BARBOUR COUNTY SCHOOLS

PHILIPPI WV 26416

 

MEMORANDUM -

 

TO:                 BOARD MEMBERS

 

                                    Patrick Jones, President

Brian Kisamore                     

Gregory Nestor

                                    Jerry Phillips

                                    Brad Robinson, Jr.

 

FROM:           DEEDE LUNDEEN, SUPERINTENDENT

 

DATE:            FEBRUARY 6, 2008

 

RE:                 BOARD MEETING AGENDA

 

                        The Barbour County Board of Education will meet in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, February 11, 2008, at the Philip Barbour High School, Philippi, West Virginia.

 

Call to Order

Pledge to Flag

 

Work Session (5:30-6:30)

 

Reports –

 

            Philip Barbour High School  LSIC

 

Delegation(s)

 

            Bob Morgenstern, AFT-WV

 

Minutes -

 

            Approve Minutes January 28, 2008 & January 29, 2008 Meetings – Enclosure A

 

Superintendent’s Recommendations –

 

Attendance -

 

Business & Finance -

 

1.         Recommendation:   Approve budget adjustments. – Enclosure B

 

2.         Recommendation:  Approve the final total of the January 28, 2008 net payroll and related taxes and withholdings in the amount of $582,549.32 – Enclosure C

 

3.         Recommendation:  Approve payment of bills for the period of January 24, 2008 through February 6, 2008 at a total expenditure of $121,718.14. - Enclosure D

 

4.         Recommendation:  Authorize the February 15, 2008 payroll for all regular extended and special programs payroll and federal withholdings not to exceed the amount of $770,000.00 to be released in accordance with Federal Law.  (Refer to Enclosure D)

 

6.         Recommendation:  Authorize the payment of utility bills due before next board meeting not to exceed $12,000.00. (Refer to Enclosure D)

 

7.         Recommendation:  Approve final total of utility bills in the amount of $6,623.45. – Enclosure E

 

8.         Recommendation:  Approve/Confirm fund raising activity requests as submitted (all candy sales will be done outside school hours) – Enclosure F

 

Belington Elementary School (PTA) – projected revenue $500.00

Belington Middle School (Student Council) – projected revenue $500.00; (Office) – Books; Phys Ed Equipment

Junior Elementary School (Library) – projected revenue $200.00

Kasson Elem./Middle School (Office) – projected revenue $50.00; (PTO) - $300.00

Mt. Vernon Elementary School (PTO) – projected revenue $150.00

Philip Barbour High School (HOSA) – projected revenue $100.00; $100.00 (FFA) - $500.00

Philippi Elementary School (PTA) – projected revenue $300.00; $200.00; (Media) - $500.00

Philippi Middle School (Chorus) – projected revenue $500.00

                        Volga-Century Elementary School (School) – projected revenue $0.00; (PTO) - $500.00; (Library) - $0.00

 

9.         Recommendation:  Approve/Confirm use of buildings and/or grounds – Enclosure G

 

Belington Middle School on every Sunday – requested by Jason Ward and Gerald Furby for Basketball (men); on February 18-May 12, 2008 – requested by Katie Wolpert for physical fitness, on Sunday mornings – requested by George David for All Star team basketball practice.

Kasson School on March 16, 2008 – reqested by Buffie Brewer for birthday party.

 

10.       Recommendation:  Approve bid and contract from Coastal Lumber Company to provide the service of clear cutting the designated area for the new communications tower. – Enclosure H

 

Curriculum –

 

11.       Recommendation:  Approve Barbour Bridges agreement (Local Early Childhood

Interagency Collaboration) – Enclosure I

 

12.       Recommendation:  Approve Barbour County Universal Pre-Kindergarten Collaborative Plan. – Enclosure J

 

Food Service –

 

Maintenance –

 

13.       Recommendation:  Philip Barbour High School (media) – install universal wall mount; install flat screen tv; install Ghent markerboard cabinets – Enclosure K

 

Personnel –

 

14.       Recommendation:  Approve No Cause days for Kathleen Schoonover on March 17-19, 2008. – Enclosure L

 

15.       Recommendation:  Accept resignation/retirement of Kathy Rose as Kindergarten Teacher at Kasson School effective June 30, 2008. – Enclosure M

 

16.       Recommendation:  Accept resignation/retirement of Nancy Disbennett as Itinerant Counselor  effective June 30, 2008. – Enclosure N

 

17.       Recommendation:  Accept resignation of Cathy Werner as Substitute Cook. – Enclosure O

 

18.       Recommendation:  Accept resignation of Melinda Werner as Substitute Cook. – Enclosure P

 

19.       Recommendation:  Accept resignation/retirement of David Everson as Science Teacher at Philip Barbour High School effective June 30, 2008. – Enclosure Q

 

20.       Recommendation:  Accept resignation of Kimberly Carder as Substitute Aide. – Enclosure R

 

21.       Recommendation:  Employ Barbara Williams as substitute aide effective July 1, 2008. – Enclosure S

 

22.       Recommendation:  Allow Jamie Wright-Green to visit Mt. Vernon Elementary, Belington Middle, Philip Barbour High School and the Central Office during her planning period and during non-school hours to gain field experience. – Enclosure T

 

23.       Recommendation:  Rescind January 28, 2008 employment of Kenneth Isner as Custodian/Sanitation Plant Engineer Operator at Volga-Century Elementary School/Central Office. – Enclosure U

 

24.       Recommendation:  Approve No Cause days for Kathleen Kratsas on February 27-29, 2008. – Enclosure V

 

25.       Recommendation:  Approved extended family leave for Zhengrui He for the period

            of March 10-21, 2008. – Enclosure W

 

26.       Recommendation:  Approve the following students from Alderson Broaddus College as student teachers in Barbour County Schools. – Enclosure X

 

                       James Ankers               Holly Jones

                       Danielle Nestor            Whitney Reger

                       Jennifer Smith             Mary Ann Thompson

 

Policies –

 

27.       Recommendation:  Revise Policy J-3, School District Attendance Areas, on second reading.             

 

Change the first sentence in section 3.1 to read:  South to and including Rock Run Road (904) and includes city limits of Belington. 

 

Change the last sentence in section 3.1 to read:  West on the Talbott Road (17) to the Randolph and Upshur County lines including county routes (19) and (17/2) as well as Trinity.

 

Change section 3.2 to read: Belington Middle School – The attendance areas defined for Belington and Junior Elementary Schools.

 

Change section 3.3 to read:  Junior Elementary School – South of Rock Run Road (904), to the Randolph County line; including the Westside of Junior (52), both directions along the river, the towns of Junior, Weaver, Dartmoor and Tyview Area.  From West Junior to the top of the hill near Trinity Church. 

 

Change section 3.8 to read: Philippi Middle School – The attendance areas defined for Mount Vernon, Philippi, and Volga-Century Elementary Schools.

 

Change section 4.2.2 to read:

 

Room is available in accordance with the homeroom size listed below

        or by a similar method:

            Pre-Kindergarten                    10 students per homeroom w/o aide

                                                            20 students per homeroom w/ aide

Kindergarten                           10 students per homeroom w/o aide

 

20 students per homeroom w/ aide

            Grades 1 through 6                 25 students per homeroom

            Grades 7 through 12               28 students per homeroom

 

Technology -

 

Transportation –

 

28.       Recommendation:  Approve/Confirm requests for bus transportation – Enclosure Y

 

Travel –

 

29.       Recommendation:  Approve/Confirm requests for professional leave – Enclosure Z

 

Vocational –

 

Items For Information, Consideration and/or Possible Action -

                     

1.         Property Tax synopsis. – Enclosure AA

2.         WVSSPA flier – Enclosure BB

3.         Cook Issues

4.         Other

 

 

Adjournment