The Baxter Springs board of education held a regular meeting on November 8, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. in the Middle School board room. Members present were: DeAnne Binns, Kim Wilson, Chuck Sweeton, Chuck Wren, Terry Daniel and Melanie Bingham. Also present were: Dennis Burke, Vicki Bradley, Jamie Carlisle, Larry Cannon, Robert Womack, Steve Taylor, Tony Simmons, Marcia Coffey, Kevin Bland, Kami Cook, Rev. Todd Wright and Mary Ransome.

President DeAnne Binns called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Chuck Wren led the board and guests in the pledge of allegiance. Rev. Todd Wright of Bethel Community Church, led the board and guests in a word of prayer.

Terry Daniel made a motion to adopt the annotated agenda adding a resignation under Item IX and an executive session as Item XII. Melanie Bingham seconded. Carried 6-0.

Chuck Sweeton made a motion to approve the consent agenda which included approval of the bills, treasurer’s report and approval of the minutes of October 11, 2004. Kim Wilson seconded. Carried 6-0.

Jamie Carlisle reported on recent awards that Baxter Springs High School has received. Baxter High School received Standard of Excellence in Mathematics. Baxter High School will receive a Challenger Award on Wednesday in Goddard, KS. To receive this award, Baxter Springs High School was in the top 6% of the schools in the State. Jamie Carlisle was also named the Kansas Association of Secondary School Principals, Principal of the Year for Region 2. The board congratulated Jamie Carlisle on this distinct honor.

Baxter Springs High School has received the prestigious award of being named a Blue Ribbon School for the State of Kansas. BHS is the only High School in the State of Kansas to be nominated and this nomination is awarded by the Kansas State Department of Education. This will allow BHS to proceed on at the National Level. The awards will be presented at the National Level in the summer of 2005. The board of education expressed their pride and appreciation for the entire districts hard work in helping BHS to achieve this prestigious award. It was expressed how it takes the entire staff K-12 working together to make such an event possible.

Kami Cook, Marcia Coffey and student teacher, Kevin Bland presented to the board on their “Everyday Math” series and what they were doing at the 3rd grade level to help students achieve in math. They thanked Mr. Womack for providing the leadership to help them be energetic and enthusiastic in teaching their students. The board expressed their appreciation to the staff for a job well done.

Tony Simmons, principal of Cornerstone, gave a presentation on Cornerstone school for 2004-05. Baxter Springs currently has six students enrolled in Cornerstone. He noted that 140 students have graduated from Cornerstone since its inception eleven years ago, and that these students would have been drop-outs if it had not been for the vision of the Cherokee County school districts who made Cornerstone available to these student in order to help them succeed.

Dennis Burke asked the board for permission to proceed to seek bids on a surplus malt machine at the High School. Melanie Bingham made a motion to allow Dennis Burke to seek bids to sell the surplus malt machine as requested. Chuck Wren seconded. Carried 6-0.

Dennis Burke requested permission to seek bids to purchase a new suburban to be used for student transporation. Kim Wilson made a motion to allow Mr. Burke to seek bids to purchase a new suburban as requested. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 6-0.

Dennis Burke recommended Brett Bough for HS Assistant Basketball coach for 2004-05. Chuck Wren made a motion to accept the recommendation of Dennis Burke to hire Brett Bough as a Rule 10 coach for HS Assistant Basketball for 2004-05. Terry Daniel seconded. Carried 6-0.

Dennis Burke recommended hiring Angela Conley as Head Track Coach for BHS for 2004-05. Kim Wilson made a motion to accept the recommendation of Dennis Burke to hire Angela Conley as head track coach for BHS for 2004-05. Chuck Wren seconded. Carried 60.

DeAnne Binns presented a resignation from Michele Jones in the food service department. Melanie Bingham made a motion to accept the resignation of Michele Jones with regrets. Chuck Wren seconded. Carried 6-0.

DeAnne Binns reported on a leadership meeting she attended in Dodge City recently.

Dennis Burke reported that six districts in the state will be audited to see if districts are doing all they can to save money in these tough economic times. The state will notify those districts in the near future.

Chuck Sweeton made a motion to enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of the individuals to be discussed and that we return to open session in this room after a 10 minute period of time. This executive session shall include the board and superintendent. Melanie Bingham seconded. Carried 6-0.

6:55 p.m. Enter executive session.
7:05 p..m. Resume regular session.

Chuck Sweeton made a motion to enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters of non-elected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of the individuals to be discussed and that we return to open session in this room after a 10 minute period of time. This executive session shall include the board and superintendent. Kim Wilson seconded. Carried 6-0.7:09 pm. Enter executive session.

7:19 p.m. Resume regular session.

Kim Wilson made a motion to enter into executive session in order to discuss matters affecting a student in order to protect the privacy interests of the individuals to be discussed and that we return to open session in this room after a 10 minute period of time. This executive session shall include the board, superintendent and Mary Ransome. Chuck Wren seconded. Carried 6-0.

7:20 p.m. Enter executive session.
7:30 p.m. Resume regular session.

Terry Daniel made a motion to adjourn. Chuck Wren seconded. Carried 6-0.

7:32 p.m. Meeting adjourned.

Vicki Bradley DeAnne Binns
Clerk/Board of Education President/Board of Education