MINUTES OF THE REGULAR RESCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CARBONDALE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 165, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS HELD APRIL 25, 2013 The regular rescheduled 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 25, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Upon roll call, the following members were present: Kathy Booziotis Mike Neill Linda Flowers William Sherwood Joe Hudgins Francis Tsung Vicky King Also present: Stephen Murphy Brian Woodard Steve Kosco CCHSEA Represented Daniel Booth Carbondale Times Represented President Sherwood declared a quorum present and the regular rescheduled meeting of April 25, 2013, was called to order. Canvass of Votes: The Board received a copy of the canvass of votes for the April 9, 2013, election in their board packet. New Board Members State Oath of Office: President Sherwood administered the Oath of Office to the newlyelected Board of Education members Kathy Booziotis, Joe Hudgins, Francis Tsung and Brian Woodard. Adjourn the Old Board Sine Die: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Booziotis, to adjourn the old Board sine die. Roll call: Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, King, Neill, Sherwood and Tsung voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Recognition of Retiring Board of Education Member: Superintendent Murphy recognized retiring Board of Education member, William Sherwood. Mr. Murphy thanked Mr. Sherwood for his service as a Board of Education member and as a parent of CCHS students. The Board of Education purchased an engraved courtyard paver brick in honor of his service on the Board. Photograph of New Board: Virginia Appuhn took a photograph of the new Board of Education for the school district website. Seating of Newly Elected Board of Education Members: The newly elected Board of Education members were seated. New Board Convenes: Superintendent Murphy served as President pro tem of the new Board of Education to preside over the election of permanent officers of the Board of Education. Lucia Kelso served as the recording secretary. Call to Order: President pro tem Murphy 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 Mike Neill Linda Flowers Francis Tsung Joe Hudgins Brian Woodard Vicky King Election of Board President: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Booziotis, to elect Vicky King Board President to serve a two-year term. Roll call: Flowers, Hudgins, King, Neill, Tsung, Woodard and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Election of Board Vice President: Motion by Neill, seconded by Woodard, to elect Linda Flowers Board Vice President to serve a two-year term. Roll call: Hudgins, King, Neill, Tsung, Woodard, Booziotis and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none. Election of Board Secretary: Motion by Hudgins, seconded by King, to elect Kathy Booziotis Board Secretary to serve a two-year term. Roll call: King, Neill, Tsung, Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers and Hudgins voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Appointment of School Treasurer and Recording Secretary: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Tsung, to appoint Steve Kosco as School Treasurer and Lucia Kelso as Recording Secretary. Roll call: Neill, Tsung, Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins and King voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Standing Policies and Existing Contracts: President King stated all standing policies and existing contracts of the Board of Education would remain enforce. Establish Regular Board of Education Meeting Calendar: Motion by Woodard, seconded by Hudgins, to set the Board of Education meetings at 7:00 p.m., in the Carbondale Community High School Cafeteria, 1301 East Walnut Street, Carbondale, Illinois, on the following dates: Thursday, June 20, 2013 Thursday, July 18, 2013 Thursday, August 15, 2013 Thursday, September 19, 2013 Thursday, October 17, 2013 Thursday, November 21, 2013 Thursday, December 19, 2013 Thursday, January 16, 2014 Thursday, February 20, 2014 Thursday, March 20, 2014 Thursday, April 17, 2014 Thursday, May 15, 2014 Thursday, June 19, 2014 Roll call: Tsung, Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, King and Neill voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Appointment of Committees: President King stated the committee assignments would be appointed as needed. Minutes: The minutes of the regular meeting of March 21, 2013, were approved as distributed. Old Business: There were no old business items. Department Newsletters: The Board received newsletters from the following departments for their review: Driver Education, Health Education and Physical Well Being. Public Comments: There were no public comments. Payment of Bills: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Tsung, to pay the remaining bills for the month of March, 2013; and, those available for payment for the month of April, 2013.Roll call: Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, King, Neill and Tsung voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Board of Education Student Artwork Purchase Award: Motion by Booziotis, seconded by Tsung, to approve the annual Student Artwork Purchase Award ($200) as presented. Roll call: Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, King, Neill, Tsung and Woodard voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Year Two (2013) of Maintenance Grant Application: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Booziotis, to submit Year Two (2013) of the Maintenance Grant Application as presented in Mr. Kosco's memo. Roll call: Flowers, Hudgins, King, Neill, Tsung, Woodard and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Member Hudgins asked when the district would find out if we received the grant. Superintendent Murphy advised sometime in June or July. Member Tsung asked if the work items would be put out for bid and Superintendent Murphy advised that yes they would be put out for bid. Member Tsung asked if the bid amounts came in under the grant amount would the district receive the excess dollars. Superintendent Murphy advised that no the district would not receive the excess dollars. He advised the grant was a matching funds grant. Awarding of 2013-14 Employee Health, Dental and Vision Insurance Bids: Motion by Booziotis, seconded by Flowers, to award the bids for 2013-14 employee health, dental and vision insurance to Blue Cross/Blue Shield and EyeMed Vision Care as presented in Mr. Kosco's memo. Roll call: Hudgins, King, Neill, Tsung, Woodard, Booziotis and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Member Hudgins asked for clarification that the insurance package bid was lower than last year. Superintendent Murphy confirmed that it was lower. Approval of District Depository FY14: Motion by Woodard, seconded by Booziotis, to designate the Bank of Carbondale as the District Depository for FY14 as presented in Mr. Kosco's memo.Roll call: King, Neill, Tsung, Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers and Hudgins voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. 2013-14 Annual Resolution for SIU-C Student Teachers: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Booziotis, to approve the Resolution authorizing acceptance of student teachers from SIU for the 2013-14 school year as presented. Roll call: Neill, Tsung, Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins and King voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. 2013-14 COPE Safe Schools Program Intergovernmental Agreement: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Hudgins, to approve the 2013-14 Intergovernmental Agreement for School Districts Jackson-Perry Regional Office of Education COPE Safe Schools Program as presented.Roll call: Tsung, Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, King and Neill voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Resignations/Retirements: Motion by Woodard, seconded by Hudgins, to accept the resignations/retirements of the following personnel as presented: a. Resignation of Holly Eastman (French Teacher) effective at the end of the 2012-13 school year. b. Retirement of Ellen Quertermous (Special Education Gateway Teacher) effective at the end of the 2012-13 school year. c. Retirement of Cheryl Staley (English Teacher) effective at the end of the 2015-16 school year. Roll call: Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, King, Neill and Tsung voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Member Tsung asked if the district would continue to offer French next year since Ms. Eastman had resigned. Superintendent Murphy advised that yes the district would offer French next year, and that several very qualified applicants had applied for the position. Employment of 2012-13 and 2013-14 Personnel: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Booziotis, to employ the following personnel as presented: 2012-13 Personnel: a. Extra-Duty Personnel--Spring Play: Dr. Justin Dennis ($1,046.50), Kevin Rathunde ($1,046.50) b. Part-time Temporary Summer Maintenance Personnel Name Rate of Pay Paul Decker $9.50/Hour Zack Lomax $9.50/Hour Conner Kocher $9.00/Hour Larry Warner $9.00/Hour Adam Cox $8.75/Hour c. Rebound Summer School Grant Personnel--Employment contingent on the availability of grant funds and adequate student enrollment.--Employment Period: June 10, 2013 – July 18, 2013--Rate of Pay: 24 Hours/Week @ $20.00/Hour--Personnel: Stephen Arvanis, Math Program Aide; Lisa Britt, Consumer Education/English Program Aide 2013-14 Personnel: a. Brandon Lukes, Full-time Temporary English Teacher--Employ Mr. Lukes as a full-time temporary English teacher for the time needed during the 2013-14 school year. Mr. Lukes' education and experience will place him at line 1, column MA/MS on the teacher salary schedule. Roll call: Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, King, Neill, Tsung and Woodard voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Upcoming Events: Superintendent Murphy advised the Board of the following upcoming events: Next Board of Education Meeting: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Awards Night: Thursday, May 2, 2013, 7:00 p.m. at the Carbondale Civic Center Retirees Luncheon: Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., in the Special Education Department Conference Room J135--Retirees: Marla Boyer (Physical Well Being Teacher/Department Chair), Judy Martinko (Science Teacher/Department Chair), Ellen Quertermous (Special Education Department-Gateway Teacher), Dennis Ragan (Physical Well Being Teacher) Graduation: Saturday, May 18, 2013, 8:00 p.m., at the SIU Arena Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. MINUTES APPROVED: MAY 16, 2013 |