HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-01-2021 Fairhope Public Schools Commission Meeting MinutesFairhope Public Schools Commission
September 1, 2021
Members present: Amy Foley, Hill Robinson, Carrie McLemore, Miranda Schrubbe,
Cornelius Woods
Members absent: Robert Brown, Robin Coleman, Paul Hannon, Danielle Mashburn-
Myrick
Principals present: Caroline Hollowell, FEW; Patrice Wolfe, JLN.
Meeting was called to order by Carrie McLemore and minutes from the August 4th
meeting were approved.
Updates were shared by the principals in attendance. Ms. Wolfe reported that a
social worker from Alta Pointe has recently started at JLN and is already making a
difference in support of students and families. Ms. Hollowell reported that FEW staff
is busy doing assessments and getting interventions in place. A social-emotional
support position has been added at FEW (not funded by 3-mil monies), which is
expected to be a helpful addition there.
For the nominating committee, Amy Foley reviewed the terms of current
commission members, and shared that all current members wish to continue
serving in 2022, with the possible exception of Robert Brown. There was discussion
of bringing on a city council member, either as a voting member of the commission
or as a non-voting liaison to the city. This will be e x plored as the nominating work
continues.
Carrie McLemore suggested that a dedicated FPSC email address, to be used by the
chair and possibly the secretary, should be considered. This would be useful to
leadership, particularly by giving access to past communications to new
chairpersons taking office in a new term. The city clerk will be consulted regarding
best practices for establishing an email account for the commission.
Reporting to the city council is to be scheduled soon.
The next scheduled meeting of the FPSC will be on October 6th at 4:30 and the Nix
Center.
Meeting was adjourned at 5:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Miranda Schrubbe