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EDINBURG COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER
FOUR
BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING Monday, April 16, 2007 7:00 P.M. ****The Finance Committee met at 6:30 p.m. in the Office of the Superintendent**** THE EDINBURG COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR BOARD OF EDUCATION met in Regular Session on Monday, April 16, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. in the Learning Resource Center.
MOTION by BROCKELSBY and seconded by SKAGGS to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 19, 2007, Continuance Meeting of March 21, 2007, special Meeting of March 23, 2007, Continuance of March 24, 2007, and Special Meeting of March 29, 2007. All members present voted yes. Motion passed. MOTION by BARTON and seconded by BROCKELSBY to approve the March, 2007, Treasurer’s Report with a cash balance of $443,811.89 (plus $252,126.71 in CD’s) and a March activity account balance of $46,989.06. All members present voted yes. Motion passed. MOTION by BROCKELSBY and seconded by BARTON to pay the following claims: March Payroll of $168,940.61 and total bills of $69,700.93 ($64,818.05 Vendor + $4,882.88 Handwritten). All members present voted yes. Motion passed. Recognition of the public included a presentation of High School Student of the Month award to Ian Dixon by Principal Graham. Also recognized was Kelsey Lebshier, Junior High Student of the Month. Mrs. Dudley presented information to the Board regarding the School Board Convention Delegate Assembly, Abe Lincoln Governing Committee Meeting, together with instructions to advise her of their attendance in order for Mrs. Dudley to make appropriate reservations. Superintendent Dudley dedicated four books to the library in her father’s memory. The books were previously presented to Mrs. Dudley by her staff. COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDED the Superintendent’s Report presented by Mrs. Dudley, and the Principal’s report presented by Mr. Graham (copies of the reports are attached). The Superintendent’s report included a report on technology. DENNIS WISE had nothing to report on the TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE as Superintendent Dudley covered technology in her Superintendent’s report. CINDY TAPSCOTT was not present to report on the CURRICULUM COMMITTEE. MARGARET SKAGGS had nothing to report on the TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. ED HUGHES reported on the BUILDING COMMITTEE, indicating that there are several things going on including replacing the lockers in the locker rooms; sanding the gym floor; finishing the science lab, moving the elementary office secretary’s location to a more appropriate location for safety purposes; and changing some of the locks. MELINDA BARTON reported that the POLICY COMMITTEE did not meet. LEE BROCKELSBY had nothing to report on the FINANCE COMMITTEE. IN OLD BUSINESS, there was nothing to report at this time. IN NEW BUSINESS, MOTION by SKAGGS and seconded by BARTON to approve the ISBE Certification of Recognition of Schools: Edinburg District, Elementary, JRHS, and HS. All members present voted yes. Motion passed. MOTION by BARTON and seconded by WISE to approve the District Financial Designation of Recognition. This is the highest category obtainable for the school district financial profile. All members present voted yes. Motion passed. TAPSCOTT ARRIVED AT 7:47PM. MOTION by WISE and seconded by TAPSCOTT to approve the IHSA Membership Renewal for the 2007-2008 school year at no cost to the District. All members voted yes. Motion passed. MOTION by TAPSCOTT and seconded by SKAGGS to approve the IESA membership Renewal for the 2006-2007 school year at a cost of $495.00. All members voted yes. Motion passed. MOTION by SKAGGS and seconded by BARTON to approve the copier lease agreement with TAP Business Systems of Pana for 60 months at a cost of $471.01 per month and the Maintenance Agreement of $487.33 per month for the life of the contract. All members voted yes. Motion passed. MOTION by BROCKELSBY and seconded by BARTON to approve the Tech Plan as presented. All members voted yes. Motion passed. MOTION by SKAGGS and seconded by BARTON to approve the 2007-2008 Tentative Master Schedule as presented with the understanding that this may involve minor changes between now and the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year. All members voted yes. Motion passed. MOTION by SKAGGS and seconded by TAPSCOTT to re-employ the certified staff as presented on the attached list. All members voted yes. Motion passed. MOTION by BROCKELSBY and seconded by BARTON to change the date of the May meeting of the Board of Education to Monday, May 14 in order to meet the deadlines for seating new members. All members voted yes. Motion passed. MOTION by LEADY and seconded by BARTON to approve the employment of two summer student workers to be paid minimum wage of $7.50 per hour for 30 hours per week for 10 weeks. All members voted yes. Motion passed. MOTION by SKAGGS and seconded by WISE to employ Benjamin Christner as HS Business teacher for the 2007-2008 school year, pending receipt of his teaching certification. All members voted yes. Motion passed. MOTION by LEADY and seconded by SKAGGS to employ Lynda Irvin as Superintendent of Edinburg CUSD 4 at a beginning salary of $90,000 with a three year contract. All members voted yes. Motion passed. MOTION by SKAGGS and seconded by TAPSCOTT to go into Executive Session at 8:25 p.m. “To discuss information regarding appointment, employment, or dismissal of an employee or officer, collective negotiating matters between a public employer and their employees and/or their representatives, evaluation of personnel, to discuss individual students, acquisition or sale of property, and/or discuss possible litigation.” All members voted yes. Motion passed. ROLL CALL VOTE TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION WAS AS FOLLOWS: WISE, yes; BARTON, yes; LEADY, yes; TAPSCOTT, yes; SKAGGS, yes; BROCKELSBY, yes; and HUGHES, yes.
MOTION by SKAGGS and seconded by TAPSCOTT to return to Open Session at 11:47 p.m. All members voted yes. Motion passed. MOTION by SKAGGS and seconded by WISE to approve the 2007-2008 Student Handbook as presented. All members voted yes. Motion passed. MOTION by TAPSCOTT and seconded by WISE to approve the 2007-2008 Extra curricular Handbook as presented. All members voted yes. Motion passed. MOTION by BARTON and seconded by SKAGGS to adjourn at 11:47 p.m. Carried by acclamation. By Order of: Mr. Ed Hughes
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