September 2011



Board Minutes - September 2011

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CARBONDALE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 165, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS HELD SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

The regular scheduled 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 Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.

Upon roll call, the following members were present: Kathy Booziotis, Vicky King, Mike Durr, Michael Neill, Linda Flowers, William Sherwood. The following member was absent: Francis Tsung.

Also present were: Stephen Murphy, CCHSEA Represented, Steve Kosco, Don Hoffman CPA, Daniel Booth

President Sherwood declared a quorum present and the regular scheduled meeting of September 21, 2011, was called to order.

Public Hearing: 2011-12 Proposed Budget-- President Sherwood opened the public hearing to receive public comments on the proposed 2011-12 budget. Steve Kosco briefly reviewed the proposed 2011-12 budget. No questions or comments were received from the audience.Motion by Durr, seconded by Booziotis, to close the public hearing regarding the 2011-12 proposed budget. Roll call: Booziotis, Durr, Flowers, King, Neill and Sherwood voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Minutes: The minutes of the regular meeting of August 18, 2011 were approved as distributed.

Old Business: There were no old business items.

Newsletters: The Board received the English and Science Department Newsletters for their review.

CCHS FY11 Financial Profile: The Board received the CCHS FY11 Financial Profile for their review.

Introduction of New Faculty: Mr. Booth introduced the 2011-2012 new faculty members to the Board.

Public Comments: There were no public comments.

Payment of Bills: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Booziotis, to pay the remaining bills for the month of August, 2011; and, those available for payment for the month of September, 2011. Roll call: Durr, Flowers, King, Neill, Sherwood and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Committee Reports: There were no committee reports.

Bids and Quotes: There were no bids and quotes.

Acceptance of 2010-11 Audit: Don Hoffman, the district auditor, was present to answer questions regarding the 2010-11 audit. Mr. Hoffman advised there were no findings and that it was a good audit. Motion by King, seconded by Durr, to accept the 2010-11 audit as presented. Roll call: Roll call: Flowers, King, Neill, Sherwood, Booziotis and Durr voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Approval of 2011-12 Budget: Motion by Durr, seconded by Flowers, to approve the proposed budget for the 2011-12 school year as presented.Roll call: King, Neill, Sherwood, Booziotis, Durr and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Approval of 2011-12 Textbook List: Motion by Booziotis, seconded by Flowers, to approve the textbook list for the 2011-12 school year as presented. Roll call: Neill, Sherwood, Booziotis, Durr, Flowers and King voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Approval of 2011-12 Application for Recognition of Schools: Motion by Durr, seconded by Booziotis, to approve the 2011-12 Application for Recognition of Schools as presented. Roll call: Sherwood, Booziotis, Durr, Flowers, King and Neill voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Approval of 2011-12 Activity Fund Sponsors: Motion by Durr, seconded by Flowers, to approve the list of Activity Fund Sponsors for the 2011-12 school year as presented. Roll call: Booziotis, Durr, Flowers, King, Neill and Sherwood voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Personnel: Motion by Durr, seconded by Booziotis, to approve the following personnel items as presented:

a. Resignation--Accept the resignation of April Gibbs (E.O.C. Aide) effective August 19, 2011.

b. Employment of Personnel--Employ the following personnel as presented:

1. E.O.C. Aides: a. Kayla Bailey $9.32/Hour (Employment is retroactive to August 25, 2011.); b.Ian Kingsley $9.32/Hour (Employment is retroactive to September 7, 2011.)

2. Jane Rendon: Temporary Full-time Spanish Teacher--Ms. Rendon will be temporarily employed as a full-time Spanish teacher for the time needed during the 2011-12 school year. Ms. Rendon's education and experience will place her at Line 1.5, Column BA/BS+24 prorated on the 2011-12 Teacher Salary Schedule.

3. Julie Peterson: Temporary Part-time (3/6-time) Spanish Teacher--Ms. Peterson will be temporarily employed as a part-time (3/6-time) Spanish teacher for the time needed during the 2011-12 school year. Ms. Peterson's education and experience will place her at Line 17, Column MA/MS prorated on the 2011-12 Teacher Salary Schedule.

4. Andrew Gwinup: Temporary Full-time Mathematics Teacher --Mr. Gwinup will be temporarily employed as a full time mathematics teacher for the time needed during the 2011-12 school year. Mr. Gwinup's education and experience will place him at Line 1, Column BA/BS+24 prorated on the 2011-12 Teacher Salary Schedule.

5. 2011-2012 Special Education OJT Student Workers--Students as presented.

c. Approval of Volunteer--Mariela Agrawal: Parent Volunteer

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

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.

MINUTES APPROVED: OCTOBER 19, 2011