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CLINTON PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Board of Trustees Meeting
7:15 a.m., Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Board of Education Office
President Pat Cornell called
the Board of Trustees meeting to order at 7:20 a.m. Other Board members present included: David Davis, Juan Garcia, Terry Garner,
Dub Lowry, Pat Miskel, Cris Hart Wolfe, and Kevin Wolters. Also present were Executive Director
Penny Askew, School Liaison Linda Thomas, and Superintendent Jason Sternberger.
Consent Agenda: Hart Wolfe made a motion to approve the
consent agenda, which included the minutes from the January Board of Trustees
meeting, the financial report, and the executive director's report. Lowry seconded the motion, which
carried.
OLD BUSINESS:
Building a Tradition: Askew asked the Board about producing a
Wall of Tradition flyer for the upcoming CHS All-Class reunion, and consensus
was to do so.
Scholarship Report: Askew reported that the deadline for
applications to be turned in was April 2, and the scholarship committee of
Garcia, Smith, and Hart Wolfe would interview the applicants sometime in early
May. The Davis-McElmurry
disbursement for 2008 is $35,000.
Gholston Trust Teacher
Awards: Askew relayed a
concern expressed to her regarding the voting procedure for Teacher of the
Year. Thomas and Sternberger
indicated that they felt the process was fair. The Board indicated that a discussion with Gholston Trust
chair Mart Tisdal might be needed to clarify the Trust’s position on the
disposition of the awards.
Top 10 Day: Askew reported that the date was set
for May 14, and that the students were very happy with the project. Plans were underway, and she asked for
volunteers to help with the games.
Nominating Committee: Garner reported that Stephanie Jones,
Troy Lee, and Russ Meacham had agreed to serve on the Board of Trustees. Proposed officers for 2008-2009
include: Hart Wolfe, President;
Miskel, Vice President; and Meacham, Treasurer. The election of new members and officers will be held at the
annual meeting in May.
NEW BUSINESS:
Grants: Thomas gave a presentation following up
on grants from the past year. The
grant for Washington Elementary students to attend Exchange City had not been
used because of problems on Exchange City’s end; project director Donna Rother
had requested that she be allowed to carry the grant money over to next year,
when the project should be able to be undertaken. Garner made a motion to carryover the Exchange City grant to
next year, and Miskel seconded.
Motion carried.
Thomas also spoke about the
Literacy First teaching model that Clinton Public Schools is implementing, as
several of the Spring Grant proposals were asking for funds to help with
materials for this model. Garner
made a motion to fund each of these proposals at $1000 per grade (kindergarten
through 4th). Hart
Wolfe seconded the motion, which passed.
Wolters made a motion to
fund the two additional grant proposals fully: “Fluency” for $264 (Southwest teachers Kay Cabaniss, Carla
Cruson, Melissa Gordon, and Christy Stephens) and “Keeping Science Current” for
$279 (Washington Elementary teacher Robin Rodriquez). Garner seconded the motion, which carried.
There was only one applicant
for the Neparko Family Teacher Scholarship, and it did not meet the criteria
for the scholarship exactly. Hart
Wolfe made a motion to table the vote pending a resubmission of the grant to
align it more with the criteria.
Lowry seconded the motion, which carried.
Executive Director
Compensation: Cornell
addressed the executive director’s pay.
Lowry made a motion to increase Askew’s pay to $13.50 per hour. Wolters seconded the motion, which
carried.
Next Meeting Date: The next Board of Trustees meeting will
be held Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 7:15 a.m. at the Board of Education office.
Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 8:15
a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Penny Askew
Executive Director
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