Carbondale Reporter

Carbondale Community High School District 165 Board of Education met April 10.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

The Board Retreat of the Board of Education of School District 165 was held in the Carbondale Community High School Media Center, 1301 East Walnut Street, Carbondale, Illinois, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at 6:00 p.m.

Upon roll call, the following members were present:

Kathy Booziotis Francis Tsung

Joe Hudgins Julie VanWinkle

Christopher Swims Brian Woodard

The following member was absent: Linda Flowers

Also present were:

Stephen Murphy Ryan Thomas

Daniel Booth

President Woodard declared a quorum present and the Board Retreat of April 10, 2018, was called to order.

Public Comments: None

Member Answers Roll Call: Member Flowers answered roll call at 6:57 p.m.

Superintendent’s Report: Mr. Murphy reviewed and discussed the Superintendent’s Report (Attachment 1) with the Board.

Principal’s Report: Mr. Booth and Mr. Ryan reviewed and discussed the Principal’s Report (Attachment 2) with the Board.

Adjournment: The Board Retreat adjourned at 10:06 p.m.

MINUTES APPROVED: APRIL 19, 2018

Superintendent’s Report - Board Retreat April 2018

I. Financial Overview

a. Budget and fund balances

b. Treasurer’s Report

c. Local Funding – Tax Levy

d. State Funding – New “Evidence-based” model

II. County School Facility Sales Tax

a. Currently Collected $406,607 (6 months that included eclipse and Christmas season)

b. Currently Spent $59,500 - Budget commitment $150,000 (Energy management, Tennis Court Restrooms)

c. Borrowing capacity – roughly $8 million, standard terms

III. Facility Needs

a. Facilities Committee

b. Current Approved Projects (not necessarily all from sales tax proceeds)

i. Tennis Court Restrooms ($90,000)

ii. Media Center/Auditorium Roof Replacement ($250,000)

iii. E-Wing Stairwell ($165,000)

c. Upcoming Repairs or Future Facilities Needs

i. Roof Replacement (5 years - $750,000)

ii. C-Wing and D-Wing Stairwells (1-2 years $250,000-$300,000)

iii. Track Replacement (Summer 2019 $250,000-$300,000)

iv. Gym Bleacher Replacement (1-2 years $150,000-$200,000)

v. SuperBlock upgrades – new fieldhouses, concession stand, general field upgrades ($250,000-$500,000+)

vi. Practice field lights ($70,000)

vii. HVAC and Energy (5 years $500,000)

viii. New Boilers (5 years $250,000)

ix. Additional Storage, potentially under FB bleachers (Getting quotes, $100,000)

x. Security Upgrades

d. Potential Expansion/Facility Upgrades (Various “Wish” Lists)

i. Gymnasium Expansion (3-5 years - $6 million+)

ii. Astroturf football field ($800,000)

iii. CTE Area Expansion ($800,000)

iv. Additional Classroom space ($800,000)

The Future of CCHS Principal’s Report

I. Personnel

a. Hiring the right people is always priority #1

b. Diversity – Working to get our workforce to look like our students

c. When non- tenured teachers are not working, tough decisions must be made

II. Evaluation

a. Spend time with those teachers that struggle the most (tenured or non-tenured)

b. Don’t penalize new teachers for inexperience. If they are coachable and working hard give them time to grow.

c. Department chairs must be held to a high standard for teachers to understand district expectations.

d. Curriculum Director will be vital to chair growth. “Coaching the Coaches”

e. Administrators must be experts of good practice in the classroom.

f. Inter-rater reliability must continue to be a focus.

III. Curriculum

a. Specify the role of the Curriculum Director. This role will look different next year than it has in the past. Evaluator? Coach? Visionary? Data? All the above?

b. How can data be used to support our strugglers, fill gaps for our mid-level students, and enrich our top-level students? Data driven decisions. Data team?

c. SAT – How can we use information from the PSAT/SAT to impact our curriculum? How can we dig deeper into this data and use it in a meaningful way?

d. What do we want Academic Support to look like at CCHS?

e. Should we look at changing our schedule to build in a homeroom or support time for students? Take away SSR time?

f. College and Career Counselor has been a good transition. How can we prepare students for careers right out of high school in the future? CTE should be a part of this conversation.

g. Alignment of curriculum with feeder schools. How can the high school work with the feeder school districts to help them understand where students need to be when they enter 9th grade?

IV. Professional Development

a. Articulation will be a priority in the future. This will help the HS more than anybody.

b. What do our teachers need to continually grow?

c. National Board Certification Cohort could take teachers to the next level at CCHS. A cohort is beginning next school year. Progress should be monitored.

V. Social/Emotional Learning

a. Trauma Informed schools is the next big thing in education. We are known for our supports through our school counselors and social workers. How can we continue to teach our faculty the impact of trauma on students?

http://www.cchs165.jacksn.k12.il.us/board_of_education/april_2018_school_board_minutes