Board Notes

Frederick Board of Education

Administration Building

7:00 p.m.           September 14, 2009

 

 

Bob Reid called the meeting to order.  Board members present were Brad Benson, Bob Reid, Vinson Orr, James Heap, and Felisha Crawford.  Staff members present were:  Tony O’Brien, Superintendent, Randy Cottrell, Director of Finance, Ruth Ann Hoover, High School Principal; Glenda Longacre, minutes clerk.

 

The Board approved the consent agenda which included the following items:

            Minutes of the Special Meeting on August 13, 2009

            Minutes of the Special Meeting of September 1, 2009

            September Schedule of Events

            Source of Funds for 2008-09

            Sanctioned Ag Boosters, Band Boosters, and Quarterback Club as booster clubs and parent

                        Organizations.

            Approved new policy:

                        Record Retention and Archival of Electronic Mail Transmissions

 

The board heard reports from Mrs. Ruth Ann Hoover, High School Principal and Mr. Tony O’Brien, Superintendent.  Items discussed were high school test scores, district wide facility improvements, and enrollment numbers.

 

The board also approved the following items:

Readiness and Emergency Grant Coordinator, Coaching Extra Duty Contracts, and the 2009-10 Gifted and Talented Advisory Board Members.

 

The Board also heard a proposal from the Senior Class of 2009 about signage for the gym.  The board voted to name the gym as the “BOMBER HANGER” with the Class of 2009 getting credit for it and then waiting on the type of signage to be used until the superintendent could bring back more information.

 

Superintendent O’Brien then gave a presentation concerning the preliminary AYP reports received from the State Department of Education.  He reported that at this time it appears that the district as a whole, the elementary, middle and the high schools will all have made AYP for the 2008-09 academic year.  The final status will be reported later in the semester.

 

In the business portion of the meeting, the board then approved the 2009-10 Alternative Education contract with Davidson Schools for the Tillman Alternative Program School, approved continuing with the Pepsi Bottling Group contract for the 2009-10 school year.  The board also moved to amend the agenda by removing the name of Linda Brown for consideration as a teacher’s assistant and replacing her with Tracey Hunt.

 

The board then convened into executive session for personnel related discussions.  After reconvening the board then approved the employment of Josie Corrales as a temporary migrant recruiter/teacher’s assistant, Tracey Hunt as teacher’s assistant and approved the resignation of Kelly Reichert as Elementary Custodian.  There was no vote on the employment of Linda Brown due to her withdrawal for consideration.

 

In the financial portion of the meeting the Board approved expenses in the 2009-10 general fund and expenses in 2009-10 building fund and also approved sub account #871 for the class of 2011.

 

Supt. O’Brien presented the Treasurer’s Report and the Activity Fund Report and the meeting was adjourned.