CAT Tracks for March 18, 2010
REGULAR BOE MEETING - MINUTES

The Cairo Board of Education held its regular meeting on Thursday, March 18, 2010. Below is an annotated agenda to serve as "minutes"...

Cairo School District No. One
"MAKING A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE!"
2403 Dr. M. L. King Jr. Avenue
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, MARCH 18, 2010
6:00 P.M.

AGENDA


I. Call to Order - 6:02 p.m.

II. Roll Call - All Present!

III. Examples of Excellence - Tonight it was Emerson Principal Allene Houston and the Emerson Elementary Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program - the FFVP. Principal Houston narrated a PowerPoint Presentation created by First Grade Teacher Mary Herndon. Today's "experience" at Emerson was "Ugly Fruit", a combination of tangerine, orange, and grapefruit that reportedly lived up to its name.

IV. Recognition of Guests/Comments From Public And Employees:

a. A group of teacher assistants were present in the audience. Diane Thomas rose to speak on their behalf, but was quickly stopped when she began speaking to the terms of negotiations...that these were issues limited to closed session. Ms. Thomas indicated that she could not stay for closed session, but the other teacher assistants indicated that they could and would.

b. A parent asked to speak in closed session about the District's dismissal of the teacher assistant for her special needs child.

c. A third person also requested to speak in closed session.

V. Approval of Previous Minutes - Motion made, seconded, and passed.

  1. Regular Minutes of February 18, 2010
  2. Closed Minutes of February 18, 2010
  3. Special Minutes of March 2, 2010
  4. Closed Minutes of March 2, 2010

VI. Approval of Agendas - Motion made, seconded, and passed.

  • Regular Meeting
  • Closed Meeting

VII. Approval of Treasurer's Report - Superintendent Swopes read the totals. - Motion made, seconded, and passed.

VIII. Approval of Payment of Bills/Payroll - No questions or discussion. Motion made, seconded, and passed.

IX. Informational

  1. Need For a Computer Tech. Aide - During the most recent District SIP Day (March 17th), a new K-12 Testing Program was announced and described. The name of the computerized program is "Measures of Academic Progress" - MAP. Superintendent Swopes stated that this testing instrument was a monitoring device to direct instruction. It was his hope that since this was a new program to the District that it could be funded through Title I. The new "Computer Tech. Aide" would assist in the administration of the program. BOE Member Stubblefield asked if this program could employ one of the nine teacher assistants just released by the BOE at its last meeting. Superintendent Swopes gave a very hesitant and qualified "possibly"...that before anything could happen, a job description would have to be developed and whoever was employed to fill the position would have to meet the specified qualifications for the position.

  2. Certificates of Recognition - The Regional Office of Education has notified the District that all of its buildings have received their annual "full recognition".

  3. Beta club Scholarship Program - Cairo Jr/Sr High School Student - Semifinalist - Superintendent Swopes offered his congratulations to Jazmyne Brown for being named a semifinalist.

  4. Other - None

  5. Checks Deposited - District Account

    $190,314.92 - State Aid - Jan. - 1st Payment
    20,220.24 - Federal Lunch
    11,057.04 - Federal Breakfast
    9.06 - Forest Reserve
    190,314.92 - ARRA GSA-EDU - Jan.
    1,402.02 - Mobile Home Tax - Alexander County
    1,576.41 - Student Lunches - Cairo Site - ROE
    12,001.85 - Personal Property Replacement Tax
    50.00 - First Student Transit - Rent

X. Closed Session - The BOE voted to enter closed session at 6:18 p.m. The BOE voted to exit closed session at 7:12 p.m.

XI. Requiring Action/Decisions By Board of Education

  1. Personnel employment, resignation, release, discipline, or compensation - None.

  2. Request For Additional Days - Tech Support - Ms. Kloss - Motion made, seconded, and passed...days not to exceed 120.

  3. Approve Amended School Calendar - 2009-2010 - Motion made, seconded, and passed.

  4. Approve contract Renewal Agreement - Food Service - Chartwells - Beginning Aug. 2010 - Ending July 2011 - Motion made, seconded, and passed.

XII. Other - None.

XIII. Old Business - None.

XIV. Adjourn - Motion made, seconded, and passed to adjourn at 7:14 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.