March 2017 School Board Minutes

Link to Video of March 23, 2017 Board of Education Meeting:  https://vimeo.com/210273745

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CARBONDALE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 165, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS HELD MARCH 23, 2017

 

The regular meeting of the Board of Education of School District 165 was held in the cafeteria of Carbondale Community High School, 1301 East Walnut Street, Carbondale, Illinois, on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. Upon roll call, the following members were present:

 

Kathy Booziotis             Francis Tsung 

Brad Cole                       Julie VanWinkle

Linda Flowers                Brian Woodard

Joe Hudgins

 

Also present were:

 

Stephen Murphy            Arnold Taylor

Donna Fager                  CCHSEA Represented                      

Daniel Booth                 Carbondale Times Represented         

Brandi Jones

                                                  

President Woodard declared a quorum present and the regular meeting of March 23, 2017, was called to order.

 

Approval of Minutes: Motion by Hudgins, seconded by Booziotis, to approve the minutes of the regular scheduled meeting and executive session of February 16, 2017.  Roll call: Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, Tsung, VanWinkle and Woodard voted yes. Member Cole abstained.  Motion carried.

 

Old Business: There were no old business items.

 

Student Activities Report: Brandi Jones, CCHS Student Activities Director, did a presentation for the Board regarding student activities during the 2016-17 school year.

 

World Languages Department Presentation: Arnold Taylor, CCHS World Languages Department Chair, did a presentation for the Board regarding the activities of his department.

 

Public Comments: There were no public comments.

 

Payment of Bills : Motion by Flowers, seconded by Hudgins, to pay the remaining bills for the month of February, 2017; and, those available for payment for the month of March, 2017.  Roll call: Cole, Flowers, Hudgins, Tsung, VanWinkle, Woodard and Booziotis voted yes.  Nay, none.  Motion carried.

 

Parent Advisory Committee Dress Code Update: Mr. Booth gave a brief update to the Board on the Parent Advisory Committee dress code recommendations for the 2017-18 school year. He advised the committee would be recommending the following changes for the 2017-18 school year:

1. Clarification on the appropriateness of tank tops.

2. Changing the length of shorts and skirts from at least two inches above the knee to mid-thigh.

3. Allowing leggings to be worn with a shirt that is at least mid-thigh in length. Continuing to allow leggings with shorts, skirts, or dresses that also adhere to the mid-thigh length requirement.

4. Allowing jeggings to be worn if they have pockets.

5. A continuation and clarification on our belief that undergarments should not be seen is listed throughout the dress code.

6. Wording has been updated to discuss both female and male expectations where appropriate.

 

Permission to Bid Yearbook Publication: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Hudgins, to solicit bids for the yearbook   publication as presented in Mrs. Fager’s memo.  Roll call: Flowers, Hudgins, Tsung, VanWinkle, Woodard, Booziotis and Cole voted yes.  Nay, none. Motion carried.

 

Rejection of CCHS Roof Replacement Bid: Motion by Cole, seconded by Tsung, to acknowledge receipt of the bid received for the CCHS roof replacement from D7 Roofing; and, to reject their bid because it did not conform to the bid specifications (They did not include replacing the roof drains as specified.).  Roll call: Hudgins, Tsung, VanWinkle, Woodard, Booziotis, Cole and Flowers voted yes.  Nay, none.  Motion carried.

 

Awarding of CCHS Roof Replacement Bids: Motion by Flowers, seconded by VanWinkle, to acknowledge receipt of the   bids received for the CCHS roof replacement; and, to award the bids to the lowest responsible bidder conforming to the bid specifications, Geissler Roofing Company, Inc. of Belleville, Illinois, for the base Bid Roof Area in the amount of $334,200.00; and, the Alternate Bid #2 Roof Area in the additional amount of $113,120.00.  Roll call:  Tsung, VanWinkle, Woodard, Booziotis, Cole, Flowers and Hudgins voted yes.  Nay, none.  Motion carried.

 

Approval of 2016-17 Amended School Calendar: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Hudgins, to approve the 2016-17 Amended School Calendar as presented.  Roll call: VanWinkle, Woodard, Booziotis, Cole, Flowers, Hudgins and Tsung voted yes. Nay, none.  Motion carried.

 

Approval of the Proposed 2017-18 School Calendar: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Hudgins, to approve the proposed 2017-18 School Calendar as presented. Roll call: Woodard, Booziotis, Cole, Flowers, Hudgins, Tsung and VanWinkle voted yes. Nay, none.  Motion carried.

 

2017-18 Proposed Board of Education Meeting Calendar: The Board received a draft of the 2017-18 proposed Board of Education Meeting Calendar for their review. Official action on the 2017-18 proposed

Board of Education Meeting Calendar will occur at a future Board meeting.

 

2017-18 IHSA Membership Renewal: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Booziotis, to continue membership in the IHSA for the 2017-18 school year. Roll call: Booziotis, Cole, Flowers, Hudgins, Tsung, VanWinkle and Woodard voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

 

Resolution to Allow Region. Off. of Ed. to Hold and Dist. Monies from IL Dept. of Revenue for C.S.F. Tax:

Motion by Flowers, seconded by Booziotis, to approve the Resolution to Allow Regional Office of Education to hold and Distribute Monies Received from the Illinois Department of Revenue for the County School Facilities Tax as presented.  No vote was taken.  Member Cole expressed a concern that the term of the agreement was indefinite, and recommended that it be reviewed annually.

 

Motion by Tsung, seconded by Booziotis, to Table the Motion to Approve the Resolution to Allow the Regional Office of Education to hold and Distribute Monies Received from the Illinois Department of Revenue for the County School Facilities Tax as presented.  Roll call:  Cole, Flowers, Hudgins, Tsung, VanWinkle, Woodard and Booziotis voted yes.  Nay, none.  Motion carried.

 

Resolution to Regulate Expense Reimbursements: Motion by Cole, seconded by Hudgins, to approve the Resolution to Regulate Expense Reimbursements as presented.  Roll call: Flowers, Hudgins, Tsung, VanWinkle, Woodard, Booziotis and Cole voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

 

Resignations: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Booziotis, to accept the resignations of the following personnel as presented: 

a. Resignation of Kara Gregory (chorus teacher) effective at the end of the 2016-17 school year.

b. Resignation of GeNae Welch (faculty secretary) effective July 7, 2017.

Roll call: Hudgins, Tsung, VanWinkle, Woodard, Booziotis, Cole and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

 

Employment of School Registrar: Motion by Booziotis, seconded by Tsung, to retroactively employ Mindy Clark as the School Registrar effective March 6, 2017, for the remainder of the 2016-17 school year and for the upcoming 2017-18 school year, with an annual salary of $32,000.00.  Roll call: Tsung, VanWinkle, Woodard, Booziotis, Cole, Flowers and Hudgins voted yes. Nay, none.  Motion carried.

 

2016-17 Personnel to be Notified of Honorable Dismissal:   Motion by Tsung, seconded by Hudgins, to honorably dismiss at the end of the 2016-17 school year, or current grant period, or current contract, the following personnel as presented, due to a discontinuance of services:  

 

Temporary Faculty: Jenna Jamieson and Jamie Pfister 

 

Part-time Faculty: Jennifer Kennedy, Melanie Nelson, Jane Rendon and Joshua Taylor

 

Aide Personnel: Paul Decker, Jo Carol Deniston, Isaac Fletcher, Conor Kocher, Scott Lambert, Malaikah Love, Melanie Nelson, Chad Pershbacher, Jamie Pfister, Joshua Taylor, Leigh Taylor, Katherine Vieceli and Erriel Wolters

 

Monitor Personnel: Kelly Downes, Karmen Gibbs, Meriam Lahlou, Andrew Smith, Carlton Smith, DeAndre Smith, Bradley Walker and Unree Westley

 

Rebound Grant Personnel: Katie Babcock, Lisa Britt, Stephanie Brown, Matthew Duckworth, Mark Hutchings, Marla Martin, Eden Morrison, Mary Jo Peterson and Sandra Snowden

 

Roll call: VanWinkle, Woodard, Booziotis, Cole, Flowers, Hudgins and Tsung voted yes.  Nay, none. Motion carried.

 

2017-18 Re-Employment of Administrative/Professional Support Personnel: Motion by Flowers, seconded by VanWinkle, to re-employ the following administrative/professional support personnel for the 2017-18 school year as presented: Mark Albertini, Athletic Director; Don Biggs, Maintenance Director; Melanie Brink, Curriculum Director; Terica Doyle, Assistant Principal; Timothy Estes, Assistant Principal; Stephanie Finke, Assistant Principal; Mandy McKee, Special Education Director. Roll call:  Woodard, Booziotis, Cole, Flowers, Hudgins, Tsung and VanWinkle voted yes. Nay, none.  Motion carried.

 

2017-18 Re-Employment of Tenured/Non-Tenured Faculty and Educational/Cafeteria/Maintenance Personnel: Motion by Booziotis, seconded by Hudgins, to re-employ the following tenured/non-tenured faculty and educational/cafeteria/maintenance support personnel for the 2017-18 school year as presented:

Tenured Faculty: Daron Absher, Helen Aldridge-Bottje, Christopher Apple, Suzanne Asaturian, Pamela Barr, Brenda Berg, Erik Berrey, Michelle Buchheit, Michael Butler, Justin Dennis, Lena Dierks, Michael Dollins, Tarrie Dullum, Bryan Dunn, Betsy Geiselman, Linaya Germann, Emily Goins, Theresa Goodin, Scott Hankey, Eric Hanson, Teresa Harris, Gloria Jones, Sandra Jordan, Joseph Keene, Lori Koester, Meredith Lipe, Sharon Lorinskas, Judy Major, Stacey Massie, Angela Mausey, Jim Miller, Marcella Morris, Carrie Mueller, Erinn Murphy, Matthew Peck, Jason Perry, Kyle Povolish, Stephen Powers, Amy Prudencio, Jessica Pyatt, Gary Rodvelt, Erin Sagaskie, Cheryl Staley, Sandy Stanley, Greg Storm, Arnold Taylor, Maria Taylor, Dallas Terry, Michelle Thomas, Ryan Thomas, Greg Townsend, Kimberly Wheeler and Mark Woodside

                                               

Non-Tenured Faculty:

 

Faculty Completing 4th Year:  Krystal Emrick, Brandi Jones and Tracie Shackles

 

Faculty Completing 3rd Year: Jessica Anderson, Stephen Arvanis, Jeff Hansen and Justin Merriman

 

Faculty Completing 2nd Year:  William Curtin, Andrew Gwinup and Bryan Lee

 

Faculty Completing 1st Year:  Ethan Graham, John Gund, Crystal Harsy, Tammy Helvey, Rasheeda Love, Donald Moberley, Cara Polczynski and Toni Ruiz

 

Educational Support Personnel: Lisa Bastien, Rebecca Cissell, Mindy Clark, Irene Davenport, Verlena Greer, Rannetta Halteman, Marialice Jenkins, Lucia Kelso, Kelly Lannom, Maria Lenzini, Michelle Lewis, Barbara Mason, Amy Morse, Barbara Mueller, Laurie Rendleman, Jarrod Ritter Sheila Segelken and Matthew Young

 

Cafeteria Personnel: Katie Behrens, T’Neesha Cavins, Sherri Clark, Gregory Donahue, Belinda Hickam, Heather Hines, Robin Mayhugh and Sherry Wyatt

 

Maintenance Personnel: Michael Green, Austin Hardwig and David Little

 

Roll call:  Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, Tsung, VanWinkle and Woodard voted yes.  Member Cole abstained. Motion carried.

 

April Board Meeting: The April Board of Education meeting will be Thursday, April 20, 2017.

 

2017 IASB Constitution & Position Statement: The Board received a copy of the 2017 IASB Constitution & Position Statement in their board packet. 

 

Executive Session:  Motion by Booziotis, seconded by VanWinkle, to go into executive session to discuss information regarding collective negotiating matters.  Roll call: Cole, Flowers, Hudgins, Tsung, VanWinkle, Woodard and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none.  Motion carried.  The meeting recessed at 8:13 p.m. The executive session convened at 8:26 p.m. The executive session adjourned at 9:30 p.m. President Woodard stated no action was taken while in executive session.

 

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 9:31 p.m.

 

MINUTES APPROVED: APRIL 20, 2017