MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
President
Upon roll call, the following board members answered
present:
Others present were Tara Tighe, Cliff McClure,
Shawn Young made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Dave Dowling seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all board members being present, the motion passed.
Mr. McClure advised the Board that Travis Tate from the Paxton Record asked if he could survey the High School students regarding school safety. Mr. McClure suggested the Board work with the Paxton Record to make this a positive thing. Mr. McClure stated he would provide the Board with some proposed questions for the survey at the next Board meeting. Mr. McClure added that this would be the District’s survey and not the Paxton Record’s survey.
Mr. McClure introduced Gary Popel and Henry Bartley from the Knights of Columbus to the Board. Mr. Popel and Mr. Hartley presented to the Board a check in the amount of $1,658.56 to be used for the District’s special education department.
Gary Popel and Henry Bartley left the Board meeting at
Mr. McClure stated the Policy Review Committee met last week and that Ms. Tighe will provide the Board with an update. Ms. Tighe advised the Board of the Committee’s progress on the District’s policies. Ms. Tighe stated the policies that were given to the Board to review at last month’s meeting are up for approval. The only policy that will not be recommended tonight that was given to the Board last month to review is the truancy policy. The Policy Review Committee is recommending the following policies for Board approval: 3.10, 6.300-E1, 6.310, 6.310-E, 7.20-AP, 7.130, and 7.190. In addition, Ms. Tighe handed each Board member a new packet of policies to review for approval at next month’s Board meeting. Ms. Tighe stated a decision on the audio-recording policy will be placed on the agenda in March or April.
Mr. McClure advised the Board the Personnel Committee met
last week. The Committee discussed the
process in which the new head football coach will be interviewed and selected.
The Committee is recommending that the head football coach interview process be
a separate interview committee approach consisting of two Board members, two
community members,
Mr. McClure gave each Board member a spreadsheet showing potential costs and placements for the 2008/2009 school year. The Personnel Committee prioritized the list of potential staff for 2008/2009. The District will be advertising for High School Drivers Education, High School English, High School Spanish, 5th grade, and maintenance person positions. The Junior High will advertise for a 6th grade teacher. The District is also in need of a reading interventionist and another social worker, however these positions may have to wait for another year or so.
With regard to High School Spanish, Mr. McClure informed the
Board there is a good possibility that Samantha White, who is currently a
teacher aide at the High School and holds a teaching certificate, may obtain a
provisional certificate to teach this subject for the second semester. Mr. McClure advised that he has talked with
Regional Superintendent Jane Quinlan regarding this matter and is hopeful all
will go as planned. A discussion was
held regarding
Randy Swan from the City of
Mr. McClure recommended to the Board to approve the 2007 Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUSD No. 10 Levy as presented during tonight’s Levy hearing. Dave Dowling made a motion to approve the 2007 Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUSD No. 10 Levy. Dean Swan seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all board members being present, the motion passed.
Mr. Harber addressed the Board with regard to the District’s
school improvement plan. Mr. Harber
stated that the District’s after-school program at Clara Peterson, Eastlawn,
Junior High, and High School is scheduled to begin on
Mr. Dowling addressed the Board with regard to the recent Triple I conference. Mr. Dowling suggested the District send a delegate for this conference each year as it was very beneficial. Mr. Young advised that he attended a negotiation conference and found it to be very interesting and informing. Mr. McClure advised that he attended the delegate meeting and found it to be very interesting as well. Mr. McClure added that he attended a session on procurement cards through Visa and how the District could put restrictions on the card and reduce the number of purchase orders. Mr. McClure suggested to the Board that this is something the District should look into because many vendors no longer accept purchase orders. Mr. McClure added that several school districts are going this direction and that IASBO has a grant the District could apply for to utilize this system. Mr. McClure stated he would like the District to strive to have this in place by next school year.
Mr. McClure gave each Board member a copy of the revised
contract from First Student stating there were some minor language changes and
that the District does not have an original contract yet. The District should have an original by
tomorrow. Mr. McClure recommended the
Board approve the changes to the one-year extension contract which reflects at
3% increase from this year.
Mr. McClure advised the Board a couple of months ago during
a Building and Grounds Committee meeting the Junior Football League approached
the District to see if they could utilize some space in the District’s new
storage building. Mr. McClure stated he
has more recently spoken with the Junior Football League and it is his
recommendation that the District allow them to utilize an area to be determined
by the District for storage of their football equipment. The property would remain the District’s,
and the Junior Football League has offered to donate $15,000.00 towards the
construction of this building. Mr.
McClure stated they would have limited access to the building, and it would be
sealed off from the rest of the building.
Mr. McClure stated each Board member was given a copy of the
proposed new administrator evaluation tool in their Board packet. This tool meets the new criteria of the State
legislation, and the principals and assistant principals have all reviewed this
new evaluation tool and gave insight into creating this tool. Mr. McClure stated this tool is a combination
of two different evaluation tools.
Mr. McClure advised that he placed in each Board member’s
board packet a copy of the Superintendent’s evaluation to be completed by each
Board member. Jeff Jarboe will be
collecting the completed evaluations tonight from the Board. Mr. McClure added that the principal and
assistant principal evaluations will be completed by
Mr. McClure stated each year two Board members are appointed to hand out High School diplomas during the graduation ceremonies. Dean Swan and Jeff Jarboe volunteered to hand out diplomas at this year’s High School graduation ceremonies.
Mr. McClure recommended the Board approve the Policy Review Committee’s policies as follows: 3.10, 6.300-E1, 6.310, 6.310-E, 7.20-AP, 7.130, and 7.190. Dean Swan made a motion to approve the following policies: 3.10, 6.300-E1, 6.310, 6.310-E, 7.20-AP, 7.130, and 7.190. Phillip Duling seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all board members being present, the motion passed.
Mr. McClure recommended to the Board to approve
Mr. McClure recommended the Board approve and accept the $1,658.56 donation made by the Knights of Columbus. Phillip Duling made a motion to approve and accept the donation made by the Knights of Columbus in the amount of $1,658.56. Dawn Bachtold seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all board members being present, the motion passed.
Mr. McClure informed the Board the District needs to select a vendor who will administer the District’s 403(b) annuities. Mr. McClure explained that due to new laws and legislation it has become too difficult and cumbersome for the District to manage the 403(b) annuities independently. Mr. McClure suggested meeting with Stan Daro and a Board member to choose a vendor to administer our 403(b) annuities.
Mr. McClure went over the recent lockdown procedures and thanked all local emergency agencies for their support and assistance. Mr. McClure felt this recent lockdown went much smoother than the one the District experienced in May 2007.
Dawn Bachtold made a motion to go into closed session. Phillip Duling seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all board members being present, the motion passed.
Closed session began at
Dawn Bachtold made a motion to come out of closed session. Jeff Jarboe seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all board members being present, the motion passed.
Closed session ended at
Mr. McClure recommended to the Board to approve the leave of
absence for the remainder of the 2007/2008 school year requested by
Mr. McClure recommended to the Board to approve the hiring of Jeffrey Sinn as a teacher aide at Eastlawn Elementary. Phillip Duling made a motion to approve the hiring of Jeffrey Sinn as a teacher aide at Eastlawn Elementary. Shawn Young seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all board members being present, the motion passed.
Mr. McClure recommended to the Board to approve the hiring
of Crystal Vasquez as a teacher aide at
Mr. McClure recommended to the Board to approve Rob Riblet as a volunteer Junior High assistant track coach for the 2007/2008 school year. Dean Swan made a motion to approve Rob Riblet as a volunteer Junior High assistant track coach for the 2007/2008 school year. Jeff Jarboe seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all board members being present, the motion passed.
Mr. McClure recommended to the Board to approve Jan Weston as a volunteer High School assistant softball coach for the 2007/2008 school year. Shawn Young made a motion to approve Jan Weston as a volunteer High School assistant softball coach for the 2007/2008 school year. Dave Dowling seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all board members being present, the motion passed.
Mr. McClure recommended to the Board to approve Emory Alred as a volunteer High School assistant softball coach for the 2007/2008 school year. Jeff Jarboe made a motion to approve Emory Alred as a volunteer High School assistant softball coach for the 2007/2008 school year. Shawn Young seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all board members being present, the motion passed.
Mr. McClure recommended to the Board to approve Mark Prina as a volunteer High School assistant baseball coach for the 2007/2008 school year. Dawn Bachtold made a motion to approve Mark Prina as a volunteer High School assistant baseball coach for the 2007/2008 school year. Dave Dowling seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all board members being present, the motion passed.
Mr. McClure recommended to the Board to not release any closed session minutes at this time. Dawn Bachtold made a motion to not approve the release of any closed session minutes at this time. Dave Dowling seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all board members being present, the motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at
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