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Andalusia City Board elects Parrish King president, John Wells vice president; approves personnel, policies and AES safety wall
Summary
At its Nov. 18, 2025 meeting the Andalusia City Board of Education elected Parrish King president and John Wells vice president, approved October financial statements, several personnel actions, multiple board policy updates, a safety wall at Andalusia Elementary School and a revision to the CNP procurement plan.
Andalusia, Ala. — At its Nov. 18, 2025 regular meeting, the Andalusia City Board of Education elected Parrish King as board president and John Wells as vice president and approved a package of routine business including October financial statements, personnel changes, several board policy updates, installation of a safety wall at Andalusia Elementary School (AES) and a Child Nutrition Program (CNP) procurement plan revision.
Superintendent Dr. Daniel Shakespeare called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Judge Ben Bowden administered the oath of office to Parrish King and Billy Bergfeld before the board opened nominations for officers. Parrish King was elected president after a motion by board member Sammy Glover and a second by John Wells. John Wells was elected vice president after Charles Eldridge moved and Billy Bergfeld seconded that nomination.
Katie Odom, the system’s chief school financial officer, presented financial statements and bank reconciliations for October 2025; the board approved the statements on a motion by Sammy Glover, seconded by John Wells.
The board approved several personnel items. It granted a leave of absence for Ander Helms, secretary at Andalusia High School, effective Nov. 24, 2025 through Jan. 28, 2026 (motion by John Wells; second by Charles Eldridge). The board accepted the resignation of Cheyenne Dugger, a paraprofessional at Andalusia Elementary School, effective Nov. 14, 2025 (motion by John Wells; second by Charles Eldridge). The board approved a change of status promoting Derek Cross from maintenance worker to maintenance supervisor, replacing Bill Clark, effective Dec. 1, 2025 (motion by John Wells; second by Charles Eldridge). The board also approved hiring Tyler Carnley as a temporary AJHS custodian effective Dec. 1, 2025. The minutes list an end date of May 29, 2025 for that temporary appointment; that end date appears inconsistent with the December 2025 start and may be a typographical error in the minutes.
Dr. Shakespeare recommended and the board approved several policy items, including no changes to the policy described as "Description No Changes," policies 4.81 (Career Technical Cooperative Education), 4.82 (Safety in Career Technical Classes), 4.84 (Live Work in Career Technical Programs), changes to 5.7 (Student Records), and policy 5.22 (New Graduation Pathway, including Option B). The motions were made by John Wells and seconded by Charles Eldridge.
The board approved a recommendation to install a safety wall at the main opening into the town square just past the office at Andalusia Elementary School; the motion to proceed was made by John Wells and seconded by Charles Eldridge. The board also approved a revision to the Child Nutrition Program procurement plan to allow unprocessed agricultural items in accordance with ALSDE guidance and the Department of Agriculture and Industries (motion by Sammy Glover; second by John Wells).
The board set its next regular meeting for Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the board room at central office. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
