Collinsville
Public Schools 1119 West Broadway Collinsville, OK 74021 All
persons interested in attending the Regularly Scheduled School Board Meeting for
Collinsville Public Schools, Independent District I-6, should make plans to attend
the meeting at the following date, time and place to wit: Date:
January 11, 2010 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Education Service Center, 1119
W. Broadway Collinsville, OK 74021 The
following items will appear on the agenda at the above scheduled meeting to wit: NOTE:
The Board of Education may discuss, vote to approve, vote to disapprove, vote
to table or decide not to vote on any item on this agenda. 1) Call to
Order and Roll Call of Members. 2) Record of Members Present and Absent. --
all present 3) Presentation By The Constituency.
-- none 4) Reading of Minutes - December 7, 2009
Regular Meeting. -- approved 5) Approval of Purchase
Orders and Payment of Purchase Orders - FY2010 General and Building Funds, All
District Funds - Approval of Budgets, Reports, Allocations and Investments. --
approved 6) Discussion and Vote to Approve Activity Fund Fundraisers.
-- 13 approved 7) Discussion and Review of Property
Liability Insurance and Vote to Accept Recommendation of Duncan DuVall, Southwest
General, Agency of Record. -- renewing with existing carrier
approved
8) Resignation: Genice Cook, Custodian Part-time. --
accepted
9) Hiring of Personnel: -- approved
a) Special Needs Teacher's Assistant MS. -- Nancy Watson
b) MS Math/Science Teacher. -- Keirston?
Kirby c) Assistant Superintendent of Schools. --
Lance West
10) Discussion and Vote to Approve Asst. Supt. as Authorized
Official and Certified Authority for all Local, State and Federal Funds for FY2009-2010.
-- approved (Lance West)
11) Discussion and Vote to Approve Activity Fund Co-Signers for FY2010. --
approved adding Lance West (to existing Terry Due
& Pat Sunday signers) 12) Recognition of School Board Members During
National School Board Member Month. -- (See Press
Release) 13) Assistant Superintendent's Report. --
Lance West reported on these topics: * The Pepsi (10 year) contract will expire
at end of July. A meeting was held with Pepsi to start negotiations on a potential
renewal and Coke has been asked for a bid also. * The chilling tower at the
Middle School suffered frozen pipes during the recent (long-term) freezing temperatures.
The tower had been replaced (April 2009)
and upgraded following a similar problem in Dec. 2008. The company in charge
of maintaining the upgraded tower has provided documentation that the tower (&
new tower heater to prevent freezing of fluids in the tower) was functional Nov.
25th when last serviced. An insurance claim is being processed. The classroom
heating at the middle school is not impacted but would impact air conditioning
later in the year if not fixed by then. * cost cutting efforts are being implemented
where possible including no overtime and no non-essential work/repairs.
14) Superintendent's Report. -- Terry Due reported on these
topics: * School missed 3 days the first week of 2010 (1 for road conditions
and the last two primarily for extremely low temperatures compounded by high wind
chills). The primary concern for the extreme temperatures was the youngest children
on bus routes. * Reduced state fundng for schools continues to be major concern
with $257 less so far this school year and projected to $536 for full year at
current reduction rates ...but the rates coul get worse and potentially a million
dllars less for the year locally. Federal stimulus dollars have buffered the problem
somewhat but will be gone by July 2010. Collinsville schools are in much better
shape than many schools which could face more serious shortages. *
Saving the jobs of existing school employees is highest priority. * Examples
of future cost cutting techniques being investigated: -- cutting back on night
custodial crews -- teachers aids (not special ed) -- Fewer bus stops to
save fuel -- not filling vacated jobs which might increase student/teachr ratios --
survival bond issue (text books, heat & air, etc ... not buildings) 15)
Announcements. -- Chamber Banquet Jan. 16th 16)
New Business: (if any, of an emergency nature or that was not known at the time
the agenda was posted). -- none 17) Adjournment. This
notice being given and displayed by the authority of the School Board of Independent
District, I-6, acting by and through the undersigned. By:________________________________
Terry Due, Supt. of Schools Posted
this 7th day of January, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. on the door of the Education Service
Center at 1119 West Broadway, Collinsville, OK 74021.
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