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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CARBONDALE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 165, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS HELD FEBRUARY 21, 2013
The regular meeting of the Board of Education of School District 165 was held in the Carbondale Community High School Cafeteria, 1301 East Walnut Street, Carbondale, Illinois, on Thursday, February 21, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. An executive session preceded the meeting at 6:00 p.m.
Upon roll call, the following members were present: Kathy Booziotis, Michael Neill, Joe Hudgins, William Sherwood, Vicky King, Francis Tsung
The following member was absent: Linda Flowers
Also present were: Stephen Murphy, Daniel Booth, Steve Kosco, Carbondale Times Represented
President Sherwood declared a quorum present and the regular meeting of February 21, 2013, was called to order.
Executive Session: Motion by Booziotis, 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, Hudgins, 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 8:48 p.m.
President Sherwood stated that no action was taken while in executive session.
Old Business: There were no old business items.
Approval of Executive Session Minutes: Motion by King, seconded by Tsung, to approve the minutes of the executive session held on February 21, 2013. Roll call: Hudgins, King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
Minutes: The minutes of the regular meeting of January 20, 2013, were approved as distributed.
Newsletters: The Board received newsletters from the Science Department and the Fine Arts Department for their review.
Public Comments: There were no public comments.
Payment of Bills: Motion by Booziotis, seconded by Neill, to pay the remaining bills for the month of January, 2013; and, those available for payment for the month of February, 2013. Roll call: Hudgins, King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
Committee Reports: There were no committee reports.
Janitorial Contract Extension: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Booziotis, to extend the janitorial contract with Russell Martie of Quality Clean Janitorial Services for an additional two years (2013-14 and 2014-15) as presented in Mr. Kosco's memo. Roll call: King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis and Hudgins voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
District Liability Insurance: Motion by Neill, seconded by Hudgins, to accept the lowest responsible bid that met bid specifications, from Consolidated Insurance Company, for the next three years (2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16), as presented in Mr. Kosco's memo. Roll call: Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Hudgins and King voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
Reschedule April Board of Education Meeting: Motion by King, seconded by Neill, to reschedule the April 18, 2013 Board of Education meeting to Thursday, April 25, 2013. Roll call: Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Hudgins, King and Neill voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
Approval of Vendors: Motion by Booziotis, seconded by Neill, to approve the list of vendors as presented: Fazoli’s, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Robertson Vending, Panera Bread Cafe, Southern Que, Hunan, Buffalo Wild Wings and Pepsi MidAmerica. Roll call: Tsung, Booziotis, Hudgins, King, Neill and Sherwood voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
Approval of Mid-Year Graduates: Motion by Booziotis, seconded by Neill, to approve the list of mid-year graduates as presented. Roll call: Booziotis, Hudgins, King, Neill, Sherwood and Tsung voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
2013 Board Sponsored Activities: Motion by King, seconded by Tsung, to approve the following 2013 Board sponsored activities and Board of Education representatives:
1. 2013 Top Ten Academic Student Banquet (Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at SIU Student Center Ballrooms)--2013 Board of Education Representatives: Kathy Booziotis and William Sherwood
2. 2013 Board of Education Student Artwork Purchase Award
3. 2013 Graduation--Board of Education member to receive the Class of 2013 at the graduation ceremony (Saturday, May 18, 2013)--2013 Board of Education Representative: Michael Neill
4. 2013 Recognition Awards for Community Service to CCHS (List approved at May Board of Education meeting.)
5. Board of Education member (along with Dan Cross) to receive Carbondale Middle School Class of 2013--2013 Board of Education Representative: Dr. Linda Flowers
Roll call: Hudgins, King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
Request for Leave of Absence: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Booziotis, to approve Emily Hayes' request for an unpaid one-year (2013-14 school year) leave of absence. Roll call: Hudgins, King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
Employment of Personnel: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Hudgins, to employ the following personnel as presented:
a. 2012-13 Extra-Duty/Extended-Time Personnel--Personnel as presented:
Assistant Baseball Coach: Matt Duckworth ($1,011.00)
Assistant Track Coach: Malaika Love ($2,102.00), Larry Warner ($2,102.00)
Assistant Softball Coach: Larry Moon ($1,861.00)
Roll call: King, Neill, Sherwood, Tsung, Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins and Neill voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.
Multicultural Festival: Member Hudgins complimented the recent Multicultural Festival stating how impressed he was by the event in the way it was received by the public and how enjoyable it was.
Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 9:03 p.m.
MINUTES APPROVED: MARCH 21, 2013