Cairo Association of Teachers - Newsletter



CAT Tracks for July 21, 2005
REGULAR BOE MEETING

The Cairo Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on July 21, 2005...

Cairo School District No. One
"MAKING A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE!"
Cairo Community Educational Center, Board Room
2403 Walnut Street
Cairo, Illinois 62914
Telephone 1-618-734-4102
Fax 1-618-734-4047

CAIRO BOARD OF EDUCATION
CAIRO SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE
REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
THURSDAY, July 21, 2005

6:00 P.M.

AGENDA

I. Call To Order - 6:05 p.m.

II. Roll Call - Griggs, Burris, Brown, Mallory, Huff, and Gooden were present.

III. Recognition of Guests/Comments From Public And Employees

  • Constance Williams requested that she and Allene Houston be allowed to speak to the BOE in closed session.
  • Gloria Patton - County Clerk - Made a request that the District work with the County in establishing a centralized voting location...so that five precincts could vote at one location using one machine...reducing the need to buy as many optical scanners...a savings of $12,000.) Alexander County has been mandated to switch from punch card ballots to optical scanners for this coming year's primary and general elections. Ms. Patton suggested Cairo Jr/Sr High School since it is already used for one of the precincts and is large enough to handle additions precincts. In response, the BOE expressed some concern about a consolidation and its possible impact on the educational program...BUT...indicated that they were willing to work with the county to achieve their goal. Mention was made of using the old junior high school gym.

IV. Approval of Previous Minutes - Motion made, seconded, and approved.

  1. Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of June 16, 2005
  2. Regular Minutes of June 16, 2005
  3. Closed Minutes of June 16, 2005
  4. Special Meeting Minutes of July 12, 2005
  5. Closed Minutes of July 12, 2005
V. Approval of Agenda - Motion made, seconded, and approved.
  • Regular Meeting
  • Closed Meeting

VI. Approval of Treasurer's Report - Motion made, seconded, and approved.

VII. Approval of Payment of Bills/Payroll - Motion made, seconded, and approved.

VIII. Informational

  1. Transportation contract comparison 2003-2004 to 2004-2005
  2. In-service Meeting related to ADI.
    a. July 21 at Ullin
    b. August 8-11 in district
  3. Please find the 2005 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) scores for Bennett and Emerson. The Scores for Cairo Jr/Sr High School have not been published as of this date.
  4. Community Garden Projects associated with the CECC. Dr. Harbin has drafted two (2) applications totaling approximately $22,000.

  5. Checks Deposited - District Account

    $181,633.19 - State Aid - May Payment
    19,626.66 - Federal Lunch
    11,034.26 - Federal Breakfast
    82,768.00 - Title I Low Income
    15,986.00 - Title I Reading First
    12,000.00 - Title II Teacher Quality
    5,159.001 - TAP Grant Payment
    1,001.00 - Safe & Drug Free Schools
    0.01 - Forest Reserve
    351,073.37 - State Aid - June Payment
    31,469.00 - Early Childhood Block Grant
    1,255.00 - Early Childhood Block Grant
    42,493.24 - Spec. Ed. Extraordinary
    36,238.11 - Personal Property Replacement Tax
    29,494.56 - TAMES
    54,807.43 - Regular Transportation
    2,488.12 - State Lunch
    3,894.00 - Drive Education
    36,761.85 - Spec. Ed. Personnel
    16,836.99 - Spec. Ed. Transportation
    71.77 - TAMES
    4,740.00 - Cairo Jr. High Building - Rent (July)
    144.00 - Lawn Care Through April 2005
    198.95 - Equipment Repair-Computer Room
    3,465.00 - Laptops For District (2)
    1,377.96 - Stipends - Essentials For School Improvement
    2,370.00 - Repair Reserve
    596.70 - Commodity Reimbursement
    50.00 - Rent - Laidlaw

Actions listed under Section IX were actually postponed until AFTER Closed Session.

IX. Requiring Action/Decisions By Board of Education

  1. Recommendation to approve Cairo Jr. High Lease Agreement with Regional Office of Education - Motion made, seconded, and approved.

  2. Direct the Superintendent to work with Alexander County' officials in regard to the establishment of polling venues - Motion made, seconded, and approved.

  3. Recommendation to designate the Superintendent to serve as Acting Principal of the Jr/Sr High School for the 2005-2006 school year - Motion made, seconded, and approved.

  4. Recommendation to employ Theodis Maltbia, Jr. as Cairo Jr/Sr High School Director for the 2005-2006 school year - Motion made, seconded, and approved.

  5. Employ Staff for Extra Duty/Athletic assignments for the 2005-2006 school year as per attachment - Motion made, seconded, and approved.

  6. Personnel Employment/Assignment recommendations
    a. Sarah Garrett as Third Grade teacher at Bennett
    b. Kimberly Parry as Reading Intervention Teacher at Bennett

X. Closed Session - The BOE voted to go into closed session at 6:24 p.m. The BOE voted to exit closed session at 8:13 p.m.

XI. Old Business - None

XII. Adjourn - Prior to adjournment, Superintendent Whitledge indicated the need (due to several remaining personnel vacancies) to hold a special BOE meeting on August 9th at 6 p.m. Motion made, seconded, and approved. The BOE then voted to adjourn at 8:24 p.m.

CLOSED SESSION IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, PERFORMANCE OR DISMISSAL OF INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES WHICH MAY BE OF A TEMPORARY CONFIDENTIAL NATURE, STUDENT DISCIPLINE, PLACEMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, DISCUSSION OF LITIGATION PROBABLE, IMMINENT, FILED OR PENDING AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING OR RELATED ISSUES.

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