OBLONG COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL
DISTRICT #4
The
regular meeting of the Board of Education of Oblong Community Unit School
District #4 was held on May 17, 2010 in the Elementary Library. The meeting was called to order at 8:00
p.m. by President Poehler with the following physically present: Bailey, Pinkston, Sparks, Higgins,
Musgrave, Pusey, and Poehler.
Recognition
& Comments – Fourteen grade school students were recognized for
Character Counts dealing with trustworthiness; the High School was recognized
for being selected in US News and World Report AmericaÕs Best High Schools; and
the Sports Boosters and Music Boosters were recognized for their contributions
during the 2009-2010 school year to help provide extracurricular services to our
students at OES and OHS.
Motion
by Sparks and seconded by Pusey 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 April 19, 2010; financial report of April 2010; payment of May 2010
board bills; authorize Bookkeeper and Superintendent to prepare 2010-2011 budget.
Motion
by Sparks and seconded by Bailey to approve electrical contract work to install
cross walk lights at a cost not to exceed $7,800.00. 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 Higgins to authorize FGM architects to let bids for
a new High School boiler and operation lines. 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 Sparks to tentatively approve Policy 6:235. 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 approve Leadership 2010 to be held at LTC on
August 3rd. 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 Pusey to
approve 2009-2010 final school calendar 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 tentatively approve the
amended 2009-2010 school district budget and set the hearing date for June 21,
2010 at 7:55 p.m.. 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 accept Dale Peters bid to maintain and
recoat the Grade School gym floor at a cost of $2,065.50 and the High School
gym floor at a cost of $1,737.30.
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 OHS Junior Class request to hold
the 2011 Prom at the Grade School on April 16, 2011. 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 FFA officers request to attend
the Illinois FFA Convention in Springfield, IL June 8-10, with $300 coming from
the Ag Departmental budget to be used for transportation and the remaining
costs will come from the FFA Activity Fund. Roll call vote: Bailey – yea, Pinkston – yea,
Sparks – yea, Higgins – yea, Musgrave – yea, Pusey –
yea, Poehler – yea. Motion
carried.
Motion
by Sparks and sconded by Poehler to approve FFA request to go to Turkey Run
State Park on May 28, 2010 as presented. 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 FBLA request for four students
along with Mrs. Tarr to attend the summer leadership workshop in Springfield,
IL, Aug 9-11 with expenses to be paid through FBLA Activitiy Fund. 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 Pusey to renew the contract with Crawford Memorial
Hospital for Athletic Training Services for the 2010-2011 school year with an
annual fee of $400.00. 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 go into closed session at 9:09 PM to
consider information regarding appointment, employment or dismissal of an employee,
and negotiations. 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 Bailey to return to open session at 9:40 PM. 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 approve closed session minutes of 5/17/10. 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 accept the resignation of Wayne Johnson as
Volunteer Golf Coach and Assistant OHS Track Coach. 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 Pinkston to employ Sarah Boehl as choral and general
music teacher 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 Poehler to adjourn at 9:42 PM. Bailey – yea,
Pinkston – yea, Sparks – yea, Higgins – yea, Musgrave –
yea, Pusey – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried.
APPROVED: _________________________
___________________________
President
Secretary