VI. Approval of Agendas - A motion was made, seconded, and passed.

1. Regular Meeting
2. Closed Meeting

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

VIII. Approval of Payment of Bills/Payroll - Without question or discussion, a motion was made, seconded, and passed.

IX. Informational

1. IJHSAA (Illinois Junior High Athletic Association) - Okay, I'm guessing at a lot of this one. (Consolation...I am not alone. One BOE member expressed her confusion..."How did we get to this point?" Another BOE member responded by reminding her that a "heated discussion" was had over this topic a couple of meetings back.) Apparently, the Cairo Junior High School Boys Basketball program ran afoul of the IJHSAA...playing an ineligible player (last year?) The IJHSAA found out and issued sanctions on the program...placing them on probation for two (or three?) years and excluding the team from participating in the championship tournament series for one year. The District has sent/will send a letter objecting to the sanctions. In the meantime, not to be denied, the District has contacted another association (the Central IL Sports Association) about participating in THEIR tournament series in the coming year. Hmmm...wonder what the IJHSAA will think of that? Seems like they might see that as circumventing their authority...their decision. Wonder if they might resort to stronger sanctions...like expulsion? Guess time will tell..

2. Construction Grant/Entitlement Letter - Evidently the District has received a letter from ISBE allowing them to proceed with plans to apply for a construction grant to build an addition to the Cairo Elementary School...construction that would fund 75% of the cost with the District picking up the other 25%. This is not a done deal and as Superintendent Swopes indicated is not something happening "any time soon". However, Superintendent Swopes indicated that the District was closer to obtaining such a grant than "ever before".

3. Cairo Elementary Retreat (7/27/10 - 7/29/10) - Just a reminder to the BOE that the retreat would be held at the Cairo Public Library.

4. Institute Day - 8/19/2010 - Superintendent Swopes brought the day to the attention of the BOE and indicated that he felt it appropriate that a member of the BOE attend and address the employees to kick off the new school year. When asked the location of the meeting, Superintendent Swopes waffled...maybe SCC, but no confirmation at this time.

5. Supt. Vacation - 7/19/10 - 7/23/10 - No Comment.

6. Admin. Retreat - Aug. 5-6, 2010, In Conjunction With CEC - Finally...an admission that the retreat would INDEED be held in Naperville, IL (as reported in CAT Tracks months ago.)

7. Other - Here's where it got "fuzzy". Superintendent Swopes referred to a many-paged handout in the BOE packet. He cited several pages, touching on a variety of subjects...including summer school results, administrative salaries, transfer of personnel, a new position of "Director of Curriculum and Instruction K-12", state efforts to keep Pre-K funding at last years levels, etc. It was treated as "Top Secret" stuff, so stay tuned. Eventually, the machinations and truth will come to light...

8. Checks Deposited - District Account

   $ 190,314.92 - State Aid - 1st Payment - May
   1,599.00 - Title VI Rural Education
   54,790.00 - Title I Low Income
   834.00 - Safe & Drug Free Schools
   13,920.00 - Title II Teacher Quality
   186,570.00 - Title I Low Income
   93,099.00 - ARRA- Title I Low Income
   162,018.93 - State Aid - May - 2nd Payment
   2,476.66 - Fresh Fruits & Veg. Grant
   16,806.32 - Federal Lunch
   9,625.00 - Federal Breakfast
   17,929.75 - Spec. Ed. Transportation
   19,474.00 - TAP Grant Payment
   2,304.00 - ADA Safety Block Grant
   37,002.00 - Early Childhood Block Grant
   2,161.76 - State Lunch
   7,371.00 - TAP Grant Payment
   1,854.87 - State Lunch
   25,000.00 - Early Childhood Block Grant
   1,127.42 - Driver Education
   50.00 - First Student Transit - Rent
   

X. Closed Session - The BOE voted to enter closed session at 6:23 p.m. (BOE Member Charlene Vaughn left the meeting/building at 6:47 p.m.) The BOE voted to exit closed session at 8:46 p.m.

XI. Requiring Action/Decisions By Board of Education

XII. Other - BOE Presiding Officer Stubblefield announced that he had received a letter from BOE Member Vaughn, resigning her position on the Cairo Board of Education. A motion was made, seconded, and passed to accept the resignation.

XIII. Old Business - None.