A meeting of the Board of Education of Poyen School District No. 1.

MINUTES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION

The Poyen Board of Education met in special session on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 in the cafeteria. 

The meeting was called to order and Mr. Dennis Emerson led prayer. 

Mr. Newton welcomed everyone and members of the Poyen School Board were introduced, Mr. Tommy Moore, Ms. Kathy Gravitt, Mr. Lester Webb, Mr. David Phillips, and Mr. Nathan Goodman. 

Ms. Tina Elliott discussed the Federal Programs and gave a report concerning the Title programs.

Mr. Bobby Daniel and Ms. Elliott discussed the Poyen Schools progress toward meeting of the goals and objectives. 

Mrs. Paula Clements and Ms. Dana Teel, the school guidance counselors, gave a report on student performance on benchmark and Iowa testing. 

Mr. Newton discussed the upcoming school election and the possibility of building a new high school.  He then opened the floor for a time of questions.  A patron asked how our students compared with the other schools in the area and the state.  Mrs. Clements said we had tracked three years of results for the benchmark and we were above the state average on almost every area and that on most areas we were above the schools in our area.  A member of the audience asked what we should expect concerning school consolidation in the next session of the legislature.  Mr. Newton stated that the school facilities study would be the major topic and how to pay for new facilities would be a major issue.  He stated that if we approve the building of a new school it is possible the state would help with the payment after the next session.  With no other questions the meeting was ended.   

Mr. Newton thanked everyone for coming and for the great support for our school by our patrons.

MINUTES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION

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The Poyen Board of Education met in Regular session on Monday, September 13, 2004 in the boardroom.

A motion was made by David Phillips and seconded by Lester Webb to authorize Stephens Inc. to bid on Poyen School District bonds. Motion carried.

A motion was made by David Phillips and seconded by Lester Webb to have the staff Christmas dinner in December and for the superintendent to schedule the date and location. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Kathy Gravitt and seconded by David Phillips to grant requests for legal transfers for the children of Billy Pearson, Tina Wilson, Jamie Sharp, Amy Mitchell, Misty Johnson, Donna Henderson, Larissa Grice, Tonya Sullivan, and Angie Launius. Motion carried.

A motion was made by David Phillips and seconded by Nathan Goodman to grant Mrs. Joyce Pumphrey’s request for a leave of absence until January 3, 2005. If things change Mr. Newton is authorized to work with Mrs. Pumphrey to allow her to return at a different date. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Nathan Goodman and seconded by David Phillips to approve the 2004-2005 ACSIP plans for Poyen School District, Poyen Elementary, and Poyen High School. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Lester Webb and seconded by David Phillips to approve the 2004-2005 Special Education Consolidated Application and the 2003-2004 Special Education Annual Financial Report. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Lester Webb and seconded by Kathy Gravitt to clarify that August 12, 2004 minutes should have made elementary handbook, secondary handbook, personnel policies, and board policies as Poyen School Board Policies for 2004-2005 school year. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Lester Webb and seconded by Nathan Goodman to adopt the Arkansas Academic Standards, expected outcomes, content standards, and curriculum frameworks for all Poyen students pre K-12 for 2004-2005. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Nathan Goodman and seconded by Kathy Gravitt to approve Mr. David Phillips as Board President, Mr. Nathan Goodman as Vice-President, and Mr. Lester Webb as Secretary for 2004-2005. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Kathy Gravitt and seconded by Lester Webb to approve the attached inventory deletion list. Motion carried.

The board discussed Adequate Yearly Progress Reports dated September 7, 2004 and the public meeting held at 7:00 p.m. on September 7. They were very pleased with the turn out and the interest by the patrons. The meeting was held to discuss goals, objectives, accreditation standards, federal programs, test results, parent involvement, and question/answer session.