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School Board Meet
May 10, 2010

Beverage & Time Changes
Link to previous
school board news.
Collinsville School Board member Donna Sears was presented with a certificate (by Terry Due) as a Level 2 Member of the Oklahoma State School Board Association Academy based on the board member training she has completed.

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: May 10, 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.
4) Reading of Minutes - April 5, 2010 Regular Meeting.
5) Approval of Purchase Orders and Payment of Purchase Orders - FY2010 General, Building Funds and Casualty Insurance Recovery Funds, All District Funds - Approval of Budgets, Reports, Allocations and Investments.
-- approved
6) Discussion and Vote to Approve Activity Fund Fundraisers. -- approved

7) Resignations: -- approved
a) Richard Dickey, FT Bus Driver.
b) Tena Thompson, FT Bus Driver.
8) Termination of (1) Support Employee.

9) Hiring of Personnel: -- approved
a) Sheri Warnock - FT Bus Driver.
b) Ed Coats - FT Bus Driver.
c) Head Wrestling Coach. -- Wes Harding moves up to head CHS coach after Mike Henry volunteering to take JrHi coaching role and assist w/ CHS.

10) Discuss and Approve Tentative Agreement for Beverage Vending for 5 Year starting July 1, 2010 and Snack Vending. --- FYI to board with info from Jim Riley on progress with negotiations between Coke & Pepsi. Coke has made best offer to Collinsville Schools and will be the likely contract at next board meet for approval. Pepsi had had the exclusive school contract the past 10 years and was providing a disappointing level of service.

11) Discussion and Vote to Approve Elementary and Secondary Start and End Times. -- approved, Secondary school times which are currently 7:50am to 2:25pm will change to 8am to 2:35pm. Elementary times which are currently 8:30am to 3:20pm will change to 8:30am to 3:30pm. There will be no change for the Early Childhood Center (ECC). The high school also has a zero hour which will be 7:15-7:55am.
12) Discussion and Vote to Approve Temporary Appropriations for FY2010-2011.
-- approved (~$16 million)
13) Discussion and Vote to Approve 307 Federal and State Appropriation Increases. -- approved (~$1 million)
14) Discussion and Vote to Approve Updated Professional Development Plan for FY 2010 and Approve Professional Development Plan.-- approved, with 3 proposals tabled to next board meet to consider match with future school calendar dates.
15) Discussion and Vote to Approve Updates to Six Year CLEP Plan. -- approved
16) Discussion of Student Accounting Software for FY2011. -- FYI from Lance West on 3 web based packages being considered to finally get online parent query capability for their student(s). Likely action at next board meet.

17) Assistant Superintendent's Report. -- Lance West reported on these topics:
* Middle School chilling tower-- Middle School now has air conditioning but the longer term use of glycol and monthly water condition fees and a lawsuit brought by the school's insurer to recover cost of the on-going saga of the chilling tower "annual freeze up" ... is still pending.
* Will need transportation options for two wheelchair student to vo-tech next year (one to Riverside and the other to Broken Arrow faciity).
* "edit" program will provide teacher team involvement to align cirriculum to "pass objectives" to improve test scores from "good" to "great" .
* Improvements are being made to the school web site.


18) Superintendent's Report. -- Terry Due reported on the following topics:
* CHS Graduation at TU Reynolds Center May 13
* 150 trees were donated to the school by the city and have been planted around the campuses.
* Great year for CHS sports, band, chorus ... 17 track athletes qualified for state, baseball team in state tournament, soccer team made playoffs, golf and tennis success as examples. Along with coaches of the year and many college signings.
* Published Frosty Troy comments on excellent job Oklahoma teachers do with so little pay (relative to national averages).

19) Announcements.

20) New Business: (if any, of an emergency nature or that was not known at the time the agenda was posted). -- approved, resignation of Amber Warren from middle school snack bar.
21) 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 May, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. on the door of the Education Service Center at 1119 West Broadway, Collinsville, OK 74021.



=======================Ted Wright's comments added in purple

Elementary and Secondary
Start and End Times

Wes Harding Now Head Wrestling Coach

Coke To Pepsi Changes

Donna Sears Level 2 State School Board

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Remaining 2010 School Board Meeting Dates

June 7, 2010 -- 1st Monday

July 12, 2010 -- 2nd Monday

August 9, 2010 -- 2nd Monday

September 8, 2010 --
2nd Wednesday @ 6:00 p.m.

October 4, 2010 -- 1st Monday

November 8, 2010 -- 2nd Monday

December 6, 2010 -- 1st Monday

All meetings start at 7:00 p.m. unless designated otherwise and are held at the Education Service Center at the above address.

Board approved 12/7/09

Collinsville Public Schools --
2010-2011-- School Calendar

New Teachers Report August 6, 2010
Professional Days August 9, 10, 11,
Students First Day of Class August 12
Labor Day (Non-Calendar Day) September 6
End of First Quarter October 15
46 Days Taught, 3 Professional Days, 1 Non-Calendar Days

Second Quarter Begins October 18
Parent/Teacher Conference Day October 18 & 19, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Student Non-Attendance Day October 20
Fall Break (Non-Calendar Days) October 21, 22
Thanksgiving (Non-Calendar Days) November 24, 25, 26
End of Second Quarter December 17
Winter Break (Non-Calendar Days) December 20, 2009 - December 31, 2010
40 Days Taught, 15 Non-Calendar Days

Professional Day January 3, 2011
Third Quarter Begins Classes Resume January 4, 2011
Parent/Teacher Conference Day February 7 & 8, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Student Non-Attendance Day February 11
President's Day (Non-Calendar Day) February 14
Third Quarter Ends March 4
43 Days Taught, 1 Professional Day, 1 Non-Calendar Days

Fourth Quarter Begins March 7
Spring Break (Non-calendar Days) March 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 2011
Non-Calendar Days (Bad Weather) April 8, 15, 22
Last Day of Classes May 19
Professional Day May 20
46 Days Taught, 1 Professional Day, 8 Non-Calendar Days

Totals: 175 Days Taught
5 Professional Days
25 Non-Calendar Days
Approved 4/5/10