School Board Meet 6-27-2005 -- Collinsville, OK -- From The Newspaper Museum Site

A Special School Board Meeting for
Collinsville Public Schools, Independent District I-6, met
Date: June 27, 2005 Monday
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Education Service Center, 1119 West Broadway Collinsville, OK 74021

1) Call to order
2) Roll Call of Members -- all present
3) Approval of purchase orders and payments of purchase orders - FY05 General, Building and Child Nutrition Funds. -- approved
4) Vote to approve certification of encumbrance clerk for FY06. -- Pat Sunday approved
5) Vote to approve purchasing and receiving agent for FY06. -- Stacy Byron approved
6) Vote to approve certification of activity fund custodian and co-signers for FY06. -- Rita Pate approved with (Terry Due & Pat Herald as co-signers)
7) Vote to approve minutes clerk for FY06. -- Rita Pate approved
8) Discussion and vote to approve activity fund fund-raisers. (none)
9) Discussion and vote to transfer activity fund monies to general fund, Independent I-6, Treasurer. -- $8360 transfer approved

10) Resignations: -- all approved
...a) Lea Hayduk, Herald Elementary Teacher.
...b) Jessica Lee, ECC Elementary Teacher.
...c) Chester Knight, ISS Instructor, Alternative Education.
...d) Carolyn Jenson, Cafeteria Cook.

11) Discussion and vote to hire or not hire Classified Support Personnel for the 2005-2006 fiscal year -- multi-page list approved for hire.

12) Discussion and vote to hire personnel to fill current vacancies:
...a) Teacher's Aide, Special Education (deferred action)
...b) HE Classroom Teacher -- Stacie Jackson approved.
...c) ECC Classroom Teacher -- Melissa Smith approved.
...d) ISS Instructor, Alternative Education -- Mike McClure approved (will also coach junior high football)
Note: I'm guessing on the spelling of these newly hired teachers -- Ted

13) Discussion and vote to approve lease.purchase agreements for FY2006:
...a) Bank of the Lakes - ESC - 12 payments.
...b) First Priority Bank - Batting Facility - 1 payment.
...c) Tennis Courts at Collinsville City Park.
...d) Pepsi Contract.
...e) RCB - School Bus - 2 payments.
...f) OME (Okla. Mailing Equip) - 12 payments.
...g) J.D. Young, HE Copier - 12 payments.
...h) Landmark Leasing, HS Copier - 12 payments.
...i) Dealer Leasing, HS Security - 12 payments.
-- all above approved (2 additional notes: the former Crossroads Christian Church (the Early Chilshood Center) is now paid off and mandated changes for Pepsi vending sales will not go into effect until next school year)

14) Assistant Superintendent's Report: (Terry Due reported that changes to bus driver's pay are being considered due to comparisons with other schools and difficulty hiring drivers. He also reported that the contractors still say they will have both the middle and high school construction projects completed in time for start of fall classes. The new middle school parking lot (where the annex building/Central Grade School building was just removed) will be a gravel lot initially to match the schedule of likely help from Tulsa County for more permanent paving material later.

15) Superintendent's Report:
...a) Comp time payments for FY2005. -- the board approved one time salary adjustment of $750 for Judy Herald and $1776 for Pat Sunday as State Law won't allow that time to roll-over to the new fiscal year.
...b) Professional Development Points Update. -- 1 teacher will be given a last opportunity to gain the final 7 1/2 points (of 75 points required in a 5 year period) or be denied a $500 stipend normally given at the start of school year to be applied towards gaining those points. Mr. Herald indicated this is only the 2nd time in his 20 years that a teacher had not gained their points on schedule.

16) Announcements.
Pat Herald indicated the school would not be taking an official position on the city's upcoming gas franchise vote (in August) but promised that he would have a more precise figure for the potential change in ad valorum tax to the schools from ONG -vs- if the city were the gas supplier. He did estimate that the total figure from ONG now, is in the range of $50,000/yr and about half of that would remain unchanged as the city limits don't match the school district boundaries (i.e. ONG will still be paying outside the city limits). And of the other portion (within city limits) possibly half of that might still be coming to the school also. Pat indicated that figure would be available at the next school board meet (July 11).

6/28 update: Per a phone call from Mayor Stan Sallee (based on info from the Tulsa County Assessors Office): the total 2004 ONG amount paid associated with property in the city limits was approximately $18,000. And that included amounts paid to other entities. The 2004 ONG tax paid to Collinsville Schools was $10,900 based on assets in the city limits.

Check back soon for a more complete set of questions and answers on the city gas franchise question. -- Ted