Kosciusko High School students will have a new way to retake some failed courses from now on.

The Kosciusko City School Board approved a credit recovery policy that would allow students to earn credit for a course that was previously failed during the school year and summer during their Monday night board meeting.

According to the Mississippi Department of Education’s Web site, credit recovery allows an opportunity for students to earn credit for a course in a few weeks or months rather than repeating the entire course.

The site also said a credit recovery program can be an effective way of helping students get back on track toward graduation in a more timely fashion, and perhaps encourage students to stay in school.

The resignations of Laura Barton at Kosciusko Lower Elementary, Melanie McKnight at Kosciusko High School, Susan Aldridge at Kosciusko Upper Elementary and Rebecca Chisolm at KHS were accepted by the board.

The board also accepted the resignations of those retiring. They are Doralyn Killebrew at KHS, Rachel West at KUE, Debra Horn at Kosciusko Middle Elementary, Mary McAlister at KME, Sherri Buchanan at Federal Programs and Lavelle Smith.

New teachers approved were Dawn McLellan at Kosciusko Junior High (pending certification), Sara Williams at KME, Whitney Pettit at KUE, Temple Gowan at KHS (pending certification), Donna Myers at KHS and Katie Bellew (pending certification) for assistant KJH band director.

The board approved the following:

– Salary schedule for 2008-2009 school year.

– Supplement schedule for the 2008-2009 school year.

– Approve salaries for the certified and non-certified staff for 2008-2009 school year.

– Approve non-certified staff at KLE and ME for 2008-2009 school year.

– Approve Heather Wilson as an assistant teacher for the 2008-2009 school year at KME and Julie King as secretary at KLE.

– Dave Woodfin as physical education teacher for the elementary school and assistant football coach for the 2008-2009 school year (pending certification.

– Substitute teacher Betty Johnson for the remainder of the 2007-2008 school year.

– Approve contract with City of Kosciusko to employ school resource officer Mark Gilmore as a contractual service for the 2008-2009 school year for $35,932.60.

– Amending the 2007-2008 school calendar to reflect students being out May 23 and teachers May 26 and a 60 percent day on May 22.

– Depository bid from Citizens National Bank for the 2008-2009 school year.

– To advertise for the 2008-2009 budget hearing

– Student handbooks for the 2008-2009 school year with no changes.

– Increase in certified substitute teacher pay from $60 to $65 and non-certified substitute teacher pay from $45 to $50 and add long term certification substitute pay of 10 consecutive days for $80.

– Permission to advertise for dairy products, gasoline, diesel, oil, ricoh ink, masters, janitorial supplies bids and produce (quotes) for the 2008-2009 school year.

– Donation of $305 from PTA from Kosciusko Upper Elementary for plaques for retiring teachers.

– Payment of salaries from Kosciusko Junior High and High School teacher for after school remediation.

– Acceptance of Tiffany Anderson from Holmes County School District (tuition to be paid).

– Claims docket

– Financial report for April

– Permission to delete and dispose of items from inventory and remove from general ledger and dispose of according to MS code.

– Travel for Jerrelyn Jackson and Sherry Dean to attend MS Summer Institute Session I in Columbus on June 9 and 11.

– Travel for Jackson, Deen, Stacy Dew, Amanda Medine, Regina Biggers, Cynthia Newsome, Penny Mitchell and Katie Carter to attend the MS Summer Institute Sesson II in Jackson on June 18-20.

– Travel for Kevin Pullen, Wade Moore, Shane Rodgers, Dave McRory, Woodfin and Trey Rolison to attend the MAC Coaches Clinic July 18-20 in Jackson.

– Travel for Jackson to attend the MAC Coaches Clinic in Jackson on July 18-20.

– Travel for Katrina Overstreet to attend Methods of Technology Discovery in Hattiesburg on June 2,3, 23 and 24.

– Travel for Candace Roses to attend a math workshop in Hattiesburg on July 30-31.

– Travel for Dean and Jackson to MS Rising Summer Conference in Biloxi on June 2-6.

The board went into executive session for a personnel matter but no action was taken.