Minutes of the regular meeting of the Centralia City Schools Board of Education, District No. 135, Marion, Clinton, Jefferson and Washington Counties, Illinois, held on April 12, 2007 at 7:00 p.m., in the Administration Building, 400 South Elm Street, Centralia, Illinois 62801.

Members Present: Ron Johnson, Blake Griffin, Lyle Gross, Greg Dodson,

Greg Kleeman, Joan Pennock, and Sue Williams.

Also Present: Supt. Tom Hawkins, Mary Roberts, Tom Woelfel, Nancy Lee, Kevin Rench, Kim Voss, Cindy Sanders, Leon Sanders,

Monica Seals, Nancy Lee, Elaine Schlau, and Bruce Kropp

Board President Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.

MOTION #1:

It was moved by Pennock and seconded by Griffin to approve the minutes of the March 15, 2007 regular board meeting. Motion carried.

MOTION #2:

It was moved by Dodson and seconded by Kleeman to approve the March 2007 Treasurer’s Report. Motion carried.

MOTION #3:

It was moved by Johnson and seconded by Dodson to approve bills in the amount of $350,842.54. Motion carried.

MOTION #4:

It was moved by Pennock and seconded by Griffin to approve the April 2007 payroll. Motion carried.

RECOGNITION AND COMMENTS FROM EMPLOYEES AND PUBLIC

BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. Building Committee – Mr. Kleeman reviewed the process for the upcoming Health Life Safety bond issue of $1,335,000.

2. Policy Committee – consideration and first reading of proposed policy #645.17 Access to Electronic Networks.

CURRICULUM REPORT

1. Summer School – May 30, 2007 – June 19, 2007, 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at C.J.H.S.

2. Bronson Center Report - Kevin Rench, KSED Director, Cindy Sanders, Bronson Administrative Assistant, and Kim Voss, Bronson Principal discussed the programming offered for students with severe behavioral difficulties.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

MOTION #5:

It was moved by Griffin and seconded by Dodson to authorize the taking of bids at the May meeting for bread, milk, and trash hauling for the 2007-08 school year. Motion carried.

MOTION #6:

It was moved by Dodson and seconded by Griffin to approve applications for State and Federal Project Applications to include district improvement plan. Motion carried.

MOTION #7:

It was moved by Johnson and seconded by Kleeman to schedule a special meeting on Monday, May 7, 2007 to canvass the votes of the school board election to be held on April 17, 2007. Motion carried.

MOTION #8:

It was moved by Williams and seconded by Kleeman to approve the following out-of-district field trips.

Lincoln School...................... Forbes State Park...... Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Irving School........................ St. Louis Arch........... Wednesday, May 23, 2007

C.J.H.S. Band and Chorus..... Six Flags................... Friday, May 25, 2007

Motion carried.

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

Superintendent Hawkins reported on the following:

1. Consideration of summer maintenance items for 2007-2008.

2. Consideration of equipment requests for 2007-2008.

3. Special education staffing needs for 2007-2008, an additional section of the cross category classes will be needed for grades 5-8.

4. Reach for the Stars Award – the graduate recognition committee will meet on Thursday, April 26, 2007, to select the 2007 recipients of this award.

5. Board election will be held on Tuesday, April 17, 2007.

6. C.J.H.S. Graduation will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at 7:30 p.m.

MOTION #9:

It was moved by Dodson and seconded by Johnson to approve the summer maintenance and equipment requests for 2007-2008. Motion carried.

MOTION #10:

It was moved by Dodson and seconded by Kleeman to adjourn to closed session to discuss personnel matters. Motion carried.

Adjourned to closed session at 9:00 p.m.

Reconvened to open session at 9:28 p.m.

It was announced that Nancy Langenfeld will be transferred to the position of district library paraprofessional for the 2007-2008 school year.

MOTION #11:

It was moved by Griffin and seconded by Dodson to employ Jessica McLaurin as C.J.H.S. science teacher for the 2007-2008 school year conditional upon her completing the science endorsement. Motion carried.

MOTION #12:

It was moved by Johnson and seconded by Griffin to employ Kerri Bird as an individual paraprofessional (part-time) in the Pre-K ECE class. Motion carried.

MOTION #13:

It was moved by Kleeman and seconded by Gross to employ the following staff for the K-5 Summer School program:

Teachers Aide Cooks

Wendy Barban Linda Taylor Anna Donoho

Geraldine Johnson Rebecca Williams

Melody Oglesby

Bette Simmons-Young

Heather Tate

Tron Young

Motion carried.

MOTION #14:

It was moved by Dodson and seconded by Kleeman to employ Christopher Bayley as temporary part-time summer maintenance staff. Motion carried.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MOTION #15:

It was moved by Johnson and seconded by Dodson to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.

Meeting adjourned at 9:33 p.m.

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KLEEMAN...... Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

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DODSON........ Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED

Sue Williams, Secretary

APPROVED: __________________________

Ron Johnson, President

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Sue Williams, Secretary