Cairo Association of Teachers - Newsletter



CAT Tracks for June 14, 2007
REGULAR BOE MEETING - MINUTES

The Cairo Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, June 14, 2007. Prior to that meeting, a public hearing was held on the 2006-07 Amended Budget. An annotated agenda is provided below to serve as minutes.

(Following the minutes are copies of the Treasurer's Report, the CCEC building financial summary, the proposed CSD Capital Development Plan, and the Summer Bridges personnel list.)

The Public Hearing on the Amended Budget for the 2006-2007 School Year was called to order at 5:46 p.m. Burris, Coleman, Mayberry, Mallory, Stubblefield, and Gooden were present.

Superintendent Gary Whitledge presented an overview of the amended budget, distributing various documents. The bottom line...District revenue exceeded District expenditures for the past school year. The District received approximately $170,000 more than it spent.

There was no testimony by anyone in the audience, so the BOE voted to adjourn the hearing at 5:53 p.m.

Cairo School District No. One
"MAKING A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE!"
2403 Walnut Street
Cairo, Illinois 62914
Telephone 1-618-734-4102
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CAIRO BOARD OF EDUCATION
CAIRO SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE
REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
THURSDAY, June 14, 2007
5:45 P.M.

AGENDA

I. Call To Order - 6 p.m.

II. Roll Call - All members were present (with Brown entering as roll was being called.)

III. Recognition of Guests/Comments From Public And Employees - None

IV. Conduct a Public Hearing on the Amended budget for 2006-2007 - Completed as described above.

  1. Motion to Hold a public hearing on the 2006-2007 Amended Budget
  2. Receive Testimony
  3. Public Hearing

V. Approval of Previous Minutes - A few corrections were made by members of the BOE. A motion was made, seconded, and passed to approve the minutes as amended.

  1. Regular Minutes of May 10, 2007
  2. Closed Session Minutes of May 10, 2007
  3. Special Minutes of May 15, 2007
  4. Closed Session Minutes of May 15, 2007
  5. Special Minutes of May 24, 2007
  6. Closed Session Minutes of May 24, 2007
  7. Special Minutes of May 31, 2007
  8. Closed Session Minutes of May 31, 2007
  9. Special Minutes of June 5, 2007
  10. Closed Session Minutes of June 5, 2007
VI. Approval of Agendas - Done in separate motions.
  1. Regular Meeting
  2. Closed Meeting

VII. Approval of Treasurer's Report - A motion was made, seconded, and passed.

VIII. Approval of Payment of Bills/Payroll - Following some questions and discussion, a motion was made, seconded, and passed.

IX. Informational

  1. Summer Bridges - Began on June 11th and will run through July 11th. Eighty-five students are involved.
  2. Sylvan Tutoring - Math tutoring will be conducted, paid through Title I. It will begin on June 25th and run for four weeks. Originally intended for 15 students in Grades 5-8, it has been expanded through 12th Grade in order to obtain the desired 15 students. Possible credit recovery is available to students who participate...with a focus on 7th and 8th Graders.
  3. Summer Project Progress - A number of project are going on, with others to begin at a later date. (See listing below.)
  4. Surplus Property Auction - Trying to set up.
  5. CCEC Building - Superintendent Whitledge presented a handout concerning the financial status of the CCEC, explaining that the original projection was the leasing of 19,000 square feet of space. That projection would have made the building self-supportive. Unfortunately, only 12,000 to 13,000 square feet had acutally been leased to tenants, causing the District to lose money. (See handout below.) Superintendent Whitledge expressed his opinion that it was too late to try to move the District's Central Office to another location for the next school year, so he would recommend contacting the current tenants about renewing their leases for the coming year and deciding at a later date what to do in the long run. Without formal motion, this was the consensus of the BOE.
  6. Superintendent Whitledge indicated that the District expected to receive official word tomorrow on whether or not the District met AYP for the past year...Grades 3-8. He indicated that preliminary results were encouraging, but declined further speculation.

  7. Checks Deposited - District Account

    191,328.69 - State Aid-1st Payment
    193,083.00 - Title I Low Income
    19,771.40 - Federal Lunch
    11,503.44 - Federal Breakfast
    1,787.56 - State Lunch
    191.328.69 - State Aid-2nd Payment
    522.40 - Student Lunches - ROE
    5,187.00 - TAP Grant
    2,407.52 - State Lunch
    6.90 - State Lunch
    22.10 - School Breakfast Incentive
    11,774.22 - AD A-Safety Block Grant
    41,918.05 - ADA- Safety Block Grant
    19,254.00 - Reading Improvement
    2,907.00 - Early Childhood Block Grant
    3,048.00 - Title VI Rural Education
    77.00 - Title I Comp. School
    8,208.00 - Title H Teacher Quality
    4,750.00 - Early Childhood Block Grant
    1,399.00 - Early Childhood Block Grant
    49,736.80 - Personal Property Replacement Tax
    50.00 - Rent-Laidlaw

At this point, the BOE voted to enter closed session...at 6:50 p.m. The BOE voted to exit closed session at 9:37 p.m. (BOE member Brown left the meeting approximately halfway through closed session and did not return.)

X. Requiring Action/Decisions By Board of Education

  1. Adopt the Amended Budget for the 2006-2007 School year - Done.
  2. Authorize payment to Illinois State Board of Education for annual debt service on the Emergency Financial Loan in the amount of $106,077.16 - Done.
  3. Accept Audit Report for fiscal year 2005-2006 - Done.
  4. Employ Buessink, Hey, Rowe, Seabaugh & Stroder to perform 2006- 2007 school year audit - Done.
  5. Adopt resolution to pay prevailing wage rates as advertised by the ROE - Done.
  6. Enter into to a Contract with Stanley Learning Systems, Inc. (aka Sylvan) to provide SES summer tutoring - Done.
  7. Accept Transportation Agreement with Laidlaw reflecting a 3% increase for Regular Transportation services for 2007-2008 school year - Done.
  8. Authorize purchase of SDS Web Based Student Management and Financial Management software and implementation as per attachment - Done.
  9. Consider painting bids for painting the Jr/Sr High School - Tabled.
  10. Remove Joe Griggs' name as a signatory on all accounts at the First National Bank - Done.
  11. Authorize Arnold Burns, Jr, Brenda Gooden & Mary K. Coleman as a signatory on all accounts at the First National Bank - Done.
  12. Remove Eleanor Newton's name as a signatory on the Emerson account at the First National Bank - Done.
  13. Add Helen Green's name as a signatory on the Emerson account at the First National Bank - Done.
  14. Remove Gary Whitledge's name as a signatory on all accounts at the First National Bank effect June 29th or upon the employment of a new superintendent - Done.
  15. Personnel employment, resignation, release, discipline, or compensation.
    a. Employ Summer Bridges personnel as per attached list - Done. (See below.)
    b. Accept the retirement of Karla Patton - Done.
    c. Consider contract for Superintendent - Tabled.
    d. Employ Vanassa Gallion for 7 additional days for the 2006-07 school year.
    e. Superintendent Whitledge indicated that in-service would be conducted in the coming year to instruct staff on the privacy requirements of HIPAA.
    f. Superintendent Whitledge acknowledged the receipt of two Laura Bush library grants of $5,000 each and praised the initiative of the staff members who had applied for the grants.
    g. BOE member Stubblefield complimented the Bennett Principal and staff for their assistance during a recent health program conducted at that building.

XI. Closed Session - See above.

XII. Old Business - None.

XIII. School Board Assn. - None.

XIV. Adjourn - A motion was made, seconded, and passed to adjourn at 9:55 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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