School board approves new roof for Athens Middle auditorium

Published 2:00 am Friday, February 17, 2012

The small auditorium at Athens Middle School will get a new roof in upcoming weeks.

The Athens Board of Education Thursday approved the repairs.

Dr. Orman Bridges said the maintenance department was attempting to repair roof flashing around the auditorium and discovered that a portion of the roof was deteriorated.

Stephen Ward and Associates inspected the area and advised that the roof be replaced.

Three proposals were obtained. Vision Enterprises submitted the lowest bid of $47,500 for the project, which is below the $50,000 limit of the Alabama Public Works law.

Bridges said the expense would be pulled from State Capital purchase funds.

Other approved items included:

• Retirement of Sandra McDonald, reading coach at Brookhill Elementary School;

• Resignation of Sherry Sampson, cafeteria worker at Brookhill Elementary School;

• Employment of Darshell Sanderfer as speech/language pathologist at Julian Newman Elementary School; and Susan Adams as system-wide LPN for special transportation;

• Maternity leave for Karman Downs, science teacher at Athens Middle School;

• Certified teacher pay for Haley Hays, substitute teacher for Jennifer Reeves, at Brookhill Elementary School;

• Substitute list;

• Volunteers for Athens High School;

• Facility-use requests including allowing the Boy Scouts and Cub Scout Pack 24 to use Athens Intermediate School’s cafetorium for its annual Pinewood Derby March 2-3; First Baptist Church to use Athens Elementary School’s playground June 2, 9, and 11-15 for a back yard Bible club and community block party; Hospice of Limestone County to use Athens High School for the annual Chili Challenge and Silent Auction Feb. 24-25; and the Learn-to-Read Council to use Athens High School for the annual Spelling Bee fundraiser March 17.