North Clay, Flora Officials Discuss Co-oping in Football

North Clay school board members Wednesday night heard from administrators about a possible sports co-op with the Flora school district.

Principal Keith Price and Assistant Principal/Athletic Director Brian Deadmond reported on a recent meeting with Flora officials on the possibility of doing a co-op for football and possibly other sports.

There was no action by the Board on the talks.

Board members also got information on possible solutions from their Buildings and Grounds Committee to a HVAC project at the high school building and a masonry issue at the 2003 building addition. The Committee was asked to obtain additional information that will be discussed at a Board special meeting on February 5.

The Board also discussed advertising for fuel bids, then directed Superintendent Monty Aldrich to make revisions to the bid specs and report back. More information will be posted once the Board reviews and finalizes the bid specs.

North Clay board members:

--accepted the resignation of DeDe McElravy as a teacher effective Wednesday

--hired Hunter Clifton as high school spring assistant baseball coach

--agreed to keep closed session minutes closed for meetings held from this past July through December

--rehired Jessica Guzman, Brian Deadmond, Keith Price and Jody Aldrich for next school year

--recognized the retiring Karl Meurlott for his work as attorney for the school district since the early 1970s

--heard from Crystal Ballard of the Sports Boosters that the organization will be dissolving and that this will be the final year that they will sponsor Supercards and do concessions, and heard her thank Arnita Fender for all of her help with the Boosters

--thanked the Clay County Sheriff's Department for their help with an Active Shooter Drill held during the January School Improvement Day

--heard from Tonni Micklautz on work with the high school Math program