March 12, 2012 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER - President Tim Custis

2. ROLL CALL

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - WCHS Student Council

4. VISITORS AND CORRESPONDENCE

4.1. Construction Update - Brian Faulkner / Damien Schlitt

4.2. Other

4.3. Family and Consumer Science Dept. Tour - Tara Fillman

5. REPORTS

5.1. Dean's - Mr. Foster

5.2. Enrollment - Mr. Foster

5.3. Financial Report - Mr. Zimmerman

5.4. Orange and Black Card Program reports - Mrs. Heffner

5.5. Orange and Black Card Revisions - Dr. Dunnan & Emily Zukowski & Taylor Eiselin

5.6. AD Report - Mr. Knoblauch

5.7. Board Committee Reports

6. CONSENT AGENDA

6.1. Minutes

6.1.1. Regular meeting - February 13, 2012

6.1.2. Board Policy Meeting - February 15, 2012

6.1.3. Special meeting - February 20, 2012

6.1.4. Special meeting - February 27, 2012

6.1.5. Special meeting - March 1, 2012

6.1.6. Washington Township Board Meeting - March 1, 2012

6.2. Bills

6.3. Approve 2012-2013 proposed calendar

6.4. IHSA 2012-2013 membership renewal

7. ACTION ITEMS

7.1. Personnel

7.1.1. Approve resignations

7.1.1.a. Pat Kennedy - Mathlete Sponsor and Sophomore Executive Board Sponsor

7.1.1.b. Anna Oxborrow - Drama Director and Drama Club Sponsor

7.1.1.c. Sarah Osterman - English teacher

7.1.1.d. Mattie Yedinak - teacher's aide and soccer coach

7.1.2. Leave of Absence - Anna Oxborrow

7.2. Authorize BLDD to finish the specifications for a parking lot and privacy fence at 721 West Jefferson and authorize the Superintendent to let bids for this project.

7.3. Authorize Superintendent to let furniture bids for outer office secretarial stations, inner office stations, multipurpose room dining tables and courtyard.

7.4. Approve Black, Orange, White Card Program for 2012-2013

7.5. Appoint committee to consider name for baseball stadium - Tim Custis

7.6. Employment

7.6.1. a. Daniel Ballard - Math teacher 2012-2013

7.7. Approve 1st reading of Press Plus policies and approval of exhibits and procedures January 2012 - Issue 78
    2:120               Board Member Development
    2:120-E2        Exhibit-Website Listing of Development and Training Completed by Board Members
    2:190               Mailing Lists for Receiving Board Material
    2:200               Types of School Board Meetings
    4:110                Transportation
    4:170               Safety
    5:10                  Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
    5:30                  Hiring Process and Criteria
    5:125                Personal Technology and Social Media: Usage and Conduct
    5:190                Teacher Qualifications
    5:220                Substitute Teachers    
    5:260                Student Teachers
    5:285               Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus and Commercial Vehicle Drivers
                               and Commercial Vehicle Drivers
    6:50                  School Wellness
    6:110                Programs for Students At Risk of Acedemic Failure and/or Dropping out of 
                               School and Graduation Incentives Program
    6:280                Grading and Promotion
    7:100                Health, Eye, and Dental Examinations, Immunizations, and Exclusion of Students
    7:190                Student Discipline
    7:270                Administering Medicines to Students

7.8. Approve Resolution pursuing property tax exemption for Five Points

8. DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.1. Other

9. INFORMATION ITEMS

9.1. Tazewell County Heath Department - Cafeteria recognition

9.2. Thank you - IHSA cheerleading letter

9.3. Board and Administrator, February 2012

10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
5 ILCS 120 (c) (1) the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performace, or dismissal of specific employees of the district
5 ILCS 120 (c) (21) Discussion of lawfully closed meeting minutes, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06.

11. ACTION FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION

11.1. Employment

11.1.1. Current faculty members

11.1.2. Special Ed Township Director - Joe Virbickis

11.1.3. Special Education Coordinator (part-time 100 days) - Laura Stuff

11.1.4. Business Manager (part-time - 100 days) - Steve Zimmerman

11.1.5. Director of Student Services - Karen Stevens

11.1.6. Athletic director - Herb Knoblauch

11.1.7. Dean of Students - Scott Foster

11.1.8. Dean of Students - Amber Heffner

11.2. Employment non-renewal

11.2.1. Approve resolution of non-renewal for Jessica Joyce

11.3. Approve executive session minutes for February 13, 2012, February 20, 2012, February 27, 2012 and March 1, 2012.

12. ADJOURNMENT

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the board of education will be April 16, 2012.