Clinton School District

CLINTON INTERIM SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
CLINTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CLINTON, ARKANSAS

- OCTOBER 18, 2004 -

1. Call to Order.

The meeting of the Clinton School Board was called to order by Mr. Richard McCormac, Board Vice-President, at 6:00 p.m.

2. Roll Call.

Those Board members present for the meeting were: Mr. Nick Gatliff, Dr. Kyle Hensley, Mr. Billy Tomlinson, Mr. Richard McCormac, Dr. Ben Mays, and Mr. Mickey Parish. Dr. Jamie Beavers arrived at 6:04 p.m. Mr. Randy McCaslin and Mr. Eric Watson were not present for the meeting.

3. Approval of Minutes.

Mr. Mickey Parish motioned to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held on September 20, 2004, and the special meeting held on September 27, 2004, as presented.
Mr. Billy Tomlinson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously (7 - 0).

4. Financial Report.

Mr. Mickey Parish motioned to approve the financial report as presented. Mr. Billy Tomlinson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously (7 - 0).

5. Ozark Mountain Health Network.

Dr. Jamie Beavers arrived at 6:04 p.m.

Pearl McElfish with the Ozark Mountain Health Network spoke to the Board about conducting a Youth Risk Survey during the 2004-05 school year. No action was taken.

6. Annual Report to the Public.

The superintendent, assistant superintendent, building principals, and district federal coordinator presented the annual report to the public. They reported on test scores, school improvement plans, enrollment figures, Ella/Effective Literacy, Second Step, elementary computer lab, pre-school, federal programs, tutoring programs, Smartcore, grants received, etc.

7. Monthly Meeting.

The Board discussed the possibility of changing the dates and time for the monthly board meetings. After discussing the issue the Board agreed not to change the date or time of the monthly meetings.

8. Gymnasium/Auditorium Complex.

The Superintendent gave an update concerning the gymnasium/auditorium complex. He also reported to them that Mr. Mike Jones, the building superintendent plans to give the Board a tour of the buildings in the near future.

9. Baseball Field Drainage.

The Board discussed the baseball field drainage problems. No action was taken.

10. Disclosure (Form E) and Resolution (Form F) Approval.

Mr. Mickey Parish motioned to approve the disclosure and resolution on Ina Cassell who owns Cassell’s Trophy with the nature of the financial interest being that Cassell’s Trophy is the only local shop in town. Dr. Jamie Beavers seconded the motion and it passed unanimously (7 - 0).

Mr. Mickey Parish motioned to approve the disclosure and resolution on Shiela Farmer with the nature of the financial interest being that her spouse is involved with computer bids (Dell Computers) that our board policy uses as a bid process. Dr. Jamie Beavers seconded the motion and it passed unanimously (7 - 0).

Mr. Mickey Parish motioned to approve the disclosure and resolution on Tracy Hastings due to the fact that she and her spouse are partial owners of Clinton Cable and spouse does contract labor for J&J Construction. The nature of the financial interest is that Clinton Cable is the only local cable company and J&J Construction gives reasonable rates for jobs which undergo the bid process. Mr. Nick Gatliff seconded the motion and it passed unanimously (7 - 0).

Mr. Mickey Parish motioned to approve the disclosure and resolution (revised) on Lora Hinchey due to the fact that she and her spouse are owners of Hinchey Plumbing, which is a local plumbing service. The revision change should be as follows : The nature of the financial interest is that the district has a limited number of plumbing services and the district may need to use the first available plumbing service when needed. Dr. Jamie Beavers seconded the motion and it passed unanimously (7 - 0).

Mr. Mickey Parish motioned to approve the disclosure and resolution on David Keeling that sells fire wood and will also fire the the furnace which is needed at the Alread campus. The nature of the financial interest is that the employee is the low bidder to provide wood and firing the furnace which is involved in the district’s bid process. Dr. Jamie Beavers seconded the motion and it passed unanimously (7 - 0).

Mr. Mickey Parish motioned to approve the disclosure and resolution on Caroline Lee whose spouse is owner of Justin’s Collision Repair, a local auto body repair/painting service. The nature of the financial interest is that this is a bid process in which a low bid estimate is used. Dr. Jamie Beavers seconded the motion and it passed unanimously (7 - 0).

Mr. Mickey Parish motioned to approve the disclosure and resolution on Kim Treece due to the fact that her father-in-law owns Clinton Ready Mix, a local business, and her spouse is employed in this business. The nature of the financial interest is that this is the only local concrete business and it is involved in the district’s bid process. Mr. Nick Gatliff seconded the motion and it passed unanimously (7 - 0).

11. Executive Session.

The Board entered executive session at 8:20 p.m. to discuss personnel. The Board exited executive session at 9:10 p.m.

12. Employment.

Mr. Billy Tomlinson motioned to employ the following personnel for the remainder of the 2004-05 school year (pending passing criminal background check as required by law):

1) Felicia Davenport Pre-School Teacher ($17,020.00 / 190 days)
2) Melanie Crider Pre-School Aide
3) Kathlene Huggins Sp. Ed. Aide
4) Veda Bird Cook
5) Lisa Manos (change from a 9 month contract to 10 month contract)

Dr. Ben Mays seconded the motion and it passed unanimously (7 - 0).

13. Adjournment.

Mr. Mickey Parish motion to adjourn at 9:12 p.m. Mr. Beavers seconded the motion and it passed unanimously (7 - 0).

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Mr. Randy McCaslin, Board President

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Dr. Jamie Beavers, Board Secretary

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