Bluford Grade School

Board of Education Meeting

July 16, 2007

          Board President Don Sneed called the regular Board of Education Meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.  The following members were present:  John Maurer, Jim Wray, Larry Manning, Travis Cameron, and Brad Austin.  Superintendent Scott Porter was present.  Visitors were Kent Strothmann

Motion:     Maurer-“to approve June 18, 2007 minutes.”

Second:    Wray

Action:      Voice Vote:  All Yeas:  MOTION CARRIED.

Motion:     Maurer-“to approve Treasurer’s Report.”

Second:    Cameron

Action:      Voice Vote:  All Yeas:  MOTION CARRIED.

Motion:     Wray-“to approve July bills and payroll.”

Second:    Maurer

Action:      Roll Call:  Yeas:  Maurer, Wray, Manning, Cameron, Austin, and Sneed.  MOTION CARRIED.

Motion:     Manning-“to keep book rental fees and lunch prices as they are and to increase extra milk prices to .30 cents for the 2007-2007 year.”

Second:    Maurer

Action:      Roll Call:  Yeas:  Maurer, Wray, Manning, Cameron, Austin, and Sneed.  MOTION CARRIED.

Motion:     Maurer-“to accept school bus bid from Ponder Equipment for two Thomas Coach buses in the amount of $75607.00 with trade-in allowance on buses 12 & 14.”

Second:    Manning

Action:      Roll Call:  Yeas:  Maurer, Wray, Manning, Cameron, Austin, and Sneed.  MOTION CARRIED.

Motion:     Maurer-“to seek financing bids for buses.”

Second:    Wray

Action:      Roll Call:  Yeas:  Maurer, Wray, Manning, Cameron, Austin, and Sneed.  MOTION CARRIED.

Motion:     Maurer-“to go to executive at 7:40 to discuss personnel.”

Second:    Wray

Action:      Voice Vote:  All Yeas:  MOTION CARRIED.

Motion:     Maurer-“to come out of executive at 8:02 p.m.”

Second:    Cameron

Action:      Voice Vote:  All Yeas:  MOTOIN CARRIED.

Motion:     Manning-“to purchase new chairs up to the amount of $2000.00.”

Second:    Wray

Action:      Roll Call:  Yeas:  Maurer, Wray, Manning, Cameron, Austin, and Sneed.  MOTION CARRIED.

Motion:     Manning-“to re-employ Kim McCormick and Janeen Belmont with 5% raises.”

Second:    Cameron

Action:      Roll Call:  Yeas:  Maurer, Wray, Manning, Cameron, Austin, and Sneed.  MOTION CARRIED.

Motion:     Austin-“to employ extra curricular personnel as follows: 

Boy’s basketball head coach    -Aaron Webb

                   Boy’s basketball j.v. coach                 -Stephen Ellis

                   Girls Basketball head coach      -Eric Reed

                   Girls Basketball j.v. coach          -vacant

                   Softball head coach                     -Eric Reed

Softball j.v coach                          -Stephen Ellis

                   Baseball head coach                             -Kent  Strothmann

                   Baseball j.v. coach                       -Aaron Webb

                   Track Boys                                     -Aaron Webb

                   Track Girls                                     -Karen Lane

                   Cheerleading                                 -Nique Scarbrough

                   Cheerleading                                 -Amanda Marshall

                   Volleyball head coach                 -Eric Reed

                   Volleyball j.v. coach                     -Karen Lane

                   Scholar bowl                                  -Diana Stanford

                   Tech. Coordinator                        -Kent Strothmann

Motion:     Maurer-“to adjourn at 8:13. p.m.”

Second:    Manning

Action:      Voice Vote:  All Yeas:  MOTION CARRIED.