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Escambia County School System board of education members got a dime tour of the new improvements at A.C. Moore Elementary School on April 18.

BOE members and school system personnel toured one wing at the school. Six classrooms have been renovated, and work is being done on the cafeteria and auditorium.

The tour took place after the school’s Pre-K registration was held. School officials said of the 80 slots, 72 have been registered.

After the school tour, Deputy of Operations and Facilities Shaun Goolsby updated the board on system-wide improvements during a work session.

Goolsby said work on the cafeteria floor at Escambia County High School will be complete by the start of summer school; the system is looking at upgrading libraries across the system to include new furniture and carpet; the controls and lighting upgrades at the W.S. Neal High School auditorium will be complete by the 2024-25 school year; the bid for the auditorium project will be around September for WSNHS; and noted that WSNHS will serve as a pilot school for the system’s new energy efficiency system.

During the regular meeting, the board:

• approved an overnight rip for Escambia County Middle School cheerleaders to attend a cheer camp at Troy University July 15-18, 2024;
• approved an out of state trip for gifted education students to attend the Atlanta Aquarium and World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Ga. May 8-9;
• approved an overnight trip for WSNHS track and field team to attend the Alabama High School Athletic Association state outdoor track and field meet on May 2-4, in Cullman;
• approved a contract with CDW-G for a Microsoft Office Professional Plus license and software assurance in the amount of $12,935.28 to be paid from ESSER 3 funds;
• approved the 2024-25 textbook adoption;
• approved entering in an easement with Alabama Power Co. for power lines on board-owned property at WSNHS for the new concession stand;
• approved a dual enrollment for dual credit agreement with Reid State Technical College and the Escambia County Board of Education;
• approved a reimbursement of $3,400 to Flomaton High School for a non-refundable charter bus expenses for a senior class trip that was rescheduled due to severe weather;
• approved the Cyber Security Incident Response Plan;
• approved the following personnel recommendations;

Retirement

• Ronald K. Nall, as physical education teacher at Pollard McCall Junior High School, effective June 1, 2024;
• Monica Blackmon, as teacher at W.S. Neal Middle School, effective June 1;
• John White, as teacher at WSNMS, effective June 1;
• Suzanne Helton, as JAG specialist at WSNMS, effective June 7;
• Susan Hardyman, as teacher at WSNHS, effective June 1;
• Kathleen Meadows, as bus driver at Brewton Bus Shop, effective June 1;

Resignation

• Earlean Simon, as special education teacher at ECMS, effective May 24;
• Tina Hunt, as math coach at ECMS, effective May 24;
• Zachary Gotlib, as TEAMs math teacher at ECMS, effective May 24;
• Charlotte McCormick, as teacher at ECMS, effective May 24;
• Arlene Hoomes, as seven-hour lunchroom worker at FHS, effective April 10;
• Sonya Higdon, as custodian at PMJHS, effective April 5;
• Anne Catherine Campbell, as math teacher at WSNMS, effective May 29;
• Jack Floyd, as technology technician at ECS Technology Department, effective March 29;

Employment

• Kara Sawyer, as secretary/bookkeeper at PMJHS, effective April 19, replacing Joyce Gunn;
• Melissa Ewing, as custodian at PMJHS, effective April 19, replacing Higdon;
• Jason Tolbert, as utility/groundskeeper at Atmore Maintenance Department, effective May 1, replacing Justin Dubose;
• Robert Spicer, as bus driver at Brewton Bus Shop, effective April 19, replacing Stacey Fuqua;

After School Employment

• Leah White, as after school program as teacher at ECMS, effective Feb. 6;
• Jude Sanford, as after school program as teacher at ECMS, effective Feb. 6;

Summer Employment

• James Williams, as ARRP Summer School custodian at ECMS, effective June 18;
• Erin Howard, as Camp Big Blue teacher at WSNMS, effective May 28;
• Jennifer Blaney, as Camp Big Blue teacher at WSNMS, effective May 28;
• Bailey Johnson, as Camp Big Blue teacher at WSNMS, effective May 28;
• Tammy Bonds, as Camp Big Blue teacher at WSNMS, effective May 28;

Leave of Absence

• Linda West, as teacher at ECHS, from Nov. 27, 2023 to March 8, 2024; and,

Transfer

• Hoomes, as seven-hour lunchroom worker from PMJHS to seven-hour lunchroom worker at FHS, effective April 1.