| MINUTES OF THE REGULAR RESCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, CARBONDALE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 165, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS, HELD APRIL 28, 2011 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 28, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Upon roll call, the following members were present: Kathy Booziotis, William Sherwood, Robert Brewer, Francis Tsung, Mike Durr. The following members were absent: Linda Flowers and Kenneth Hughes. Also present: Steven R. Sabens, Vicky King, Steve Kosco, Michael Neill, Stephen Murphy, CCHSEA Represented and Daniel Booth. President Brewer declared a quorum present and the regular rescheduled meeting of April 28, 2011, was called to order. Canvass of Votes: The Board received a copy of the canvass of votes for the April 5, 2011, election in their board packet. New Board Members State Oath of Office: President Brewer administered the Oath of Office to the newly elected Board of Education members. Adjourn the Old Board Sine Die: Motion by Sherwood, seconded by Durr, to adjourn the old Board sine die. Roll call: Booziotis, Brewer, Durr, Sherwood and Tsung 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 recognized retiring Board of Education members, President Mr. Robert Brewer and Secretary Mr. Kenneth Hughes, for their years of service on the Board of Education. Mr. Brewer was presented with a plaque and an engraved courtyard paver brick recognizing his service to the Board. Superintendent Sabens praised the retiring Board members for their years of service on the Board of Education. Mr. Brewer served on the Board from 1973/74 to 2010/11 for a total of 38 years. Mr. Hughes served on the Board from 2006/07 to 2010/11 for a total of five years. Superintendent Sabens expressed how grateful everyone was to them for their service and dedication to CCHS. Erik Berrey, CCHSEA President, said that he spoke on behalf of the CCHSEA, teachers, students and the community in thanking Mr. Brewer for everything he has done for the school for the past 38 years. Mr. Brewer thanked everyone for their comments and expressed his sincere appreciation for his many years of service on the Board. New Board Convenes: By mutual agreement, the Board of Education appointed Member Durr 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 Durr 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, Mike Durr, William Sherwood, Vicky King and Francis Tsung. The following member was absent: Linda Flowers. Election of Board Officers: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Neill, to elect the following Board Officers: William Sherwood, President; Mike Durr, Vice President; Kathy Booziotis, Secretary. Roll call: Durr, King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Appointment of School Treasurer and Recording Secretary: Motion by Durr, seconded by Tsung, to appoint Steve Kosco as School Treasurer and Lucia Kelso as Recording Secretary. Roll call: King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis and Durr voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Standing Policies and Existing Contracts: President Sherwood stated all standing policies and existing contracts of the Board of Education would remain enforce. Establish Regular Board of Education Meeting Calendar: Motion by Durr, seconded by Booziotis, 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 as presented: Wednesday, May 18, 2011; Thursday, June 16, 2011; Thursday, July 21, 2011; Thursday, August 18, 2011; Wednesday, September 21, 2011; Wednesday, October 19, 2011; Thursday, November 17, 2011; Thursday, December 15, 2011; Thursday, January 19, 2012; Thursday, February 16, 2012; Wednesday, March 21, 2012; Thursday, April 19, 2012; Thursday, May 17, 2012; Thursday, June 21, 2012. Roll call: Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Durr and King voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Appointment of Committees: President Sherwood stated the committee assignments would be appointed as needed. Minutes: The minutes of the regular meeting of March 17, 2011, were approved as distributed. CCHS Fully Recognized by ISBE: The Board received a copy of the Certificate of Recognition from the Illinois State Board of Education indicating that CCHS District 165 is Fully Recognized by the ISBE. Department Newsletters: The Board received newsletters from the Health/Driver Education Department and the Physical Education Department for their review. Payment of Bills: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Durr, to pay the remaining bills for the month of March, 2011; and, those available for payment for the month of April, 2011. Roll call: Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Durr, King and Neill voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Approval of Summer Maintenance Work/Projects: Motion by Durr, seconded by Booziotis, to approve the summer maintenance projects as presented, including authorization to solicit bids/quotes for specific projects as necessary. Roll call: Tsung, Booziotis, Durr, King, Neill and Sherwood voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Board of Education Student Artwork Purchase Award: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Booziotis, to approve the annual Student Artwork Purchase Award ($100) as presented. Roll call: Booziotis, Durr, King, Neill, Sherwood and Tsung voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Permission to Solicit Bids for Bread and Milk: Motion by Durr, seconded by Tsung, to solicit bids for bread and milk for the 2011-12 school year as presented. Roll call: Durr, King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Awarding of Yearbook Publishing Bid and Employee Health, Dental and Vision Insurance Bid: Motion by Durr, seconded by Tsung, to award the following bids as presented: a. Award bid for yearbook publishing to Balfour/TaylorYearbooks for a three-year (2012, 2013, 2014) period. b. Award bid for employee health, dental and vision insurance to Blue Cross/Blue Shield and EyeMed Vision Care. Roll call: King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis and Durr voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Approval of District Depository: Motion by Durr, seconded by Tsung, to designate the Bank of Carbondale as the District Depository for FY12. Roll call: Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Durr and King voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. District Policy Updates/Revisions: Motion by Booziotis, seconded by Durr, to approve the updated/revised Board of Education Policies 4:15, 5:150, 6:150, 7:260 and 7:280 as presented. First reading of the board policy updates/revisions occurred at the March 17, 2011, Board of Education meeting. Roll call: Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Durr, King and Neill voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. COPE Safe Schools Program Intergovernmental Agreement: Motion by Tsung, 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: Tsung, Booziotis, Durr, King, Neill and Sherwood voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Annual Resolution for SIU-C Student Teachers: Motion by Durr, seconded by Booziotis, to approve the Resolution authorizing acceptance of student teachers from SIU for the 2011-12 school year as presented. Roll call: Booziotis, Durr, King, Neill, Sherwood and Tsung voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Retirements: Motion by Durr, seconded by Tsung, to accept the retirements of the following personnel as presented: a. Judy Martinko (science teacher) request to change her date of retirement from June, 2012 to June, 2013. b. Marla Boyer (physical education teacher) request to change her date of retirement from December, 2012 to June, 2013. c.Virginia Appuhn (Curriculum/Instruction and Technology Director) effective June 30, 2014. d. Cynthia Donoghue (mathematics teacher) effective at the end of the 2013-2014 school year. e. Kim Herron-Titus (English teacher) effective at the end of the 2013-2014 school year. f. Jan Presley (English teacher) effective July 2, 2014. Roll call: Durr, King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Employment of Personnel: Motion by Durr, seconded by Tsung, to approve the indicated action regarding the following personnel as presented: a. Extra-Duty Personnel--Personnel: Asst. Baseball Coach: Chad Perschbacher ($1,600.00), Devan Miner ($971.50) Asst. Girls Track Coach: Chris Apple ($2,543.00), Gary Holda ($1,000.00) b. Temporary Part-time Summer Maintenance Personnel--Employ the following temporary part-time summer maintenance personnel as presented: Personnel Hourly Rate of Pay Ted Lomax $11.00 Ron Seyferth $ 9.50 Paul Decker $ 9.50 Dave Little $ 9.50 Zack Lomax $ 9.00 Erik Berrey $ 9.00 Jeremy Lomax $ 9.00 Cory Mifflin $ 8.50 Roll call: King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis and Durr voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 7:38 p.m. MINUTES APPROVED: MAY 18, 2011 |