OBLONG COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Oblong Community Unit School District #4 was held on November 17, 2008 in the Elementary Library. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Poehler with the following physically present: Meese, Harris, Bailey, Sparks, and Poehler. Recognition & Comment – Mr. Patchett commented on the success of the Grade School Veterans’ Day Program. Motion by Sparks and seconded by Bailey to adopt consent agenda items as presented. Roll call vote: Meese – yea, Harris - yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler - yea. Consent Agenda items: To approve regular and closed session minutes of October, 2008; financial report of October, 2008; payment of November, 2008 board bills. Motion carried. Motion by Bailey and seconded by Sparks to approve the High School Baseball team request to play at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO. on June 7, 2009 as presented. Roll call vote: Meese – yea, Harris – yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried. Motion by Harris and seconded by Bailey to tentatively approve the tax levy and set a hearing date of December 15, 2008. Roll call vote: Meese – yea, Harris – yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried. Motion by Harris and seconded by Meese to approve Ag III & IV class request to visit the Federal Reserve Bank, Chicago Board of Trade, Sears Tower and the Magnificent Mile on December 9, 2008 in Chicago, IL. Roll call vote: Meese – yea, Harris – yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried. Motion by Sparks and seconded by Poehler to approve FFA request to attend the National Farm Machinery Show and Tractor Pulls in Louisville, KY on February 13, 2009. Roll call vote: Meese – yea, Harris – yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried. Motion by Harris and seconded by Meese to go into closed session at 7:38 p.m. to consider information regarding appointment, employment or dismissal of an employee, and negotiations. Roll call vote: Meese – yea, Harris - yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried. Motion by Sparks and seconded by Bailey to return to open session at 8:45 p.m. Roll call vote: Meese - yea, Harris - yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler - yea. Motion carried. Motion by Poehler and seconded by Meese to approve closed session minutes of 11/17/08. Roll call vote: Meese - yea, Harris - yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler - yea. Motion carried. Motion by Harris and seconded by Bailey to approve Vic Aikman as a volunteer assistant High School Basketball Coach for the 2008-2009 school year. Roll call vote: Meese – yea, Harris – yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried. Motion by Poehler and seconded by Bailey to ratify the teacher’s contract for the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 school years. Roll call vote: Meese – yea, Harris – yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried. Motion by Sparks and seconded by Harris to approve the non-certified personnel salary schedule for the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 school years as presented by the Finance Committee. Roll call vote: Meese – yea, Harris – yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried. Motion by Meese and seconded by Poehler to approve administrative salaries for the 2008-2009 school year as presented by the Finance Committee. Roll call vote: Meese – yea, Harris – yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried. Motion by Sparks and seconded by Bailey to approve Mary Patchett’s maternity leave request as presented. Roll call vote: Meese – yea, Harris – yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks – yea, Poehler – yea. Motion carried. Motion by Harris and seconded by Sparks to adjourn at 8:48 p.m. Roll call vote: Meese - yea, Harris - yea, Bailey – yea, Sparks - yea, Poehler - yea. Motion carried.
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