.	SHILOH COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.1 BOARD OF EDUCATION
	May 15, 2006 Regular Meeting Meeting was called to order at 8:00 PM by President Patchett All board members were present. Others present: Superintendent Acklin, Terry Sullivan, Gary Henry, Joan Berry, Sara Freebairn, Brianna Kincaid, Bill Payne, Barb Board President Patchett welcomed everyone to the meeting. Board approved the following Consent Agenda items: § Regular Meeting minutes of April 18, 2006§ Treasurer’s Repor § Activity Report Board approved the payment of bills as presented. President Patchett thanked Ms. Stone’s class for the haiku poems and Mrs. Palmer’s class for the geometric figures on display in the board room. He also thanked Mrs. North and the FCCLA for preparing refreshments for the Board during the school year and Mr. Red Grissom for always having the Board Room clean and ready for their meetings. Card was received from Lesa Young and Georgia Horsley thanking the Board and Administration for honoring them during School Nurse’s Day. Announced that the segment on WTHI Channel 10 featuring Mr. Mark Smith receiving the Golden Apple Award would air Tuesday at 5:50 AM. Superintendent Acklin had received a petition signed by several students regarding painting the back wall of the school. This will be addressed later in the meeting during discussion. Friend of Education Award Presentation: Hutchinson presented the Friend of Education plaque to Joan Berry of the Hume Missions Group. This group of giving people has supplied the nurse’s office with clothing throughout the year for several years. Student Council Convention – Brianna Kincaid: Told the Board about the recent Student Council Convention held in Springfield. Fifteen Shiloh students participated. Even though they are from a small rural school, they had the third largest group of students in the state participating in the convention. Students made several presentations, lead discussion groups, and received awards and recognition. Principal Kittell was not at the meeting. Superintendent Acklin reviewed his written report: § “Ned Show” was presented April 24 consisting of the message N – never give up, E – encourage others, and D – do your best. § Draft version of the Crisis Plan was presented to the crisis team for review and feedback. § Channel 17 filmed two Newman Grade School classrooms and interviewed four students during a segment highlighting the city of Newman. § The volunteer dinner was well attended on May 9th. § Jr. High Awards night was held May 10 with both academic and athletic achievements recognized § High School Awards night was May 11. Scholarships and awards were presented. § Students of the Month are: Senior of the Month April – Ross Craig May – Robert Murphy Freshman of the Month April - Alex Dunn May – Cassie Williams Extra Effort Award April – Brittany Brown May – Cassie Ray Superintendent Acklin § State Budget Update: No funding for the School Construction Grant Program was included in the budget bill. SB49 contains an agreement on the adjustments to the 6% salary limitation from the TRS pension bill from last year. Shiloh’s projected State Aid for FY07 is $1,186,368 representing an increase of $173,959 over FY06. Superintendent Acklin feels that being cautiously optimistic, if the state money does not drop, if EAV matches the projections he has received, and we continue to hold the line on expenditures, we will be out of a deficit budget by FY09. § Shiloh EAV: Reviewed EAV actual rates to date and projected rates to 2010. FY04 was the last year the District operated in the black. § Mark Smith’s Industrial Technology program has secured over $27,000 in donations this school year. Accepted, with regrets, the resignation of Jill Davidson, Title I Reading Teacher. Approved employment of: Glenn Hawkins, Custodian Corey White, Boys Varsity Basketball Head Coach Accepted the recommendation to reduce the employment time of Dick St. Clair to 25% by removing the physical education duties from his teaching assignment, as Mr. St. Clair requested. Increased the employment time of one PE position from part time to full time and authorized the Superintendent to seek and interview applicants for a full-time PE/Health/Driver Ed position. Approved the Life Safety Amendment Applications for Newman Grade School and Shiloh School. Approved the Life Safety Statement of Completion Approved the FY06 Tentative Amended Budget and set the Budget Hearing Date and Time of June 26, 2006, at 6:45 PM. Superintendent Acklin thanked Mr. Sullivan for the many hours he put in on the EET Grant which resulted in the district receiving $115,941. Approved Emily Joines’ IHSA Cross Country participation as an individual competitor. Approved Final Reading of the following Board Policies: 4:150 Operational Services – Facility Management and Expansion Programs 5:100 General Personnel – Staff Development Program 5:150 General Personnel – Personnel Records 5:280 Education Support Personnel – Duties and Qualifications 6:100 Instruction – Using Animals in the Educational Program 6:320 Instruction – High School Credit for Proficiency 8:90 Community Relations – Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs Illinois Energy Consortium Member and Participation Agreement was discussed. Deregulation of the electric companies will take place January 1, 2007 and rates are projected to increase around 25%. The consortium can save the district some money, not the full 25% increase, but some savings would be realized. The consortium is a totally non-profit organization. Superintendent Acklin will check with the consortium if we must participate for three years or if we can elect to participate for one year. First Reading of Newman Grade School/Shiloh Elementary School, Shiloh High School, and Faculty Handbooks occurred. Superintendent Acklin reviewed the three major changes: grading scale, dropping +/- from the GPA, and Wednesday evening detentions. Board members were asked to review the handbooks and get back to either him or Mr. Kittell with corrections or needed changes. Shared Technology Coordinator: Item was tabled to the June meeting. Mr. Sullivan was asked to present a report of his work structure and how the sharing is working for him. FY07 Calendar – the addition of two School Improvement Days does not change the total number of pupil attendance days. The two additional days will be ½ days on September 27 and March 28 with teacher meetings held in the afternoon. Jr. High Promotion Ceremony will be May 25 at 7:00 PM. High School Graduation will be May 26 at 7:00 PM. Corn Burning Heat: Freebairn discussed research he had done on heating the Shiloh building with a corn burning unit which can be plumbed into our current boiler system. At a cost of $10-14,000, with estimated plumbing cost of $5,000, using 8,000 bushels of corn per year, we could realize $11-12,000 annual savings. We would still need a delivery and storage system but should see a payoff in one to two years. The system would work in combination with the current gas system. Board developed a committee of Freebairn, Means, Dick Wagoner, and two community members to pursue research on this issue Student Petition: The student petition addresses their request not to paint the back wall of the Shiloh building white. Superintendent Acklin’s personal preference is white as it will not fade and the offices and classes on the west wall would be much cooler as the blue color absorbs a lot of heat. The Board directed the Superintendent to make an administrative decision on the matter. The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:23 PM.