April 2009



Board Minutes - April 16 and 29, 2009

April 16, 2009 Minutes

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CARBONDALE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 165, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS, HELD APRIL 16, 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, April 16, 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: Linda Brandon, Linda Flowers, Mike Durr and Barbara Levine. The following members were absent: Barbara Bennett, Kenneth Hughes and Robert Brewer. Also present: Steven R. Sabens, David Craig, Steve Kosco, Stephen Murphy, Crystal Swan-Gravatt, Vicky King and Southern Illinoisan Represented.

President Levine declared a quorum present and the regular meeting of April 16, 2009, was called to order.

Executive Session: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Brandon, 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: Brandon, Durr, Flowers and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Member Answers Roll Call: Member Hughes answered roll call at 6:53 p.m.

Public Portion of the Meeting Convenes: The public portion of the meeting convened at 7:00 p.m.

President Levine stated no action was taken while in executive session.

Approval of Executive Session Minutes: Motion by Brandon, seconded by Durr, to approve the executive session minutes of April 16, 2009. Roll call: Brandon, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Minutes: The minutes of the regular meeting of March 19, 2009, were approved as distributed.

Scholar Bowl Team Recognition: The Scholar Bowl Team and their sponsors, Sharon Lorinskas and Judy Major, were present at the Board meeting and recognized by the Board of Education for their outstanding accomplishments this year in winning the State Scholar Bowl Championship.

Newsletters: The Board of Education received the Foreign Language Department and Freshman Academy Newsletters for their review.

Public Comments: Mrs. Winnie Howell, a parent, addressed the Board of Education regarding a recent incident in the high school cafeteria and the disciplinary action taken against the students involved. Mrs. Howell stated she felt the punishment was excessive and that it did not conform to the rules in the Student Handbook. President Levine advised Mrs. Howell to contact Ms. King to schedule an appointment to discuss the matter.

Payment of Bills: Motion by Brandon, seconded by Flowers, to pay the remaining bills for the month of March, 2009; and, those available for payment for the month of April, 2009. Roll call: Brandon, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Approval of Summer Maintenance Work/Projects: Motion by Hughes, seconded by Flowers, to approve the summer maintenance projects as presented, including authorization to solicit bids/quotes for specific projects as necessary. Roll call: Brandon, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Board of Education Student Artwork Purchase Award: Motion by Durr, seconded by Brandon, to approve the annual Student Artwork Purchase Award ($100) as presented. Roll call: Brandon, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Permission to Solicit Bids For Bread and Milk: Motion by Durr, seconded by Hughes, to solicit bids for bread and milk for the 2009-10 school year as presented. Roll call: Brandon, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Awarding of Bids for Health, Dental and Vision Insurance: Motion by Durr, seconded by Flowers, to approve the renewal of health and dental insurance with Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and vision insurance with EyeMed Vision Care, at the renewal premiums presented. Roll call: Brandon, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Approval of District Depository: Motion by Hughes, seconded by Durr, to designate the Bank of Carbondale as the District Depository for FY10. Roll call: Brandon, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Approval of District Policy Updates/Revision: Motion by Durr, seconded by Flowers, to approve the updates/ revisions to Board of Education Policies 4:55, 4:130, 4:170, 5:35, 5:185 and 5:310 as presented. Roll call: Brandon, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. First reading of the updated/ revised policies occurred at the March 19, 2009, Board of Education meeting.

COPE Safe Schools Program Intergovernmental Agreement: Motion by Hughes, seconded by Durr, to approve the Intergovernmental Agreement for School Districts Jackson-Perry Regional Office of Education COPE Safe Schools Program as presented. Roll call: Brandon, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Resignations/Retirements: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Hughes, to accept the resignations/ retirements of the following personnel as presented:

a. Sandra Tite, Administrative Assistant to the Career Ed./Foreign Language Department and Assistant Principals, resignation effective April 8, 2009.

b. Nicholas Carr, Business Teacher and Soccer Coach, resignation effective at the end of the 2008-09 school year.

c. Madeline Miller, Student Services and Programs Teacher, retirement effective June 4, 2009.

d. James Heninger, Vocational Education Teacher, retirement effective June 1, 2012.

e. Becky Dewees, Guidance Department Secretary, retirement effective July 31, 2009.

Roll call: Brandon, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Employment of Personnel: Motion by Durr, seconded by Hughes, to approve the indicated action regarding the following personnel as presented:

a. Mandy McKee, Assistant Principal--Ms. McKee will be employed for a term 10.5 months and receive a salary of $58,500.00.

b. Daniel Booth, Dean of Students--Mr. Booth will be employed for a term of 10.5 months and receive a salary of $55,000.00.

c. Jamie Hogue, Full-Time Temporary Guidance Counselor (Leave of Absence Position)--Mr. Hogue will be employed as a temporary full-time guidance counselor, to fill the leave of absence vacancy of Erinn Murphy for the 2009-10 school year as needed. Mr. Hogue’s education and experience will place him at line one, column MA/MS on the teacher salary schedule.

d. Temporary Part-time Summer Maintenance Personnel--Employ the following temporary part-time summer maintenance personnel as presented: Ron Seyferth - $9.00/Hour; Paul Decker - $9.00/Hour; Scott Lockhart - $9.00/Hour; David Little - $9.00/Hour; Jeremy Lomax - $8.00/Hour and Zachary Lomax - $8.00/Hour.

e. Bryan Dunn, English Teacher--Mr. Dunn will be employed as a full-time English teacher, for the 2009-10 school year. Mr. Dunn’s education and experience will place him at line one, column BA/BS+24 on the teacher salary schedule.

Roll call:Brandon, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Revised 2009-10 Computer Technology/Network Administrator Salary: Motion by Brandon, seconded by Durr, to establish the 12-month 2009-10 salary for Matt Young (Computer Technology/Network Administrator) at $55,000.00. Roll call: Brandon, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Special Board Meeting Reminder: The Board received a reminder regarding the Special Board of Education meeting scheduled for April 29, 2009, at 7:00 p.m.

Holiday Tournament Financial Report: The Board received a copy of the Holiday Tournament Financial Report for their review.

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 7:17 p.m.

MINUTES APPROVED MAY 21, 2009

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April 29, 2009 Minutes

MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CARBONDALE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 165, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS, HELD APRIL 29, 2009

The special 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 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

Upon roll call, the following members were present: Barbara Bennett, Linda Flowers, Robert Brewer, Kenneth Hughes, Mike Durr and Barbara Levine. The following member was absent: Linda Brandon.

Also present: Steven R. Sabens, CCHSEA Represented, Steve Kosco, Mayor Brad Cole, Vicky King, Stephen Murphy, Mayor Neil Dillard and Mrs. Mary Ellen Dillard .

President Levine declared a quorum present and the special meeting of April 29, 2009, was called to order.

Accept the Canvass of Votes: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Brewer, to accept the results of the canvass of the April 7, 2009 election as presented by the County Clerk confirming the election of Kathy Booziotis, Mike Durr, William Sherwood and Francis Tsung. Roll call: Bennett, Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Levine voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

New Board Members State Oath of Office: President Levine administered the Oath of Office to the newly elected Board of Education members.

Adjourn the Old Board Sine Die: Motion by Brewer, seconded by Durr, to adjourn the old Board sine die. Roll call: Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes, Levine and Bennett voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Seating of Newly Elected Board of Education Members: The newly elected Board of Education members were seated.

Recognition of Retiring Board of Education Members: Superintendent Sabens presented retiring Board of Education Vice President, Mrs. Barbara Bennett and President, Mrs. Barbara Levine, with plaques recognizing them for their years of service on the Board of Education. They were also given engraved courtyard paver bricks. Superintendent Sabens praised the retiring Board members and Mrs. Linda Brandon, who was absent, for their combined 77 years of service on the Board of Education. Superintendent Sabens expressed how grateful everyone was to them for their service and dedication to CCHS.

CCHSEA President, Erik Berrey, Robert Brewer and Mayor Brad Cole also expressed their sincere gratitude to the retiring Board members and reiterated how much they will be missed by everyone associated with CCHS.

Mrs. Barbara Bennett read aloud a letter prepared by Mrs. Linda Brandon, who was absent, that expressed her passion for her service on the Board and sent best wishes and deepest regards to everyone.

Mrs. Bennett expressed her sincere appreciation to everyone for her years of service on the Board and the many people she became friends with during her service.

Mrs. Barbara Levine expressed her deep appreciation to everyone she was associated with while serving on the Board. Mrs. Levine said her proudest accomplishment was the new high school facility. Mrs. Levine said she will cherish the many memories they all share for a long time.

New Board Convenes: By mutual agreement, the Board of Education appointed Member Brewer as President pro tem to serve as the temporary president of the new Board of Education to preside over the election of permanent officers of the Board of Education. Ms. Lucia Kelso served as the recording secretary.

Call to Order: President pro tem Brewer called the meeting to order and requested a roll call of the members of the Board of Education. The following members were present: Kathy Booziotis, Kenneth Hughes, Robert Brewer, William Sherwood, Mike Durr, Francis Tsung and Linda Flowers.

Election of Board President: Motion by Durr, seconded by Flowers, to elect Robert Brewer as President of the Board of Education. Roll call: Booziotis, Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes, Sherwood and Tsung voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Election of Board Vice-President: Motion by Hughes, seconded by Flowers, to elect Mike Durr as Vice President of the Board of Education. Roll call: Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes, Sherwood, Tsung and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Election of Board Secretary: Motion by Durr, seconded by Booziotis, to elect Kenneth Hughes as Secretary of the Board of Education.Roll call: Durr, Flowers, Hughes, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis and Brewer voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Appointment of School Treasurer: Motion by Durr, seconded by Tsung, to appoint Steve Kosco as School Treasurer. Roll call: Flowers, Hughes, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Brewer and Durr voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Appointment of Recording Secretary: Motion by Sherwood, seconded by Booziotis, to appoint Lucia Kelso as Recording Secretary.Roll call: Hughes, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Brewer, Durr and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Adoption of Standing Policies and Existing Contracts: Motion by Durr, seconded by Hughes, to adopt the standing policies and existing contracts of the Board of Education. Roll call: Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Brewer, Durr, Flowers and Hughes voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Establish Regular Board of Education Meeting Calendar: Motion by Durr, seconded by Hughes, to set the Board of Education meetings on the third Thursday of each month, at 7:00 p.m., in the Carbondale Community High School Cafeteria, 1301 East Walnut Street, Carbondale, Illinois. Roll call: Tsung, Booziotis, Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Sherwood voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Appointment of Committees: President Brewer stated the committee assignments would be appointed as needed.

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 7:32 p.m.

Moment of Silence in Memory of Greg Kline: A moment of silence was held immediately following the meeting in memory of deceased CCHS Soccer Coach, Greg Kline.

MINUTES APPROVED: MAY 21, 2009