Carthage Elementary School District 317 Board met Aug. 15.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The regular meeting of the Carthage E.S.D. #317 Board of Education was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Board President Brent Ufkes.
Roll Call: Mr. Blue/present; Mr. Menn/absent; Mrs. Jones/present; Mr. Gooding/present; Mrs. Markley/present; Mrs. Graham/absent; Mr. Ufkes/present.
Additional agenda items: None
Recognition of individuals wishing to speak on stated agenda items: None
Administrative Reports – Mrs. Hardy discussed the security system for the middle school, 3% end of career payments, the recent annual audit, school safety issues and special education.
Mr. Snowden noted that there were only a few students remaining that had not registered yet and they are being contacted. He reviewed his preliminary PARCC scores.
Mr. Butcher noted that his building plans to hold off one more year on the online testing for students and will take the tests on paper again this year if allowed. He reviewed his preliminary PARCC scores, discussed class sizes and reviewed his report. He noted they had 91% of registrations completed online and many families utilized the new online payment feature this year.
It was moved by Mrs. Markley and seconded by Mr. Blue to approve the consent agenda as presented. Roll Call: Mr. Blue/yes; Mr. Menn/absent; Mrs. Jones/yes; Mr. Gooding/yes; Mrs. Markley/yes; Mrs. Graham/absent; Mr. Ufkes/yes. Motion carried 5- 0.
Building Walk-through - Both buildings were toured earlier this evening and discussed.
It was moved by Mrs. Markley and seconded by Mr. Ufkes to approve the administration placing the preliminary budget on display for 30 days to precede the budget hearing. Roll Call: Mr. Blue/yes; Mr. Menn/absent; Mrs. Jones/yes; Mr. Gooding/yes; Mrs. Markley/yes; Mrs. Graham/absent; Mr. Ufkes/yes. Motion carried 5-0.
It was moved by Mr. Blue and seconded by Mrs. Jones to accept the low garbage bid from Area Disposal for the 2018-2019 school year. Roll Call: Mr. Blue/yes; Mr. Menn/absent; Mrs. Jones/yes; Mr. Gooding/yes; Mrs. Markley/yes; Mrs. Graham/absent; Mr. Ufkes/yes. Motion carried 5-0.
It was moved by Mrs. Markley and seconded by Mr. Blue to enter into executive session at 7:32 p.m. for the purpose of discussing personnel. Roll Call: Mr. Blue/yes; Mr. Menn/absent; Mrs. Jones/yes; Mr. Gooding/yes; Mrs. Markley/yes; Mrs. Graham/absent; Mr. Ufkes/yes. Motion carried 5-0.
It was moved by Mr. Gooding and seconded by Mr. Blue to exit executive session at 7:48 p.m. Roll Call: Mr. Blue/yes; Mr. Menn/absent; Mrs. Jones/yes; Mr. Gooding/yes; Mrs. Markley/yes; Mrs. Graham/absent; Mr. Ufkes/yes. Motion carried 5-0.
It was moved by Mrs. Markley and seconded by Mr. Gooding to approve employment of Madison Harmon as elementary teacher at the certified contract rate beginning January 1, 2019, pending successful completion of her certified teaching credentials. Roll Call: Mr. Blue/yes; Mr. Menn/absent; Mrs. Jones/yes; Mr. Gooding/yes; Mrs. Markley/yes; Mrs. Graham/absent; Mr. Ufkes/yes. Motion carried 5-0.
It was moved by Mr. Ufkes and seconded by Mr. Gooding to adjourn the meeting at 7:49 p.m. Roll Call: Mr. Blue/yes; Mr. Menn/absent; Mrs. Jones/yes; Mr. Gooding/yes; Mrs. Markley/yes; Mrs. Graham/absent; Mr. Ufkes/yes. Motion carried 5-0.
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