March 2015



Board Minutes - March 19, 2015

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CARBONDALE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 165, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS HELD MARCH 19, 2015

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, March 19, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. An executive session preceded the meeting at 6:30 p.m.

Upon roll call, the following members were present:

Kathy Booziotis Mike Neill

Linda Flowers Francis Tsung

Vicky King Brian Woodard

The following member was absent: Joe Hudgins

Also present were:

Stephen Murphy Stephanie Finke

Steve Kosco CCHSEA Represented

Daniel Booth

President King declared a quorum present and the regular meeting of March 19, 2015, was called to order.

Executive Session: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Woodard, 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: Booziotis, Flowers, King, Neill, Tsung and Woodard voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Member Answers Roll Call: Member Hudgins answered roll call at 6:40 p.m.

The executive session adjourned at 7:41 p.m.

Public Portion of the Meeting Convenes: The public portion of the meeting convened at 7:44 p.m.

President King stated there was no action taken in the executive session.

Minutes: The minutes of the regular meeting of February 19, 2015, were approved as presented.

Approval of Executive Session Minutes: Motion by Booziotis, seconded by Flowers, to approve the executive session minutes of February 19, 2015. Roll call: Flowers, Hudgins, King, Neill, Tsung, Woodard and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Old Business: There were no old business items.

Social Studies Department Presentation: Stephanie Finke, CCHS Assistant Principal/Social Studies Department Co-Chair, did a presentation for the Board regarding the activities of the Social Studies Department.

Public Comments: Carlton Smith addressed the Board regarding three concerns he had. He asked why there were no microphones at the meeting and why the meetings were not live streamed or recorded on video. He asked if the Vision 2020 Resolution was really non-binding and how it impacted Title funding. He asked if the district experienced any issues with PARCC testing. Superintendent Murphy advised Mr. Smith that he would address his questions in a written response following the Board meeting. President King thanked Mr. Smith for bringing his concerns to the Board.

Payment of Bills: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Booziotis, to pay the remaining bills for the month of February, 2015; and, those available for payment for the month of March, 2015. Roll call: Hudgins, King, Neill, Tsung, Woodard, Booziotis and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Awarding of Janitorial Services Bid: Motion by Woodard, seconded by Hudgins, to acknowledge receipt of the bids received for janitorial services; and, to reject the bid received from ABBCO Service Corp., and to accept the Quality Clean Janitorial Services bid for the two year period (2015-16 and 2016-17 school years) with an option to renew for an additional two years as detailed in the bid specifications. Roll call: King, Neill, Tsung, Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers and Hudgins voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Awarding of Yearbook Photography Services Bid: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Neill, to acknowledge receipt of the bids received for yearbook photography services; and, to award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder, Iconik Studio, Inc., for the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 school years as presented. Roll call: Neill, Tsung, Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins and King voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Approval of 2014-15 Amended School Calendar and Proposed 2015-16 School Calendar: Motion by Hudgins, seconded by Neill, to approve the 2014-15 Amended School Calendar and the proposed 2015-16 School Calender as presented. Roll call: Tsung, Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, King and Neill voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

2015-16 IHSA Membership Renewal: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Neill, to continue membership in the IHSA for the 2015-16 school year. Roll call: Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, King, Neill, Tsung and Woodard voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

2015-16 District Depository: Motion by Neill, seconded by Tsung, to designate the Bank of Carbondale as the District Depository for FY16 as presented. Roll call: Flowers, Hudgins, King, Neill, Tsung, Woodard and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Employment of 2014-15 Extra-Duty Personnel: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Neill, to employ the following 2014-15 extra-duty personnel as presented: Assistant Baseball Coach: Tim Reiman ($1,539.00) and Matt Duckworth ($1,400.00). Roll call: Hudgins, King, Neill, Tsung, Woodard, Booziotis and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Resolution Authorizing Non-Renewal Of First Year Probationary Teacher: Motion by Neill, seconded by Hudgins, to approve the Resolution Authorizing Non-Renewal Of First Year Probationary Teacher, Samantha Chapleau, as presented. Roll call: King, Neill, Tsung, Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers and Hudgins voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

2014-15 Personnel to be Notified of Honorable Dismissal: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Booziotis, to honorably dismiss at the end of the 2014-15 school year, or current grant period, or current contract, the following personnel as presented, due to a discontinuance of services:

Temporary Faculty: Michael Tow

Part-time Faculty: Kara Gregory, Andrew Gwinup, Melanie Nelson, Julie Peterson, Jane Rendon

Aide Personnel: Paul Decker, Jo Carol Deniston, Andrew Gwinup, Tammy Helvey, Coner Kocher, Scott Lambert, Rose Love, Kevin McNeill, Michael Peterson, Kristin Reiman, Joshua Taylor, Katherine Vieceli

Hall Monitor Personnel: Karmen Gibbs, James McFadden, Matthew Noatch, Andrew Smith, Carlton Smith, DeAndre Smith

Rebound Grant Personnel: Katie Babcock, Monique Baltz, Lisa Britt, Stephanie Brown, Candy Calcaterra, Matthew Duckworth, Mark Hutchings, Marla Martin, Donald Moberly, Mary Jo Peterson, Sandra Snowden

Roll call: Neill, Tsung, Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins and King voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

2015-16 Re-Employment of Administrative/Professional Support Personnel: Motion by Neill, seconded by Hudgins, to re-employ the following administrative/professional support personnel for the 2015-16 school year as presented:

Melanie Brink, Curriculum Director

Terica Doyle, Assistant Principal

Stephanie Finke, Assistant Principal

Mandy McKee, Director of Special Education

Don Biggs, Director of Maintenance

Roll call: Tsung, Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, King and Neill voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

2015-16 Re-Employment of Tenured/Non-Tenured Faculty and Educational Support Personnel: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Tsung, to re-employ the following tenured/non-tenured faculty and educational support personnel for the 2015-16 school year as presented:

Tenured Faculty:

Daron Absher, Helen Aldridge-Bottje, Christopher Apple, Suzanne Asaturian, Pamela Barr, Brenda Berg, Erik Berrey, James Boone, Sandy Brown, Michelle Buchheit, Shannon Clapsaddle, Justin Dennis, Lena Dierks, Michael Dollins, Tarrie Dullum, Bryan Dunn, Betsy Geiselman, Linaya Germann, Emily Goins, Theresa Goodin, Scott Hankey, Eric Hanson, Teresa Harris, Jamie Hogue, Catherine Jerralls, Gloria Jones, Sandra Jordan, Joseph Keene, Brenda Keller, Lori Koester, Sharon Lorinskas, Judy Major, Stacey Massie, Angela Mausey, Jim Miller, Connie Morgan, Marcella Morris, Carrie Mueller, Erinn Murphy, Stephanie Parton, Matthew Peck, Jason Perry, Kyle Povolish, Stephen Powers, Amy Prudencio, Jessica Pyatt, Gary Rodvelt, Erin Sagaskie, Cheryl Staley, Sandy Stanley, Greg Storm, Frances Swedlund, Arnold Taylor, Maria Taylor, Dallas Terry, Michelle Thomas, Greg Townsend, Kimberly Wheeler, Danny Wilson, Mark Woodside

Non-Tenured Faculty:

Faculty Completing 4th Year: Michael Butler, Meredith Lipe, Natalie McLean, Michelle Stevens, Ryan Thomas

Faculty Completing 3rd Year: None

Faculty Completing 2nd Year: Krystal Emrick, Brandi Jones, Sarah McQuarrie, Tracie Shackles

Faculty Completing 1st Year: Jessica Anderson, Stephen Arvanis, Joe Bevis, Jason Geis, Jeff Hansen, Brandon Lukes, Justin Merriman

Educational Support Personnel: Lisa Bastien, Tyler Bullock, Rebecca Countryman-Cissell, Mindy Clark, Irene Davenport, Verlena Greer, Rannetta Halteman, Lucia Kelso, Kelly Lannom, Michelle Lewis, Barbara Mason, Anne Johnson, Helen Moon, Amy Morse, Patti Moss, Kelsey Pruitt, Laurie Rendleman, Cheryl Rich, Jarrod Ritter, Elizabeth Seyferth, Matthew Young

Cafeteria Personnel: Katie Behrens, T’Neesha Cavins, Gregory Donahue, Rosita Girard, Belinda Hickam, Heather Hines, Robin Mayhugh, Stephanie Murray, Sherry Wyatt

Maintenance Technician Personnel: Bryan Brooks, Jeff Crabtree, David Little

Roll call: Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, King, Neill and Tsung voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Approval of Volunteer: Motion by Neill, seconded by Booziotis, to approve Jessica Terry as a Skills USA Volunteer for the 2014-15 school year as presented. Roll call: Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, King, Neill, Tsung and Woodard voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Recognition of Mike Neill: Member Hudgins thanked Member Neill on behalf of the Board of Education, for his service on the Board. Member Neill will retire from his Board member position at the April Board meeting.

April Board Meeting: The April Board of Education meeting will be Thursday, April 30, 2015.

Adjournment: Motion by Neill, seconded by Tsung, to adjourn the meeting. Roll call: Flowers, Hugdins, Kin, Neill, Tsung, Woodard and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

The meeting adjourned at 8:22 p.m.

MINUTES APPROVED: APRIL 30, 2015