Skyline R-II Board Meeting
January 26, 2010
The Skyline R-II Board met in regular session on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 with six members present. The consent agenda items were then discussed and approved.
In old business, the Board is still currently discussing the budget for the upcoming years. Items that were discussed were the number of classrooms, number of noncertificated staff, career ladder, and preschool. No changes or cuts have been decided on yet.
In new business, the board approved the election notice. We had two people run for the 2 three year Board positions so we will not have to have an election for those positions. We will have an election for the one year term. No one signed up for that position so it will be write in votes. The Skyline Board will also be asking the Skyline patrons to fully eliminate the Proposition C Sales Tax Rollback on the April Ballot. Other items that were discussed for new business were a Propane Bid and bus fleet. The Propane bid was not voted on at this time. The board discussed the current bus fleet with one of the buses that is used often as having over 180,000 miles on it. At this point the board has decided they will not purchase a new bus until necessary.
In the Superintendent’s Report: Statistics for December: enrollment 88 students K-8 with an ADA of 94% and 15 preschool students. Reading Scores from the DIBELS program were examined. High School enrollment and tuition costs were discussed. Skyline sends high school students and pay tuition for these students to the following high schools: Norwood – 32 students at $4200 per student; Mountain Grove 3.5 students at $4500 per student, and Ava – 7 students at $6915.32 per student. The School Board President and Superintendent will be attending the Distinction in Performance Banquet in February. In closed Session the Board evaluated the superintendent and then offered Jeanne Curtis a contract for next year. Next Regular Board meeting is scheduled for Thursday February 25, 2010 at 7:00 pm.