1. Regular Meeting
2. Closed Meeting

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

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

VIII. Informational

1. Joint Meeting of Boards of Education (October 30) - To be held at Egyptian. This is the second joint meeting of the four schools in Alexander and Pulaski Counties.
2. Student Enrollment - This item was skipped until the end of the meeting.
3. Buildings/Facilities update - Okay...missed this one. Something (I think it's a new scoreboard for CJSHS) is being shipped from somewhere (?) and will be installed by Mr. Bohde whenever (?) it arrives. (If I find out more, I will update this item.)
4. The Cairo School Support Team will make the first of several planned "walk throughs" on Tuesday, October 24th. This 45-60 minute "walk through" will be conducted at CJSHS between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Following the "walk through", the Team will then meet for a "working lunch" from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. For your information, the members of the Cairo School Support Team are: Dan Anderson, Jim Bales, Carrie Bridges, Tanya Collins, Suzanne Dillow, Jimmy Ellis, Linda Hasenmyer, Gene Jacobs, Elmer McPherson, Naomi McPherson, Linda North, Lynn Smith, and Jim Tammen. Team members have been divided into "pairs" for the visitation and will alternate the pairings for future "walk throughs".
5. On November 10th, the FOP will meet with faculty and staff during the scheduled SIP day. The FOP wants to "get acquainted" and explain their role in the District operation.
6. In November, the first round of random alcohol and drug testing for students participating in extra curricular activities will be conducted.
7. Superintendent Whitledge indicated that he needed the "final count" of BOE members who would be attending the annual school board convention in Chicago in November.
8. Superintendent Whitledge indicated that asbestos testing had been completed at the CCEC. Asbestos was found in a gasket in a pipe in the boiler room. Also, it was determined that the floor tile in the lobby of the Mescher Gym contained asbestos. That area has been roped off in accordance with IL EPA guidelines. The superintendent indicated that the contaminated materials would have to be removed following strict removal procedures.
9. The Rotary Club is sponsoring a trip for the CJSHS Senior Class on October 30th to Springfield. This is a joint venture with Meridian. Later, the Junior Class will make the trip. The plan is that this be an annual Junior Class activity.
10. Cairo High School will present a Fall Band Concert next Tuesday at 6 p.m. (I meant to get a copy of the promo, but didn't. I'll try to remember to get one tomorrow and post it.) The Superintendent encouraged everyone to attend.

11. Checks Deposited - District Account (Sept 16 - Oct 19, 2006)
    

    $191,328.68 - State Aid - August 2nd payment (09/06)
    1,021.78 - Mobile Home Tax (09/06)
    49,718.13 - Medicaid (09/06)
    50.00 - Laidlaw - rent (10/06)
    45,441.20 - Personal Property Replacement Tax Aug-September (10/06)
    3,351.77 - TAMES (10/06)
    191,328.68 - State Aid - September 1st payment (10/06)
    12,166.00 - Title II Teacher Quality (10/06)
    1,667.00 - Title I Comprehensive School Reform Emerson (10/06)
    1,667.00 - Title I Comprehensive School Reform Bennett (10/06)
    1,667.00 - Title I Comprehensive School Reform Jr/Sr High (10/06)
    1,021.00 - Title V Innovative Programs Formula (10/06)
    1,116.00 - Driver Education (10/06)
    15,550.00 - Federal Lunch-FY06 (10/06)
    8,611.20 - Federal Breakfast-FY06 (10/06)
    

IX. Requiring Action/Decisions By Board of Education

1. Authorize Superintendent to solicit bids to dispose of current Drivers Education car. Motion made, seconded, and passed.
2. Authorize the Superintendent to solicit bids and/or purchase from Central Management Services a new Driver Education vehicle. Motion made, seconded, and passed...with the assurance that Item #1 will NOT happen until Item #2 is accomplished.
3. Authorize the printing of the Emerson Elementary Report Card. Motion made, seconded, and passed.
4. Authorize Extensions of Time for the following:
   a. Bennett Elementary- Amendment #11
   b. CCEC Bldg. (Old Jr. High) -Amendment #11
   c. CCEC Bldg. (Old Jr. High)- Amendment #10
   Motion made, seconded, and passed.
5. Authorize Statement of Completion for Health Life Safety for Amendment 12/13 for Bennett Elementary.
   Motion made, seconded, and passed.
6. Authorize the establishment of a Parent Participation Committee.
   Motion made, seconded, and passed.
7. Appoint BOE designee for school board election. Motion made, seconded, and passed to name Brenda Jones as the "designee" and Valerie Hall as the "alternate". (This is the Item #9 referred to above, but it became Item #7 in these minutes because two items were skipped until after closed session.)

Prior to entering closed session, one of the BOE members asked members of the audience whether they had something they wanted to say. Representatives of the "PSO" - Parent-Staff Organization - took the opportunity to inform BOE members of their activities. They invited BOE members to attend their next meeting which is November 1st (the first Wednesday of each month) at 5 p.m. (to be dismissed no later than 6 p.m.)

X. Closed Session - The BOE voted to enter closed session at 6:57 p.m. The BOE voted to exit closed session at 7:25 p.m.

Actions taken by the BOE from Closed Session:

1. Personnel employment, resignations, compensation
   a. Appointment of finance and accounting Supervisor - A motion was made, seconded, and passed to hire Shavonna Shipley (retroactive to October 6th) for this position.
   b. Grant 12 week Leave of Absence - A motion was made, seconded, and passed to grant leave to Marva Sager (to begin December 11th).
   c. Non-Certificated resignation - A motion was made, seconded, and passed to accept the resignation of Gary Wissinger (effective October 5th.)
   d. Appointment of a part-time librarian for Jr/Sr High School - A motion was made, seconded, and passed to hire Paula McKinnis for this position.
   
2. Appoint an Authorized Agent for IMRF - A motion was made, seconded, and passed to name Shavonna Shipley for this position.
   
3. The Superintendent recommended that the BOE approve an overnight trip on November 20-21 for the CHS Boys' Basketball team to play games in Marion, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee. Motion made, seconded, and passed.

In a final "information" piece, the Superintendent distributed a handout to the public that he had shared with BOE members...on the District's declining enrollment. That handout is reproduced below.

XI. Old Business

XII. School Board Assn.

XIII. Adjourn - The BOE voted to adjourn at 7:35 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.