OBLONG COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL

DISTRICT #4

April 21, 2008

 

 

            The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Oblong Community Unit School District #4 was held on April 21, 2008 in the Elementary Library.  The meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. by President Poehler with the following physically present:  Meese, Cross, Harris, Pinkston, Bailey, Sparks, and Poehler.

 

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

 

            Motion by Harris and seconded by Bailey to adopt consent agenda items as presented.  Roll call vote: Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Harris – yea, Pinkston – yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea.  Consent Agenda items:  To approve regular and closed session minutes of March 17, 2008; financial report of March, 2008; payment of April 2008 board bills; approve making applications for Title I, II, IV, V, Block Grant, Reading Improvement, Pre-K Grant, and Birth-3 Grant.

 

            Motion by Sparks and seconded by Pinkston to accept T Graphics bid to replace the High School Football scoreboard at a cost of $16,992.00.  Roll call vote:  Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Harris – yea, Pinkston – yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea.

 

            Motion by Meese and seconded by Bailey to authorize Superintendent to seek bids for banking services for the 2008-2009, 2009-2010, and 2010-2011 school years.  Roll call vote:  Meese – yea,  Cross – yea,  Harris – yea,  Pinkston – yea,  Bailey – yea,  Sparks – yea,      Poehler – yea.

 

Motion by Sparks and seconded by Harris to approve departmental budgets for the 2008-2009 school year as presented.  Roll call vote: Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Harris – yea, Pinkston – yea, Bailey  – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea.

 

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

 

            Motion by Pinkston and seconded by Harris to approve renewal of the Student Accident Insurance with Crawford County Insurance for the 2008-2009 school year.  Roll call vote: Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Harris – yea, Pinkston - yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea. 

           

Motion by Cross and seconded by Sparks to approve camp requests as presented: Basketball camp for grades 1-9; High School Volleyball team to attend volleyball camp at SIU, Carbondale on July 9-11, 2008; Junior Football League camp July 31 – August 1, 2008; High School Specialty Football camp, May 29 - 30, and team camp July 28 – 30, 2008; High School Boys Basketball Team to attend team camp at U of I in Champaign, IL on June 20-22, 2008, and a Summer Shootout in Vandalia, IL on June 26 – 27, 2008; Band camp at OHS July 28 - August 1, 2008, and Jr. High Cheerleaders to attend camp at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL on July 16 – 19, 2008.  Roll call vote:  Meese – yea,  Cross – yea,  Harris – yea, Pinkston – yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea.

 

 

 

 

Motion by Harris and seconded by Bailey to approve class and club trip requests as presented:  Physics class to Physics Day at Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville, KY on May 8, 2008; FCCLA to Holiday World on June 12, 2008; Biology II to St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis, MO on May 9, 2008; Science Club to Turkey Run State Park on May 19, 2008; Senior Class to Chicago, IL on May 27, 2008; 8th Grade Class to Holiday World in Santa Claus, IN on May 20, 2008.  Roll call vote: Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Harris – yea, Pinkston – yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea,  Poehler – yea.

 

Motion by Harris and seconded by Sparks to go into closed session at 8:39 PM to consider information regarding appointment, employment, or dismissal of an employee, and negotiations.  Roll call vote:  Meese – yea,  Cross – yea, Harris – yea, Pinkston – yea,  Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea.    

 

Motion by Harris and seconded by Bailey to return to open session at 9:14 PM.  Roll call   

vote:  Meese – yea, Cross – yea, Harris – yea, Pinkston – yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea,

Poehler – yea.

 

Motion by Cross and seconded by Meese to approve closed session minutes of 4/7/08 and 4/21/08.  Roll call vote:  Meese – yea,  Cross – yea, Harris – yea, Pinkston – yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea.       

 

            Motion by Sparks and seconded by Pinkston to accept Marc Winters resignation as High School Golf Coach.  Roll call vote:  Meese – yea,  Cross – yea, Harris – yea, Pinkston – yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea.

 

Motion by Harris and seconded by Sparks to adjourn at 9:16 PM.   Roll call vote:  Meese – yea,  Cross – yea, Harris – yea, Pinkston – yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea.      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED: _________________________                        ___________________________

                          President                                                        Secretary