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School Board Meeting Briefs
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
Jan 16, 2007 Regular Meeting
The meeting was called to order at 7:09 PM by President Patchett.
Board members present: Brown, Freebairn, Hutchinson, Means, Patchett.
Board members absent: Kile, Young
Others present: Superintendent Acklin, Principal Hettmansberger, Gary Henry, Terry Sullivan, Ivan Catron, Mason Wood, Ben Harbaugh, Austin Wallace
President Patchett welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Kile entered the meeting at 7:03 PM.
Board approved the following Consent Agenda items:
Public Hearing minutes of December 18, 2006
Tax Levy Hearing minutes of December 18, 2006
Regular Meeting minutes of December 18, 2006
Treasurer’s Report
Activity Report
Resignation of personnel with regrets: Teresa Truesdale
Authorized the Superintendent to destroy the audio recordings of Executive Session minutes of June 2005 and prior.
Board approved the payment of bills as presented.
Correspondence
Thank you card from Bethany Daniels for memorial stones placed for Taryn Daniels and Dusty Allen.
Audience to Visitors
Mason Wood: Feels the drug testing process takes away from classroom time; including critical classes such as consumer ed. Concerned about students being too intimidated by the policy and not getting involved because they don’t want to sign the agreement. The students doing drugs are not the ones signing the papers to be drug tested so it’s a waste of money to do drug testing. Feels eliminating the policy will help the sports program.
Austin Wallace: Is concerned with 18 year old students using tobacco and getting in trouble with it. Students 18 or over should be able to smoke – athletes as well.
Ben Harbaugh: Feels that what goes on outside of school should not have an effect on inside school. Feels drug testing could be done at a better time then class time. Drug testing seems to be a way to punish you, not to help as when first implemented. Feels parents and law should deal with issues outside of school.
Administrative Reports
Principal’s Report – Mr. Hettmansberger
Congratulated the High School Girls Basketball team. Girls placed first at the Chrisman Holiday Tournament
2nd Quarter and 1st Semester Honor Roll was presented.
Farm Safety Program – January 10, was presented by Amy Hunter from Carle
Congratulated Hanna Hawkins as December’s Student of the Month
Pre-K site visit was conducted by the ISBE on December 19. All went well. Pre-K staff is doing a good job and the program is running smoothly.
Jr. Beta induction was held Friday, January 12, with eight students inducted: Danielle Dodge, Shelby Booth, Taylor Horn, Jacob Henry, Hannah Dunn, Holden English, Skylar Smith, and Larissa Moses
Superintendent’s Report – Mr. Acklin
Title I Budget Projection: Based on the latest information we should have enough title money to fund our current level of services through FY08. After that our carryover funds will be gone and we will need to decide to either cut back the current level of services or fund a teaching position with local funds. Working on creative solutions. Might consider the alternative of shifting one of our title people to the classroom at the end of this year and filling that spot with a retired teacher. We could avoid riffing a title person at the end of next school year and should be able to maintain our current level of services a bit longer.
Coaching Staff: Due to the untimely death of a Heritage teacher/coach, there is an assistant baseball coach opening. Has discussed the realignment of coaching staff with Heritage Superintendent Andy Larson and feels the Heritage Board will approve the realignment at their next meeting.
Board approved final reading of the following School Board Policies:
2:20 School Board - Powers and Duties of the School Board
2:50 School Board - Board Member Term of Office
2:80 School Board - Board Member Oath and Conduct
2:210 School Board - Organizational School Board Meeting
3:60 General School Administration - Administrative Responsibility of the Building Principal
4:10 Operational Services - Fiscal and Business Management
4:40 Operational Services - Incurring Debt
5:30 General Personnel - Hiring Process and Criteria
5:90 General Personnel - Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
6:60 Instruction - Curriculum Content
7:270 Students - Administering Medicines to Students
First reading of the following school board policies occurred:
2:10 School Board – School District Governance
2:110 School Board – Qualifications, Term, and Duties of Board Officers
2:130 School Board – Board-Superintendent Relationship
2:140 School Board – Communications To and From the Board
2:150 School Board – Committees
2:200 School Board – Types of School Board Meetings
2:220 School Board – School Board Meeting Procedure
2:240 School Board – Board Policy Development
3:10 General School Administration – Goals and Objectives
Sharing of Driver Education with Chrisman: would use their driver ed. Teacher every day, 1st and 2nd period. Teacher will remain an employee of Chrisman and we will pay them for our share of the teacher’s salary. There may be some problems with sharing a car.
Co-op High School: Six superintendents will meet with Dr. Larry Copes on January 18. In order to discuss what will be needed to initiate the feasibility study.
Reduction in Force of Education Support Personnel: Possibility of RIFing 2-3 staff due to students requiring a 1:1 aide leaving the district. Ultimately it is in the district’s best interests to RIF staff with the possibility of reinstating them if we have qualifying students move into the district.
Corn Burning Furnace Update: Engineer looked at our site and had some good feedback on what would work for us. He has researched other options for burners that will work easily with our system.
Jeff Cartlon is considering purchasing a home in our district and is trying to swap land with the Heritage school district.
Drug Policy will be put on the next school board meeting agenda as a discussion item.
Board meeting adjourned at 9:00 PM.