POINT PLEASANT — At the most recent meeting of the Mason County Board of Education, new officers were elected for the new fiscal year.

Elected as president was Board Member Thomas Nunnery. Elected as vice president was Board Member Randy Searls. Also elected as the representative for the RESA II Board of Directors was Board Member Dale Shobe.

In addition to the election of new officers for the new fiscal year, board members also voted to set the meeting schedule for the coming year. Superintendent Suzanne Dickens stated the board will meet at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, and at 4 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month. All meetings will take place at the Mason County Career Center.

In addition to being the first meeting of the new fiscal year for Mason County Schools, this was also the first meeting for two new board members, Greg Fowler and Paul Sayre. As previously reported, after a competitive primary election only two votes separated Sayre and Fowler, and those two votes determined which candidate would serve a full four-year term. Sayre, who received 2,065 votes, will be serving a four-year term, and Fowler, who received 2,063 votes, will be taking over the remainder of the term left by former board member Teresa Warner. This term will end on June 30, 2014. The other full four-year term that was available was given to incumbent Nunnery, who received 2,436 votes.

Board members stepping down at the end of the 2011-2012 fiscal year were Michael Cottrill and Matthew Thompson.

In addition to Dickens, board members attending this meeting were Fowler, Nunnery, Sayre, Searls and Shobe.

Also at the last meeting of the 2011-2012 fiscal year on June 28, members approved the following agenda and personnel items:

Approved Minutes, Agenda #50, May 29, 2012. Approved Minutes, Agenda #51, May 31, 2012. Approved Minutes, Agenda #52, June 19, 2012.

Approved the renewal of the Clinical Affiliation Agreement between Mason County Board of Education and Marshall University College of Health Professions, for the 2012-13 school year. Approved the Technical and Adult Education LEA Plan for the 2012-13 school year. Approved to name the proposed tennis courts at Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High Athletic Complex, the Harley H. Hartley Tennis Courts. Approved the USDA Community Eligibility Option for qualified schools for the 2012-13 school year. Approved the contract between Mason County Board of Education and Life Skills Therapy Services, LLC for Occupational and Physical Therapy for the 2012-13 school year. Special Education will be the funding source.

Accepted the resignation of David Bodkin, Chemistry Teacher, Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High, effective June 30, 2012, due to retirement. Accepted the resignation of Cheryl Metz, English Teacher, Wahama Jr/Sr High, effective July 1, 2012, due to retirement. Approved to delete the position of Federal Programs Coordinator, Central Office, Job 001-013-A, effective 2012-13 school year. Approved to delete the position of At Risk Drop Out Prevention Counselor, Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High, Job #502-897-P, effective 2012-13 school year. Approved to delete the position of 7-12 General Science Teacher, Alternative School, Job #100-978-P, effective for the 2012-13 school year. Approved to post the position of 7-12 Grade Counselor, Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High, effective 2012-13 school year. County will be the funding source. Approved to post the position of Special Education LD/BD/MI Teacher, Alternative School, for the 2012-13 school year. Special Education will be the funding source.

Approved the employment of Doug Sturgeon, Hearing Impaired Teacher, Central Office Itinerant, Summer School, Job #001-026-SUM, effective July 9-July 13, 2012, Special Education will be the funding source. Approved the employment of Julie Lowe, Speech Therapist, Central Office Itinerant, Summer School, Job #001-028-SUM, effective July 9-July 13, 2012. Special Education will be the funding source.

Approve the employment of Kayla Tucker, LD/BD/MI Teacher, Central Office Itinerant, Summer School, Job #001-020-SUM, effective July 9-13, 2012. Special Education will be the funding source. Approved the employment of Kayla Tucker, LD/BD/MI Teacher, Central Office Itinerant, Summer School, on an as-needed basis, Job #001-018-SUM, effective July 9, 2012. Special Education will be the funding source. Board member Shobe recused himself for these two items.

Approved the employment of Christina McCormack, LD/BD/MI Teacher, Central Office Itinerant, Summer School, on an as needed basis, Job #001-019-SUM, effective July 9, 2012. Special Education will be the funding source. Approved the employment of Travis Price Welding Technology Teacher, Mason County Career Center, Job #701-017-V, effective 2012-13 school year. County will be the funding source. Approved the transfer of Cameron Moffett, Principal, Point Pleasant Intermediate School, to Director of Maintenance, Job #001-014-A, for the 2012-13 school year. County will be the funding source.

Accepted the resignation of Diana Bodkin, Secretary, Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High, effective June 30, 2012, due to retirement. Approved the employment of Gari Worley, Extended School Year Bus Operator, Job #001-024-SUM, effective for the 2012 Summer Program. Special Education will be the funding source. Approve the employment of Jean Waugh, Special Education Aide, Central Office Itinerant, Summer School, Job #001-021-SUM, effective July 9-July 13, 2012. Special Education will be the funding source. Approved to delete the position of Special Education Aide, Point Pleasant Primary, Job #217-457-C, effective 2012-13 school year. Approved to post the position of Special Education Aide, Central Office Itinerant, effective 2012-13 school year.

Accepted the resignation of William Rice, Varsity Golf Coach, Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High, effective June 15, 2012. Accepted the resignation of Troy Oldaker, Jr High Football Coach, Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High, effective June 15, 2012. Accepted the resignation of David Bodkin, Assistant Varsity Football Coach, Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High, effective June 30, 2012. Approved the employment of George Smith, Jr High Assistant Wrestling Coach, Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High, (pending certification), job #502-135-S, for the 2012-13 school year. County will be the funding source.

Approved the purchase of a 2013 Ford Fusion from John Sang Ford, totaling $18,736.00. This vehicle will be utilized for Driver Education Classes. Step 7 will be the funding source. Approve the purchase of four, 2013 Seventy-Seven Passenger Buses from Heritage Truck Centers, Cross Lanes, WV, at a total of $386,372.88. Transportation Monies will be the funding source. Approved the lowest submitted bid of $6,192.00, from Standard Exterminating Company, Inc., for Pest Control Services, for the 2012/13 school year. County Maintenance Monies will be the funding source. Approved the ratification of orders issued, transfers, and supplements. Check Numbers 80328 through 80425; 80427 through 80440; 80442 through 80443, totaling $668,741.13. Approve the ratification of check #80426 to Shobe, in the amount of $486.00. Board member Shobe abstained from this item. Approved the ratification of check #80441 to Searls, in the amount of $797.14. Board members Searls abstained from this item.

In addition to Dickens, board members attending this meeting were Cottrill, Nunnery, Searls, Shobe, and Thompson.