| MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CARBONDALE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 165, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS HELD JANUARY 15, 2009 The regular meeting of the Board of Education of School District 165 was held in the cafeteria of Carbondale Community High School, 1301 East Walnut Street, Carbondale, Illinois, on Thursday, January 15, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. An executive session preceded the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Upon roll call, the following members were present: Barbara Bennett, Linda Flowers, Linda Brandon, Kenneth Hughes, Robert Brewer, Barbara Levine and Mike Durr. Also present were: Steven R. Sabens, David Craig, Steve Kosco, Crystal Swan-Gravatt, Vicky King, Virginia Appuhn and Carbondale Times Newspaper. President Levine declared a quorum present and the regular meeting of January 15, 2009, was called to order. Executive Session: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Hughes, to go into executive session for the purpose of considering information regarding the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees.Roll call: Bennett, Brandon, Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Public Portion of the Meeting Convenes: The public portion of the meeting convened at 7:05 p.m. President Levine stated no action was taken while in executive session. Minutes: The minutes of the regular meeting of December 18, 2008, were approved as distributed. Approval of Executive Session Minutes: Motion by Durr, seconded by Brewer, to approve the executive session minutes of December 18, 2009 (#2) and January 15, 2009. Roll call: Bennett, Brandon, Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Correspondence: The Board received newsletters for their review from the Social Studies Department, P.E./Health/Driver Education Department and the Fine Arts Department. Payment of Bills: Motion by Brandon, seconded by Bennett, to pay the remaining bills for the month of December, 2008; and, those available for payment for the month of January, 2009.Roll call: Bennett, Brandon, Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. School Improvement Plan: Virginia Appuhn reviewed the School Improvement Plan for the Board of Education. Superintendent Sabens commended Mrs. Appuhn for her work on the School Improvement Plan.Motion by Bennett, seconded by Hughes, to approve the School Improvement Plan as presented. Roll call:Bennett, Brandon, Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Approval of “Love Your Heart” Free Personal Leave Day Drawing: Motion by Brandon, seconded by Flowers, to approve a free personal leave day (as a drawing) in the annual promotion of faculty and staff participation in good heart practices by getting a blood pressure check (to qualify for the drawing) during "Love Your Heart Week" in February. Roll call: Bennett, Brandon, Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Resignations: Motion by Durr, seconded by Hughes, to approve the following resignations as presented: a) Daniel Nickel (EOC aide) effective December 18, 2008. b) Matthew Owens (science teacher) effective March 1, 2009. Roll call: Bennett, Brandon, Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Employment of Personnel: Motion by Durr, seconded by Hughes, to employ the following personnel as presented: a) Stephen Murphy, Principal--Employ Stephen Murphy as Principal of Carbondale Community High School, effective July 1, 2009, per the contract terms and conditions as presented. B) Kathryn Baskin, Title I Reading Aide--Employ Kathryn Baskin as a full-time Title I Reading Aide effective January 14, 2009, at the rate of $9.07 per hour, for the remainder of the 2008-09 school year. c) Crystal Smith, Gateway Teacher Aide--Employ Crystal Smith as a full-time Gateway Teacher Aide effective January 14, 2009, at the rate of $9.07 per hour, for the remainder of the 2008-09 school year.d) Casey Raymer, EOC Aide--Employ Casey Raymer as a full-time EOC Aide effective January 14, 2009, at the rate of $9.07 per hour, for the remainder of the 2008-09 school year. Roll call: Bennett, Brandon, Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Approval of Volunteer: Motion by Durr, seconded by Bennett, to approve the volunteer as presented: Gail Gilbert—Guidance Department, Math Tutor. Roll call: Bennett, Brandon, Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 7:17 p.m. APPROVED: FEBRUARY 19, 2009 |