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SHILOH COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.1
BOARD OF EDUCATION

Mar 21, 2005 Regular Meeting


BOARD SUMMARY OF REGULAR MEETING
President Patchett called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.

PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING SUMMARY

President Patchett called the Public Hearing to order at 7:00 PM.

Present: Brown, Hutchinson Means, Patchett, Tharp, Young

Absent: Freebairn

Others Present: Superintendent Jim Acklin, Deb Derby, Barb Board, Terry Sullivan, Angela Smith

President welcomed everyone to the public hearing.

Reduction in Force of Employees: Superintendent Acklin feels reasonably sure that the Title (Federal) money will be there next year. We know it will be 10% less each year. Not as sure if Early Childhood (State) money will be there next year. If the Board feels they will retain the Early Childhood program even if the state does not fund it, they should consider not RIF'ing Early Childhood staff. Will still need to RIF one classroom aide, a one-on-one aide, and a one-on-two aide.

Freebairn entered the meeting at 7:10 PM.

Young read the Reduction in Force Resolutions of Linda E. Allen, Sharon E. Pine, and Marydith J. Foster.

The Public Hearing adjourned.

President Patchett called the Regular Meeting to order.

Present: Brown, Freebairn, Hutchinson Means, Patchett, Tharp, Young

Others Present: Superintendent Jim Acklin, Deb Derby, Barb Board, Terry Sullivan, Angela Smith, Adam Duffield

President welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Board approved the following items:

Treasurer's Report
Activity Report
Release of High School Cheerleading Sponsor Angie Allen
Employment of Jan Fonner as Sixth Grade teacher for the 2005-06 school year
Superintendent to hire a Kindergarten teacher for the remainder of the 2004-05 school year
Four students attendance at Illinois Farm Bureau Youth Conference in Decatur, April 4-5, 2005.

 

Final reading of Board Policies:

2:30 School Board - School Board Elections
2:50 School Board - Board Member Term of Office
2:210 School Board - Organizational School Board Meeting
2:220 School Board - School Board Meeting Procedure
5:30 AP2 General Personnel - Administrative Procedure - Investigations
5:200 Professional Personnel - Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal
5:220 Professional Personnel - Substitute Teachers

Executive Session minutes of January 17, 2005

Regular Meeting minutes of February 21, 2005 as corrected

Executive Session minutes of February 21, 2005

Special Meeting and Executive Session minutes of March 11, 2005

Payment of bills

Correspondence: Thank you cards were received from Janeen Coffing and Paula DeWitt

Principal Derby distributed the Jr. High and High School honor roll and the cheerleading results for Jr. High and High School. She also reviewed her written report.

Superintendent Acklin reviewed his written report concerning budget projections and Title I funding.

Board moved that the Spanish Trip to Mexico not be school sanctioned.

Board approved: Final reading of Policy 6:300 Instruction- Graduation Requirements with the correction in P.E. from 1½ to 1¾ credits.

Corrections to the Extracurricular Handbook pages 16-20.

Board Policy Updates (First Reading)

4:140 Operational Services - Waiver of Student Fees
5:240 Professional Personnel - Suspension
5:260 Professional Personnel - Student Teachers
5:270 Educational Support Personnel - Employment At-Will, Compensation, and Assignment
5:290 Educational Support Personnel - Employment Termination and Suspensions
6:20 Instruction - School Year Calendar and Day
6:170 Instruction - Title I Programs
6:200 Instruction - Instructional Arrangement (Policy to be Deleted)
8:30 Community Relations - Visitors to and Conduct on School Property
8:50 Community Relations - Visitors to the Schools (Policy to be Deleted)

Discussion of Industrial Technology Summer Work - Superintendent Acklin reminded the Board that they will need to decide by the April meeting whether to do 2 rooms or 4 rooms. Mr. Smith will be unavailable for any summer work during the summer of 2006.

2005-06 School Calendar - Superintendent Acklin reviewed the proposed 2005-06 school year calendar. Potential start date of August 17, 2005. Calendar is pretty well aligned with Chrisman and Paris schools. Not sure if Kansas will follow the same calendar.

Lorraine Bailey has contacted Superintendent Acklin about possibly sharing busing with Shiloh between Paris District 4 and Bridges/TLC.

2004-05 Unused Emergency Days - Unless an emergency or weather situation occurs, all emergency days will be taken off the calendar at the end of this school year. Teacher Institute will be May 23 and Report Cards will be issued May 24, 2005.

Patchett read a letter of resignation, which is effective immediately, received from Jeremy Clodfelder.

The Board went into Executive Session.

The Board returned to Open Session and approved the following:

Reduction in Force of Linda E. Allen, Sharon E. Pine, and Marydith J. Foster

Dismissal of Adam Duffield

Separation Agreement of Gwen Montgomery

The March 21, 2005 Board of Education meeting adjourned.