1. Regular Meeting - The agenda was modified to allow Regional Superintendent Janet Ulrich to address the BOE during the "Informational" section.
2. Closed Meeting

VI. Approval of Treasurer's Report

VII. Approval of Payment of Bills/Payroll

VIII. Informational

1. Regional Superintendent Janet Ulrich made a presentation to the BOE concerning Cairo's academic and financial situation. Superintendent Ulrich indicated that although Cairo was not at the bottom of the list of area schools...and that there were some bright spots...Cairo was definitely near the bottom. She presented handouts indicating the possible dire consequences when a District failed to meet Annual Yearly Progress for more than five years in a row...including a restructuring plan. Superintendent Ulrich also presented the BOE with a history of its financial situation. She indicated that at first glance, Cairo seemed to have made improvement over where it was a few year back. However, she drew the BOE's attention to its long-term debt of $2.9 million. She praised the BOE for various steps taken, including reducing staff to address the rapidly decreasing student population...and reducing buildings. She encouraged the BOE to project its finances five years into the future...and ask itself whether it would be able to continue repaying its loans at the present rate. She cautioned that ISBE might not be so willing to step in and make another loan should Cairo get in financial difficulty again. Superintendent Ulrich concluded her remarks by offering the services of ROE in staff training to address the academic difficulties facing Cairo. (Incidentally, Superintendent Ulrich offered to make the same presentation to the educational staff...that they needed to be informed of the consequences of the District's continued failure to meet AYP and failure to resolve the District's financial difficulties.)
2. Summer Bridges Program - Successful.
3. Received Computers from Social Security Office - 22 computers and 25 monitors.
4. Physical Facilities - Finished painting the gym; refinishing the gym floor; painted hallway in CJSHS pod area; carpeted three rooms at Emerson.
5. Other
   a. Superintendent Whitledge distributed a copy of the ISBE External Assurance staff's Audit Adjustments Summary Report. He indicated that some administrative adjustments would have to be made, especially in the area of transportation.
   b. A focus group sponsored by the University of Illinois has completed interviews of parents, teachers, and students concerning academic deficiencies and is ready to make a report. Superintendent Whitledge recommended that the group make that presentation at a Special Meeting, since he anticipated that tonight's meeting might run long.
   c. Superintendent Whitledge indicated that he had received a copy of the District's audit. However, since he did not get it until yesterday, he asked that BOE members review the document and defer questions to a later time.
   d. Superintendent Whitledge indicated that Dan Anderson (along with Tonya Collins) had been hard at work in the area of curriculum. He indicated that a "Wrap Around" program was going to be implemented that would select 25 students to be monitored to determine the dynamics of the student-teacher relationship in the District.
   e. Superintendent Whitledge informed the BOE of the workshop/inservice to be held on August 2nd, 3rd, and 4th...presented jointly by the IEA and the AFA.
   f. Next week there will be a workshop on "Guided Reading" held at Bennett Elementary.

   Checks Deposited - District Account

   $190,631.10 - State Aid - 1st Payment - May
   67,075.00 - Title I Low Income
   1,922.49 - State Lunch
   33,864.00 - Title II Teacher Quality
   1,262.95 - Driver Education
   45,000.00 - Title I Reading First
   9,674.00 - Summer Bridges
   67,075.00 - Title I Low Income
   24,694.02 - Federal Lunch
   13,704.76 - Federal Breakfast
   5,732.32 - School Lunches - Aug.-April - ROE
   7,924.27 - Summer Tutoring Program Grant - SIDEZ
   4,405.00 - TAP Grant Payment
   190,631.10 - State Aid - 2nd Payment - May
   5,684.84 - Trustee Redemption Fund -Alexander County
   11, 494.11 - Trustee Redemption Fund - Sales Proceeds
   (Alexander County Treasurer)
   19,653.00 - TAMES
   381,262.38 - State Aid Payment - June
   2,453.62 - State Lunch
   1,106.40 - TAMES
   45,030.04 - Personal Property Replacement Tax
   49,031.30 - Regular Transportation
   39,465.54 - Special Ed. Personnel
   14,907.80 - Special Ed. Transportation
   43,869.61 - Special Ed. Extraordinary
   50.00 - Rent - Laidlaw

IX. Requiring Action/Decisions By Board of Education - This was skipped until after closed session.

X. Closed Session - The BOE entered closed session at 7:46 p.m. The BOE exited closed session at 9:00 p.m.

Action/Decisions By Board of Education:

1. Appointment of a member and proxy member to the JAMP Governing Board for the 2006-2007 School Year - Danny Brown was named as "member" and Brenda Gooden was named as "proxy member".
2. Student Handbooks - Approved the Elementary Handbook for Emerson and Bennett.
3. Adopt Job Description
   a. Coordinator of Student Services - See attached.
4. Rescind policy 7:300-A (adopted May 13,2004) - Having to do with drug testing.
5. Consider administrative procedures for random drug screening and Code of Conduct for extra-curricular participation at Cairo Jr/Sr High School - Approved.
6. Authorize payment to Carpet Direct upon superintendent approval in the amount of $10,904.00 - Upon satisfactory installation...
7. Consider upgrading the video monitoring system at the Jr/Sr High School - Approved "Option #3" - spending up to $15,000 for upgrade.
8. Personnel employment, resignation, release, discipline, or compensation.
   a. Employ Grants Secretary - Valerie Hall
   b. Employ extra-duty Assignments - Postpone...making sure that non-teaching coaches have proper certification.
   c. Employ a Physical Education Teacher - Not at this time.
   d. Employ Teacher Aides - Done "per list".
   e. Employ Parent Liaisons & Parent Coordinator/Parent Educator - Done "per list".
   f. Employ Coordinator of Student Services - Connie Williams
   g. Employ Instrumental Music Teacher - Holly Harper
   h. Employ Cheryl Arington for an extra two weeks before school and an extra two weeks after school.

XI. Old Business

XII. School Board Assn.

XIII. REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT Janet Ulrich has asked to address the Board of Education.

XIV. Adjourn - 9:13

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.