The cost of mailing report cards, newsletters, attendance records and other pertinent student information to parents will be offset by a $2 yearly postage fee Hartselle High School students will begin paying next school year.
The fee was adopted by Hartselle School Board at its last regular meeting on a recommendation from Superintendent Dr. Mike Reed.
He said the fee was needed to offset rising mailing costs and ensure parents receive reports cards and other hard copy information about their childrens’ progress on a timely basis.
In another matter, the superintendent was authorized to  sign a three-year contract extension with Highground Solutions of Birmingham, the firm that provides the SchoolCast Rapid Alert and Notification System.
Reed reported the notification system has worked well when used to alert parents about an emergency situation in the school system.
“Within a 10-minute period we’ve been able to transmit messages to 3,500 phone users,” he said. “This is a much needed service and one that has received only positive feedback from parents.”
The board acted on other matters as follows:
•Approved a request to declare as surplus property and dispose of old textbooks at Crestline Elementary School.
• Approved revision s to the 2010-11 school calendar, reflecting the implementation of nine-week grading periods.
• Approved the first reading of an amended board policy dealing with harassment in school to coincide with a recent change in state law.
•Approved the use of school facilities by Hartselle Police Department to conduct intruder-training sessions.
The board acted on personnel matter as follows:
• Approved the employment of Christy Zuck as a fourth grade teacher at Barkley Bridge Elementary for the 2010-11 school year.
• Approved the employment of Beth Balch as a kindergarten teacher at F.E. Burleson Elementary for the 2010-11 school year.
• Approved Sarah Bragwell as a third grade teacher at  F.E  Burleson Elementary for the 2010-11 school year.
•Approved the employment of Amy Wallace as a fourth grade teacher at F.E. Burleson Elementary for the 2010-11 school year.
• Approved the employment of Suzanne Mozley as a fifth grade teacher at F. E. Burleson Elementary for the 2010-11 school year.
• Approved the employment of Chris Laster as a fifth grade teacher at Crestline Elementary for the 2010-11 school year.
• Approved the employment of Debbie Lopez as a socials studies teacher at Hartselle High for the 2010-11 school year.
• Approved the employment of Eddie Stewart as a science teacher at Hartselle High for the 2010-11 school year.
• Approved the employment of Tasha McKee to teach a 2010 summer school class at Hartselle Junior High.
• Approved the employment of Tim Miller to teach a 2010 summer school driver’s education class at Hartselle High.
•Approved the employment of Johnny Johns for the 2010 summer to clean school buses.
• Approved the employment of Robin Riley as seventh grade volleyball coach at Hartselle Junior High for the 2010-11 school year.
Approved the employment of Shane Russell as seventh grade boy’s basketball coach at Hartselle Junior High for the 2010-11 school year.
• Approved Cerra Little as a volunteer assistant volleyball coach at Hartselle High for the 2010-11 school year.
• Approved the resignation of Haley Hardin as a math teacher at Hartselle High, effective May 28.
Approved transfers for the 2010-11 school years as follows:
• Judy Prater from four-health science lab one and two health foundations to three health occupations and three high school nurse,
• Sherri G. Rahm from five days at Barkley Bridge Elementary to three days at Barkley Bridge and two days at Crestline Elementary.
• Debra Queen from five days at F.E. Burleson to three days at F.E. Burleson and two days at Crestline Elementary.
• Kelly Meadows from fourth grade teacher at Barkley Bridge Elementary to third grade teacher at Barkley Bridge.
•Jamie Haynes from special education self-contained class at Crestline Elementary to fourth grade teacher at Crestline.
• Tina Towers from first grade teacher at F.E. Burleson Elementary to reading coach at F.E. Burleson.
• Tina Kimbrell from eighth grade math teacher at Hartselle Junior High to math teacher at Hartselle High.