The School Board of Escambia County, Florida, convened in Special Meeting at 6:00 p.m., in Room 160, J.E. Educational Services Center, 30 East Texar Drive, Pensacola, Florida, with the following present:

Chairman:  Dr. John DeWitt         Vice Chairman: Mrs. Cary Stidham (was not present)

Members:  Mr. Gary L. Bergosh

Ms. Linda Finkelstein

Dr. Elmer Jenkins

School Board Attorney: Mr. Francisco Negron, Jr. (was not present)

Superintendent of Schools: Mr. Jim Paul

I. CALL TO ORDER

Dr. Dewitt announced that a reception sponsored by the Foundation for Excellence would follow the meeting.  Motion made by Dr. Jenkins, seconded by Ms. Finkelstein, to adopt the agenda and approve all certificates and recognitions, was unanimous.

II. PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITIONS

Mr. Ronnie Arnold, Director of Information Services, served as Master of Ceremonies, for the program.  The School Board and Superintendent congratulated all of the honored recipients on the following achievements.

1. DISCOVER CARD TRIBUTE AWARD SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Thomas Philpot, Student, Pensacola High School

2. GOVERNOR’S HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STARS PROGRAM RECIPIENT Thomas Philpot, Student, Pensacola High School

3. MANNA FOOD BANK PRESENTATION TO SCHOOLS
Frankie Van Horn and Tim Evans made presentations to Jim Allen Elementary School, Brown Barge Middle School and George Stone Vocational Center.

4. NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY – RESOLUTION
Madonna Jackson-Williams accepted the Resolution on behalf of Escambia Education Association.

5. PRESENTATION BY CITY MAYOR – NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY RESOLUTION
Mayor Fogg was unable to attend the meeting and Madonna Jackson-Williams accepted the Resolution from Mr. Arnold on behalf of Escambia Education Association.

6. PRESENTATION BY JUDY LADNER – A.A. DIXON OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER
Judy Ladner made a presentation to the parents of Tammy Smith, A.A. Dixon Outstanding Volunteer, who had recently passed away.

7. WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL GRIOTS STATE CHAMPIONS – RESOLUTION
The Resolution was accepted by Washington High School Griots team.

8.  LEVIN PAPANTONIO FAMILY FOUNDATION EDUCATOR AWARDS Rickey Butler, Beverly Sue Gindl, Pamela Mathis, Russell Queen, Bill Slayton, Susan Soderlind, Peggy Tucker, and Dr. Ruth Vannerson

9. RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE “KAPS FOR KIDS” DESIGN WINNERS Micah Hill and Terry Shelby, Students, Spencer Bibbs Advanced Learning Academy

10. TEACHING TOLERANCE GRANT RECIPIENT
Melinda Beckett for Old Hometown

11.  DUKE UNIVERSITY TALENT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM
Brian Bosso, Brittany Hammac, Jenny Hamilton, Rachel Hart, Kenneth Jones, Shawn Kings, Emma Logdahl, Garrett McCabe, Leith McIndewar, Charles Myers, Lesley Noyes, James Reynolds, Brandon Smith, and Brittany Tindell

12.  J. EARLE BOWDEN AWARD FOR BEST IN SHOW AT HISTORY FAIR
Emily Rowe, Student, Washington High School

13.  KATHERINE C. POMEROY AWARD FOR BEST JUNIOR ENTRY IN HISTORY FAIR
Brandon Heath and Mallory Heath, Students, PATS Center and Old Hometown

14. FLORIDA STATE HISTORY FAIR AWARD WINNERS
Nitin Advani, Vithia An, Fabian Canas, Cameron Colbert, Samantha Combs, Michelle Cooper, Lindsey Doyle, Jenna Ezell, Melissa Fedyschyn, Elizabeth Fleischhauer, Lindsey Fryer, Jenny Gibson, Ted Gibson, Katherine Gulley, Genevieve Harper, Brendan Heath, Mallory Heath, Erin Hebert, Tim Hildebrand, Tiffany Hoffman, Carrie Hunter, Andrea Johnson, Karen Kayir, Colleen Kirchharr, Laura Lamar, Rachel Lamar, Shelley McDavid, Jamie McMillen, Patrick Mika, Brandie Miller, Lindsay Nelson, Chrisandra Nash, Amber Phillips, Andy Pope, Emily Rowe, Jessica Schisler, Samantha Shoaf, Sara Stephens, Jon Teasley, Jennifer Trollinger, Danny Tuzzeo, Louis Vallon, Lisa Venettozzi, and Natalie Venettozzi

15. SUPERINTENDENT’S ECONOMIC AWARDS
Sara Cohan, Connie Brown, Kathy McClintock, and Marie Rowe

16. SUNSHINE MATHEMATICS SUPERSTAR WINNERS
Michael Jones, Keatton Vansickle, Thao Hoang, Ray Anaya, Rob Daniel, Dennis Foster, Stephen Clarke, Zachary Gaidosh, Cody Reinhardt, Mallory Thompson, Eric Deweese, Christa Childers, Doug Nesvik, Christina Pham, Ryan Smithies, Winston Leech, Kara Metty, Allison Shiflett, Rose Tran, Justin Gallagher, John Hassell, Kristen Sackman, Olivia Wrisley, David Thompson, Ashley Horning, Sarah Mehriary, Courtney Williams, Luke Rosa, Dylan Basford, J.D. Allen, Sara Jones, Jessica Ball, Alicia Schindler, Erin Wachtel, Brian Leuchtman, Bradley Davis, Andrew Fowler, and Hillary Smith

17. PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL CULINARY ARTS TEAM
Crystal Stone, Megan Hoffman, Tuan Le, Melissa Jenkins, Donald Watson, Travis Dockman, Michael Powell, Ben Goff, Michael Hanlon, Quincy Summers, Selinda Baker, and sponsors Opal Lister and Jane Phillips

18. LAW WEEK 2001 POSTER CONTEST WINNERS
Jacob Bayer, Tiffany Coggin, Jessica Maulden, and Vonda Hawk

19. TATE HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL TEAM
Casey Street, Lynzi Spann, Stacy Gimbel, Joe Dean, Angela Porter, Grant Patterson, Adam Clark, William Mack, Jenna Appello, Roshawnda Cottrell, Cassie Wells, Safia Aksouh, and sponsors Kelly Krostag, Justin Witkin, and Neil Overholtz

20.  4-H PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION WINNERS
Abagail Walton, Sarah Thompson, Corey Smith, Kuantara Ingram, Melissa Porcil, Amanda Hatt, and Shamika Houston

21. REFLECTIONS PROGRAM WINNER
Martin Tate, Student, Washington High School

22.  PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE TEAM
Jesse Pace, Tristan Harper, and coach Peggy Hess

23. NURSE’S APPRECIATION WEEK ART CONTEST WINNERS
Travis Knight, Jacob Walker, Shane Howell, Crystal Gibbons, Alexandria Martin, Brittany Hanna, Natalie Withum, Matt Johnston, and Amanda Adams

24. 2002 ESCAMBIA COUNTY TEACHER OF THE YEAR
Linda Harris

25. PARENT INVOLVEMENT AWARD
Ensley Elementary School’s ‘Focus on Father’s’ Program

26. ANGEL IN OUR MIDST
Dale Rooks, Volunteer, A.K. Suter Elementary School

27. OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Linda Threadgill, Brentwood Elementary School, Dr. Ruth Vannerson, Ernest Ward Middle School and Carolyn Spooner, Tate High School

28.  STELLAR EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Kenneth Fountain, Molino Elementary School

29. STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR AWARDS
Mary Ellison Baars, Will Hedgecock, Jonathan P. Laning, Falon A. Mihalic, Natalie A. Tredway, David E. Misvel, Chad M. Porter, and Ashley Keeney

30. ESCAMBIA PHYSICAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION AWARDS Longleaf Elementary School, Beth Miller, Quintella Bonner, Mary Bailey, Terrie Wright, and Charles Booher

III.  ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 7:17 p.m. (Official recordings of this meeting are filed in the Information Services Department.)

Attest:                                                  Approved:

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Superintendent                                     Chairman