PCHS SBDM Regular Council Meeting

July 6, 20154:00pm

  • Meeting was called to order by Kendall Kearns
  • SBDM members present: Josh Crowe, Kendall Kearns, Mary Beth Mink, Vincent Scott, Jessica Williams
  • SBDM members absent: Deana Brooks
  • Guests: Ken Jones
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Motion to accept: Jessica Williams
  • Seconded by: Mary Beth Mink
  • Approval of Previous Minutes
  • Motion to accept: Josh Crowe
  • Seconded by: Kendall Kearns
  • Election of officers for the 2015 – 2016 council
  • Vice Chair—Josh Crowe
  • Secretary—Mary Beth Mink
  • Establish regular meeting times for the 2015 – 2016 council
  • SBDM Council meetings will be held on the first Monday of every month at 4:00pm in the high school counseling office.
  • New Business
  • Ken Jones discussed the need for items and a budget for the PE department. He provided a list of supplies to the council that he will require to teach PE this year.
  • PCMS will be offering Algebra I to selected eighth graders this year; the high school will be functioning in a “support-only” role. The council also discussed the possibility of offering English I next year.
  • Public Input
  • No input
  • Budget
  • Mr. Kearns explained the proposed budget for the new school year.
  • Motion to accept: Vincent Scott
  • Seconded by: Josh Crowe
  • Review EOC data for the 2014 – 2015 school year
  • Mr. Kearns explained the EOC data to the council. He discussed ways to improve scores—moving staff, more walkthroughs in content area, etc.
  • Approval of 2015 – 2016 student handbook
  • Mr. Kearns discussed some of the recent changes to the handbook—restructuring the tobacco policy, special perks for students that are Career & College Ready, and the dress code.
  • Motion to accept: Jessica Williams
  • Seconded by: Mary Beth Mink
  • Completion of Special Called Meeting forms—given to Mr. Kearns
  • Review of by-laws for SBDM members
  • Closed Session: Jessica Williams made a motion to enter closed session for the discussion of applicants for high school track coach, assistant football coaches, assistant basketball coach, and PCHS secretary. The motion was seconded by Vincent Scott.
  • Exit Closed Session: Mary Beth Mink made a motion to exit closed session, and the motion was seconded by Vincent Scott.
  • Actions Taken:
  • It is the recommendation of the SBDM Council to offer Travis Crabtree the position of assistant (boys) basketball coach, Rick Skidmore the position of assistant football coach, Jon Conley the position of assistant football coach, and Ryan Whitaker the position of head track coach.
  • Applications were also pulled for the first round of PCHS secretary interviews—during the application selection Jessica Williams excused herself from the SBDM quorum. Interviews will be conducted on Friday, July 10, 2015.
  • Adjourn
  • Motion to accept: Jessica Williams
  • Seconded by: Vincent Scott