The board approved the hiring of eight people total by two 3-1 votes. Board member Mary McGhee cast the dissenting votes.
McGhee said the personnel hiring on the agenda included two teachers who did not have certification in Alabama. She said both had, however, applied for certification.
McGhee also said she believed there were applicants who were already certified for the positions.
“We know for a fact people come in constantly asking ‘are they hiring?’” she said. “But then we go through the same process of hiring people who are not certified.”
McGhee also read a letter from board member Shirley Simmons-Sims, who was not present at the meeting. Sims stated in her letter she has requested board members receive all applications for each position to be hired, and “not just the names of the persons being recommended and/or the top candidates.”
McGhee said the board has received information on the top three candidates for open positions.
Board member James Braswell said he wanted to see the “best candidates” hired. He also said the board should listen to the school principals in the hiring process.
“The people they hire, they have to work with them,” Braswell said. “They should have a good bit of say-so in who they want or who they select for the school.”
The board’s vote approved the hiring of Rebecca Boggs and Amy Crowe, special education at Graham Elementary, Catherine Chandler, speech pathologist for the school district, and Jerrell Burns, history teacher and coach at Talladega High School.
Also at the meeting, Superintendent Douglas Campbell announced orientation for new hires would be Aug. 2 and the first day of school would be Aug. 9.
Contact Matt Quillen at mquillen@dailyhome.com.
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