The AAHS Policy Council met at the Golden Corral in Henderson
on June 11, 1996. The meeting was called to order at 10:30 a.m.
by Marina Jenkins. Roger Marsiglio made a motion to dispense with
roll call. Jene Reinick seconded the motion; motion carried. A
quorum was present
Approval of Minutes:
Dwight Jackson made a motion to approve the Minutes from the last
meeting. Shirley Sutherlin seconded the motion; motion carried.
Approval of Agenda:
Corrections to the Agenda were as follows: New Business: FY96
Program Improvement Application; Application to use funds for
Construction/Lease; Cancellation of July Meeting. Committee Reports:
By-Laws Committee; Curriculum Development Committee; and Nominating
Committee. Rhondalyn Randolph made a motion to approve the Agenda.
Joy Somero seconded the motion; motion carried.
Old Business:
1. FY97 Refunding Application discussion was referred until New
Business Item #3. Tammy West made the motion. Marilyn McQuillen
seconded the motion; motion carried.
2. Vote for dismissal of Policy Council members due to unexcused
absences. Joy Somero made a motion to dismiss the members. Jene
Reinick seconded the motion; motion carried. Those members dismissed
were: Parent Representative for Caldwell County; Parent Representative
for Crittenden County; Parent Representative for Livingston County;
and Parent Representative and Community Representative for Lyon
County.
3. Location of Policy Council meetings. Carol Krampe gave a report
on several places that were available for the Policy Council to
meet. A recommendation was made to stay at the Golden Corral in
Henderson until October and then the new council would decide
where to meet for next year. Rhondalyn Randolph made the motion.
Joy Somero seconded the motion; motion carried.
Committee Reports:
1. Personnel Committee. Joy Somero gave the report form the meeting.
There were 4 resignations and no new hires. They discussed the
evaluations that are taking place in all the counties. In the
Fall, applications will be taken for any vacant positions before
the new school year begins, Policy Council members may be asked
to sit in on these interviews. Aubrey reported that we have had
two Reduction In Force in two counties due to the new KERA Contracts.
Roger Marsiglio made a motion to accept the report. Marilyn McQuillen
seconded the motion; motion carried. The report was received and
filed for the record.
2. Executive/Finance Committee. Rev. Floyd Johns gave the report
from this meeting. The report was received and filed for the record.
3. By-Law Committee. Carol Krampe gave this report. There were
several suggested changes to the by-laws and they will be mailed
to council members prior to the next meeting. This report was
received and filed for the record.
4. Curriculum Development Committee. Rev. Floyd Johns gave this
report. The committee discussed take home activities. Gay Boyken
gave a demonstration for the committee. The committee talked about
a proposal to pull in some staff to work on some ideas during
the summer months. This report was received and filed for the
record.
5. Nomination Committee. Aubrey reported for this committee. There
were three nominations for the position of Chairperson. Jene Reinick
declined to run and Joy Somero was taken out of the running because
a Community Representative cannot be elected to Chairperson. Therefore,
it was recommended that Rhondalyn Randolph be elected to the position
of Chairperson-Elect by acclamation. Tammy West made a motion
to accept. Joy Somero seconded the motion; motion carried.
New Business:
1. Election of Chairperson. This was completed as part of the
Nomination Committee report.
2. Program Improvement Plan. Joy Somero made a motion to accept
the plan. Rhondalyn Randolph seconded the motion; motion carried.
Aubrey explained the report to the Policy Council members.
3. FY97 Grant Refunding Application. Roger Marsiglio made a motion
to accept the application. Jene Reinick seconded the motion. Aubrey
gave a detailed explanation of the application and the budget
that will go to the Regional Office in Atlanta for approval. The
council voted to approve the application. Motion carried.
4. FY96 Program Improvement Application. Marilyn McQuillen made
a motion to accept the application. Tammy West seconded the motion.
Aubrey went over what the application contained and that this
was separate from the FY97 application. The council voted to approve
this application. Motion carried.
5. Application to Use Funds for Construction/Lease. Vicki Ratcliffe
made a motion to accept the application. Jene Reinick seconded
the motion. Aubrey explained that this is for the construction
of a Preschool/Head Start facility in Owensboro to replace the
Mary Mitchell center. He explained that we will be entering a
twenty year lease with Owensboro Independent Schools and the building
will be ready for occupancy by August 1997. The council voted
to send the application as is. Motion carried.
6. Cancellation of the July Policy Council meeting. Vicki Ratcliffe
made a motion to cancel the July Policy Council meeting. Rhondalyn
Randolph seconded the motion. Aubrey explained that there will
be no major business to be voted on and several people will be
on vacation. The council voted to cancel the July meeting. Motion
carried.
Director's and Coordinator's Reports:
Joy Somero made a motion to accept the director=s,
budget, and coordinator=s
report. Jene Reinick seconded the motion; motion carried.
Forum - Open Discussion - Questions & Answers:
A question was asked as to the length of a Policy Council members
year and term. The Policy Council members term is three years
and the length of a year is from October through September. In
this months Curious Journal, Hancock County alternate=s
name was printed incorrectly, it should have been Melissa Jackson.
Carol Krampe asked that all name tags be turned in before leaving.
Carol also asked for council members to fill out In-Kind sheets
before leaving since their centers were closed.
Adjournment:
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.