OBLONG COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL
DISTRICT #4
The
regular meeting of the Board of Education of Oblong Community Unit School District
#4 was held on March 15, 2010 in the Elementary Library. The meeting was called to order at 7:00
p.m. by President Poehler with the
following physically present:
Bailey, Pinkston, Sparks, Higgins, Musgrave, Pusey, and Poehler.
Recognition
& Comments – Eighteen OES students were recognized through the
Character Counts Program for their outstanding character dealing with caring.
Motion
by Pusey and seconded by Musgrave to adopt consent agenda items as
presented. Roll call vote:
Bailey – yea, Pinkston – yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins
– yea, Musgrave – yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler - yea. Motion
carried. Consent Agenda items: To
approve regular and closed session minutes of February 15, 2010; financial
report of February 2010; payment of March 2010 board bills; approve IHSA
membership for 2010-2011; approve IESA membership for 2010-2011; and authorize
to advertise janitorial bids.
Motion by Sparks and seconded by Higgins to approve the 2009-2010 amended school calendar. Roll call vote: Bailey – yea, Pinkston – yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins – yea, Musgrave – yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried.
Motion
by Pusey and seconded by Pinkston to approve the employee appreciation
breakfast to be held May 7, 2010.
Roll call vote: Bailey
– yea, Pinkston – yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins – yea,
Musgrave – yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried.
Motion
by Pinkston and seconded by Bailey to approve the Clinical Experience Agreement
with Eastern Illinois University.
Roll call vote: Bailey
– yea, Pinkston – yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins – yea,
Musgrave – yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried.
Motion
by Sparks and seconded by Pusey to approve the High School Cheerleaders request
to host a Cheerleading Camp July 12 & 13, 2010 to be held in the Grade School
Gym. Roll call vote: Bailey – yea, Pinkston –
yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins – yea, Musgrave – yea, Pusey
– yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried.
Motion
by Bailey and seconded by Pinkston to approve Senior Class trip on May 24, 2010
to Chicago as presented. Roll call
vote: Bailey – yea, Pinkston – yea, Sparks – yea,
Higgins – yea, Musgrave – yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler –
yea. Motion carried.
Motion
by Sparks and seconded by Higgins to approve FBLA trip to State Conference on
March 26 & 27, 2010 in Decatur
as presented. Roll
call vote: Bailey – yea, Pinkston – yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins
– yea, Musgrave – yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried.
Motion
by Pusey and seconded by Musgrave to approve High School Science Club trip on
May 4, 2010 to St. Louis Science Center as presented. Roll call vote:
Bailey – yea, Pinkston – yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins
– yea, Musgrave – yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried.
Motion
by Pusey and seconded by Higgins to approve Junior High Beta Club trip on April
30, 2010 to St. Louis as presented.
Roll call vote: Bailey – yea, Pinkston – yea, Sparks –
yea, Higgins – yea, Musgrave – yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler
– yea. Motion carried.
Motion by
Pusey and seconded by Pinkston to go into closed session at 7:35 PM to consider
information regarding appointment, employment, reduction-in-force of
non-certified employees or voluntary reduction of certified employees and
negotiations. Roll call vote:
Bailey – yea, Pinkston – yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins –
yea, Musgrave – yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried.
Motion by Bailey
and seconded by Sparks to return to open session at 9:10 PM. Roll call
vote: Bailey – yea, Pinkston
– yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins – yea, Musgrave – yea,
Pusey – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried.
Motion by Musgrave
and seconded by Pusey to approve closed session minutes of March 15, 2010. Roll
call vote: Bailey – yea, Pinkston – yea, Sparks – yea,
Higgins – yea, Musgrave – yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler –
yea. Motion carried.
Motion
by Sparks and seconded by Pusey to accept a letter of resignation from Ken Strieby
as Instrumental Music Instructor at the conclusion of the 2009-2010 school
year. Roll call vote: Bailey – yea, Pinkston –
yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins – yea, Musgrave – yea, Pusey
– yea, Poehler – yea.
Motion carried.
Motion
by Pinkston and seconded by Bailey to approve a resolution authorizing the
voluntary reduction-in-force of certified employee Trish Anderson to work less
than full time for the 2010-2011 school year. Roll call vote:
Bailey – yea, Pinkston – yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins
– yea, Musgrave – yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried.
Motion
by Higgins and seconded by Musgrave to approve a resolution authorizing the
reduction-in-force of non-certified employees: Terry Manhart, Darnell
Schalasky, and Sara Pepmeier. Roll
call vote: Bailey – yea, Pinkston – yea, Sparks
– yea, Higgins – yea, Musgrave
– yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried.
Motion by Higgins
and seconded by Poehler to rehire as fourth year teachers for the 2010-2011
school year: Lana Dhom and Michelle
Davis. Roll call vote: Bailey – yea, Pinkston
– yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins – yea, Musgrave – yea,
Pusey – yea, Poehler – yea.
Motion carried.
Motion by Pusey
and seconded by Sparks to rehire as third year teachers for the 2010-2011
school year: Amy Tarr, Elizabeth
Johnson, Carol Hardiek, Lyndsay Cunningham, and Pam McIntosh. Roll call vote: Bailey – yea, Pinkston –
yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins – yea, Musgrave – yea, Pusey
– yea, Poehler – yea.
Motion carried.
Motion by Pusey
and seconded by Sparks to approve Terry Legg, Wayne Brush, Troy Jacobs, and
Jackson Jenkins as Volunteer Assistant High School Football Coaches. Roll call vote: Bailey – yea, Pinkston –
yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins – yea, Musgrave – yea, Pusey
– yea, Poehler – yea.
Motion carried.
Motion
by Bailey and seconded by Musgrave to approve Branden Littlejohn as Volunteer
Assistant High School Baseball Coach.
Roll call vote: Bailey
– yea, Pinkston – yea, Sparks –yea, Higgins – yea,
Musgrave – yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried.
Motion
by Pinkston and seconded by Poehler
to approve Bart Nation as Head Junior High Track Coach and Michael DaFoe as Assistant
Junior High Track Coach.
Roll call vote: Bailey
– yea, Pinkston – yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins – yea,
Musgrave – yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried.
Motion by Pusey and seconded by Sparks to adjourn at 9:24 PM. Roll call vote: Bailey – yea, Pinkston – yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins – yea, Musgrave – yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried.
APPROVED: _________________________
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President
Secretary