March 2018 School Board Minutes

March 22, 2018 Regular Board of Education Meeting:

Link to Video of March 22, 2018 Board of Education:  https://vimeo.com/262025402

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CARBONDALE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 165, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS HELD MARCH 22, 2018

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 22, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. Upon roll call, the following members were present:

Kathy Booziotis             Christopher Swims
Linda Flowers                Julie VanWinkle
Joe Hudgins                  Brian Woodard

The following member was absent:  Francis Tsung

Also present were:

Stephen Murphy            Arnold Taylor
Donna Fager                 CCHSEA Represented
Daniel Booth                 WSIL-TV Represented

Erik Berrey                   

President Woodard declared a quorum present and the regular meeting of March 22, 2018, was called to order.

Approval of Minutes: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Booziotis, to approve the minutes of the regular rescheduled meeting and executive session of February 22, 2018.  Roll call: Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, Swims, VanWinkle and Woodard voted yes. Motion carried.

Board Retreat Scheduled:  Motion by Booziotis, seconded by Hudgins, to schedule a Board Retreat (Special Board of Education Meeting) on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. in the CCHS Media Center. Roll call: Flowers, Hudgins, Swims,VanWinkle, Woodard and Booziotis voted yes. Nay, none.  Motion carried.

Public Comments:  None

Fine Arts Department Presentation: Erik Berrey, CCHS Fine Arts Department Chair, did a presentation for the Board regarding the activities of his department.

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

Payment of Bills: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Swims, to pay the remaining bills for the month of February 2018; and, those available for payment for the month of March 2018.  Roll call: Hudgins, Swims, VanWinkle, Woodard, Booziotis and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none.  Motion carried.

Superintendent’s Report: Superintendent Murphy advised the Board of the following:

1. The South Seven Conference voted not to add Granite City to the conference.

2. The Board email addresses would be restructured on the website.

3. He had a meeting scheduled with CES 95 on April 3, 2018 to discuss the public relations position.

4. No applications had been received to date for the groundskeeper position. He was researching websites to post the position on.

5. The Facilities Committee had met and discussed several facility maintenance projects that would need to be done in the near future. 

Parent Advisory Committee Draft Dress Code Update: Mr. Booth updated the Board on the Parent Advisory Committee’s draft dress code recommendations for the 2018-19 school year. Mr. Booth said the final recommendations would be made with the regular handbook updates this summer.  

Awarding of E-Wing Stair Replacement Bid: Motion by Hudgins, seconded by Swims, to acknowledge receipt of the bids received for the E-wing exterior stair replacement; and, to reject the bid from Evrard-Strang Construction, Inc. for not meeting bid specifications, and to award the Base Bid and Alternative Bid #1 to the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications, J&L Robinson Development & Construction of Carbondale, Illinois in the amount of $165,413.00. Roll call: Swims, VanWinkle, Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers and Hudgins voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

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

Approval of the Proposed 2018-19 School Calendar: Motion by Swims, seconded by Flowers, to approve the proposed 2018-19 School Calendar as presented. Roll call: VanWinkle, Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins and Swims voted yes. Nay, none.  Motion carried.

2018-19 IHSA Membership Renewal: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Swims, to continue membership in the IHSA for the 2018-19 school year. Roll call: Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, Swims and VanWinkle voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

IASB PRESS Issue 97 Board Policy Manual Updates-First Reading: The Board received IASB PRESS Issue 97 Board Policy Manual updates for first reading.  Final adoption of the IASB PRESS Issue 97 Board Policy Manual updates will occur at the April 19, 2018 Board of Education meeting.

Resignations/Retirements: Motion by Hudgins, seconded by Swims, to accept the resignations of the following personnel as presented: 

a. Resignation of Jodie Davis (Title I English/Reading Teacher Aide) effective March 9, 2018.

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

Employment of 2017-18 Extra-Duty Personnel: Motion by Booziotis, seconded by Hudgins, to employ the following 2017-18 extra-duty personnel as presented:

Assistant Baseball Coach: Nicholas Newman ($2,141.50). 

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

Approval of 2017-18 Volunteers: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Swims, to approve the following 2017-18 volunteers as presented:

Ashley Moore:  Girls Soccer Volunteer
Heather M.D. Naas: Fine Arts Department Volunteer

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

2017-18 Personnel to be Notified of Honorable Dismissal: Motion by Booziotis, seconded by Flowers, to honorably dismiss at the end of the 2017-18 school year, or current grant period, or current contract, the following personnel as presented, due to a discontinuance of services:  

Temporary Faculty: James Heninger, Julie Peterson and Jan Presley 

Part-time Faculty: Rebecca Browning, Jenna Jamieson, Jennifer Kennedy and Jane Rendon 

Aide Personnel: Dewight Bigbee, Paul Decker, Jo Carol Deniston, Denise Dyer, Isaac Fletcher, Jenna Jamieson, Scott Lambert, Alyssa Staley and Katherine Vieceli

Monitor Personnel: Ridge Finn, Meriam Lahlou, Andrew Smith, Carlton Smith, DeAndre Smith, Kevin Stamp, Bradley Walker and Unree Westley

Rebound Grant Personnel: Katie Babcock, Hayden Beattie, Lisa Britt, Stephanie Brown, Matthew Duckworth, Mark Hutchings, Marla Martin, Sean McGahan, Mary Jo Peterson and Sandra Snowden 

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

Approval of 2018-19 – 2020-21 Performance-Based Employ. Contracts For Supt. and CSBO: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Hudgins, to approve the three-year (2018-19 - 2020-21) performance-based employment contracts for Stephen Murphy,      Superintendent and Donna Fager, Chief School Business Official as presented.  Roll call: VanWinkle, Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins and Swims voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. 

2018-19 Re-Employment of Administrative/Professional Support Personnel: Motion by Hudgins, seconded by Booziotis, to re-employ the following administrative/professional support personnel for the 2018-19 school year as presented: Mark Albertini, Athletic Director; Don Biggs, Maintenance Director; Terica Doyle, Assistant Principal; Stephanie Finke, Curriculum Director; Mandy McKee, Special Education Director Gwen Poore, Assistant Principal; Ryan Thomas, Assistant Principal. Roll call: VanWinkle, Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins and Swims voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. 

2018-19 Re-Employment of Tenured/Non-Tenured Faculty and Educational/Cafeteria/Maintenance Personnel:  Motion by Flowers, seconded by Swims, to re-employ the following tenured/non-tenured faculty and educational/cafeteria/maintenance support personnel for the 2018-19 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,  Bryan Dunn, Krystal Emrick, Betsy Geiselman, Linaya Germann, Emily Goins, Theresa Goodin, Scott Hankey, Eric Hanson, Teresa Harris, Brandi Jones, Gloria Jones, Sandra Jordan, 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, Tracie Shackles, Cheryl Simonds, Sandy Stanley, Greg Storm, Arnold Taylor, Maria Taylor, Dallas Terry, Michelle Thomas, Greg Townsend, Kimberly Wheeler and Mark Woodside

Non-Tenured Faculty:
Faculty Completing 4th Year
:  Jessica Anderson, Stephen Arvanis, Jeff Hansen and Justin Merriman

Faculty Completing 3rd Year: William Curtin, Andrew Gwinup and Bryan Lee

Faculty Completing 2nd Year:  Ethan Graham, John Gund, Crystal Harsy, Tammy Helvey, Rasheeda Love, Donald Moberley, Cara Polczynski and Toni Ruiz 

Faculty Completing 1st Year:  Krystal Kill, Christi McGee, Melanie Nelson, Franciene Sabens, Krista Smith and Joshua Taylor 

Educational Support Personnel: Lisa Bastien, Rebecca Cissell, Mindy Clark, Irene Davenport, Brittany DeVantier, Verlena Greer, Rannetta Halteman, Vonda Hill, Marialice Jenkins, Lucia Kelso, Kelly Lannom, Maria Lenzini, Michelle Lewis, Clint Mifflin, Amy Morse, Barbara Mueller, Laurie Rendleman, Jarrod Ritter Sheila Segelken Rena Weller 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: Woodard, Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, Swims and VanWinkle voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

April Board Meeting: The April Board of Education meeting will be Thursday, April 19, 2018.  

Executive Session: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Booziotis, to go into executive session to discuss information regarding the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees (5 ILCS120/2(c)(1). Roll call: Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, Swims, VanWinkle and Woodard voted yes. Nay, none.  Motion carried.  The meeting recessed at 8:47 p.m. The executive session convened at 8:05 p.m. The executive session adjourned at 9:20 p.m. President Woodard stated no action was taken while in executive session.

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 9:21 p.m.

MINUTES APPROVED: April 19, 2018

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March 26, 2018 Special Board of Education Meeting:

MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CARBONDALE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 165, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS HELD MARCH 26, 2018

The special 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 Monday, March 26, 2018, at 6:00 p.m.  Upon roll call, the following members were present:

Kathy Booziotis          Francis Tsung
Linda Flowers             Julie VanWinkle
Joe Hudgins                Brian Woodard

The following member was absent: Christopher Swims

Also present were:

Stephen Murphy         Ryan Thomas
Daniel Booth

President Woodard declared a quorum present and the special meeting of March 26, 2018, was called to order.

Public Comments: None

Employment of Principal: Motion by Kathy Booziotis, seconded by Joe Hudgins, to employ Ryan Thomas as the Principal of Carbondale Community High School for the 2018-19 school year with a salary of $100,000.00 as presented. Roll call:  Booziotis, Flowers, Hudgins, Tsung, VanWinkle and Woodard voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried. 

On behalf of the Board of Education, Dr. Woodard congratulated Mr. Thomas on his new position as Principal of Carbondale Community High School. 

Following the employment of Mr. Thomas, the Board discussed the pending posting of his current position of Assistant Principal; and, the difference between a Dean of Students position and an Assistant Principal position. 

Daniel Booth Named 2018 SIU Distinguished Alumni: Member Hudgins congratulated Principal Daniel Booth on being named a 2018 SIU Distinguished Alumni. Mr. Booth will be recognized at reception on April 12, 2018.

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 6:03 p.m.

MINUTES APPROVED: April 19, 2018