| MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CARBONDALE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 165, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS HELD OCTOBER 21, 2010 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, October 21, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. Upon roll call, the following members were present: Kathy Booziotis, Linda Flowers, Robert Brewer, Kenneth Hughes, Mike Durr and Francis Tsung. The following member was absent: William Sherwood. Also present were: Steve Sabens, Crystal Swan-Gravatt, Steve Kosco, Virginia Appuhn, Steve Murphy and CCHSEA Represented. President Brewer declared a quorum present and the regular meeting of October 21, 2010 was called to order. Minutes: The minutes of the regular rescheduled meeting of September 22, 2010, were approved as distributed. Recognition/Correspondence: There were no recognition or correspondence items. Public Comments: There were no public comments. Payment of Bills: Motion by Hughes, seconded by Flowers, to pay the remaining bills for the month of September, 2010; and, those available for payment for the month of October, 2010.Roll call: Booziotis, Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Tsung voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. 2010 School Report Card and Testing Information: Stephen Murphy and Virginia Appuhn presented the 2010 School Report Card and testing information to the Board of Education. 2010-11 District Fall Enrollment and Class-Size/Loading Report: 2010-11 District fall enrollment information and the Class-Size/Loading Report were given to the Board for their review. District Student Transportation Bid: The Board received an informational memo from Superintendent Sabens informing them of the upcoming district student transportation bid. Request to Purchase New Activity Bus: Motion by Durr, seconded by Tsung, to purchase a new activity bus through the State Bid Program as presented in Steve Kosco’s memo.Roll call: Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes, Tsung and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Audit Engagement Contract Extension: Motion by Hughes, seconded by Booziotis, to accept the audit engagement contract extension from Emling & Hoffman, P.C. as presented in Steve Kosco’s memo with authorization for the superintendent to sign the contract. Roll call: Durr, Flowers, Hughes, Tsung, Booziotis and Brewer voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. 2010-11 District Goals: Motion by Durr, seconded by Hughes, to approve the 2010-11 district goals as presented.Roll call: Flowers, Hughes, Tsung, Booziotis, Brewer and Durr voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Reciprocal Reporting Agreement: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Durr, to approve the revised Reciprocal Reporting Agreement between the City of Carbondale Police Department, School Districts 95 and 165, and the Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office, as presented. Roll call: Hughes, Tsung, Booziotis, Brewer, Durr and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Library Grant Application: Motion by Durr, seconded by Tsung, to submit the Annual Library Grant Application and affirm that the Illinois School Library Standards have been reviewed and library services meet or have made progress toward meeting the standards. Roll call: Tsung, Booziotis, Brewer, Durr, Flowers and Hughes voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. District Policy Updates/Revisions: The Board of Education received updates/revisions to Board of Education Policies 2:20, 2:110, 4:50, 5:190, 5:290, 6:20, 7:20, 7:180, 7:90, 7:285 and 8:30 for first reading. Resignation: Motion by Durr, seconded by Hughes, to approve the resignation of Jennifer G. Presley (guidance department secretary) effective September 30, 2010, as presented. Roll call: Booziotis, Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes and Tsung voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Employments:Motion by Booziotis, seconded by Flowers, to employ the following personnel as presented: a. Bryan Brooks, Maintenance Technician--Employment effective October 22, 2010, at the rate of $9.87 per hour. b. Tamecca Garrison, Secretary to the Guidance Coordinator--Employment effective October 19, 2010, at the rate of $9.87 per hour. Roll call: Brewer, Durr, Flowers, Hughes, Tsung and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Volunteers: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Booziotis, to approve the following volunteers as presented: a. Parent Volunteer: Mariela Agrawal b. Volunteer Speech Coaches: Kyle Jarvis and Benjamin Ponce Roll call: Durr, Flowers, Hughes, Tsung, Booziotis and Brewer voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 7:33 p.m. MINUTES APPROVED NOVEMBER 18, 2010 |