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School Board Meeting Briefs
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
Mar 20, 2006 Regular Meeting
Meeting was called to order at 7:02 PM by President Patchett
Present: Brown, Freebairn, Hutchinson, Kile, Means, Patchett, Young
Absent: None
Others Present: Superintendent Acklin, Principal Kittell, Terry Sullivan, Gary Henry, Jake Henry, David Butler, Cameron Butler, Scot Gregory, Beth Daniels, Barb Board
President Patchett welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked Mrs. Bowyer’s third grade class for the St. Patrick’s art work on display in the Board Room
Board approved the following Consent Agenda items:
§ Treasurer’s Report
§ Activity Report
§ IESA and IHSA Membership
§ Student attendance at Il Farm Bureau Youth Conference
Board approved the Regular Meeting minutes of February 21, 2006.
Board approve the Executive Session minutes of February 21, 2006.
Board approved the payment of bills as presented.
COMMUNICATIONS
Correspondence: Note of appreciation from the family of Charles Barnett for flowers. Email from Julie Terstriep, IHSA Official, commending Jessica Richardson for her sportsmanship and maturity at the 7th Grade IESA State Volleyball Tournament.
Aramark Food Services – Scot Gregory: Distributed a written review of the food services program and menu planning. Discussed the review and answered questions from the Board.
Audience to visitors: There were no requests to address the Board.
Administrative Team Reports
Principal Kittell
§ ISAT Testing is complete. We received no bad tests. In the process now of shipping them back to Harcourt for scoring.
§ Congratulations to the 7th Grade Volleyball team on winning the conference, regional and section tournaments and qualifying for the State Tournament. Congratulations to the 8th Grade Volleyball team on winning the regional and sectional tournaments and qualifying for the State Tournament. Very proud of these teams and their sportsmanship. Commended the players and the coaches, Amy Kincaid and Lyndsey Wilson.
§ There will not be a softball team this year as there is no available school with which to co-op. Participation has gone from 21 players signing up to an average participation per practice of 5. Administration will look at this situation later this year or early next year to see if a co-op is a possibility.
§ Students of the Month are: Senior of the Month – Lexi Dunn
Freshman of the Month – Josh McIntyre
Most Improved Student – Meta Partenheimer
§ Reported that the fire alarm at Shiloh had gone off recently during lunch hour. There was no fire but a sensor had kicked off. Was dismayed that some students were still in the building after the alarm had sounded. Discussed this with staff and was very pleased when the alarm sounded again the next day that the building was cleared very quickly.
§ Reviewed the possibility of dual credit courses. Our district has three schools to work with: Danville, Lakeland, and Parkland.
§ Newman Grade School has received a $100 donation from Douglas County Retired Teachers for library books.
§ The memorial case will be redone next Sunday with the understanding that policy may change the status of the display.
Young questioned if special arrangements for snow removal needed to be made in the event of a snow day tomorrow as it is Election Day. Superintendent Acklin reported that Transportation Director, Dick Wagoner, had called Becky Kraemer’s office today and the county will clear out the snow for voters if we do not have school.
Superintendent Acklin
§ Predicts an estimated $200,000 deficit at the end of the 2005-2006 school year.
§ Thank the Maintenance and Custodial staff for damage control and clean up resulting from the water leak in the Art Room. Our insurance deductible of $5,000 will not be met, but he has talked to our insurance carrier (Mike Elledge) and was assured that we would be covered in the event the floor tiles started popping up from the moisture.
Action to accept a fuel bid was tabled until the April meeting.
Board accepted the FY06 audit bid from James D. Motley, CPA.
Board accepted with regrets the resignation of Lesliea Palmer as Assistant High School Volleyball Coach.
Board approved employment of Amy Givan as High School Scholastic Bowl Coach and Sarah Milburn as Jr. High Track Coach.
Board approved the FY07 School Calendar as presented.
Board approved a two year Golf co-op with Tri-County pending approval by the Oakland and Kansas School Boards.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DISCUSSION ITEMS
First reading of the following Board Policies occurred:
2:30 School Board: School District Elections
2:50 School Board: Board Member Term of Office
2:210 School Board: Organizational School Board Meeting
4:60 Operational Services: Purchases and Contracts
5:90 General Personnel: Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
6:50 Instruction: School Wellness
8:80 Community Relations: Gifts to the District
Sharing of Science Teacher: In talking with Chrisman it appears their science teacher may be getting cold feet. Administration is in the process of interviewing for several positions and feels we will be covered with the Science/Health/P.E. combination.
Food Service Program: Hutchinson reported that she and Superintendent Acklin had gone to Chrisman and met with the Superintendent and food service staff. This item is to be included on the April agenda.
Amended FY06 Calendar – Unused Emergency Days: Approval of the amended calendar will be on the April agenda. To date we have used one emergency day which would put Teacher Institute on May 22 and Report Card Day May 23. With the prediction of inclement weather tonight those dates may change if we use a snow day tomorrow.
Other: Brown commented that there is money in the budget to extend the bus garage. He suggests putting concrete and an overhead door in the north end of the bus garage so buses can be pulled in when they need work. He also suggested adding a raised deck for storage. Superintendent Acklin will talk with the Transportation Director about these suggestions.
The Board entered into Executive Session at 9:10 PM.
The Board returned to Open Session at approximately 11:45 PM.
Board approved the TRS agreement with Marjorie Ingram.
Board approved 4.5% FY07 salary increases for Superintendent Acklin, Principal Kittell, Terry Sullivan, Dick Wagoner, Mary Patrick, and Barb Board.
Board approved extending the contracts of Superintendent Acklin and Principal Kittell through the 2008-2009 school year.
Board adjourned at 11:50 PM.