MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CARBONDALE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 165, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS HELD MARCH 21, 2012
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 Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 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, Mike Durr, William Sherwood, Linda Flowers, Francis Tsung. The following member was absent: Vicky King
Also present were: Stephen Murphy, Daniel Booth, Steve Kosco, CCHSEA Represented
President Sherwood declared a quorum present and the regular meeting of March 21, 2012, was called to order.
Executive Session: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Durr, 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, Durr, Flowers, Neill, Sherwood and Tsung voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
Public Portion of the Meeting Convenes: The public portion of the meeting convened at 7:21 p.m.
President Sherwood stated there was no action taken in the executive session.
Minutes: The minutes of the regular meeting of February 16, 2012, were approved as presented.
Approval of Executive Session Minutes: Motion by Durr, seconded by Tsung, to approve the executive session minutes of March 21, 2012. Roll call: Durr, Flowers, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
Old Business: There were no old business items.
2011-12 ISBE Certificate of Recognition: The Board received a copy of the district's 2011-12 ISBE Certificate of Recognition.
Social Studies Department Newsletter: The Board received the Social Studies Department Newsletter for their review.
Public Comments: There were no public comments.
Payment of Bills: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Neill, to pay the remaining bills for the month of February, 2012; and, those available for payment for the month of March, 2012. Roll call: Flowers, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis and Durr voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
Rising Star School Improvement Plan: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Booziotis, to approve the Rising Star School Improvement Plan as presented. Roll call: Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Durr and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
2012 Summer Maintenance: Motion by Durr, seconded by Tsung, to approve the list of summer maintenance work/projects and presented, including authorization to solicit bids/quotes for specific projects as necessary. Roll call: Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Durr and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
Yearbook Photography Bid: Motion by Booziotis, seconded by Flowers, to acknowledge receipt of the bids received for yearbook photography for a three-year period (2013, 2014 and 2015); and, to award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder, Lifetouch School Portraits. Roll call: Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Durr, Flowers and Neill voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
Southern Illinois School District Cooperative Buying Group: Motion by Durr, seconded by Tsung, to approve the Intergovernmental Agreement with Southern Illinois School District Cooperative Buying Group as presented in Mr. Kosco's memo. Roll call: Tsung, Booziotis, Durr, Flowers, Neill and Sherwood voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
IHSA Membership Renewal: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Tsung, to continue membership in the IHSA.Roll call: Booziotis, Durr, Flowers, Neill, Sherwood and Tsung voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
Amend the 2011-12 School Calendar: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Neill, to approve the amended 2011-12 School Calendar as presented. Roll call: Durr, Flowers, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
Approve 2012-13 School Calendar: Motion by Durr, seconded by Tsung, to approve the proposed 2012-13School Calendar as presented. Roll call: Flowers, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis and Durr voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
District Policy Updates and Revisions: The Board received updates/revisions to Board of Education Policies 2:120, 4:170, 5:220, 5:285 and 6:50 for first reading.
Resignations/Retirements: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Neill, to accept the resignation and retirement letters as presented:
a. Resignation letter from Crystal Swan-Gravatt (Student Services and Programs Director) effective June 30, 2012.
b. Retirement letter from Steve Kosco (Financial Officer) effective June 30, 2015.
Roll call: Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Durr and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none.Motion carried.
Personnel to be Notified of Honorable Dismissal: Motion by Durr,seconded by Neill, to honorably dismiss at the end of the 2011-12 school year, or current grant period, or current contract, the personnel as presented, due to a discontinuance of services:
Temporary/Part-time Faculty:
Brandi Jones: Full-time Temporary Special Education
Dennis Johnson: Part-time (2/6-time) Math
Deloris May: Part-time (1/6-time) Latin
Jane Rendon: Part-time (3/6-time) Spanish/Full-time Temporary Spanish
Brian Rick: Part-time (2/6-time) Industrial Technology; Part-time SSP Teacher Aide and Perkins Grant Teacher Aide
Carlyn Zimmermann: Part-time (3/6-time) Chorus
Teacher/EOC Aide Personnel:
Kayla Bailey: EOC Aide
Paul Decker: SSP Teacher Aide
Jo Carol Deniston: Title I Math Aide
Andrew Gwinup: SSP Teacher Aide
Jeff Hansen: SSP Teacher Aide
Tammy Helvey: SSP Teacher Aide
Ian Kingsley: EOC Aide
Coner Kocher: EOC Aide
Scott Lambert: SSP Teacher Aide
Ryan Lott: Gateway Teacher Aide
Rose Love: Gateway Teacher Aide
Daniel Nickel: EOC Aide
Michael Peterson: EOC Aide
Ronesha Peterson: Title I Reading Aide
Mary Beth Reed: Gateway Teacher Aide
Jon Riesch: Title I Math Aide
Loretta Scott: Title I Liaison
Monitor Personnel:
Karmen Gibbs: Hall Monitor Andrew Smith: PAWSE Monitor
Brandon Lukes: Hall Monitor Carlton Smith: Hall Monitor
James McFadden: Hall Monitor Michael Tow: Hall Monitor
Rebound Grant Personnel:
Monique Baltz Marla Martin
Candy Calcaterra Mary Jo Peterson
Matthew Duckworth Judy Randall
Stephanie FranklinSandy Snowden
Robert Gruny Stacey Teutrine
Mark Hutchings
Roll call: Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Durr and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
Employment of Personnel: Motion by Durr, seconded by Flowers, to approve the indicated employment action regarding the following personnel as presented:
a. Re-employ for the 2012-13 school year the following tenured, non-tenured faculty and support personnel as presented:
| Tenured Faculty: Daron Absher | Mark Albertini |
| Helen Aldridge-Bottje | Virginia Appuhn |
| Suzanne Asaturian | Brenda Berg |
| Erik Berrey | James Ryan Boone |
| Marla Boyer | Sandy Brown |
| Shannon Clapsaddle | Justin Dennis |
| Lena Dierks | Michael Dollins |
| Cynthia Donoghue | Terica Doyle |
| Tarrie Dullum | Betsy Geiselman |
| Linaya Germann | Emily Goins |
| Theresa Goodin | Scott Hankey |
| Eric Hanson | Kim Herron-Titus |
| Ellen Ingold | Catherine Jerrells |
| Sandra Jordan | Brenda Keller |
| Sharon Lorinskas | Judy Major |
| Judy Martinko | Jim Miller |
| Connie Morgan | Marcella Morris |
| Carrie Mueller | Erinn Murphy |
| Stephanie Parton | Matthew Peck |
| Jason Perry | Kyle Povolish |
| Stephen Powers | Jan Presley |
| Amy Prudencio | Jessica Pyatt |
| Dennis Ragan | Gary Rodvelt |
| Erin Sagaskie | Cheryl Staley |
| Sandy Stanley | Frances Swedlund |
| Arnold Taylor | Maria Taylor |
| Dallas Terry | Michelle Thomas |
| Greg Townsend | Laura Weber |
| Kimberly Wheeler | Mark Woodside |
Roll call: Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Durr, Flowers and Neill voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.