The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Oblong Community Unit School District #4 was held on April 16, 2007 in the Elementary Library. The meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. by President Poehler with the following present: Smith, Meese, Cross, Bilyew, Pinkston, Harris, and Poehler.

Recognition & Comments – Eighteen OES students were recognized through the Character Counts Program for their outstanding character dealing with trustworthiness.

Motion by Harris and seconded by Meese to adopt consent agenda items as presented. Roll call vote: Smith – yea, Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Bilyew – yea, Pinkston – yea, Harris – yea, Poehler – yea. Consent Agenda items: To approve regular and closed session minutes of March 19, 2007; financial report of March, 2007; payment of April 2007 board bills; approve making applications for Title I, II, IV, V, Block Grant, Reading Improvement, Pre-K Grant, Birth-3 Grant and At Risk.

Motion by Smith and seconded by Bilyew to hold the board organizational meeting on Thursday May 10, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. and the regular board meeting on Monday May 21, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. Roll call vote: Smith – yea, Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Bilyew – yea, Pinkston – yea, Harris – yea, Poehler – yea.

Motion by Harris and seconded by Pinkston to approve departmental budgets for the 2007-2008 school year as presented. Roll call vote: Smith – yea, Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Bilyew – yea, Pinkston – yea, Harris – yea, Poehler – yea.

Motion by Bilyew and seconded by Poehler to approve summer tutoring program as presented. Roll call vote: Smith – yea, Meese – yea,Cross – yea, Bilyew – yea, Pinkston - yea, Harris – yea, Poehler – yea.

Motion by Smith and seconded by Pinkston to approve FBLA request to attend the National Leadership Conference in Chicago, IL from June 28 – July 2, 2007. Roll call vote: Smith – yea, Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Bilyew – yea, Pinkston - yea, Harris – yea, Poehler – yea.

Motion by Cross and seconded by Harris to approve a request from the Physics teacher to take ten students to Physics Day at Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville, KY on May 10, 2007. Roll call vote: Smith – yea, Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Bilyew – yea, Pinkston - yea, Harris – yea, Poehler – yea.

Motion by Poehler and seconded by Meese to approve the camp requests as presented: Basketball camp for grades 1-9, June 12-15, 2007; High School Volleyball camp at OES July 16-19, 2007; Junior Football League camp August 1-3, 2007; High School Football camp, June 4-5, and July 16-19, 2007; High School Boys Basketball Team to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology team camp July 8-11, 2007; High School Girls Basketball Team camp at Robinson High School June 8-9, 2007, and at Martinsville High School July 20-21, 2007; High School and Junior High Marching Band camp at OHS July 30 - August 3, 2007, and Grade School Volleyball Camp at OES June 4-7, 2007. Roll call vote: Smith – yea, Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Bilyew – yea, Pinkston – yea, Harris – yea, Poehler – yea.

Motion by Bilyew and seconded by Harris to approve the Senior Class trip to Turkey Run State Park on May 15, 2007. Roll call vote: Smith – yea, Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Bilyew – yea, Hosselton – yea, Harris – yea, Poehler – yea.

Motion by Pinkston and seconded by Smith to approve FCCLA, Student Council and Scholastic Bowl trip request to Holiday World on May 31, 2007. Roll call vote: Smith – yea, Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Bilyew- yea, Pinkston – yea, Harris – yea, Poehler – yea.

Motion by Poehler and seconded by Harris to approve Cultural Arts trip request to visit the Exotic Feline Rescue Center in Jasonville, IN on May 1, 2007. Roll call vote: Smith – yea, Meese –yea, Cross – yea, Bilyew – yea, Pinkston – yea, Harris – yea, Poehler – yea.

Motion by Harris and seconded by Pinkston to go into closed session at 8:26 PM to consider information regarding appointment, employment, or dismissal of an employee, and negotiations. Roll call vote: Smith – yea, Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Bilyew – yea, Pinkston – yea, Harris – yea, Poehler – yea.

Motion by Harris and seconded by Meese to return to open session at 8:52 PM. Roll call vote: Smith – yea, Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Bilyew – yea, Pinkston – yea, Harris – yea, Poehler – yea.

Motion by Smith and seconded by Pinkston to approve closed session minutes of 4/16/07. Roll call vote: Smith – yea, Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Bilyew – yea, Pinkston – yea, Harris – yea, Poehler – yea.

Motion by Bilyew and seconded by Poehler to accept Judy Cork’s resignation as High School Business teacher effective the end of the 2006-2007 school year. Roll call vote: Smith – yea, Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Bilyew – yea, Pinkston – yea, Harris – yea, Poehler – yea.

Motion by Meese and seconded by Cross to honorably RIF High School Aide Sonya Brown from full-time aide to half-day aide for the 2007-2008 school year. Roll call vote: Smith – yea, Meese – yea,Cross – yea, Bilyew – yea, Pinkston - yea, Harris – yea, Poehler – yea.

Motion by Pinkston and seconded by Harris to approve Kylie Krick and Whitney Harper as volunteer assistant High School Softball Coaches for the 2006-2007 school year. Roll call vote: Smith – yea, Meese – yea,Cross – yea, Bilyew – yea, Pinkston - yea, Harris – yea, Poehler – yea.

Motion by Bilyew and seconded by Smith to adjourn at 8:58 PM. Roll call vote: Smith – yea, Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Bilyew – yea, Pinkston – yea, Harris – yea, Poehler – yea.