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 March 15, 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,

                              Joan Pennock, and Sue Williams. 

 

Also Present:          Supt. Tom Hawkins, Mary Roberts, Tom Woelfel, Mike Jones, Denise Williams, Nancy Lee, Ann Romero, Monica Seals,

                              Kevin Junk, Jason Hill, Tron Young, Patsi Johnson,

                              Krystal Hutton, Machelle Stone, Amanda Currie, Elaine Schlau, Nancy Lee, Mike Middleton, and Bruce Kropp

 

Board President Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.

 

A Public Hearing was held concerning the intent of the Board of Education to sell School Fire Prevention and Safety Bonds.

 

The regular board meeting was reconvened.

 

MOTION #1:

It was moved by Gross and seconded by Griffin to approve the minutes of the February 13, 2007 regular board meeting.  Motion carried.

 

MOTION #2:

It was moved by Johnson and seconded by Dodson to approve the minutes of the February 26, 2007 special board meeting.  Motion carried.

 

MOTION #3:

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

 

MOTION #4:

It was moved by Griffin and seconded by Gross to approve bills in the amount of $306,040.38.  Motion carried.

 

MOTION #5:

It was moved by Pennock and seconded by Dodson to approve the March 2007 payroll.  Motion carried.

 

 

 

RECOGNITION AND COMMENTS FROM EMPLOYEES AND PUBLIC

 

BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS

   1. Calendar Committee – Mr. Dodson recommended adopting the proposed        calendar for the 2007-08 school year.

   2. Building Committee – Committee displayed colors for the window                replacement project at Field, Lincoln and CJHS.

 

CURRICULUM REPORT

   1. ISBE School Report Cards – district met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

   2. NCLB Convention attended by Mary Roberts and Vicky Sayles

   3. ISAT Testing taking place this week

   4. Kindergarten and Birth to Age 4 Screenings:

       Birth to 4................ March 26 & 27

       Kindergarten........... April 16-18

       Head Start.............. April 23

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

MOTION #6:

It was moved by Pennock and seconded by Dodson to accept the bid from Industrial Mechanical Contractors in the amount of $627,700.00 for replacing the heating system and installing a chiller component for air conditioning at C.J.H.S.  Motion carried.

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

MOTION #7:

It was moved by Pennock and seconded by Johnson to schedule eighth grade graduation for Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. (contingent upon not using any additional emergency days prior to the end of school).  Motion carried.

 

MOTION #8:

It was moved by Johnson and seconded by Williams to approve the 2007-08 school calendar.  Motion carried.

 

MOTION #9:

It was moved by Dodson and seconded by Griffin to seat and administer the Board oath to successful candidates, elect officers, and set a time and place for its regular meetings at the May 10, 2007, regular Board meeting.  Motion carried.

 

 

MOTION #10:

It was moved by Johnson and seconded by Griffin to approve a maternity leave for Traci Engel, Field Kindergarten Teacher, anticipated to begin in early May.  Motion carried.

 

MOTION #11:

It was moved by Pennock and seconded by Johnson to approve the following out-of-district field trips:

     Lincoln School................... St. Louis Cardinals game..... Tuesday, April 17, 2007

     C.J.H.S. Beta Club.............. Springfield, Illinois.............. Wednesday, April 18, 2007

     C.J.H.S. Beta Club.............. Fairview Heights, Illinois...... Saturday, April 28, 2007

     Schiller 3rd Grade................ St. Louis City Museum........ Tuesday, May 8, 2007

     Schiller 1st Grade................ St. Louis Zoo..................... Thursday, May 10, 2007

     Schiller 2nd Grade & CC...... St. Louis Zoo..................... Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Motion carried.

 

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

Superintendent Hawkins reported on the following:

   1.    Employment of temporary, part-time summer maintenance staff

   2.    KSED Governing Board meeting Wednesday, March 28 – representing CCS #135           is Board Member Lyle Gross.

   3.    School Board Election will be held on Tuesday, April 17, 2007.

   4.    Reach for the Stars Award nomination information has been distributed in the           community.  The deadline is March 31st.

   5.    ROE Compliance Visit

   6.    Reminder that Board meetings for the next two months will be held on Thursday           evenings, April 12 and May 10.

 

MOTION #12:

It was moved by Williams and seconded by Dodson to approve the employment of Clifford Marshall as a temporary, part-time summer maintenance employee for the summer of 2007.  Motion carried.

 

MOTION #13:

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

 

Adjourned to closed session at 8:02 p.m.

Reconvened to open session at 9:24 p.m.

 

 

MOTION #14:

It was moved by Dodson and seconded by Pennock to renew the contract of the following non-tenured assistant nurse:

     Joyce Mulvaney (4.5/7)  

Motion carried.

 

MOTION #15:

It was moved by Griffin and seconded by Dodson to renew the contracts of the following part-time non-tenured teachers:  

     Cinnamon Blanchard (1/2)                       Kimberly Shelton (1/2)

     Patricia Patten (4/7)

Motion carried.

 

MOTION #16:

It was moved by Williams and seconded by Johnson to renew the contracts of the following 2nd year non-tenured teachers:  

     Tiffany Briscoe                    Kristina List                       Christina Schniers

     Dustin Foutch                      Kim Owen                         Ryan White

     Melinda Graham

Motion carried.

 

MOTION #17:

It was moved by Dodson and seconded by Pennock to renew the contracts of the following 3rd year non-tenured teachers:  

     Chrissa Boatright                 Michelle Lammers              Machelle Stone

     William Brayfield                  Brian Lipe                         Michele Wangler

     Jil Childers                           Tricia Martin                      Amber West

     Ann Gansauer                      Laveta Middleton               Mark Williams, Jr.

     Reuben Hill                          Melissa Riechmann            Tron Young

     Krystal Hutton                     Anna Romero                    John Zvonar

     Chris Jones                          Andrea Siegler

Motion carried.

 

MOTION #18:

It was moved by Gross and seconded by Griffin to renew the contracts of the following 4th year non-tenured teachers:  

     Wendy Barban                     Amanda Currie                  Kevin Junk

     Constance Bethel                 Tracy DeJournett               Angela Dee Miller

     Teresa Burdin                      April Feig                          Andrea Taylor

Motion carried.

 

MOTION #19:

It was moved by Pennock and seconded by Johnson to hire the following certified staff for the 2007-2008 school: 

     Craig Bland............... Jordan School Principal

Motion carried.

 

MOTION #20:

It was moved by Johnson and seconded by Gross to hire the following certified staff for the 2007-2008 school: 

     Lois Schorfheide....... Jordan Third Grade Teacher

Motion carried.

 

MOTION #21:

It was moved by Gross and seconded by Griffin to hire the following certified staff for the 2007-2008 school: 

     Joshua Fark............... C.J.H.S. Cross Category Special Education Teacher

Motion carried.

 

MOTION #22:

It was moved by Dodson and seconded by Griffin to approve the following reduction-in-force of certified staff positions:

     Reduction-in-force through attrition – Irving Fourth Grade Teacher

Motion carried.

 

MOTION #23:

It was moved by Johnson and seconded by Griffin to approve the following reduction-in-force of certified staff positions:

     Reduction-in-force  – C.J.H.S. / Jordan LD Resource Special Education Teacher

Motion carried.

 

MOTION #24:

It was moved by Dodson and seconded by Pennock to approve the following reduction-in-force of certified staff positions:

     Reduction from 4/7 to 2/7 part time – C.J.H.S. & Irving Math Teacher / Math Coach

Motion carried.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

 

 

 

MOTION #25:

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

 

Meeting adjourned at 9:32 p.m.

 

 

 

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GROSS....................       Y   Y   Y   Y Y   Y   Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y   Y     Y

DODSON................       Y   Y   Y   Y Y   Y   Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y     Y   Ab    Y     Y     Y     Y     Y   Y     Y

 

 

 

                                                          RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED

 

                                                          Sue Williams, Secretary

 

 

                             APPROVED:        __________________________

                                                          Ron Johnson, President

 

 

                                                          __________________________

                                                          Sue Williams, Secretary