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School Board May meeting is positive and brief

By Linda Waggener

The Adair County School Board Met May 21, 2019 with just a few days to go before commencement and the close of the spring semester.

Seniors receive awards in the ceremony scheduled for Thursday evening, May 23, 2019 at 7pmCT at the ACHS gymnasium.

Commencement Will be held Friday evening, May 24, 2019 at 7pmCT at the ACHS gymnasium.

The meeting began with students participating in the opening session. Special Education students under the direction of Anita Goode, Director, were the stars of the May meeting.



Baylor Karnes, Kaleb Butler, Will Shepherd and Matthew Alatorre gave enthusiastic leadership of the Pledge to the Flag.

Fourth grader Matthew Alatorre demonstrated his knowledge of geography, using an interactive world map on the big screen. To the delight and astonishment of everyone, random requests from Board members to see specific places were identified by Matthew immediately. He not only located the country requested, he gave a bit of information unique to that location.

Superintendent Stephens announced that new agreements have been reached with both city and county so that each of the four schools will continue to have its own School Resource Officer in the 2019-2020 academic year. The school system will contribute $8,298 for each officer. The county, Which provides one SRO, will receive that amount. The city, which provides 3 SROs, will receive three times that amount. Contracts were provided to explain in detail.

The Adair County School Board meets at 6pmCT, each third Thursday, at the Board Conference Room, lower level, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY.

Adair County Board of Education Members are: Terry Harvey (Division 1); Daniel Adams (Division 2), Lisa Burton, (Division 3), Jonathan Gaskins (Division 4); and Troy Grider (Division 5).

Superintendent, Dr. Pamela Stephens; School Board Attorney, Jeff Hoover; Academic Dean/Instructional Supervisor, Phyllis Curry; Dean of Students/Director of Pupil Personnel, Robbie Harmon; Special Education Director, Anita Goode; Title 1 Coordinator, John Shelley III; Technology Coordinator, Carla Perkins; Technology Network Coordinator, Jason Rector; Transportation Director & Maintenance Director, David Jones; Director of Federal Programs, Steve Turner; Food Services Director, Carol Roy; Finance Officer, Renae Smith; Board Secretary and Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent, Becky Bailey.


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Firefighters Crusade given donation from School Board



2019-05-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Firemen Charlie Crawhorn, Terry Harvey and Donald Hare represented Adair County's fire departments at the board meeting to receive the school system's contribution of over $3,500 to help kick off the Crusade for Children fundraiser taking place this weekend. Adair County firefighters will be working through the Memorial Day holiday to collect for the Crusade.

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Band Director granted request for uniform help



2019-05-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Adair County High School Marching Band director Tom Case requested and was granted approximately $6,000 as a contribution toward uniform needs by the Board. The band continues to receive extraordinary honors, the most recent one puts them among the top 88 bands in the world.

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Students enthusiastically lead the Pledge to the Flag



2019-05-23 - Columbia - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
The Adair County School Board Met May 21, 2019. Leading the Pledge were Baylor Karnes, Kaleb Butler, Will Shepherd and Matthew Alatorre, assisted by Anita Goode, Special Education Director.

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Baylor in the arms of Chief Granddad



2019-05-26 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Columbia Police Chief Jason Cross holds his grandson Baylor, four, at the May School Board meeting. Baylor, helped by his mother Courtney Karnes, was the youngest of the student participants who led the Pledge to the Flag at the beginning of the meeting. Click 'read more' for the report and more photos.

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Kaleb with Shirley and Ben at School Board meeting



2019-05-28 - Adair County School Board - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Kaleb Butler, center, was among the very special students leading the Pledge of Allegiance at the May 21, 2019 school board meeting. Shirley Holt, left, and her son Ben, at right, were there in support of Kaleb who will graduate from Adair County High School Friday night, May 24, 2019.

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Matthew and his supporters at School Board meeting



2019-05-29 - Adair County School Board - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Matthew Alatorre wowed the crowd in attendance at the May Adair County School Board meeting with the demonstration of his special abilities in geography. He is pictured here with his mother, Maria holding Emma, and his father Elias, at left. His fourth grade teacher, Mike Mantooth, at right, said, "I've never seen anyone know more about geography in my life. However, he knows so much more. He can tell you populations of countries, states, cities, etc. He's an absolute ball of fun and has an infectious attitude. To get the full effect one just needs to hang out with him for a little bit - Your life will be changed." (Click read more for more details and photos).

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