Cartersville High School: Five 1999 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced the following Cartersville High School seniors as Semifinalists in the 1999 National Merit Scholarship competition: Rachel Chesley, Anne Forkner, Ivy Forkner, James Adam Jarrett, and Josephine Weddell. These academically talented high school seniors now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for 7,600 Merit Scholarship awards, worth over $28 million, that will be offered next spring.

Nearly 1.2 million students from 20,000 U. S. high schools entered the 1999 Merit Program as juniors by taking the 1997 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. Semifinalists named are the highest scorers in each state and represent less than one-half of one percent of each state’s high school graduating class.

This is believed to be the largest number of National Merit semifinalist for a single year in the history of the Cartersville City Schools.

Adopted Agenda; Received presentation of System Financial Report by Mr. Richard Dyke, Finance Director; Received presentations of School Financial Reports by Principals; Received presentation of the Maintenance Report by Mr. James Surratt, Maintenance Director; Approved Schools and System Financial Reports and Maintenance Report as presented; Approved 1999-2000 School System Calendar (Calendar at end of Board Briefs).

1. Approved Board Minutes of August 10, and August 19, 1998.
2. Approved overnight and/or out-of state fieldtrip request:
   -Mr. Jim Stanley, CHS Choral Director, Cartersville High School/Darlington High School Choirs European Concert Tour, ten-day tour during June, 1999, to France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany and Austria. Witte Travel, travel agent. See letter of July 9, 1998, to Mr. Dan Bishop of Rome, GA.
   
3. Approved the following Disciplinary Tribunals:
   -none
   
4. Approved Rental Applications:
   -Mr. Larry Windsor, Kiwanis Club, Kiddie Day Parade, September 19, 1998, 9:00a.m.-12noon, CHS Parking Lot.
   -Mr. Tony Carroll, St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital Bike-A-Thon, September 12, 1998, (if canceled due to inclement weather, September 19, 1998), CPS/CES parking lots and road between them.
   -Ms. Cindy Lopez, CPS Brownie Girl Scouts #7930, CPS Cafeteria, every Wednesday after school, waiver of fees requested.
   -Ms. Donna Groseclose, Brownie Scouts, CPS Cafeteria, Bi-Weekly Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30 pm, waiver of fees requested.
   -Mr. Wayne P. Turner, Sr., Etowah-Bartow Region of C.H.V.A., Antique Car Show, June 11-12, 1999, CHS Parking Lot.
   -Mr. Matt Hart, Boy Scouts of America, Recruitment Mtg., September 21, 1998, 6:30-8:30 pm, CPS Gym; waiver of fees requested.
   -Ms. Jeanne Gotkowski, Girl Scout #2988, 1st & 3rd Thursday of every month, 3:15 PM- 5:00 PM, CPS Gym, fee waiver requested.
   -Mrs. Glenda Stephens, Afro-American Social Civic Association, Miss Teenage AASCA Pageant, October 22 & 24, 1998, CHS Auditorium.
   -Mr. R. Eric Helms, Cartersville Church of God Youth Group, October 2-3, 1998, Homeless Service Project, “Cardboard City;” CHS grounds.
   -Allison Kassels, M.D., Girl Scouts Daisy Troop, Mondays as listed, 2:30PM-4:00PM, CPS Gym or alternate site at CPS, fee waiver requested.
5. Declared as surplus the following:
   -technology hardware as listed in August 19, 1998 letter from Teresa LeMay, CMS Media Paraprofessional, and as approved by Mr. Geye Hamby, CMS Principal.
   -two disk drives and computer monitor screen, as listed in letter dated August 26, 1998, from Mrs. Kathy Dixon-Anderson.
   -technology hardware from CES as listed in sheets dated 9/2/98 or August 27,1998.
   
6. Authorized the Superintendent to provide not more than 20 surplused computers/printers for use by the Etowah Area Housing Authority, as requested in the August 3, 1998 letter from Mr. Johnny Massey, Executive Director.

(Committee Reports and Recommendations appear in Work Sessions; only Committee Recommendations at Board Mtgs.)

-Personnel & Extra-Curricular Committee, Mr. David A. Johnson, Chrm.: Approved job description for a Title 1 Parent Involvement Coordinator, effective immediately. This position, including salary, benefits, travel, subsistence, materials, staff development, and other related costs, is to be funded exclusively with Title 1 funds.

-Technology Committee, Mr. Richard Odom, Chrm.: Approved bid specifications for 3COM Network Hubs/Switches as presented in the proposed September 8, 1998, draft bid specifications.

-Approved the classified employment of those individuals listed below, with such employment initially being temporary until such time as their criminal record check is completed and the report is satisfactory to the Superintendent:
-Ms. Valerie Sewell, transfer from School Nutrition Assistant to CMS School Nutrition Assistant Manager
-Ms. Patricia S. Coates, CMS School Nutrition Assistant
-Mr. Sam Jewell, CES Custodian
-Mr. Justin C. Plaskett, CPS Custodian
-Ms. Gayla P. Lane, CPS/CES Special Programs Paraprofessional

-Accepted resignation(s) and contract rejection(s) from:
-Ms. Janice Bickert, CPS/CES Special Programs Paraprofessional
-Ms. Julie L. McLendon, CHS Teacher
-Mr. Thomas Taylor, CPS Custodian

-Approved the employment termination of:
-Mr. Todd Bradford, CES Custodian