During the regularly scheduled board meeting of Hartselle City Schools Mon., July 13, Director of Technology Tim Southerland updated the board about the Child Internet Protection Act and Hartselle City Schools’ compliance.

With IBoss cyber security, all content goes through filters for all web/internet activity. The security allows IT to block sites by categories and specific web pages with questionable content. IT is also able to allow certain sites be open to faculty and not to students.

During testing periods, IT is able to throttle back sites such as Pandora and Netflix so web access is not slowed down for those testing online.

Southerland also reported that if the system ever adds computer equipment, that students would be able to take home the content and it would be filtered there as well.

The board took the following actions during their regularly scheduled meeting:

•Approved to sell old buses and miscellaneous equipment on govdeals.com.

•Approved Community Action Partnership of North Alabama to furnish food services for Hartselle Head Start.

•Approved eight additional out-of-district students.

•Approved the job descriptions for a special services administrative assistant/bookkeeper and a part-time special education teacher/part-time psychometrist

The board also addressed the following personnel items:

•Approved the resignation of Kenny Lopez from the position of school counselor at Hartselle High School, effective July 13, 2015.

•Approved the retirement of Leesia Johnson from the position of special education teacher at Crestline, effective Sept. 1  and leave of absence request for Aug. 5 – Aug. 31.

•Approved the resignation of Kristie Durand from the position of eighth grade language arts teacher at Hartselle Junior High.

•Approved the transfer of Elisa Harris from the position of gifted teacher at Hartselle Junior High to the position of instructional partner at Crestline, effective with the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year.

•Approved the employment of Amanda Smith for the position of first class pre-k assistant teacher, effective with the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year.

•Approved Stephanie Roden to fill the position of librarian at Crestline, effective with the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year.

•Approved Kimberly Fowler to fill the position of part-time speech-language pathologist at Burleson, effective with the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year.

•Approved the temporary employment of Morgan Sharp and Nathan Brooks from July 14 to Aug. 6 for summer help.

•Approved the 2015-2016 supplement master list.

The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Mon., Aug. 17, 2015, at the central office.