1. Regular Meeting
2. Closed Meeting

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

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

VIII. Informational

1. Scoreboard - The new scoreboards for CJSHS donated by Pepsi (in return for a 10-year exclusive service contract) have arrived, been installed, and are functional.
2. Curriculum - Moving toward a differentiated curriculum that addresses student needs.
3. Springfield Trip - Rotary Club sponsored trip for 29 members of the Senior Class and 3 chaperones on October 30th. A good time was had by all.
4. Health Insurance - Notices have gone out to all unions/groups to have a meeting during the last week of November. Representatives will explore adding dental and vision coverage to District's current major health plan.
5. American Education Week 11/13 to 11/17
6. FOP presentation on November 10th to assembled District staff went well.
7. A joint BOE meeting of Cairo, Century, Egyptian, and Meridian was held on October 30th and it went well. In fact, another meeting has already been scheduled for January 9th from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Grand Chain Lodge with Century playing host.

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

   $191,328.68 - State Aid - September 2nd payment
   28,197.84 - Federal Lunch
   15,946.32 - Federal Breakfast
   15,162.00 - Title II Teacher Quality
   34,619.00 - Early Childhood Block Grant
   1,550.00 - Early Childhood Block Grant
   42,114.62 - Special Ed. Personnel
   142,016.00 - Title I Low Income
   20,651.47 - Special Ed. Transportation
   1,373.79 - State Lunch
   11,774.00 - ADA Safety Block Grant
   44,818.82 - Special Ed. Extraordinary
   19,255.00 - Reading Improvement
   410,181.66 - Real Estate Taxes - Alexander County
   627.20 - Student Lunches-Aug. & Sept. - ROE
   34,011.94 - Regular Transportation
   1,667.00 - Title I Comp School Reform
   1,667.00 - Title I Comp School Reform
   1,667.00 - Title I Comp School Reform
   50.00 - Rent-Laidlaw

IX. Requiring Action/Decisions By Board of Education

1. Extensions of Time for Health, Life, Safety for Bennett - Motion was made, seconded, and passed.
2. Purchase of a Driver Education vehicle - Tabled - Not sufficient information.
3. Personnel employment, resignations, termination, compensation, and/or discipline. As usual, this was skipped until after closed session. NOT so usual...following closed session, there were NO recommendations forthcoming from the superintendent.
   a. Certificated
   b. Non-certificated
   
4. Authorization to proceed on asbestos Abatement project at CCEC - Also tabled. An initial plan to spend $12,500 for removal was scrapped when the state imposed further requirements...and the cost grew to $25,000. Superintendent Whitledge consulted with the District's architects as to whether the removal project could be delayed until after Christmas...and the project opened to bid. He received a positive response from the architect.
5. Enter into a cooperative agreement with the Delta Center, Inc. - A rough draft of an agreement for support services to be offered to students at Cairo Jr/Sr High School was presented for approval. The programs being offered are TEEN REACH and GEAR UP. Motion was made, seconded, and passed.
6. Superintendent Whitledge requested authorization to negotiate the replacement of the marquee in front of CJSHS with a modern version that would include scrolling messages. He asked that he be able to move forward with the understanding that the cost would not exceed $15,000. A motion was made, seconded, and passed.
7. Superintendent Whitledge suggested that the BOE consider underwriting the CJSHS Yearbook for 2007 by as much as $2,000. The intent would be to provide a hardbound book that would be more lasting. A motion was made, seconded, and passed.
8. Superintendent Whitledge asked the BOE for permission to put a partition between the Boys' and Girls' restrooms in the front hall of CJSHS. The cost would not exceed $5,500. A motion was made, seconded, and passed.
9. Superintendent Whitledge informed the BOE that Meridian had hired a webmaster, but that they really did not have a need for a full-time person. Therefore, there was a possibility that Cairo could secure the services of this person for two days a week. The superintendent felt that if it could be worked out, it would provide the District with a great communications tool. (Guess little ol' CAT Tracks' days are numbered...)

X. Closed Session - The BOE voted to enter closed session at 6:49 p.m. The BOE voted to exit closed session at 8:19 p.m.

As I indicated above, the Superintendent had no recommendations to make following closed session. When BOE President Joe Griggs asked the audience if there were any questions, the topic of tutoring was raised...primarily that NO tutoring was apparently going to be offered at Emerson Elementary. The "rumor" was confirmed...that Bennett Elementary would receive the services of either the Sylvan Learning Center or the Saluki Kids, but that there would be none for Emerson. It was explained that grant funds were available for Bennett, but not for Emerson. The audience was assured that it was strictly a "money decision"...NOT a belief that tutoring was unimportant or unnecessary at Emerson.

XI. Old Business

XII. School Board Assn.

XIII. Adjourn - The BOE voted to adjourn at 8:39 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.