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, Randy
Kirsch, Tom Maulding, Rodney Rubenacker and John Ewald.
Absent-
Krystal Donelson
Motion by Becker, second by Kirsch to
approve the following items under the Consent Agenda: The minutes from the February
17, 2009 regular board meeting, the Treasurers Report, the budget report, the
destruction of Executive Session Audio Tapes Older than 18 months per Code, Out
of state trips: 7th and 8th grade PEP students to the Fox
Theatre in St. Louis, MO on March 26, 2009; Advance Biology students to the Zoo
in Evansville, IN on April 3, 2009; East Side 3rd grade to the Zoo
in St. Louis, MO on May 1, 2009 and High School Chorus to the Music Festival in
Mason, OH on May 8-9, 2009. First
CORRESPONDENCE
The Board received a thank you note from the family of Betty Anselment thanking
them for their monetary donation to the Arthritis Foundation in memory of their
mother. VISITORS Civic students
were present for a classroom assignment.
SUPERINTENDENTS
REPORT Status.
Mr. Mitchell
updated the Board on the recent kindergarten registration at
Mr. Mitchell
discussed the possibility of the District receiving money from the Federal
Stimulus Package. The money is allocated
for Title I and Special Education, with little information about when and how
much will be received.
The Board verbally agreed to charge
$15/hr. for use of the old high school gym for post prom 3 on 3 basketball practices
in the old gym, with the understanding that these teams are not associated with
the school.
CURRICULUM
Mr. Mitchell had Troy Becker, Technology Director, speak to the Board about the
Digital Divide Grant that the District received last summer. The original grant money applied for was
$75,000 the District received $35,000.
The money is made available to offer community computer classes and open
lab hours for students that do not have home computers.
OLD BUSINESS
Mr. Mitchell gave the
Board a Building and Grounds update. The
State Fire Marshall will visit the District on
Brent Johnson is working
with custodians and appropriate service companies to have proper local
inspections and documentation available for the fire
Motion by Becker, second by Rubenacker to approve to
accept the 3-year contract proposal upon legal counsel approval of $2,386 per
year from Simplex to annually inspect the fire safety equipment at the Jr./Sr.
High School. Roll Call Vote Voting
Yes- Becker, Rubenacker, Anselment, Kirsch, Maulding, and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Rubenacker, second by Anselment
to seek bid specs from F.G.M. Architects to finish the remaining roof work that
needs to be done throughout the District.
Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Mr.
Mitchell let the Board know that the girls softball batting cage is being
worked on by Roger Swartz and Doug Cantrell within the next few weeks.
Motion
by Kirsch, second by Anselment to approve the PSAE Incentive Considerations as
presented by Mr. Fetcho. Vote was taken
by voice and motion carried.
Motion
by Becker, second by Rubenacker to approve to increase the day care fees
$2.00/hour to address financial difficulties facing the day care program. Roll Call Vote Voting Yes Becker,
Rubenacker, Anselment, Kirsch, Maulding and Ewald. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS-
Motion by Anselment, second by Maulding to
set the high school graduation date and time as
Motion by Kirsch, second by Becker to
approve to change the
No action was taken to set a Board
organizational meeting until the
Motion by Anselment second by Rubenacker to
approve the Resolution to Restate and Adopt a Section 125 Cafeteria Plan with
American Fidelity Assurance Company as the Recordkeeper, subject to Attorney
Review. Vote was taken by voice and
motion carried.
Motion by Maulding, second by Kirsch to
authorize to advertise for copy machine bids.
Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Kirsch to enter
in to executive session at
Motion by Kirsch, second by Becker to come
out of executive session at
Motion
by Anselment, second by Maulding to approve the minutes from executive
session. Vote was taken by voice and
motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Maulding to
accept the Family Medical Leave Act request from Sarah Draper. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Anselment, second by Maulding to
accept the Family Medical Leave Act request from Lea Ann Jones. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Rubenacker, second by Anselment
to approve to eliminate the Head Teacher positions for
Motion by Becker, second by Kirsch to approve
to honorably dismiss Janice Crow as Family Resource Center Coordinator due to
reduction-in-force at the end of the 2008-2009 school year. Roll Call Vote Voting Yes Becker, Kirsch,
Anselment, Maulding, Rubenacker and Ewald.
Motion carried.
Motion by Maulding, second by Anselment to
approve to honorably dismiss Sharon Shay as Workforce Investment Act
Coordinator due to reduction-in-force on
Motion by Kirsch, second by Rubenacker to approve
non-reemployment of Billee Davis as the Jr. High Study Hall Monitor at the end
of the 2008-2009 school year. Roll Call Vote Voting Yes- Kirsch
Rubenacker, Anselment, Becker, Maulding and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Anselment to
approve non-reemployment of Julie Drew and Ann Morris as part-time teachers at
the end of the 2008-2009 school year.
Roll Call Vote Voting Yes Becker, Anselment, Kirsch, Maulding,
Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Rubenacker to approve to
honorably dismiss the following teacher aides due to reduction-in-force at the
end of the 2008-2009 school year:
Beverly Gordon, Kathy Smith, Ashley Allen, Angela Golliher, Sharon
Biggerstaff and Michelle Johnson. Roll
Call Vote Voting Yes Becker, Rubenacker, Anselment, Kirsch, Maulding and
Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Maulding, second by Anselment to
approve the following first year teachers be placed on second year probationary
status for the 2009-2010 school year: Jamie Ellis, Jason Hall and Jennifer
Irvin. Roll Call Vote Voting Yes
Maulding, Anselment, Becker, Kirsch, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Kirsch, second by Rubenacker to
approve the following second year teachers be placed on third year probationary
status for the 2009-2010 school year:
Jenny Allen, Joy Battagliotti, Amy Deen, Lisa Fetcho, Enrique Guzman,
Marcy Hood, Cassie Hutchcraft, Melissa Kaufman, Heather Mellott, Bethany Moore,
Hillary Nottmeyer, Chad Payne and Krystle Rush.
Roll Call Vote Voting Yes Kirsch, Rubenacker, Anselment, Becker,
Maulding and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Rubenacker, second by Anselment
to approve the following third year teachers be placed on a fourth year probationary
status for the 2009-2010 school year:
Sandra Aydt, Chrissy Cockrum, Jeff Fetcho, Dustin Haile, Beverly Mead,
Brooke Medlin, Terri Newbury, Keith Welch, Janet Wellen and Amanda
Woodrow. Roll Call Vote Voting Yes
Rubenacker, Anselment, Becker, Kirsch, Maulding and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Anselment, second by Kirsch to
approve the following fourth year teachers move to tenure status for the
2009-2010 school year: Cindy Billington,
Chrystal Cox, Sarah Draper, Jeff Gray, Sarah Haile, Cathy Sanders and Jon
Zeman. Roll Call Vote Voting Yes
Anselment, Kirsch, Becker, Maulding, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Anselment, second by Maulding to
approve a 3% salary increase to all non-administrative district salaried
employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement for the 2009-2010
school year. Roll Call Vote Voting Yes
Anselment, Maulding, Becker, Kirsch, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Kirsch to
approve to re-employ the following district administrators with 3% salary
increases for the 2009-2010 school year:
Joy Battagliotti-10 months, Dahlgren Principal/Gifted/Title I Director
and Cafeteria Director. Christina
Epperson-10 months, Sp. Ed. Director/Preschool Principal/RtI Facilitator/Test
Coordinator. Jeff Fetcho-12 months,
Jr./Sr. High Principal/Homeless Liaison.
Jackie Frey-12 months, East Side Principal/Non Discrimination
Coordinator. Mark Scott-10 months,
Jr./Sr. High Assistant Principal/504 Coordinator. Clint Winemiller-10 months, half-time
Athletic Director/Elementary Basketball Coordinator. Roll Call Vote Voting Yes Becker, Kirsch,
Anselment, Maulding, Rubenacker and Ewald.
Motion carried.
Motion by Anselment, second by Maulding to
authorize to advertise for Summer League Umpires, Concession Workers,
Summer-Maintenance workers, Field Workers and Bus Mechanic Helper. Roll Call Vote Voting Yes Anselment,
Maulding, Becker, Kirsch, Rubenacker and Ewald.
Motion carried.
Motion by Kirsch, second by Becker to
authorize to advertise for the following positions for the 2009-2010 school
year: Jr. High Cheerleading Coach, Jr.
Varsity Girls Basketball Coach, Assistant Varsity Football Coaches and English
Language Learner Coordinator. Vote was
taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Anselment, second by Rubenacker
to approve the following volunteer coaches for the 2009 Spring season: Rhonda Tracy (HS Softball), Jeff Karcher and
Anthony Johnson (HS Baseball) and Teresa Golden (JH Volleyball). Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Maulding 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