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 Donelson to approve the following items under the Consent
Agenda: The minutes from the February 16, 2010 regular board meeting, minutes
from the March 3, 2010 special board meeting, the Treasurer’s Report, budget
report, bill listing, destruction of Executive Session Audio Tapes Older than
18 months per Code, Final Adoption: Revised Policies GAAA, ED & ED-1, JBCBC
& JBCBC-R, KABA & KABA-R, 1& 2.
First
CORRESPONDENCE
– None.
VISITORS – None.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT - Status
Mr. Mitchell received a request from
Dennis Lynch asking the Board to allow parent volunteers to ride the bus to
trap shooting practices to help chaperone students. The Board verbally approved the request with
no objections.
Mr. Mitchell asked for the Board’s
input on restricting long field trips or out of state trips now or wait until the
2010-2011 school year. The Board agreed
that the staff should be judicious in choosing trips they are requesting to take
this year but also agreed not to make restrictions until the new school year.
Mr. Mitchell stated that the State
still owes the District approximately $476,910 in mandated categoricals and
grants.
Mr. Mitchell gave the Board a
tentative end of the year school calendar with the following:
Mr. Mitchell told the Board that the
District did not receive money from the Technology grant that he and
Mr. Mitchell gave the Board a
tentative 2010-2011 school calendar stating that the first day of school is
Mr. Mitchell gave the Board a copy of
the Summer League treasurer’s report stating that the summer league committee
is planning on purchasing bleachers for the athletic fields.
Mr. Mitchell received a request from
Jeff Rush asking the Board to approve the raffling of a rifle to raise money to
send students to an offensive lineman camp this summer. The Board verbally declined the request due
to the District having a policy in place forbidding firearms to be raffled off.
OLD BUSINESS
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The Board authorized
Mr. Mitchell to approve a request from the Dahlgren teaching staff to purchase
(6) Active Boards with funds raised by the Dahlgren
Mr. Mitchell
suggested the building and ground committee comprised of Tom Maulding, Rodney
Rubenacker and John Ewald (Alternate) schedule a meeting to discuss and
prioritize various summer projects that need to be considered. The committee set a meeting for Thursday,
March 25, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at the Unit Office.
Motion by Anselment, second by Kirsch to
set the high school graduation for
Mr. Mitchell distributed a copy of
several proposed job descriptions for future consideration by the Board and
affected unions. He has provided copies
to the union representatives affected and will work with them to develop final
drafts.
Motion by Becker, second by Kirsch to enter
in to executive session at 7:00 p.m. to discuss appointment, employment,
compensation, dismissal, and performance of specific employees; student
disciplinary action and expulsion hearings; and pending litigation. Roll Call Vote- Voting Yes – Becker, Kirsch, Anselment, Donelson, Maulding,
Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Kirsch 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 Maulding, second by Kirsch to
approve the Family Medical Leave Act request from Michelle Johnson, teacher
aide, beginning
Motion by Anselment second by Rubenacker to
approve the Family Medical Leave Act request from Melissa Kaufman, teacher,
beginning approximately
Motion by Becker, second by Maulding to accept
the letter of resignation from Patti Miles, teacher aide, effective
Motion by Rubenacker, second by Kirsch to
approve the following volunteer high school assistant coaches for the spring,
2010 season: Kane Smith and Rhet
Vaughan- baseball. Vote was taken by
voice and motion carried.
Motion by Donelson, second by Kirsch to approve
John and Debbie Wellen as Team Quest volunteer sponsors for the spring, 2010
contest. Vote was taken by voice and
motion carried.
Motion by Anselment, second by Becker to
eliminate the Head Teacher positions for
Motion by Kirsch, second by Anselment to
eliminate the following personnel-related positions due to a reduction-in-force
at the end of the 2009-2010 school year:
English Language Coordinator, Coordinator of High School Boy’s
Basketball, Freshman Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball Coach, Elementary and Freshman
Volleyball Coach, One Assistant Football Coach and Flag Football Coach, One
Assistant Track Coach, Assistant Golf Coach, Assistant Varsity Baseball and
Softball Coach, Elementary Scholastic Bowl and Challenge Saturday. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Kirsch,
Anselment, Becker, Donelson, Maulding, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Anselment to approve
the resolution to honorably dismiss Janice Crow as Family Resource Center
Coordinator due to a reduction-in-force at the end of the 2009-2010 school
year. Roll Call Vote- Voting Yes –
Becker, Anselment, Donelson, Kirsch, Maulding, Rubenacker, and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Maulding, second by Rubenacker to
dismiss the following probationary teacher aides effective at the end of the
2009-2010 school year: Deborah
Harrelson, Melissa Goin, Jessica Stover, Pam Uselton and Heather Gunther. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes- Maulding,
Rubenacker, Anselment, Becker, Donelson, Kirsch and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Kirsch to
approve the resolution to honorably dismiss the following teacher aides due to
a reduction-in-force at the end of the 2009-2010 school year: Michael Milligan, Melissa Mullins, Brad
Tedford, Beverly Gordon, Kathy Smith, Ashley Allen, Angela Golliher, Sharon
Biggerstaff and Michelle Johnson. Roll
Call Vote – Voting Yes – Becker, Kirsch, Anselment, Donelson, Maulding,
Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Anselment, second by Maulding to
dismiss the following non-certified hourly employees effective at the end of
the 2009-2010 school year: Rebecca
Winemiller, Deana Meade, Billee Davis, Eddie Fry and Sharon Shay. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Anselment,
Maulding, Becker, Donelson, Kirsch, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Rubencaker to
approve the resolution to honorably dismiss the following contractual,
non-certified support personnel due to a reduction-in-force at the end of the
2009-2010 school year: Kathy
Biggerstaff, Pam Bridwell, Kenny Miller, Susan Mosby and Ingrid Drone. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Becker,
Rubenacker, Anselment, Donelson, Kirsch, Maulding and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Kirsch, second by Maulding to
approve the resolution to honorably dismiss the following non-contractual,
non-certified support personnel due to a reduction-in-force at the end of the
2009-2010 school year: Jaime Brock and
Erin Kelly. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes
– Kirsch, Maulding, Anselment, Becker, Donelson, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Anselment, second by Becker to
approve the resolution of non-reemployment for the following first year
probationary teachers at the end of the 2009-2010 school year: Michelle Middendorf, Ashley Green, Abbi
Buchanan and Staci Haile. Roll Call Vote
– Voting Yes – Anselment, Becker, Donelson, Kirsch, Maulding, Rubenacker and
Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Donelson, second by Rubenacker to
approve the resolution of non-reemployment for the following third year
probationary teachers at the end of the 2009-2010 school year: Jenny Allen, Amy Deen, Marcy Hood, Cassandra
Hutchcraft, Krystle Jones, Melissa Kaufman and Bethany Moore. Roll Call Vote- Voting Yes – Donelson,
Rubenacker, Anselment, Becker, Kirsch, Maulding and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Rubenacker, second by Maulding to
place the following first year teachers on second year probationary status for
the 2010-2011 school year: Brian Blades
and Chassity Rapp. Roll Call Vote
–Voting Yes – Rubenacker, Maulding, Anselment, Becker, Donelson, Kirsch and
Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Kirsch, second by Donelson to
place the following second year teachers on third year probationary status for
the 2010-2011 school year: Jamie Ellis,
Jason Hall and Jennifer Irvin. Roll Call
Vote –Voting Yes – Kirsch, Donelson, Anselment, Becker, Maulding, Rubenacker
and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Donelson, second by Kirsch to
place the following third year teachers on fourth year probationary status for
the 2010-2011 school year: Joy
Battagliotti, Lisa Fetcho, Enrique Guzman, Heather Mellott, Hillary Nottmeyer
and Chad Payne. Roll Call Vote – Voting
Yes – Donelson, Kirsch, Anselment, Becker, Maulding, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Anselment, second by Becker to
place the following fourth year teachers on tenure status for the 2010-2011
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 – Anselment,, Becker, Donelson, Kirsch,
Maulding, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion
carried.
Motion by Anselment, second by Maulding to
authorize to advertise for the 2010 summer season positions: Summer League Umpires and Concession Workers
and Summer Maintenance Workers, Field Workers, and Bus Mechanic Helper. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Anselment to
expel Student A for 365 days and recommended to attend the SPARC program if
qualified, and if not then recommended to attend the
Motion by Kirsch, second by Maulding to
expel Student B for the remainder of the 2009-2010 school year and first
quarter of the 2010-2011 school year with alternative placement at the SPARC
program.
Motion by Anselment, second by Rubenacker
to expel Student C for 365 days and recommended to attend the
Motion by Becker, second by Donelson 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