As the first day of school gets closer, the board of education held a short meeting Monday night to prep for the new year.

Superintendent C.C. Lester reported that the principal academy held last week was successful, as well as the Respect and Protect training at Pocahontas County High School. The Respect and Protect teams from all five schools met at the high school to discuss changes in the rewards program.

Lester added that Sandra Foster, Lead Coordinator of the Office of Assessment and Accountability, will visit each school the week of September 19 to train staff for the Acuity and West Virginia Writes programs.

In financial management, the board approved the following:

ﾕ Payment of vendor listing of claims in the amount of $20,332.72.

ﾕ Payment of vendor listing of claims in the amount of $25,256.54.

In personnel management, the board approved the following:

ﾕ Requested transfer of Sabrina J. Jordan from half-time custodian II at Hillsboro Elementary School to cook II at Green Bank Elementary-Middle School, effective for the 2011-2012 school year. Term of employment is 200 days.

ﾕ Resignation of Jennifer L. McCarty as Academic Interventionist at Green Bank Elementary-Middle School, retroactive to July 29.

ﾕ Employment of Kelli M. Hickson as Title I Reading Specialist at Hillsboro Elementary School, effective for the 2011-2012 school year. Term of employment is 200 one-half days.

ﾕ Out-of-field authorization, Kelli M. Hickson as reading specialist, effective for the 2011-2012 school year.

ﾕ Employment of Valerie H. Lambert as custodian II, half-time, at Hillsboro Elementary School, retroactive to August 17 through June 19, 2012. Term of employment is 210 one-half days. Shift is 2:30 to 6 p.m.

ﾕ Resignation of Anne M. Thomas as teacher of Language Arts/Reading at Marlinton Middle School, retroactive to August 2.

ﾕ Resignation of Stephanie H. Sizemore as teacher of early childhood at Marlinton Elementary School, retroactive to August 16.

ﾕ Resignation of Michael F. Hudson as custodian II at Pocahontas County High School, retroactive to August 5.

ﾕ Medical leave of absence, Glenda C. VanReenan as teacher at Pocahontas County High School, effective after the exhaustion of all personal leave and leave donation days, for the remainder of the 2011-2012 school year or until a doctorﾒs release is obtained, whichever comes first.

ﾕ Requested transfer of Caleb J. Barkley from general maintenance for Pocahontas County Schools to custodian II at Pocahontas County High School, retroactive to August 15, 2011 through June 13, 2012. Term of employment is 207 days. Shift is 2 to 10 p.m.

ﾕ Resignation of Darlene D. Arbogast as athletic seasonal coordinator for soccer at Pocahontas County High School, retroactive to August 4.

ﾕ Employment of Jerald L. Ramos as school bus operator for Pocahontas County Schools, Poage Lane Run.

ﾕ Employment of the following as substitute teachers for Pocahontas County Schools, effective for the 2011-2012 school year, as needed: Carol Alderman, Daniel Arbogast, II, Michelle Arbogast, Margaret Baker, Delmos Barb, Teresa Barb, Matthew Barkley, Susan Borror, Lisa Burns, McArthur Buzzard, Jr., Jessica Cole, Rebekah Connor, Mary Dawson, Lauren Brooke Dickenson, Ellen Fortney, Karen Friel, Kathryn Gillispie, Janelle Gilmore, Edward Hill, Diane Hoover, Michael Hudson, Janet Hunt, Allen Jonson, Debora Johnson, Cheryl Jonese, Jan Jonese, Judith Kane, Dustin Lambert, Brook Leyzorek, Norris Long, Jennifer McCarty, Kathleen McGee, Freda McKean, Sharon Moore, Rebecca OﾒBrien, Susan Peck, Victoria Poudstone, Brittany Propst, Lucy Rittenhouse, Rhonda Rose, Jack Sanders, Jr., Dorthie Shamblin, Sharla Sherman, Kimberely Shinaberry, Jean Srodes, Louise Starke, Dorothy Sutton, Elizabeth Sutton, Rebecca Taylor, Sharon Vance, Linda VanReenen, Jennifer Whiteis, Sarah Wilkins, Julia Williams and LyAnn Zelinsky.

ﾕ Removal from substitute list of the following, per requirements of county policy GCC-C. The individuals can reapply. Susan Morrison, Aide and Cook; Robert Pattterson, Aide; Julia Williams, Aide; and Gary Taylor, Custodian.

ﾕ Employment of the following, as substitute aides for Pocahontas County Schools, effective for the 2011-2012 school year, as needed: Michelle Arbogast, Janet Cole, Melissa Ervine, Diane Hoover, Michael Hudson, Debora Johnson, Valerie Lambert, Brook Leyzorek, Sandra Perdue and Heather Simmons.

ﾕ Employment of the following as substitute school bus operators for Pocahontas County Schools, effective for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, as needed: Freddie Greer, Mark Mengele, Daryl Shinaberry and Kenneth Varner. Emergency use only: Daniel Arbogast, II, Patrick Gibson and Darin McKenney.

ﾕ Employment of the following, as substitute cooks for Pocahontas County Schools, effective for the 2011-2012 school year, as needed: Lois Ann Beverage, Sarah Hedrick, Valerie Lambert, Susanne Moats, Sandra Perdue and Heather Simmons.

ﾕ Employment of the following, as substitute custodian for Pocahontas County Schools, effective for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, as needed: C. Loy Burgess, Lois Ann Beverage, Sarah Hedrick, Roger Irvine, Sandra Perdue, Heather Simmons and Larry Strader.

ﾕ Employment of Gregory Irvine and Roger Irvine as substitute maintenance for Pocahontas County Schools, effective for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, as needed.

ﾕ Employment of Gregory Irvine as substitute mechanic for Pocahontas County Schools, effective for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, as needed.

ﾕ Employment of the following as substitute secretary/accountants for the Pocahontas County Schools, effective for the 2011-2012 school year, as needed: Melissa Ervine, Kristin Kinnison, Vicki Rose and Brenda Williams.

ﾕ Employment of the following as teacher of homebound/hospitalized students for Pocahontas County Schools, effective for the 2011-2012 school year, as needed at $20 per hour: Susan Borror, Jessica Dean, Diane Hoover, Samantha McClure and Rosann Zeni.

ﾕ Employment of Denise M. Elliott to provide orientation a d mobility services for Pocahontas County Schools, effective August 22 through June 8, 2012, one hour per day, three days per week, as needed, shift: 3:45 to 4:45 p.m., at $80 per hour, not to exceed $10,000.

ﾕ Out-of-field authorization of Diane L. Delfino in autism, effective for the 2011-2012 school year.

ﾕ Abolishment of position, Director of Special Education and Food Services for Pocahontas County Schools, effective August 17.

ﾕ Creation of position, Director of Special Education/Student Services for Pocahontas County Schools. Salary and supplement will be prorated in a 240-day contract, based on number of days employed for the 2011-2012 fiscal year.

ﾕ Creation of position, Coordinator of Food Services/Student Services, half-time, for Pocahontas County Schools. Salary and supplement will be prorated on a 220 one-half day contract, based on number of days employed for the 2011-2012 fiscal year.

In miscellaneous management, the board approved the following:

ﾕ Travel requests for August 8.

ﾕ Acceptance of quote from Yancey Sales to purchase surplus school buses, Bus #5, Bus #6, Bus #21, Bus #30 and Bus #38, in the amount of $16,130.29.

ﾕ Acceptance of quote from Yancey Sales to purchase surplus school bus, Bus #33, in the amount of $1,500.

ﾕ Acceptance of quote for diesel, gasoline and #2 heating oil from Woodford Oil Company, effective August 15 through August 14, 2012.

ﾕ Acceptance of quotes from Flower Baking Company, Broughton Foods, LLC and A.F. Wendling, Inc., effective August 15 through August 14, 2012.

ﾕ Memorandum of Understanding between the Pocahontas County Board of Education and the North Central West Virginia Community Action Association, Inc. ﾖ Head Start Program, retroactive to July 1 through June 30, 2012.

ﾕ To purchase two 77-passenger buses from Heritage Bus Sales at a cost of $88,430 per bus for a total of $176,860.

ﾕ For the Pocahontas County Free Libraries to place a small storage shed on the Hillsboro Elementary School property.

ﾕ Requests from Catherine Mallow and Kevin and Melissa Ferrell, out-of-county residents, for their children to attend Pocahontas County Schools, effective for the 2011-2012 school year.

ﾕ Request of Leslie Goodall, an out-of-state resident, for her child to attend Pocahontas County Schools, effective for the 2011-2012 school year.

ﾕ Request of Nadine Kellison, county resident, for her children to attend Greenbrier County school, effective for the 2011-2012 school year.