.	SHILOH COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.1 BOARD OF EDUCATION
	Board Meeting Brief November 18, 2002 Consent Agenda Items and Bills were approved by the Board. Transportation/Maintenance and Administrative Team Reports were given. The Board presented Friend of Education awards to Conservation Police Captain Dan Brown and Bernie Baxter of Pizza Man. The Board approved the 2002 Tentative Levy. There will be less funds coming to the District next year from this years tax. The Board approved December 16, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. for the Truth in Taxation Hearing. This is being done as a courtesy. The School Report Cards were approved and may be viewed on the districts web site. A tax referendum was discussed. At this time, the Board feels that this is not an option they wish to pursue. The possibility of co-oping all high school sports with Heritage was discussed. Heritage Superintendent will ask the Heritage Board to see if they have any interest co-oping all high school sports. Low sports participation was also discussed, especially with the High School Girls Basketball team. Junior High Cheerleading was discussed. Next year there will 14 conflicts between cheerleading, basketball and volleyball. There are many games were there are only 1-2 girls trying to cheer because the other cheerleaders are at a sport event. What to do? Cancel Jr. High Cheerleading or have girls make a choice between cheerleading or a sport? Ms. Derby presented information to the Board of Education. Ms. Derby gathered this information for a class project she was doing. The information gathered came from local school districts: Kansas, Oakland, Heritage, Chrisman, Crestwood, Jamaica and Shiloh. This data was compiled and used to design a school. This data could be used to look at a co-operative or county high school. Reorganization committee will meet next week. The committee is looking into what other schools are doing. School Board Conference is this Thursday through Sunday. Executive Session occurred. DJL:blb