.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Hires Layer 3 Communications for network equipment at the new Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School for $134,438.89.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Hires Hamlin Air Conditioning to replace the heating and cooling system at Porter Elementary School for $1,019,717.00.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Renews district-wide Microsoft licenses through Dell for $254,219.66.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves new hires and job transfers for both teaching and support staff.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves a list of employees leaving the district — resignations, retirements, and terminations.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Hires Brooke Cole as director of Elam Alexander Academy.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the board's continuous improvement plan and handbook for the AdvancED accreditation report.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the layoff list of teachers and certified staff.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves a list of staff whose contracts will not be renewed.
Board vote6 Yes · 2 No
Yes
Approves the official record (minutes) of an earlier meeting.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Pays $722,500.00 in one-time merit bonuses to the top 10% of teachers and leaders under a federal grant.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Switches high schools to a traditional math sequence and adds a Foundations of Algebra class for ninth graders.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Hires Pruett Air Conditioning for the heating and cooling renovation at Riley Elementary School for $390,000.00.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves new hires and job transfers for both teaching and support staff.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves a list of employees leaving the district — resignations, retirements, and terminations.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Hires Dr. Chanelle Sweet as director of the Alternative School.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the employment contract for Superintendent Dr. Curtis.
Board vote7 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Converts the William S. Hutchings College and Career Academy from a school into a non-traditional learning program.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Submits a state site-approval application for the William S. Hutchings College and Career Academy on Anthony Road.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Hires H. Lloyd Hill Architects for the William S. Hutchings College and Career Academy build-out.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Hires Direct South to provide kitchen equipment for the new Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Hires Unified AV Systems for classroom technology at the new Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the official record (minutes) of an earlier meeting.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves a Collective Impact partnership agreement with United Way of Central Georgia.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the school calendars for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 years.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Buys two refrigerated delivery trucks from Gilbert Truck Center for $205,176 total.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Calls a November 3, 2015 election to continue the education sales tax (ESPLOST).
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves new hires and job transfers for both teaching and support staff.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves a list of employees leaving the district — resignations, retirements, and terminations.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Hires Dr. Michael Kemp as Chief Accountability and Information Officer.
Board vote5 Yes · 3 No
Yes
Names the new elementary school on the former Bloomfield Middle School site Southfield Elementary School.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No
Yes
Appoints Dr. Curtis L. Jones, Jr. as superintendent and authorizes the board president to negotiate his contract.
Board vote6 Yes · 1 No · 1 abstained
Yes
Closes Bloomfield Middle School, moving its students to Ballard-Hudson Middle and reopening the building as a pre-K–5 school.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Closes Jessie Rice Elementary School and merges its students with Burghard Elementary in the former Bloomfield Middle building.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Closes Morgan Elementary School and merges its students with Barden Elementary at the new Veterans Elementary School.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Closes Barden Elementary School and merges its students with Morgan Elementary at the new Veterans Elementary School.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Closes Jones Elementary School and merges its students with King-Danforth at the new Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Closes King-Danforth Elementary School and merges its students with Jones at the new Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the second amendment to the fiscal year 2015 budget.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the fiscal year 2016 layoff plan, cutting nearly 62 jobs after school closures and ending grants.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Names Dr. Curtis Jones the sole finalist for superintendent of schools.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Revises sales-tax project budgets to fund a $19,225,000 budget for the new Veterans Elementary School.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Buys furniture for the new Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School from Georgia Specialty for $265,592.03.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Extends to August 31, 2015 the closing date on the property sale to A.L. Miller Village, LP.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Authorizes a contract with Dr. Kelley Castlin-Gacutan to serve as interim superintendent.
Board vote7 Yes · 1 No
Yes
Approves the official record (minutes) of an earlier meeting.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves the fiscal year 2016 budget calendar.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Hires Stafford Construction to add a freezer at the central kitchen.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Renews the district's excess workers' compensation insurance with Safety National Casualty for 2015.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Renews the annual American Red Cross shelter agreement.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves new hires and job transfers for both teaching and support staff.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Approves a list of employees leaving the district — resignations, retirements, and terminations.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes
Hires Dr. Tanzy Kilcrease as chief academic officer.
Board vote8 Yes · 0 No
Yes