The Board of Education of Hamilton County Community Unit District No. 10 met in regular session on the evening of April 15, 2008, 7:00 p.m., in the Unit Office.
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 March 18, 2008 regular board meeting, the
Treasurer’s Report, the budget report, the District bill listing, the
destruction of Executive Session Audio Tapes Older than 18 months per Code, Out
of state trips: Senior Class to Gatlinburg, TN on April 22-24, 2008; ES 5th
grade to Evansville, IN on May 7, 2008; DH 5th grade to St. Louis, MO on May 8,
2008; ES kdg. (Baker) to Evansville, IN on May 15, 2008; ES 6th
grade to St. Louis, MO on May 15, 2008; HS Art Class to St. Louis, MO on May
16, 2008; and HS Chorus to Santa Claus, IN on May 17, 2008. Roll Call Vote - Voting Yes – Donelson,
Kirsch, Anselment, Becker, Maulding, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
CORRESPONDENCE
– The Board received a thank you note from the family of Mary Rapp thanking the
Board for the purchase of a memorial book in their mother’s honor.
Mr. Mitchell
shared with the Board a letter that he sent to Christian Chapel Church in
response to their concern of the type of music selected to be played at
sporting events.
VISITORS – Civic
students were present for a classroom assignment.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT – Status.
Mr. Mitchell
discussed with the Board various items such as: The financial budget of the
summer league program and what the program plans to purchase for the athletic
complex and the updated kindergarten registration numbers are (64) at the ES
and (16) at DH.
Mr. Mitchell told the Board that the
District approved a request from McKendree College asking to house two Masters
Program classes at the high school.
CURRICULUM – None.
OLD BUSINESS
–
Brent Johnson, Head
Maintenance was present to discuss District roofing issues that need to be
considered this summer. He also conduct
the summer worker lottery with names selected presented as the following
motion.
Motion by Becker, second by Anselment to hire
to following summer Maintenance Workers:
Carol Johnson, Supervisor; Sarah Draper, Danielle Lowery, Terri Newbury
and Pandora Reyling. Field Workers: Beverly Gordon, Cindy McCormick, Letitia
Brooks and Alex Crain. Bus Mechanic
Helper- Jaime Brock. Roll Call Vote –
Voting Yes – Becker, Anselment, Donelson, Kirsch, Maulding, Rubenacker and
Ewald. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS-
Motion by Anselment, second by Kirsch to
approve the 2007-2008 final school calendar.
Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Rubenacker, second by Maulding to
approve the proposed 2008-2009 School Calendar and Teacher In-Service
Plan. Vote was taken by voice and motion
carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Donelson to
approve to renew membership in the Illinois High School Association and appoint
Mr. Jeff Fetcho as the official representative.
Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Kirsch, second by Rubenacker to approve to
renew a 3-year contract with Bushue Human Resources as insurance consultant’s for
the District. Roll Call Vote – Voting
Yes – Kirsch, Rubenacker, Anselment, Becker, Donelson, Maulding and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Anselment, second by Rubenacker
to seek bids for various roof replacements around the District and for
improvements to the old Dahlgren School building based on findings from the
structural analysis recently completed.
Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Donelson, second by Becker to
enter in to executive session at 8:00 p.m. to discuss appointment, employment,
compensation, and performance of specific employees; collective bargaining
considerations; and student disciplinary action. Roll Call Vote- Voting Yes – Donelson,
Becker, Anselment, Kirsch, Maulding, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Kirsch, second by Maulding to
come out of executive session at 10:00 p.m.
Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Kirsch, Maulding, Anselment, Becker,
Donelson, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion
carried.
Motion
by Donelson, second by Becker to approve the minutes from executive
session. Vote was taken by voice and
motion carried.
Motion by Anselment, second by Becker to
accept the letter of resignation from Marilyn Ragan as a cook at the Jr.-Sr.
High School effective April 3, 2008. Vote
was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Rubenacker, second by Maulding to
accept the letter of resignation from Marcy (Suchomski) Hood as the girl’s
varsity volleyball coach effective April 15, 2008. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Kirsch, second by Anselment to accept
the notice of retirement as per Article 9.4 of the collective bargaining
agreement with the District’s School Related Personnel from Linda Nelson as a
teacher aide effective at the end of the 2008-2009 school year. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Maulding, second by Becker to
approve the attached list of summer league umpires and concession workers for
the 2008 season. Vote was taken by voice
and motion carried.
Motion by Rubenacker, second by Kirsch to
approve the attached list of summer league volunteer coaches for the 2008
season. Vote was taken by voice and
motion carried.
Motion by Anselment, second by Rubenacker
to approve not to reappoint Gary Hopper as the girl’s varsity basketball coach
for the 2008-2009 school year. Roll Call
Vote – Voting Yes – Anselment, Rubenacker, Becker, Donelson, Kirsch, Maulding
and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Maulding to authorize
to advertise for an eleven month position for a Pre-School/Special Education
secretary beginning with the 2008-2009 school year. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Anselment, second by Kirsch to
authorize to advertise for the following coaching positions for the 2008-2009
school year: Girl’s Junior High 7th
Grade Basketball Coach, Girl’s Junior High Softball Coach, Girl’s Varsity
Basketball Coach, Girl’s Varsity Volleyball Coach and Boy’s Assistant Football
Coach. Vote was taken by voice and
motion carried.
Motion by Donelson, second by Becker to authorize
to advertise for an eleven month administrative position assigned as Special
Education Director/Pre-School Principal/RtI Facilitator/Test Coordinator
beginning with the 2008-2009 school year.
Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Kirsch, second by Rubenacker to
re-employ the following District administrators with assignments as listed and
salary/benefits to be determined: Joy
Battagliotti, 10 months, Dahlgren School Principal/Cafeteria Supervisor/Title I
Director/Gifted Coordinator; Jeff Fetcho, 12 months, Jr./Sr. High School
Principal/Homeless Liaison; Jackie Frey, 12 months, East Side School
Principal/Non-Discrimination Coordinator; Vince Mitchell, 12 months, District
Superintendent; Mark Scott, 10 months, Jr./Sr. High School Assistant
Principal/504 Coordinator and Clint Winemiller, 10 months (half-time), Athletic
Director/Elementary Basketball Coordinator.
Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Kirsch, Rubenacker, Anselment, Becker,
Donelson, Maulding and Ewald. Motion
carried.
Motion by Becker second by Kirsch to
adjourn. Vote was taken by voice, motion
carried and the meeting adjourned at 10:05 p.m.
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Board
President
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Board
Secretary