Author: Bcarden
Company: hcs

CENTRAL HARDIN HIGH SCHOOL
SCHOOL BASED DECISION MAKING COUNCIL

MINUTES
October 21, 2009

Central Hardin High School Mission Statement: The mission of Central Hardin High School, in partnership with the student, home and community, is to ensure through personal attention, effective leadership, and dedicated service, that all students develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential for success.

I.	OPENING BUSINESS:
A.	Call to Order/Roll Call: Ron Ortiz, chairperson, called the Central Hardin High School SBDM council meeting to order at 4:05 PM. Members in attendance were Rita Highbaugh, Kenny Ashlock, Scott Rouse, Tim Isaacs, Pam Cox, Cherie Mingus, and Mary Calloway. Tonya Harrington, Kim Case, Brian Messenger and Bob Wade were absent.
B.	Recognition of Visitors: Council recognized CHHS teacher Brenda Dockins as a visitor.
Minutes Approval: Council reviewed the September 16, 2009 minutes. ORDER 09-25 – Cherie Mingus made the motion for the September 16, 2009 minutes to be accepted as read. Tim Isaacs seconded the motion.  Motion passed unanimously. 
C.	Activity Budget Reports: Council reviewed the CHHS activity and instructional budget reconciliations through October 21, 2009 as submitted by June Kerr, bookkeeper.

II.	OLD BUSINESS: NONE 

III.	NEW BUSINESS: 
A.	Interim Performance Report: Council reviewed the Interim Performance Report as explained by Tim Isaacs. Council briefly discussed scores and results. 
B.	NCLB Report: Council reviewed the NCLB Report as explained by Tim Isaacs and Ron Ortiz. 
C.	Title Monies: Ron Ortiz stated to council that at present, no Title monies projected for CHHS have been cut.
D.	Policy/Bylaws Handbook: Ron Ortiz asked council to take home and review the reformatted SBDM Policy/Bylaws Handbook as submitted by Barbara Carden. Tim Isaacs stated that the language was not altered from the previous handbook - that the formatting makes the book easier to read and understand. Ron Ortiz stated that council would discuss this book at the November meeting. 
E.	Intensive Intervention: Ron Ortiz stated to council that he would be attending a meeting next week in Lexington regarding intervention strategies for Tier 3 schools.  Ron Ortiz stated that schools in need of assistance have been given 2 options and will review and decide which option is best for their school.  Ron Ortiz stated that he would report results to council at the November meeting.
F.	Flu/Homework Link: Ron Ortiz stated that due to the flu and the many requests for homework, a homework link has been added to the CHHS site. Ron Ortiz stated that teachers were given training last week in the development of their homework page. 
G.	Personnel: Ron Ortiz moved council into Executive Session to discuss personnel issues. Ron Ortiz moved council out of Executive Session.  Ron Ortiz announced the following personnel actions: Chris Boozer resigned as Freshman Boys Basketball Coach and was hired as the Head Swim Coach; Kyle McGraw was hired as Freshman Boys Basketball Coach, replacing Chris Boozer; Ashleigh Mensch was hired as Freshman Girls Softball Coach replacing Jade Riggs who resigned; and Amy Wheeler has been hired as Library Clerk – replacing Sheri Kersey, who retires October 30^th.

IV. 	NEXT MEETING DATE: The next scheduled meeting will be November 18, 2009 @ 4:00 PM.

V.	ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 4:20 PM. 

Respectfully Submitted,
Barbara Carden, Recording Secretary