April 2012



Board Minutes - April 12, 2012

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR RESCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CARBONDALE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 165, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS HELD APRIL 12, 2012

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 12, 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, Vicky King

Also present: Stephen Murphy, Daniel Booth, Steve Kosco

President Sherwood declared a quorum present and the regular rescheduled meeting of April 12, 2012, was called to order.

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

Public Portion of the Meeting Convenes: The public portion of the meeting convened at 7:19 p.m.

President Sherwood stated no action was taken in the executive session.

Meeting Agenda Revised: Superintendent Murphy requested to revise the meeting agenda by removing item g from the agenda. Members Durr and Tsung first and seconded the request. President Sherwood stated the agenda was revised.

Minutes: The minutes of the regular meeting of March 21, 2012, were approved as presented.

Approval of Executive Session Minutes: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Durr, to approve the executive session minutes of April 12, 2012. Roll call: Durr, Flowers, King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Old Business: There were no old business items.

Department Newsletters: The Board received newsletters from the Physical Education, Driver's Education and Health Education Departments for their review.

Public Comments: There were no public comments.

Payment of Bills: Motion by King, seconded by Flowers, to pay the remaining bills for the month of March, 2012; and, those available for payment for the month of April, 2012.Roll call: Flowers, King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis and Durr voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Board of Education Student Art Work Purchase Award: Motion by Durr, seconded by Flowers, to approve the annual Student Art Work Purchase Award ($200) as presented. Roll call: King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Durr and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

School Maintenance Program Grant: Motion by Durr, seconded by Tsung, to approve the School Maintenance Program Grant as presented. Roll call: Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Durr, Flowers, King and Neill voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Permission to Solicit Bids for Bread and Milk Products 2012-13: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Durr, to solicit bids for bread and milk products for the 2012-13 school year as presented. Roll call: Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Durr, Flowers, King and Neill voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Awarding of Bids for Health, Dental and Vision Insurance: Motion by Booziotis, seconded by Flowers, to award the bids for health, dental and vision insurance to Blue Cross/Blue Shield and EyeMed Vision Care as presented. Roll call: Tsung, Booziotis, Durr, Flowers, King, Neill and Sherwood voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

District Depository FY13: Motion by Durr, seconded by Tsung, to designate the Bank of Carbondale as the District Depository for FY13.Roll call: Booziotis, Durr, Flowers, King, Neill, Sherwood and Tsung voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

District Policy Updates/Revisions: Motion by King, seconded by Flowers, to approve the updated/revised Board of Education Policies 2:120, 4:170, 5:220, 5:285 and 6:50 as presented. First reading of the board policy updates/revisions occurred at the March 21, 2012, Board of Education meeting. Roll call: Durr, Flowers, King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Annual Resolution for SIU-C Student Teachers: Motion by Durr, seconded by Tsung, to approve the Resolution authorizing acceptance of student teachers from SIU-C for the 2012-13 school year as presented. Roll call: Flowers, King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Boozoitis and Durr voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

COPE Safe Schools Program Intergovernmental Agreement: Motion by Flowers, 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: King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Durr and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Request for Leave of Absence: Motion by Durr, seconded by Booziotis, to grant Emily Hayes (English teacher) a one-year (2012-13) unpaid leave of absence for the purpose of advance study. Roll call: Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Durr, Flowers and King voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Retirements: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Durr, to accept the retirements of the following personnel as presented:

a. June Hickey (Rebound Director) effective June 30, 2015.

b. Frances Swedlund (Art teacher) effective August 26, 2015.

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

Employment of Personnel: Motion by Durr, seconded by Tsung, to employ the following temporary part-time summer maintenance personnel as presented:

Ted Lomax @ $11.00/Hr. Conor Kocher @ $8.75/Hr.

Paul Decker @ $9.50/Hr. RJ Heninger @ $8.75/Hr.

David Little @ $9.50/Hr. Darrius Snowden @ $8.75/Hr.

Zack Lomax @ $9.00/Hr.

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

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 7:32 p.m.

MINUTES APPROVED: MAY 17, 2012