Board
Notes
Frederick Board of Education
7:00 p.m. February 1, 2010
Bob Reid called the meeting to order. Board members present were Bob Reid, Vinson
Orr, James Heap, and Felisha Crawford.
Staff members present were: Tony
O’Brien, Superintendent, Randy Cottrell, Director of Finance, Randy Biggs,
Middle School Principal; Glenda Longacre, minutes clerk.
The Board reviewed the applications for the vacant
board seat. Applications were received
from Mr. Willie Perkins, Mr. Stephen Grice, and Mrs. Kristi Walker. The Board then retired into executive session
to discuss the applications. After the
executive session, the board reconvened into open session and then appointed
Mrs. Kristi Walker as the new board member to fill the vacant seat. Mrs. Walker was then sworn in.
The
Board approved the consent agenda which included the following items:
Minutes
of the Regular Meeting on January 11, 2010
February
Schedule of Events
Source
of Funds for 2009-10
The board then revised the 2009-10 operating budget
to reflect revenue cuts which have already taken place and those that are
anticipated to come.
Superintendent O’Brien asked the board to suspend
reports for this meeting due to the possibility of losing power again. Those reports will be made up at the next
meeting.
There was no new business brought to the board.
The Board then recessed back into executive session
regarding personnel related matters. After the executive session, the board
reconvened into open session and approved the amended resignation
incentive. They approved the resignation
of Annita Barnett due to retirement to be effective February 28, 2010. The board then approved the re-employment
contracts for the 2010-11 school year for Mr. Joel Read as elementary principal
and Mr. Randy Biggs as middle school principal. The board tabled action on Mrs.
Ruth Ann Hoover’s contract until the March meeting.
In the financial portion of
the meeting the Board approved expenses in the 2009-10 general fund which included
over $90,000 in federal stimulus money to buy technology with.
Supt. O’Brien presented the
Treasurer’s Report and the Activity Fund Report and the meeting was adjourned.