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 Becker, second by Anselment to approve the following items under the Consent
Agenda: The minutes from the October 17, 2006 regular board meeting, the Treasurer’s Report,
the budget report, the District bill listing, and the following out of state
trip requests: Jerry Brock-Jones and HS
Music Appreciation students to the Bissell Mansion on November 11, 2006 in St.
Louis,MO; East Side 5th graders to a Native American dance
re-enactment on November 21, 2006 in Paducah, KY; Gayla Wilkerson and Karen
Endicott to a Kindergarten Literacy Seminar on December 4-5th, 2006
in St. Louis, MO and C.R. Sloan and FFA students to Farm Machinery Show on
February 14, 2007 in Paducah, KY. Roll
Call Vote – Donelson, Kirsch, Anselment, Becker, Maulding, Rubenacker and
Ewald. Motion carried.
CORRESPONDENCE
– None.
VISITORS – Several Civics students
were present for a classroom assignment.
SUPERINTENDENT’S
REPORT – Status
Mr. Mitchell
asked Irene Biggerstaff, Board Secretary to update the Board on the
Mr. Mitchell updated the Board on the
School Foundation stating that the Foundation is donating money towards the
purchase of an electronic card catalog for the high school library and that the
tennis court project is in progress as the Foundations next big project.
Mr. Mitchell gave the Board
information he has received from the DCFS concerning mandating school board
members as child abuse reporters.
Mr. Mitchell told the Board that the
law banning junk food in schools for grade levels K-8th has come
into effect.
Mr. Mitchell highlighted areas on the
Summer League Program end of the year summary.
The summer league program ended the season financially stable.
Mr. Mitchell reminded the Board of
the upcoming IASB Conference in
Mr. Mitchell told the Board that the
new drug policy program has been started and Jeff Rush, Athletic Director, stated
that the students that have been tested have received negative test results.
CURRICULUM –
Mrs. Lee stated that she did not have
ISAT or PSAE test scores to report as the state has still not released them.
Mrs. Lee highlighted various
activities throughout the District: 4th
grade students will be going to Frey Farm for a conservation day on
OLD BUSINESS –
Motion by Rubenacker, second by Kirsch to approve Ted
Broyles, Country Companies as the local agent of record for the District’s Blue
Cross/Blue Shield health insurance coverage.
Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Rubenacker, Kirsch, Anselment, Becker, Donelson,
Maulding and Ewald. Motion carried.
Mr. Mitchell gave the
Board a Building and Grounds update concerning a letter he had received
from Roger Greenwalt, FGM Project
Manager on repairs to the
Mr. Mitchell received an
e-mail from Ron Scheller “The Bat Guy” highlighting areas of concern after the
removal of the bats at the old high school gym, but initial results appear to
be very successful.
Motion by Anselment,
second by Rubenacker to approve the realignment recommendations for the
District’s elementary basketball program as per recommendations of the Athletic
Committee of the board. Vote was taken
by voice and motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS –
Mr. Keith Botsch from Botsch and Associates, CPA Group was present to discuss the District’s completed audit of financial records for the FY ’06.
Motion by Becker, second by Donelson to approve the District’s FY ’06 audit. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes- Becker, Donelson, Anselment, Kirsch, Maulding, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Maulding, second by Anselment to approve Bobby Brockett and Terry Drone as new appointees to the Summer League Committee for three year terms replacing Pam Miller and Rob Rogers. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Rubenacker to approve a three year plan for budget deficit reduction (balanced budget) as required by the State Board due to the District’s large budget deficit projected for this fiscal year. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Becker, Rubenacker, Anselment, Donelson, Kirsch, Maulding and Ewald. Motion carried.
Mr. Mitchell discussed with the Board issues and historical data related to preparing the 2006 tax levy which will be presented at the November board meeting.
Motion by Anselment, second by Rubenacker
to enter in to executive session at
Motion by Kirsch, second by Anselment to come out of
executive session at
Motion
by Becker, second by Maulding to approve the minutes from executive
session. Vote was taken by voice and
motion carried.
Motion by Anselment, second by Rubenacker
to approve the memo of understanding between the Board and Hamilton County
Federation of Teachers, Local 4148 concerning the duties and stipend amount for
the Elementary Basketball Coordinator.
Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Maulding, second by Anselment to approve
the unpaid leave request of Julie Drew, teacher aide, as per her letter of
request effective
Motion by Kirsch, second by Donelson to approve the unpaid leave
request extension of Beverly Gage, cook, as per her letter of request effective
Motion by Maulding, second by Becker to approve
Haylee McPeak as a volunteer Jr. High School cheerleading assistant to the
coach for the 2006-2007 school year.
Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Donelson, second by Becker to
approve the resignation of Betty Knight as a part-time secretary at the
Motion by Anselment, second by Kirsch to
employ Jamie Knight as a full-time custodian assigned to the Jr./Sr. High
School effective
Motion by Rubenacker, second by Kirsch to employ Michele
Johnson as a full-time teacher aide assigned to the
Motion by Becker, second by Anselment to employ
Melissa Ragan as a part-time tutor assigned to the
Motion by Kirsch, second by Donelson to authorize to
advertise for a half-time secretary position for the remainder of the 2006-2007
school year. Vote was taken by voice and
motion carried.
Motion by Rubenacker, second by Anselment
to authorize to advertise for an elementary basketball coordinator for the
2006-2007 school year. Vote was taken by
voice and motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Kirsch to authorize to
advertise for a freshman girl’s basketball coach for the 2006-2007 school
year. Vote was taken by voice and motion
carried.
Motion by Donelson, second by Becker 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