HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-05-2022 Fairhope Public Schools Commission Meeting MinutesFPSC
January 5, 2022
Fairhope West Elementary/STEAM Lab
Members present: Amy Foley, Paul Hannon, Joe Kelley, Danielle Mashburn-Myrick, Carrie
McLemore, Hill Robinson, Miranda Schrubbe, Cornelius Woods
Members absent: Robin Coleman (unexcused)
Principals present: Julie Pierce, Caroline Hollowell, Wanda Logan – Fairhope West Elementary;
Carol Broughton – Fairhope East Elementary; Lynn Smith – J. Larry Newton; Jon Cardwell –
Fairhope High
Guests: John Wilson, Baldwin County Public Schools; Mayor Sherry Sullivan; Emilie Workman,
FWE STEAM coach, and Aaron Warner, FWE Instructional Coach
Carrie McLemore called the meeting to order and minutes from the December 1st meeting were
approved.
Ms. Workman and Mr. Warner gave an overview of their roles at FWE, the furnishings of the
STEAM lab, and shared some of what goes on under their direction in terms of student learning
as well as teachers’ professional learning. These positions are funded with 3-mill revenue.
Officers for 2022 were elected:
• Chairperson – Amy Foley
• Vice-Chairperson – Paul Hannon
• Secretary – Miranda Schrubbe
John Wilson distributed and explained a new method he has created for presenting financials
for each school, using an August through July frame. Previous spreadsheets were based on the
fiscal year frame, October through September, though funding is approved by school year. This
approach will provide a clearer picture of budgeted to actual expenses and carryover funds for
the timeframe in which the funding is allocated. K-1 funding and 3-mill funding are shown
separately. It is understood that carryover from one year to the next can be used for the same
budgeted expense as originally approved, but a threshold for the amount that can be carried
over might be considered. The total from 3-mill money available for reserve balance at the end
of the 2020-2021 school year is $414,944.
Meeting locations for the next 4 meetings were determined as follows:
• February 2nd – Fairhope East Elementary
• March 2nd – J. Larry Newton Elementary
• April 6th – Fairhope Middle School (subject to change due to spring holiday)
• May 4th – Fairhope High School
Meeting was adjourned at 5:35.
Respectfully submitted by
Miranda Schrubbe