Cairo Association of Teachers - Newsletter



CAT Tracks for July 17, 2008
REGULAR BOE MEETING - MINUTES

The Cairo Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, July 17, 2008. Below is an annotated agenda to serve as "minutes"...

Cairo School District No. One
"MAKING A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE!"
2403 Walnut Street
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, JULY 17, 2008
6:00 P.M.

AGENDA

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

II. Roll Call - Coleman, Mayberry, Stubblefield, and Burris. (Gooden arrived at 6:07 p.m.)

III. Examples of Excellence - None

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

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

  1. Public Hearing Minutes of June 19, 2008
  2. Regular Minutes of June 19, 2008
  3. Closed Minutes of June 19, 2008
  4. Special Minutes of June 26, 2008
  5. Closed Minutes of June 26, 2008
  6. Special Minutes of July 1, 2008
  7. Closed Minutes of July 1, 2008

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

  • Regular Meeting
  • Closed Meeting

VII. Approval of Treasurer's Report - Member Stubblefield asked once again that the totals be read aloud for the public, which they were. Motion made, seconded, and passed to approve the Treasurer's report.

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

IX. Informational - Superintendent Swopes was not present for the meeting. This seemed to lead to some confusion on handling the informational items, normally done by the superintendent. In fact, the first item was skipped. Apparently there was a written report concerning the second item for BOE members to review and approve.

  1. Teacher Institute - August 13, 2008 - No comment.
  2. Title II Teacher Quality - Expenditure Report Adjustments - 2006-07 - A motion was made, seconded, and passed to approve reimbursement to ISBE of $1,985 that was received but not spent.
  3. Other - None
  4. Checks Deposited - District Account

    $182,590.45 - State Aid - 1st Payment-May
    1,339.00 - Safe & Drug Free Schools
    1,916.00 - Title VI Rural Education
    1,684.00 - Early Childhood Block Grant
    522.52 - Mobile Home Tax - Alexander County
    182,590.45 - State Aid - 2nd Payment-May
    2,407.46 - State Lunch
    25,805.80 - Federal Lunch
    14,647.78 - Federal Lunch
    1,399.00 - Driver Education
    8,599.15 - Credit Balance - Transportation-JAMP
    365,180.96 - State Aid - Combined Payment-June
    2,500.00 - Transportation Reimbursement Summer School - Shawnee College
    1,062.50 - Tech Prep Dual Credit - Shawnee College
    45,266.77 - Personal Property Replacement Tax
    50.00 - Rent - First Student Transit

X. Closed Session - The BOE voted to enter closed session at 6:13 p.m. The BOE voted to exit closed session at 7:03 p.m.

XI. Requiring Action/Decisions By Board of Education

  1. Personnel employment, resignation, release, discipline, or compensation.
    a. Motion made, seconded, and passed to accept the resignation of Sara Kivett (Junior High School Math Teacher hired on June 19th.)
    b. Motion made, seconded, and passed to hire Robin Mouser. (6th Grade Teacher)
  2. Other - Motion made, seconded, and passed to authorize repayment of $13,188 to Municipal Retirement from the Working Cash Fund.

XII. Old Business - None

XIII. Adjourn - Motion made, seconded, and passed to adjourn at 7:05 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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