Regular Meeting | Board Conference Room | 7:00 p.m., May 11, 2009

A quorum being present and due notice having been published, the regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Willow Springs R-IV School District was called to order by President Chris Rutledge. Other members present included: Gene Corman, Chad Odle, Derek Fredrick, Tony Friga, Dan Sherbo, Jim Combs, Derrick Hutsell, Superintendent and Mandy Scarbrough, Board Secretary.   

III. Guests Present:  Karen Pitts with WSEA, Katie Barreda, Shirley Collins, and Brenda Jackson.

IV. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
1. Approval of the agenda.
2. Approval of minutes.
3. Approval of Budget Report.
Ending balance for the month is $2,182,318.13
4. Approval of bills payable.
5. The food service ending balance is ($67,810.14).
6.  We have two subs to approve: Heather Miller and Kyla Newman
Accepted a letter of  resignation from Clarence Presser he will be resigning as Bus driver at the end of  the 2008- 2009 school year. Motion by Tony Friga, seconded by Derek Fredrick to accept the consent agenda items as presented.  Motion carried 7-0.

V. ITEMS FOR INFORMATION
1.   Mr. Hutsell discussed the Administrators reports for May.
2. Graduation will be held Sunday, May 17th at 3 p.m.
3. The Retirement Reception will be May 20th at 3:15 in the Auditorium.
4. The 4th grade E-Mints teachers: Mrs.Barreda, Mrs. Jackson, and Mrs. Collins, talked to the Board about the positive impacts of the E-Mints program.
5. Mrs. Gossard discussed the update on the Elementary Math books.
6. The Board reviewed the community calendar from the Howell County News for May 7-20.

VI. ITEMS FOR ACTION
1. Motion by Derek Fredrick, seconded by Gene Corman, to approve the CSIP plan for the 2009-10 school year.
2. Motion by Tony Friga, seconded by Dan Sherbo, to approve the  budget for the 2009-10 school year.

VII.       EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Motion by Gene Corman, seconded by Tony Friga to adjourn to executive session for hiring, firing, disciplining or promoting employees 610.021 (3), and individually identifiable personnel records, performance ratings or records pertaining to employees, Section 610.021 (13); closed meeting, closed record, closed vote.  A roll call vote was taken.  All voted aye. (Returned to open session at 10:15 p.m.)

VIII.    ADJOURNMENT
1.    Motion by Gene Corman, seconded by Derek Fredrick to adjourn.  Motion carried 7-0.