BOE accepts resignations from band director, assistant principal

In a called meeting Thursday afternoon, the Demopolis City Board of Education accepted the resignation of three employees, approved conditional employment for five, agreed to advertise for five positions and approved a two-month contract for technology services.

Matthew Fields, band director for Demopolis High and Demopolis Middle schools, resigned effective June 28. His interim 30-day replacement is Jillian Arthur. Eugena Williams will replace Carrie Jackson as math teacher at DMS, and Adam Sealy, DHS assistant principal, is resigning as of July 26.

LeeAnn Stroud is replacing Rubye McKinley as DMS special education teacher; Carly Turner will be the DMS social studies teacher replacing Jeremy Silcox, and Jeffery Anderson will be the special education paraprofessional at DHS, replacing Martell Jones.

Cory McCormick has a 60-day contract to provide technical services for the school system at $20 an hour, not to exceed 30 hours a week.

Olivia Castillo was approved as a substitute teacher, and Della Hawkins was removed from the substitute roster.

The board agreed to advertise for an ACCESS Lab Paraprofessional at DHS, a paraprofessional for the gifted program in grades 4-6, a band director and an assistant principal for DHS.

In addition the school system is advertising for a K-5 Instructional Coach for one year. The two positions for reading coaches were eliminated in May because of a shortfall in state funding. Supt. Kyle Kallhoff said the Title I allocation for the 2016-2017 school year was tripled, making it possible to bring back one of the two coach positions that had been eliminated in May. He said there is no guarantee money will be available for the next year.

The next regularly scheduled board meeting will be July 18 at 5:15 p.m.