| MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CARBONDALE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 165, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS, HELD MAY 20, 2010 The regular scheduled 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, May 20, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Upon roll call, the following members were present: Kathy Booziotis, Linda Flowers, Robert Brewer, Kenneth Hughes, Mike Durr, William Sherwood. The following member was absent: Francis Tsung. Also present: Steven R. Sabens, Crystal Swan-Gravatt, Steve Kosco, Virginia Appuhn, Steve Murphy, CCHSEA Represented and Rick Moss. President Brewer declared a quorum present and the regular scheduled meeting of May 20, 2010 was called to order. Minutes: The minutes of the regular meeting of April 15, 2010, were approved as distributed. Recognitions: Mrs. Julie Peterson was selected as the 2010 CCHSEA Teacher of the Year. The Board of Education received newsletters from the Career and Technical Education Department and the Media Center for their review. Public Comments: Mr. Brian Bird, a CCHS parent, addressed the Board of Education on behalf of himself and a group of baseball player parents. The parent group had sent the Board of Education a letter prior to the Board meeting regarding concerns they had with the head baseball coach. President Brewer thanked Mr. Bird for his comments and stated that the Board of Education had received the letter regarding their concerns with the head coach. He advised that the administration was investigating the issues raised and that they will be preparing a report in response. Payment of Bills: Motion by Sherwood, seconded by Hughes, to pay the remaining bills for the month of April, 2010; and, those available for payment for the month of May, 2010.Roll call: Booziotis, Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Sherwood voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Summer School 2010: Virginia Appuhn reviewed the 2010 Summer School Program for the Board. The Board received information on the Rebound summer session program. Race to the Top, Phase II: Motion by Durr, seconded by Hughes, to concur with the recommendations of the Race to the Top, Phase II Committee as presented. Roll call: Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes, Sherwood and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Awarding of Bids for Milk and Bread Products (FY10), District Health, Dental and Vision Insurance: Motion by Sherwood, seconded by Flowers, to acknowledge receipt of the bids received; and to award the following bids to the low bidders as indicated: a. Milk and Bread Milk …….. Prairie Farms Dairy (FY10) Bread ........ Earthgrains Baking Company, Inc. (FY10) b. Health, Dental and Vision Insurance Renew health and dental insurance with Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and vision insurance with EyeMed Vision Care, at the renewal premiums presented. Roll call: Member Durr abstained; Flowers, Hughes, Sherwood, Booziotis, and Brewer voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Approval of 2010 B.O.E. Recognition Awards: Motion by Durr, seconded by Booziotis, to approve the 2010 list of Board of Education Recognition Awards as presented.Roll call: Flowers, Hughes, Sherwood, Booziotis, Brewer and Durr voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Working Cash Abatement Authorization Resolution: Motion by Durr, seconded by Sherwood, to adopt the Resolution to abate $175,000.00 from the Working Cash Fund to the Education Fund as presented.Roll call: Hughes, Sherwood, Booziotis, Brewer, Durr and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Resolution to Permanently Transfer FY10 Interest Earned: Motion by Sherwood, seconded by Flowers, to approve the Resolution to Permanently Transfer $11,000.00 from the Working Cash Fund to the Education Fund. Roll call: Sherwood, Booziotis, Brewer, Durr, Flowers and Hughes voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Annual Resolution for SIU-C Student Teachers: Motion by Booziotis, seconded by Flowers, to approve the Resolution authorizing the acceptance of student teachers from SIU for the 2010-11 school year as presented. Roll call: Booziotis, Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Sherwood voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Request for Leave of Absence: Motion by Hughes, seconded by Durr, to grant approval to Shannon Clapsaddle (reading teacher) for a one-year (2010-11) unpaid leave of absence for the purpose of advanced study. Roll call: Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes, Sherwood and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Employment of Personnel: Motion by Sherwood, seconded by Durr, to approve the recommended employment of the following personnel as presented: a. Jamie Hogue, Full-time Guidance Counselor--Mr. Hogue will be employed as a full-time guidance counselor for the 2010-11 school year. Mr. Hogue’s education and experience will place him at line two, column MA/MS on the teacher salary schedule. b. Ryan Thomas, Temporary Full-time Special Education Teacher (Leave of Absence Position)--Mr. Thomas will be employed as a temporary full-time special education teacher, to fill the leave of absence of Laura Weber for the 2010-11 school year as needed. Mr. Thomas’ education and experience will place him at line two, column BA/BS on the teacher salary schedule. c. Michelle Stevens, Part-time (3/6) Business Teacher--Ms. Stevens will be employed as a part-time (3/6) business teacher for the 2010-11 school year. Ms. Stevens’ education and experience will place her at line one, column BA/BS on the teacher salary schedule. d. Jane Rendon, Part-time (3/6) Spanish Teacher--Ms. Rendon will be employed as a part-time (3/6) Spanish teacher for the 2010-11 school year. Ms. Rendon’s education and experience will place her line one, column BA/BS+24 on the teacher salary schedule. e. Dennis Johnson, Part-time (3/6) Mathematics Teacher--Mr. Johnson will be employed as a part-time (3/6) mathematics teacher for the 2010-11 school year. Mr. Johnson’s education and experience will place him at line 22, column MA/MS+24 on the teacher salary schedule. f. Summer School Personnel--Personnel as presented, subject to final enrollment numbers. 1. Regular Summer School Program: a. American Government--June 7-July 30, 2010 – 160 Hours--Personnel: Casey Raymer and Brandi Jones b. Driver Education: Classroom Instruction--June 7-July 2, 2010--Two Sections @ 40 Hours/Section--Personnel: Kim Wheeler c. Driver Education: Behind-the-Wheel Instruction--Personnel: Greg Storm, Bob Taylor and Michael Butler d. Hall Monitors--Personnel: Luanne Brown--Employed: June 7-July 2, 2010; Patricia Ollie--Employed: July 5-30, 2010; Andrew Smith--Employed: June 7-July 30, 2010 2. 2010 John Gilbert Summer Enrichment Program: (June 7-July 2, 2010) a. Personnel: Chris Apple, Casey Raymer, Virginia Appuhn, John Riesch, Betsy Geiselman, Jarrod Ritter, Sandra Jordan, Jo Carol Deniston, Sharon Lorinskas, Patricia Ollie, Judy Major, Loretta Scott, Jane Rendon, Kathrin Birchler, Erin Sagaski, David Bobell, Cheryl Staley, Holly Coleman, Leigh Taylor, Jonate Govan, Dallas Terry, BriAnne Holtz, Brandi Jones, Meredith Lipe, Robert Lorenz. Roll call: Flowers, Hughes, Sherwood, Booziotis, Brewer and Durr voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 7:21 p.m. MINUTES APPROVED JUNE 17, 2010 |