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Andalusia City Schools board signs off on routine minutes, financials, personnel actions and program updates
Summary
At its Oct. 20 meeting, the Andalusia City Board of Education approved minutes, financial statements and bank reconciliations, accepted multiple personnel changes and leaves, approved a Drug Free Andalusia grant for FY 2025–26, authorized a temporary janitor position and approved revisions to the CNP HACCP plan and a TAAPA sidewalk option.
The Andalusia City Board of Education handled a series of routine but consequential items during its Oct. 20 meeting, approving minutes, financial reconciliations, personnel actions and several program updates.
Superintendent Dr. Daniel Shakespeare presented the agenda items and recommendations. The board approved the Oct. 20 agenda and the minutes from the Sept. 25 and Oct. 9 board meetings. Katie Odom, CSFO, presented financial statements and bank reconciliations for August and September 2025, which the board approved after a motion by Parrish King and a second from Sammy Glover.
Personnel actions approved included the retirement of Susan McDaniel, cafeteria worker at AES, effective Nov. 1, 2025; hires of Michelle Sharon as a 2nd grade special education teacher at AES (replacing Vivian Simmons), effective Oct. 20, 2025, and Terri Morse as a 6‑hour cafeteria worker replacing McDaniel, effective Nov. 3, 2025; leaves of absence for Sara Griffin (Oct. 20, 2025–Jan. 5, 2026), Lorren Jacobs (Nov. 3, 2025–Jan. 21, 2026) and intermittent leave for Erica Mancil through Dec. 31, 2025; and a status change for Theresa Torres from 6.0 to 6.5 hours, effective Oct. 21, 2025. Each personnel item was recommended by Dr. Shakespeare and recorded as approved following motions and seconds noted in the minutes.
The board also approved the Drug Free Andalusia grant for fiscal year 2025–2026 on a motion by Parrish King and seconded by Sammy Glover. Administration secured approval for a temporary janitor position at Andalusia Junior High School through the end of the year (motion by Charles Eldridge; second by Parrish King). The board approved option #6 for the TAAPA sidewalk selection (motion by Charles Eldridge; second by John Wells) and approved revisions to the Child Nutrition Program HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) plan (motion by John Wells; second by Sammy Glover).
No public comment or extended debate on these items is recorded in the minutes. The meeting adjourned after the board announced its next regular meeting for Nov. 18, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
