OBLONG COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL

DISTRICT #4

April 19, 2010

 

The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Oblong Community Unit School District #4 was held on April 19, 2010 in the Elementary Library.  The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Vice President Sparks with the following physically present:  Bailey, Pinkston, Sparks, Higgins, Musgrave, Pusey.

 

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

 

            Poehler arrived at 7:02 p.m.

 

            Motion by Bailey 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 March 15, 2010; financial report of March, 2010; payment of April 2010 board bills; approve making applications for Title I, II, IV, V, Block Grant, Reading Improvement, Pre-K Grant, and Birth-3 Grant. 

 

Motion by Pusey and seconded by Pinkston to approve departmental budgets for the 2010-2011 school year 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 Bailey to approve summer tutoring program as presented.  Roll call vote: Bailey – yea, Pinkston – yea, Sparks - yea, Higgins – yea, Musgrave – yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler – yea.  Motion carried.

 

            Motion by Poehler and seconded by Higgins to approve renewal of the Student Accident Insurance with Crawford County Insurance 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 Pusey and seconded by Higgins to approve camp requests as presented: High School Volleyball Team Camp at SIU Carbondale July 7-9 and attend varsity team camp at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, IL July 21-22 or 24-25; Jr. High Cheerleaders cheer camp at OES June 7-9; High School Boys Basketball Team to attend camp at Southern Indiana June 14-16 and attend shootouts as presented; High School Girls Basektball Team to participate in tournaments June 11-12 at Robinson and June 23-24 at Charleston and also to host camp at OHS July 12-15; Junior High Football team camp at OHS July 12-14; High School Football camps at OHS June 1-4 and July 19-23.  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 class and club trip requests as presented:  Physicis Class to St. Louis Science Center May 4th; FCCLA to Six Flags, St. Louis, MO on May 28; and 8th Grade Class to Holiday World in Santa Claus, IN on May 18.  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 FBLA request for 2 students and sponsor, Mrs. Tarr, to attend the National Leadership Conferernce in Nashville, TN on July 14-18, 2010.   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 go into closed session at 7:52 PM to consider information regarding appointment, employment, or dismissal of an employee, negotiations, and student discipline.  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 Bailey to return to open session at 8:38 PM.  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 Sparks to approve closed session minutes of 4/19/10.  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 Musgrave to accept Ellizabeth JohnsonÕs resignation as Choral and General Music Teacher at the end 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 Pusey and seconded by Higgins to accept Sherry BradburyÕs resignation as full time bus driver at the end 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 Musgrave and seconded by Pinkston to accept David HastyÕs resignation as Junior High Baseball Coach.  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 Bailey to re-hire Terry Manhart as full time school bus driver 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 Pusey and seconded by Higgins to adjourn at 8:41 P.M.   Roll call vote:  Bailey – yea, Pinkston – yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins – yea, Musgrave – yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler – yea.  Motion carried.           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED: _________________________                          ___________________________

                          President                                                        Secretary