USD # 247 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING – April 12, 2010

 

A regular meeting of the USD #247 Board of Education was called to order by President Keith Ritchey at 6:30 p.m., Monday, April 12, 2010, at the District Office.   Other members present were Greg Hite, Mindy Dainty, Tara Underwood, Jerry Alexander, LaDonna Hartman and Joe Ulery.  Also present were Superintendent Tim Burns and Board Clerk Roberta Sellers.  


(1) Jerry Alexander moved to approve the agenda as presented.  Mindy Dainty seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

(2)  Tara Underwood moved to approve the minutes of the March 8, 2010 meeting. LaDonna Hartman seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

(3) Greg Hite moved to approve the bills totaling $175,557.52.  Mindy Dainty seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

Inclement         (4) Greg Hite moved to forgive the inclement weather days and pay all staff.   Joe Ulery

Weather           seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

                        (5) Jerry Alexander moved to go into Executive Session to discuss non-elected personnel for thirty minutes to reconvene at 8:15 pm.  LaDonna Hartman seconded. Motion carried 7-0.

 

President Ritchey called the meeting back to order.

 

(6)  Greg Hite moved to go into Executive Session to discuss non-elected personnel for thirty minutes to reconvene at 8:50 pm.  Tara Underwood seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

President Ritchey called the meeting back to order.

 

(7) Joe Ulery moved to go into Executive Session to discuss non-elected personnel for thirty minutes to reconvene at 9:30 pm.  Jerry Alexander seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.  

 

President Ritchey called the meeting back to order.

 

(8) Tara Underwood moved to go into Executive Session to discuss non-elected personnel for thirty minutes to reconvene at 10:10 pm.  Greg Hite seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

President Ritchey called the meeting back to order.

 

(9)  Mindy Dainty moved to go into Executive Session to discuss non-elected personnel for fifteen minutes to reconvene at 10:30 pm.  Tara Underwood seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

President Ritchey called the meeting back to order.

 

 

 

 

B. Cooper        (10) Per the administration’s recommendation, Tara Underwood moved to accept the

Retirement       resignation/retirement of Becky Cooper effective with the end of the 2009-10 school year.  The board would like to thank Mrs. Cooper for her years of service and they wish her well.  Mindy Dainty seconded.  Motion carried 7-0. 

 

M. Horgan       (11) Per the administration’s recommendation, Greg Hite moved to accept the

Retirement       resignation/retirement of Mary Ann Horgan effective with the end of the 2009-10 school year.   The board would like to thank Mrs. Horgan for her forty five years of service and they wish her well.  Jerry Alexander seconded. Motion carried 7-0.

 

S. Ulery           (12) Per the administration’s recommendation, Joe Ulery moved to accept the

Retirement       resignation/retirement of Shirley Ulery.   The board would like to thank her for driving a school bus for over forty years.  Tara Underwood seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

K. Burdette      (13) Per the administration’s recommendation, Greg Hite moved to accept the

Resign Cheer   resignation of Kristine Burdette as high school cheerleading sponsor for the 2010-11 school year.  Joe Ulery seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

C. Proctor        (14) Per the administration’s recommendation, Mindy Dainty moved to accept the Resign AGBB            resignation of Carla Proctor as high school assistant girls basketball coach for the

                        2010-11 school year.  Greg Hite seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

B. Coots           (15) Per the administration’s recommendation, Keith Ritchey moved to accept the Resign ABBB            resignation of Bradley Coots as high school assistant boys basketball coach for the

                        2010-11 school year.  LaDonna Hartman seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

C. Witt             (16) Per the administration’s recommendation, Mindy Dainty moved to hire Cherie

Head VB          Witt as head high school volleyball coach for the 2010-11 school year.  LaDonna Hartman seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

B. Burdette      (17) Per the administration’s recommendation, Greg Hite moved to hire Bryan

Head FB          Burdette as head high school football coach for the 2010-11 school year.  Jerry Alexander seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

K. Kimrey        (18) Per the administration’s recommendation, LaDonna Hartman moved to hire

Head CC          Korey Kimrey as head high school cross country coach for the 2010-11 school year.  Mindy Dainty seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

N. Webster       (19) Per the administration’s recommendation, Jerry Alexander moved to hire

Head CC          Nikki Webster as head high school girl’s basketball coach for the 2010-11 school year.  Tara Underwood seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

L. Witt             The administration recommended to hire Luke Witt as head high school boy’s basketball coach.  The recommendation failed due to lack of a motion.

 

M. White          (20) Per the administration’s recommendation, Jerry Alexander moved to hire

Asst. VB          Maya White as assistant high school volleyball coach for the 2010-11 school year.  Mindy Dainty seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

C. Rider           (21) Per the administration’s recommendation, Tara Underwood moved to hire

Asst.  FB          Clinton Rider as assistant high school football coach for the 2010-11 school year.  Joe Ulery seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q. Turner         (22) Per the administration’s recommendation, Jerry Alexander moved to hire

Asst.  FB          Quentin Turner as assistant high school football coach for the 2010-11 school year.  Keith Ritchey seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

N. Cheney       (23) Per the administration’s recommendation, LaDonna Hartman moved to hire

Asst.  FB          Nick R. Cheney as assistant high school football coach for the 2010-11 school year.  Joe Ulery seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

N. Renfro        (24) Per the administration’s recommendation, Greg Hite moved to hire

Asst.  JHTRK  Nicholas Renfro as assistant junior high track coach for the 2010-11 school year.  Tara Underwood seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

1. Under Weir traffic flow.

Under discussion items, the traffic flow at Weir Elementary was reviewed and for the remaining year and next year. Mr. Turnbull will have the janitor put out red cones in the bus zone after the busses leave in the morning and afternoon, in order to control traffic flow through the lot and provide safety for students when loading and unloading. The district will look at other alternative solutions over the summer.

 

2. Under district configuration:

Tara Underwood presented facts, figures and benefits of a consolidated 6th, 7th and 8th grade. No action was taken and the district is still moving ahead with using the services of Dr. Howard Smith on assessing the entire district. Dr. Smith will be at the next meeting to present a timeline for additional meetings on the subject an update on data that he has collected up to this point.

 

The district budget was tabled to the next meeting, awaiting more information from the state.

 

Each building principal reported how many children they had for the kindergarten screening.  Approximately 35 children will be attending in the fall.

 

(25) Greg Hite moved to adjourn at 11:27 p.m. Mindy Dainty seconded.  Motion carried 7-0.

 

 

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            Clerk of the Board                                           President