OBLONG COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #4

BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

August 20, 2007

8:00 PM

Elementary Library

 

AGENDA ITEMS                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                               

A.  Call to Order - 8:00 P.M.

 

B.  Roll Call

 

C.  Recognition and comments from employees and public

      (Any person wishing to speak on any action item on the agenda

      will be granted five minutes to make their presentation.)

 

D.  Adoption of Consent Agenda

 

      Action by the Board of Education in adoption of the Consent Agenda

      at this point of the agenda means that all items appearing in the

      agenda which have asterisks (*) in the right hand column (which

      items constitute the consent agenda) are adopted by one single

      motion unless a member requests the withdrawal of any item under

      the consent grouping for independent consideration contingent upon

      approval by majority of a quorum of the Board.  Generally consent

      agenda items are matters which the Board and Superintendent consent

      are routine in nature and focus on other-than-routine matters on the

      regular agenda.

 

E.  ACTION ITEMS

 

     Routine Matters

 

     1.  Disposition of regular, special and/or closed session minutes           

 

     2.  Financial Report                                                                         

 

     3.  Payment of bills

 

     Old Business

 

1.     Committee Reports

 

2.   Take action on bus bid information

 

     3.  Academic Foundation Report

 

4.     Report on Leadership 2007

 

5.     Report on summer school program

 

6.     Update on technology

 

  

 

AGENDA ITEM                                    

                                                                                                                                               

 

    

    

     New Business

 

 

1.     Approve tentative budget  and set hearing date of September 24, 2007.

(hearing must be at least 30 days after tentative budget meeting)

 

2.     Move regular September 17, 2007 Board meeting to September 24, 2007

in order to conduct budget hearing.

 

3.     Approve High School FFA request to attend the Farm Progress

Show on August 29, 2007 near Decatur, IL.

 

4.     Approve Music Booster request to host the Spooktacular Band Field

Competition on Saturday, October 27, 2007.

 

5.     Review Proposed Board Policies

 

6.     Approve Grade School and High School Safety Plans

 

7.     Approve contract with Crawford Memorial Hospital for Athletic

Training services.

 

8.  Approve Jeff Patchett as non-discrimination coordinator

 

     9. To go into closed session to consider information regarding appointment,

            employment or dismissal of an employee and negotiations.

 

     10. Take action upon dismissal or non-renewal of employees

 

    

Superintendent's Report

 

Teacher's Institute will be held Thursday, August 23rd.  The student's first

day of school will be Friday, August 24th.  Students will be dismissed at

10:00 A.M.