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The Covington County Board of Education approved 12 personnel matters and announced an art gallery that is open to the public until the end of next week at a regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, August 1.

Students of the Covington County Arts Program participated in a fine arts camp at the Central Office held in July. Their art is displayed in a gallery at the board of education’s gymnasium. It will be open to the public through Friday, August 11, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day.

“Every time our kids have an opportunity to show their talents, they do a great job with that. This is certainly an example of talent displayed by quite a number of our students,” Board President Jeff Bailey said. “It also reflects the number of students who participated in this year’s art camp and shows we have a lot of very good talent in our schools,” Superintendent Shannon Driver added.

This was also the final meeting held before the 2023-2024 school year begins. Students will return to school Monday, August 14.

During the meeting the board approved:

Resignations

• Brandi Lee as bus driver at Red Level School retroactive to July 31
• Gavin Klinge as general science teacher at Pleasant Home School effective immediately
• Monica Hines as staff assistant at Straughn Middle School retroactive to July 24

Employment

• Joshua Sheffer as secondary general science teacher at PHS effective at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, pending verification of new or existing background reviews
• Elizabeth Taylor as paraprofessional at PHS effective at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, pending verification of new or existing background reviews
• Donald Florer as bus driver at PHS effective at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, pending verification of new or existing background reviews
• Robert Martin as bus driver at RLS effective at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, pending verification of new or existing background reviews
• John Stone as paraprofessional at W.S. Harlan Elementary School effective at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, pending verification of new or existing background reviews
• Cornelia Thrash as bus driver at WSH and Florala High School, effective at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, pending verification of new or existing background reviews
• Sharon Pate as paraprofessional at SMS, effective at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, pending verification of new or existing background reviews
• Lindley Anderson as mental health coordinator for Covington County Schools, effective at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year
• David Carnley as physical education teacher at Fleeta Junior High School with effective date to be determined, pending verification of new or existing background reviews

TEAMS contracts effective August 7, or pending qualifying certification were approved for 11 individuals employed by CCS. Preliminary TEAMS were approved for Britta Lambert, Morgan Norris, Charlotte Petre, and Joshua Sheffer. Advanced TEAMS contracts were approved for Joseph Carter, Amy Godwin, Todd Reynolds, Jamie Snider, Kimberly Strickland, Jessica Ward, and Tabitha Wiggins.

The board also nominated three individuals for the Covington County Board of Equalization. Those nominated are Bobby R. Jackson of Opp, Wallace Bush of Andalusia, and Leray Berry of Red Level.

The board set the next meeting date for Tuesday, Sept. 5, with two meetings scheduled for noon and 5:30 p.m., at the central office. Budget hearings will be discussed at the noon meeting.