CALL TO ORDER

The Southeastern Community Unit School District #337 Board of Education met at 7:00 p.m. in the Board of Education Office in Bowen, Illinois, on Wednesday, June 13, 2007.  President Robb Wood called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Board Secretary Burdette Rosendale called the roll with the following members present: Rod Bruenger, Mark Cox, Vice-President Dave Neill, Lyle Paben, Rick Ramsey, Board Secretary Burdette Rosendale, and President Robb Wood.  

ADMINISTRATORS

RECORDING SECRETARY

Superintendent Michael D. Owen, High School Principal Todd Fox, Junior High Principal Tami J. Roskamp, and Elementary Principal/District Technology Director Nancy Akers were in attendance.  Anita Marlow, Recording Secretary, was also present.

PRESENTERS

Mike Carter and Debbie Naught of Klingner and Associates, PC were present.

MINUTES APPROVED

On a motion by Bruenger and seconded by Paben, the minutes of the regular meeting held on May 9, 2007, and the special meeting held on May 29, 2007, were approved.  Roll call vote:  Bruenger, yes; Cox, yes; Neill, yes; Paben, yes; Ramsey, yes; Rosendale, yes; and Wood, yes.  7 yes; 0 no.  Motion carried.

FINANCIAL

On a motion by Neill and seconded by Paben, the Board authorized Superintendent Owen to borrow from the working cash fund as needed.  Roll call vote:  Cox, yes; Neill, yes; Paben, yes; Ramsey, yes; Rosendale, yes; Wood, yes; and Bruenger, yes.  7 yes; 0 no.  Motion carried.

The Board approved the bills, financial statements, and activity funds on a motion by Ramsey and seconded by Cox.  Roll call vote:  Neill, yes; Paben, yes; Ramsey, yes; Rosendale, yes; Wood, yes; Bruenger, yes; and Cox, yes.  7 yes; 0 no.  Motion carried.

ELEMENTARY BUILDING BOILER

Discussion was held regarding the boiler at the elementary building in Plymouth.  Mike Carter of Klingner and Associates, PC presented information to the Board on the status of the boiler.

UPDATE ON THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING

Mike Carter also presented:

·        information regarding upgrading the water softner for the new building -   verbally agreed to purchase a Keiboy brand 

·        Asbestos removal change order – insurance company will be contacted

·        Site update as requested by the Board

Debbie Naught of Klinger and Associates, PC presented:

·        Display of floor, wall, cabinets, countertop finishes and colors – Board verbally approved these choices

·        Using hand dyers vs. paper towels – Board prefers paper towels

ELEMENTARY

Principal Akers reported:

·        Summer School – going well with 3 teachers and 32 students

·        Update on STI student management (Information NOW)  time lines for installation and training

·        RTI (Response To Intervention) - a system of tracking individual student progress – teachers have visited schools using system and will implement, initially in reading

·        Technology Loan  Application

JUNIOR HIGH

Principal Roskamp reported:                                                  

·        TIPP Grant (Technology Immersion Pilot Program, laptop computers provided to 6^th grade students by the Illinois State Board of Education as one-to-one laptop initiative) – Student projects were presented at a recent meeting of TIPP Grant recipients and because of the outstanding projects, students will be attending and presenting projects this Fall at the Illinois Technology Conference in Springfield

·        Fine Arts Trip to St. Louis on June 28, 2007

·        Girls softball co-op with Central

·        Handbook attendance policy

JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL CO-OP

The Board agreed to co-op Junior High Girls Softball with Central on a motion by Bruenger and seconded by Neill.  Roll call vote:  Paben, yes; Ramsey, yes; Rosendale, yes; Wood, yes; Bruenger, yes; and Cox, yes; and Neill, yes.    7 yes; 0 no.  Motion carried.

HIGH SCHOOL

Principal Fox reported:

·        Handbook changes

·        State Track Meet participants and results – several school records were broken during the season – congratulations to participants and coaches

·        Alternate options for restrooms renovations

·        Volleyball system for practices

·        Summer School – Novel Stars Program through the Regional Office of Education

·        Update on the fire donation fund

APPROVAL OF HIGH SCHOOL HANDBOOK

On a motion by Ramsey and seconded by Bruenger, the Board approved the high school handbook for the 2007-2008 school year.  Roll call vote:  Ramsey, yes; Rosendale, yes; Wood, yes; Bruenger, yes; Cox, yes; Neill, yes; and Paben, yes.  7 yes; 0 no.  Motion carried.

PURCHASE VOLLEYBALL SYSTEM

The Board agreed to purchase a volleyball system for use at high school practices on a motion by Neill and seconded by Bruenger.  Roll call vote:  Rosendale, yes; Wood, yes; Bruenger, yes; Cox, yes; Neill, yes; Paben, yes; and Ramsey, yes.  7 yes; 0 no.  Motion carried.

DISTRICT

Superintendent Owen reported:

·        Discussion of closing building numbers, logistics, and time frame

·        Pros/cons list for closing building

·        School Board Convention in Chicago on November 16 – 18, 2007

ACCEPT MILK, BREAD, AND FUEL BIDS

On a motion by Neill and seconded by Paben, the Board accepted the firm milk bid from Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc., the bread bid from Lewis-Sunbeam, and the fuel bid from Safe Petroleum, Inc.  Roll call vote:  Wood, yes; Bruenger, yes; Cox, yes; Neill, yes; Paben, yes; Ramsey, yes; and Rosendale, yes.  7 yes; 0 no.  Motion carried.

ADOPTED PREVAILING WAGE

The 2007 Prevailing Wage was adopted on a motion by Rosendale and seconded by Wood.  Roll call vote:  Bruenger, yes; Cox, yes; Neill, no; Paben, yes; Ramsey, yes; Rosendale, yes; and Wood, no.  5 yes; 2 no.  Motion carried.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

On a motion by Paben and seconded by Ramsey, the Board entered executive session at 9:53 p.m. for the purpose of considering information regarding the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, student discipline matters relating to individual students, collective negotiating matters or deliberations concerning salary schedules.  Roll call vote:  Cox, yes;  Neill, yes; Paben, yes; Ramsey, yes; Rosendale, yes; Wood, yes; and Bruenger, yes.  7 yes; 0 no.  Motion carried.

OPEN SESSION

The Board returned to open session at 11:35 p.m. on a motion by Ramsey and seconded by Paben.  Roll call vote:   Neill, yes; Paben, yes; Ramsey, yes; Rosendale, yes; Wood, yes; Bruenger, yes; and Cox, yes.  7 yes; 0 no.  Motion carried.

CONTRACT FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS ASSISTANT BASKETBALL COACH

On a motion by Wood and seconded by Ramsey, the Board offered a contract to Kendall McMahon as a high school girls assistant basketball coach.  Roll call vote:  Paben, yes; Ramsey, yes; Rosendale, yes; Wood, yes; Bruenger, yes; Cox, yes; and Neill, yes.  7 yes; 0 no.  Motion carried.

CONTRACT FOR JUNIOR HIGH PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER

The Board offered a contract to Justin Edgar as a junior high physical education teacher on a motion by Rosendale and seconded by Paben.  Roll call vote:  Ramsey, yes; Rosendale, yes; Wood, yes; Bruenger, pass; Cox, yes; Neill, yes; and Paben, yes.  6 yes; 0 no; 1 pass.  Motion carried.

CONTRACT FOR HIGH SCHOOL AG TEACHER/FFA ADVISOR

On a motion by Cox and seconded by Paben, the Board offered a contract to Jacqueline Heck as a high school ag teacher/FFA advisor.  Roll call vote:  Rosendale, yes; Wood, yes; Bruenger, yes; Cox, yes; Neill, yes; Paben, yes; and Ramsey, yes.  7 yes; 0 no.  Motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT

On a motion by Neill and seconded by Rosendale, the meeting was adjourned at 11:40 p.m.  Roll call vote:  Wood, yes; Bruenger, yes; Cox, yes; Neill, yes; Paben, yes; Ramsey, yes; and Rosendale, yes.  7 yes; 0 no.  Motion carried.

CALL TO ORDER

The Southeastern Community Unit School District #337 Board of Education met at 6:30 p.m. in the Board of Education Office in Bowen, Illinois, Thursday, June 21, 2007.  President Robb Wood called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Board Secretary Burdette Rosendale called the roll with the following members present:  Rod Bruenger, Mark Cox, Vice-President Dave Neill, Lyle Paben, Rick Ramsey, Board Secretary Burdette Rosendale, and President Robb Wood.  

ADMINISTRATORS

Superintendent Michael D. Owen, High School Principal Todd Fox, and Elementary Principal/District Technology Director Nancy Akers were in attendance. 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

The Board entered into executive session at 6:31 p.m. on a motion by Paben and seconded by Ramsey for the purpose of discussing collective negotiating matters and personnel issues.  Roll call vote:  Bruenger, yes; Cox, yes; Neill, yes; Paben, yes; Ramsey, yes; Rosendale, yes; and Wood, yes.  7 yes; 0 no.  Motion carried.

OPEN SESSION

On a motion by Wood and seconded by Paben, the Board returned to open session at 8:27 p.m.  Roll call vote:  Cox, yes; Neill, yes; Paben, yes; Ramsey, yes; Rosendale, yes; Wood, yes; and Bruenger, yes.  7 yes; 0 no.  Motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT

On a motion by Bruenger and seconded by Ramsey, the Board moved to adjourn at 8:28 p.m.  Roll call vote:  Neill, yes; Paben, yes; Ramsey, yes; Rosendale, yes; Wood, yes; Bruenger, yes; and Cox, yes.  7 yes; 0 no.  Motion carried.