The Board of Education of
Hamilton County Community Unit District No. 10 met in regular session on the
evening of
The meeting
was called to order by Board President John Ewald. Roll Call was as follows: Present – Danny Anselment,
Steve Becker, Krystal Donelson, Randy Kirsch, Tom Maulding, Rodney Rubenacker
and John Ewald.
Motion
by Donelson, second by Kirsch to approve the
following items under the Consent Agenda: The minutes from the August 16, 2005 regular
board meeting, the August 16, 2005 special meeting and the August 18, 2005
special meeting, the Treasurer’s Report, the preliminary budget report, the
District bill listing, and the following out-of-state trips: FFA officers to Louisville, KY on October 25th
-28th, 2005 and Cafeteria staff to Food Show in Evansville, IN on
August 31, 2005. Roll Call Vote – Voting
Yes – Donelson, Kirsch, Anselment,
Becker, Maulding, Rubenacker
and Ewald. Motion
carried.
CORRESPONDENCE – None.
VISITORS – Several students were
present for a Civics assignment.
SUPERINTENDENT’S
REPORT – Status
Mr. Mitchell
gave the board the monthly utilities report for the 7-12 building and the sixth
day of school enrollment for 2004 and 2005.
Lewis Winemiller,
the District Athletic Director was present to ask the Board’s approval for Jr.
High boys and girls track, softball and baseball to seek admittance in to the
Coal Belt Junior High Athletic Conference with the dues being between $150 and
$200.
Motion by Kirsch, second by Becker to
approve the above request concerning the Jr. High sports program. Roll call Vote – Voting Yes
– Kirsch, Becker, Anselment, Donelson,
Maulding, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion
carried.
Mr. Mitchell asked Steve Miller, of Area
Sports.net to speak to the Board concerning the installation of a wireless
antenna by Hamilton County Telephone Cooperative in the gyms at the Jr/Sr. high so that he can broadcast the sporting events
via internet. The Board asked Mr. Miller
to gather information of the possible cost and labor related to this project
and report back to the Board in October.
Mr. Mitchell informed the Board of
the Semi-Annual Conference/Dinner Meeting on
CURRICULUM – Mrs. Lee was present to discuss the 2005
ACT test scores that the District has received.
Mr. Kenneth Kirkpatrick, 7-12th
grade Librarian, was present to give the Board a year end summary of various
activities in the Library and updated the Board on future needs.
OLD BUSINESS –
Motion by Becker, second by Anselment to approve the adoption of the FY’ 06 Budget for the District. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Becker, Anselment, Donelson, Kirsch, Maulding, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Kirsch, second by Donelson to approve the Resolution providing for the issue of $4,105,000 General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2005, of Community Unit School District Number 10, Hamilton , Jefferson and Franklin Counties, Illinois, and for the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Kirsch, Donelson, Anselment, Becker, Maulding, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Anselment,
second by Becker to approve the Resolution authorizing and directing the
execution of an Escrow Agreement in connection with the issue of $4,105,000
General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2005, of Community Unit School District
Number 10,
Mr. Mitchell updated the Board on the
baseball field light project and the grass project on the girls
softball diamond.
Motion by Maulding, second by Anselment to approve the first reading of board policy
IFBG-Revised which updates our district’s technology use policies concerning
internet and computer usage as well as other technology uses by students and
staff. Vote was taken by voice and
motion carried.
Motion by Donelson,
second by Rubenacker to approve the Applications for
School Recognition for each school building in the district as per Illinois
State Board of Education guidelines. Vote was taken by
voice and motion carried.
Motion by Anselment,
second by Rubenacker to authorize to seek quotes from
local lending institutions on financing approximately $30,000 towards
completion of the ball field lights. Vote was taken by
voice and motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Kirsch to enter
in to executive session at 8:45 p.m. to discuss appointment, employment,
compensation, and performance of specific employees; collective bargaining
progress, pending litigation, and student disciplinary action. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Anselment, second by Maulding to come out of executive session at
Motion by Donelson, second by Maulding to approve the minutes from executive session. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Anselment to accept the letter of resignation from Ron and
Kim Smith as the weekend cleaning detail for the unit office effective
Motion by Kirsch, second by Maulding to accept the letter of resignation from Kristie Dodson as an elementary tutor effective retroactive
to
Motion by Anselment,
second by Rubenacker to accept the letter of
resignation from Mary Anne Hopfinger as the Summer
League Concessions Manager effective
Motion by Maulding,
second by Becker to accept the letter of resignation from Sue Neal as a foreign
language teacher effective at the end of the 2005-2006 school year. Vote was taken
by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Kirsch, second by Becker to accept
the letter of request from Karen Millenbine for an
unpaid medical leave continuing from
Motion by Anselment second by Donelson to approve Pam Barnett and Ashley Blackstone as
volunteer varsity cheerleading coaches for the 2005-2006 school year. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Rubenacker,
second by Anselment to approve Tammy Bowman as a
volunteer Jr. High Girl’s softball coach for the 2005-2006 season. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Maulding,
second by Kirsch to assign Gary Campbell as the unit office weekend cleaning
custodian effective
Motion by Anselment, second
by Becker to employ Cathy Sanders as a special education teacher assigned to
the East Side School effective retroactive to August 29, 2005. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Anselment, Becker, Donelson,
Kirsch, Maulding, Rubenacker
and Ewald.
Motion carried.
Motion by Donelson, second by Kirsch to
employ Christina Garrett, Alisha Miller and Shirley Bau as part-time tutors assigned to the
Motion by Donelson, second by Rubenacker to adjourn. Vote was taken
by voice, motion carried and the meeting adjourned at
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Board
President
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Board
Secretary