BSD approves audit services
Published 9:35 am Wednesday, May 25, 2016
The Brookhaven School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday accepted a proposal for the district’s audit services for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 from Joel Cunningham III CPA for $15,500 per year.
The board also abandoned the bid process for WAN and Internet services due to technical difficulties and selected state vendor AT&T. The project will be partially funded by the federal E-Rate Program, which provides discounts on eligible communications services and Internet access.
In other business:
• The board approved to pay the 2015-2016 contract with Bailey Education Group out of Title I.
• Stipends for teachers involved with instruction services with Bailey Education Group will be paid from district maintenance.
• The board approved a field trip request for the cheer team to travel to Alabama for camp in June.
• The board accepted a $1,016.32 donation to BSD from the softball team for banquet expenses.
• The board accepted a donation of $6,814.30 from the Cheer Booster Club for cheer supplies.
• The board approved a softball fundraiser.
• The board approved draft copies of the 2016-2017 employee, elementary and secondary handbooks, pending personnel additions.
• The board approved the service agreement for voice over IP with CSpire for the phone system.
The next regular board meeting will be June 28.