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New
Organization to Handle Billing
The Board agreed that the North Carolina
School Board Association (NCSBA) will provide Medicaid Fee for
Service claiming for the Cumberland County Schools (CCS).
The NCSBA will process Medicaid billing and handle the
collection of school-based, health-related services.
Deloitte Consulting previously handled the school
system’s Medicaid billing.
Life Insurance Vendor to Change
The Board voted to change the school system’s
term life insurance vendor to KMG, effective January 1, 2006.
According to CCS’ Associate Superintendent of
Business Operations Ricky Lopes, the insurance carrier has
lower rates for term life insurance. The school system has used MetLife Insurance since 1986.
Eaton
to Energize Science Library
During the Superintendent’s Update, Dr.
Harrison announced that the Eaton Electrical Corporation will
present a $25,000 check to the school system for the purchase
of Science Inquiry Libraries.
The presentation will take place at 10:00 a.m. on
Wednesday, August 10, 2005, at E.E. Miller Elementary.
Through this grant, every elementary school will
receive Science Inquiry Libraries.
In January, Eaton Electrical Corporation, who is a
long-time partner of the school system and the countywide
literacy effort, presented a check for $20,000 to enhance
secondary classroom libraries.
Students
and Staff Recognition
Associate
Superintendent Joe Dunham recognized the following staff and
community members for their achievements:
Fort
Bragg Youth Education Support Services Director Glenda Mack
and Fort Bragg Liaison Officers Shevelle Ramirez, Gerhard
Guevarra, and Emily Grimes received a certificate of
appreciation for their partnership with the CCS. Recently, during the 7th Annual Conference of the
Military Child Education Coalition in Atlanta, Fort Bragg and
the CCS were awarded the Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence
Award, which is designed to encourage and promote outstanding
partnerships between military installations and school
districts. More
than 17,000 military-connected students attend Cumberland
County schools.
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Board
of Education
Greg
West
Chairman
At-Large
Donald W. LaHuffman
Vice-Chairman
District #2
Mac
Williams
At-Large
Kim
Fisher
At-Large
Helen
H. Farrior
District #1
Frank
K. Barragan
District #3
Larry
Lancaster
District #4
Mary
Emily Royal
District #5
Macky
Hall
District
#6
Superintendent
William C. Harrison
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E.E.
Smith High School Senior Project Coordinators Latonja
Harris-Council (current) and Christine Henry (former) and
their principal, Rene’ Corders, were recognized for receiving
the Annual Senior Project High School Recognition Award from the North
Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the North Carolina
Business Committee on Education.
The award applauds the quality of senior projects at E.E. Smith
as well as the school-based process the faculty and staff have
implemented toward the
educational experience. The
awards committee found that the school’s senior project handbook was
comprehensive, well organized, and self-explanatory.
The members were impressed with the quality of senior project
topics as well as the approval process that is used.
They also applauded the impact the senior projects had on the
community, the school, and the senior class.
By the 2006-2007 school year, the senior project will become a
part of high school exit standard requirements statewide for the
entering freshman class.
Administrative
Recommendations
In other Board action, the following
administrative recommendations were approved:
Principal,
Ramsey Street Alternative Middle – David
E. Edwards
Principal, Health and Life Sciences High
- Katrenna Rich
Assistant Principal, Max Abbott Middle – Jackie White
Assistant Principal, Ed. V. Baldwin Elementary – Teresa
Anderson
Assistant Principal, Lillian Black Elementary – Shannon
R. Register
Assistant Principal, College Lakes Elementary – Dawn
Thompson
Assistant Principal, Gallberry Farm Elementary – Angela
Fowler
Assistant Principal, Gray’s Creek High – Clinton
Robinson
Assistant Principal, Howard Hall Elementary – Melody
W. Edwards
Assistant Principal, Young Howard Elementary – Shalinda
Trevillion-Jones
Assistant Principal, Luther ‘Nick’ Jeralds Middle – Joy
L. Williams
Assistant Principal, Manchester Elementary –
Latonya Leeks
Assistant Principal, Ben Martin Elementary – Shannon Booth
Assistant Principal, Mary McArthur Elementary – Michelle
Cain
Assistant Principals, Pine Forest High – Elazzoa McArthur/Keith
Davies (Alternative Program)
Assistant Principal, Reid Ross Classical – James
Ingram
Assistant Principal, Sherwood Park Elementary – Tylee
Hansen
Assistant Principal, Lucile Souders Elementary – Wanda
B. Matute
Assistant Principal, Warrenwood Elementary – Melody
Chalmers
Assistant Principal, Margaret Willis Elementary – Terrence
McAllister
Assistant Principal, Ashley Elementary – Jacquelyn Smith (Half-time
position)
Assistant Principal, District 7 Elementary – Suzanne E. Vann
(Half-time position)
Program
Coordinator/PreK Center, W.T. Brown Elementary – Jeannette
Council (Half-time position)
Principal-in-Residence/Alternative
Programs – Ron Alexander (Half-time position)
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