Regular Meeting
November 16, 2009
Minutes
Roll Call:
President August Griffin called the meeting to order and roll was taken. Ron Doris, Keith Trogdon, Tom Davis, August Griffin and Paul Porter were in attendance. Doug Hasler was absent.
Audience to Visitor:
President Griffin thanked all the visitors for attending and asked for any comments from the visitors. Mrs. Shanna Lawrence stated she had a concern about her student. President Griffin moved to excuse the Board to Executive Session to discuss various personnel issues.
Consent Agenda:
President Griffin asked for questions or discussion on the consent agenda as well as the minutes of the prior meeting. There being no discussion, President Griffin asked for a motion and a second to approve the consent agenda.
Motion: Ron Doris
Second: Tom Davis
“A motion has been made
and seconded, is there any discussion?
Would each member please respond to the motion?”
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
Secretary’s Report:
There was no secretary’s report.
Administrative Report:
President Griffin asked for the Administrative Report. Director Dave Meister introduced Sarah Hill, Librarian, to give the Library Report. She spoke about the library per capita grant, ISLMA, internet safety task force, Alex Award books, the technology plan and visiting authors. President Griffin, on behalf of all Board members, thanked Ms. Hill for her dedication to her job, the students and the Fenton English Library.
In the absence of Mr. Gary Doughan, Mr. Meister informed the Board he would be speaking about the follow-up for High Schools That Work project. Mr. Meister detailed the information given us from the visiting team of HSTW personnel which they gleaned from their exit interviews of students and teachers as well as their observations of classrooms. He stated that 17 states currently are part of the HSTW program and it is funded by a Perkins Grant. The purpose is to help high school teach with the goals in mind of getting students ready for college or a job in a trade. President Griffin thanked Mr. Meister for his report.
Mr. Meister spoke about the 2009-10 School Improvement Plan Summary. The areas of concentration are 1. Reading Achievement 2. Math Achievement 3. Drop-out Prevention 4. Student Behavior and 5. Attendance. They are developing a plan to include more parent/community involvement. Mr. Nathan Ogle , JoEllen Henson and Mr. Meister are on the planning committee.
Mr. Meister presented the budget to date. There was no discussion.
Mr. Meister introduced Mr. Mark Cox to present information items to the Board. Mr. Cox informed the Board that our first student in the Alternative Education Class has graduated. She will be considered a 2009 graduate. He further informed the Board that cell phone infractions are down from this same time a year ago.
Report of
Committees:
President Griffin called for any committee reports. Mr. Paul Porter reported the holes at the football field have been fixed by Mr. Mark Sullivan. He further reported the fire in the Eveland Gym was minor in nature and damage. Mr. Sullivan sent a motor to Bodine Electric for evaluation and repair if possible. In the interim he borrowed a motor from a heater not in use and replaced the damaged one until a replacement comes in. Mr. Tom Davis commented how fortunate we are to have Mr. Mark Sullivan on staff here at PCHS.
Ron Doris took a few minutes to thank Mr. Meister for all his efforts with regards to education. He wanted to recognize him not only for his teaching and management skills, but also for his obvious care and concern for students and staff. He stated for the record PCHS is blessed to have someone of Mr. Meister’s caliber as Principal here.
Public Hearings
and Petitions:
There were neither hearings nor petitions.
Unfinished
Business:
There was no unfinished business.
Matters for
Follow-up:
There were no matters for follow-up.
New Business:
There was no new business.
Executive Session:
President Griffin asked if there were any matters to discuss in Executive Session. Mr. Meister acknowledged there were some matters to discuss. President Griffin asked for a motion to move to Executive Session.
Motion: August
Second: Ron Doris
“A motion has been made and seconded, is there any discussion? Would each member please respond to the motion?”
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
The Board of Paris Cooperative High School went into Executive Session