Minutes to Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees
February 12, 2008
6:30 PM
PRESENT: Dr. Michael Bryant
Dr. William Long
Mr. Ray Jackson
Mr. Dayne Pruitt
Mr. Sam Corley
NOTICE TO MEDIA: The Ninety Six Star, The Index Journal, Greenwood Today, and Moore Media were notified of the time, date, place and agenda of the meeting.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 6:30 by Chairman Long followed by Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.
AFFIRMATION OF AGENDA: A motion was made by Mr. Dayne Pruitt, seconded by Dr. Michael Bryant, to accept the agenda as present. All were in favor.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: A motion was made by Dr. Michael Bryant, seconded by Mr. Ray Jackson, to accept the minutes of February 7, 2008 as written with correction of date. All were in favor.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT:
Band Uniform Request and Trip Information: The board previously approved a trip for the
band to
The discussion of purchasing new band uniforms was continued from the previous regular board meeting. Mr. Vickery presented a sample of the new design of the band uniforms for board members to view.
A motion was made by Mr. Dayne Pruitt, seconded by Mr. Sam
Corley, to approve the destination change for the band trip to
Discussion of
It was reported to the board that three companies have been contacted to gather information on how to determine the safety of the high school’s roof. The fastest and least expensive is load testing (applying a load to the structure’s design capability), which can be accomplished in about three weeks. The board decided to wait until they are presented with prices before making any decision.
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The Architectural firm of McMillan & Smith was present with information on the middle school construction and previously planned high school renovations. The cost associated with a new middle school is approximately $19,103,000 and renovation the current high school would cost around $7,837,554.
FINANCE – MR RODNEY SMITH: A review of the monthly financial reports were given by Mr. Smith. Information on deferred revenues as of June 30, 2007, taken from the audit report, was given to board members.
A motion was made by Dr. Michael Bryant, seconded by Mr. Dayne Pruitt, to authorize administration access of up to $300,000 in deferred revenues without further contact with the board. All were in favor. (These funds would be used to cover emergency expenses incurred at Ninety Six High School)
CURRICULUM – MRS. RHONDA MCDOWELL:
Second
2008-2009 Calendar: A motion was made by Dr. Michael Bryant, seconded by Mr. Ray Jackson, to approve the 2008-2009 calendar with the addition of a half day for students on January 14, 2009.
All were in favor.
PERSONNEL – MRS. RHONDA MCDOWELL: Information was given to board members on the recommendations for administrative contracts for the 2008-2009 school year.
A motion was made by Dr. Michael Bryant, seconded by Mr. Ray Jackson, to approve the administrative contract recommendations for the 2008-2009 school year with the exception of the head football coach position, until policy GCFB can be amended to exclude the head football coach position from the list of positions that require a board member to serve on the hiring selection committee.
Dr. Michael withdrew the motion.
A motion was made by Dr. Michael Bryant, seconded by Mr. Sam Corley, that the recommendations for administrative contracts for 2008-2009 be accepted as given minus the head varsity football coach which I wish we would review and maybe re-exam next month. All were in favor
Dr. Michael Bryant will serve on the hiring committee for the Primary School Guidance Counselor.
A motion was made by Dr. Michael Bryant, seconded by Mr. Ray Jackson, that the Board of Trustees of District 52 change the policy on hiring of administrative staff to exclude, in the listed positions,
the head football coach and make that a supplemental contract. All were in favor.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: A motion was made by Dr. Michael Bryant, seconded by Mr. Ray Jackson, to enter into executive session for a student matter. All were in favor.
GENERAL SESSION: A motion was made by Mr. Sam Corley, seconded by Mr. Ray Jackson, to enter into general session. All were in favor.
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A motion was made by Dr. Michael Bryant, seconded by Mr. Sam Corley, to remand student 510000260051 to alternative school program. That he provide his own transportation as is per our protocol. All were in favor.
Dr. Michael Bryant suggested that as soon as the engineers are ready to provide a plan and an estimate to move forward on the roofing problem at the high school, the board have a called session to make a decision as quickly as possible. To also have a work session to review and discuss the building plans for the middle school and renovations for the high school.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:36 pm.