By Barry H. Hendrix
Vickie Morris, Thomasville City School Superintendent, gave the Thomasville City Board of Education July 8 a list of facility improvements, which will likely be completed before classes start on Aug. 7.
The improvements include a secure wall for the lobby of Thomasville High School; water lines to be repaired at THS; culvert improvements at Thomasville Elementary; competition of the Special Needs building at THS; repair of doors at TMS; repainting in the lobby at the Central Office; and plumbing repairs at all three campuses.
In other action from the July 8 meeting, Angelica Gibson, Chief School Financial Officer, gave the financial report for June 2025. Accounts payable totaled $336,475.88, and payroll totaled $895,979.24.
• The following personnel actions were approved:
(Resignations)
Stepheni Wright, Teacher at Thomasville High School;
Cassie Garza, Instructional Aide at Thomasville Elementary School;
Amy Carlisle, Teacher at TES;
(Employment in Positions)
John Sheffield, Assistant Principal at TES;
Latoria McCall, Teacher at THS;
James Russell, Teacher at Thomasville Middle School;
Evelyn Moore, Instructional Aide;
Emily Hudson, CNP Assistant at TES;
Virginia Law, CNP Assistant at THS;
Ruby Shirley, CNP Assistant at TES;
Sabrina Williams, Instructional Aide at TMS;
Tina Blount, Bus Driver;
Angela Bradford, Instructional Aide;
Keneatha Coleman, Physical Education Aide at TMS;
Ginger Shehan, Teacher at TES.
(Board member Taylor Williams abstained from voting on one of the personnel items due to a family connection.)
(Transfers/Reassignments)
Leslie Carpenter, transfer from Special Education Teacher at TES to Special Education Teacher at THS;
Bethany Elam, reassigned from Reading Coach at TES to Reading/Math Interventionist at TES;
Jenny Ogle, transfer from Special Education Instructional Aide at TMS to Special Education Teacher at TES;
Linda Anderson, reassigned from Third Grade Teacher at TES to Reading Coach at TES.
• Admission passes for groups or individuals to school events during the upcoming school year were approved.
• Child Nutrition Program meal prices were approved for 2025-2026.
• Changes were approved to the Extracurricular Bus Driver Rate; Travel Expense (meals per diem); and Extra Personal Day Substitute Rate.
• The bid for fresh produce and precut prepackaged fresh fruit vegetable products went to Forrestwood Farms, Inc.
• The bid for milk products went to East Side Jersey Dairy, Inc.
• The membership to the Alabama Association of School Boards (AASB) for 2025-2026 was approved at a cost of $3,933.15.
• The school board will have a special called meeting at 5 p.m. on July 22 in the THS library.