School Board Meet
September 12, 2016

Emergency / Disaster Plan
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Collinsville Public Schools
1902 West Maple
Collinsville, OK 74021


All persons interested in attending the Regular 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: September 12, 2016
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Place: Education Service Center, 1902 W. Maple, 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. -- Ostrander, Johnson, Morrison & Reed present (with Stout absent)
3) Requests to Address the Board. -- none

4) Consent Agenda: Discussion and Vote to Approve Items (a-l) of the Consent Agenda:
--a) Approval of the August 8, 2016 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
--b) Approval of Purchase Orders and Payment of Purchase Orders –FY 2017 General and Building Funds, All District Funds, and Sinking Fund –Approval of Budgets, Reports, Allocations and Investments.
--c) Approval of the Activity Fund Fundraisers (as attached)
--d) Approval of Booster Club/ PTO Sanctioning Applications for 2016-2017.
--f) Approval of Contract for Occupational Health, Inc. for 2016-2017.
--g) Approval of the Collinsville Public Schools Emergency/Disaster Plan for 2016-2017.
--h) Approval of Band- Out of State trip- 4/6/2017-4/10/2017
--i) Approval of FFA- Out of State trip- 10/19/2016-10-22-2016.
--j) Approval of the Alternative Education Deregulation for 2016-2017.
--k) Approval of Chorus- Out of State trip
--l) Approval of the Amended High School Handbook.
-- Approved

5) Discussion and Vote to Approve Board of Education Policy Book Changes. -- Approved, mostly required language updates but some new such as servicve animals and equal access for student organizations.
6) Discussion and Vote to Appoint a Resident Teacher Committee -- Approved (only two first-year teacher this year and Cheryl Hunt & Kelly Hamlin will mentor)
7) Discussion and Vote to Approve FY2016 Estimate of Needs and Financial Statements. -- Approved, ~$16 million conservative estimate of revenue.
8) Discussion and Vote to Approve Alternative Education Plan for FY 2017. -- Approved, 2nd year with daytime hours (10:30-3:30pm) working well. About 43 currently enrolled ... had 48 last year. 11 graduates last year. Few discipline reasons for alternative ... more for absenses and credit recovery. 10-15 students per class. 4 core teachers.

9) Proposed Executive Session to Discuss Resignations, Hiring of Personnel, and Reassignment of Personnel Pursuant to Section 307 (B) (1) of the Open Meeting Law, O§, so that the Board May Return to Open Session And Vote to Accept or Not Accept Resignations and Hiring of Personnel.
10)Vote to Convene in Executive Session.
11) Acknowledgement to Return Board to Open Session.
12) Executive Session Minutes Compliance Announcement.
-- 6:29 - 7:05pm

13) Discussion and Vote to Approve the Employment of Stephen L. Smith Corp. as Financial Consultants to the School District for the fiscal year 2016-2017. -- Approved

14) Resignations: -- Accepted
--a) Carol Dickey- CNP
--b) Martha Boone- CNP

15) Hiring of Personnel: -- Approved
--a) Jessica Nithianandan – Herald Paraprofessional
--b) Julie Struble- CUE Paraprofessional
--c) Megan Soto- ECC Kindergarten Teacher
--d) Christiana Vogel- HS German/Spanish Teacher -- from BA (German next yr)
--e) Brandi Overholt- Herald Teacher Assistant -- Collinsville grad
--f) Donna Vought- CNP -- returning

16) Directors Reports
-- Reser (CNP) - 800 more meals in first few weeks of school compared to last year. "Rainbow" fruit at Herald last Friday.
-- Hamlin - Pre-ACT to 10th graders this fall (FREE). Still waiting for spring test results

17) Superintendent’s Report. -- Lance West reported on these topics:
* Staff / board member photos at HS Sept 15th
* "Do the Due" t-shirts (with Terry Due's visor) ... being ordered within district
* Credit recovery had been during the day ... now online and before/after school ($50 per course). About 10 students so far.
* 2779 total enrollment (September 9th) ... but a dynamic number daily ... up about 70 over last year ...which was up about over over 2 years ago. Indergarten is largest group with 2nd and 7th also large. 188 senior class size is largest so far.
* Free and Reduced lunch counts down at most campuses.
* Next Saturday (Sept. 24) football fundraiser breakfast
* ACT score from ast year down ... expected with many more students taking the free test ... still above state average (more results next month).
* Strategic planning - committies looking at technology, transportation and buildings
* Considering air conditioned buses infuture purchases.

18) Announcements.
* Sports teams doing exceptionally well

* Teacher of year will be announced at BK football game.
* 2 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist - can't announce until Wednesday
* Still waiting for new band uniforms to be competed / delivered
* Pep Assembly at HS kicks off week of Homecoming activities
* Lots of kids involved at HS sporting events


19) New Business: (if any, of an emergency nature or that was not known at the time the agenda was posted) -- Approved, hire of T. J. Nickle for CNP & -- Approved, Board of Education portal software for automated minutes ($2K/yr initially then $1K/yr)

20) Adjournment. -- 7:37pm

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: ________________________________
Lance West, Supt. of Schools

Posted this 9th day of September 2016 at 12:00 p.m... On the door of the Education Service Center at 1902 West Maple, Collinsville, OK 74021.



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