Exhibit 3.1a March 14, 2006 The Board of Education of Community Unit School District Number Two met at 7:00 P.M., on Tuesday, March 14, 2006, in the Board of Education and Administrative Offices, 1701 Charleston Avenue, Mattoon, Illinois. The meeting was called to order by Board President Michelle Skinlo. ROLL CALL: Present: Rick Hall, Terry Leffler, Robert Miller, Rodney Morris, Charles Young, and Michelle Skinlo Absent: Bill Standerfer RECEPTION OF VISITORS: Non-Agenda: Presentation of the Great Gatsby Projects by the Honors English III students under the instruction of Mary Jo Eberspacher Board President Michelle Skinlo requested Mary Jo Eberspacher, Honors English III instructor, come forward to introduce her students to present their Great Gatsby projects. The projects consisted of poems, songs, and posters from research they did connected with their reading of the book, The Great Gatsby. Students involved in the presentation were: Katie Babb Ryan Lee Alek Mann Megan Littleton Hannah Storm Regina Wu Agenda: Presentation on the Benefits of an Agricultural and FFA Program at MHS Mindy Bunselmeyer, Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education (FCAE) Mindy Bunselmeyer, representative for Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education, made an exciting and spirited presentation to the Board of Education regarding the benefits of an agricultural and FFA program at Mattoon High School. Highlights of the presentation included how agriculture education teaches and reinforces academic concepts, reasoning behind offering agricultural education, agriculture in the classroom and world, agricultural career preparation, the available Illinois workforce, student job opportunities, area schools with agricultural education programs, the National FFA Organization, available funding, and agricultural awareness efforts. The district can choose one or all five ag-curriculum pathways: horticulture, G:\administrators\MINUTES\Mar14-06.doc
environmental services/natural resources, ag mechanics and technology, agribusiness or ag science. The curriculum is already written and aligned to state standards. Curriculum Director Susan Smith stated the ag courses in applied math and science fulfill new high school curriculum mandates approved by the Illinois General Assembly and allows students to have more options. Board President Michelle Skinlo suggested Mattoon students tour other area schools with ag programs. Following the presentation and discussion, Mindy Bunselmeyer requested permission from the Board to move forward with the proposal with a goal of a formal recommendation at the August or September board meeting to begin an agricultural program at the high school in the fall of the 2007-2008 school year. Miller moved, seconded by Morris, to approve moving forward with the agricultural program proposal with a goal of a formal recommendation at the August or September 2006 board meeting to begin the program in the fall of the 2007-2008 school year as presented. A unanimous voice vote of ayes carried the motion. Board Approval to Award Bid to Johnson Controls for Mattoon Middle School HVAC Project Dale Wagner, Gibraltar Design Dale Wagner of Gibraltar Design reviewed the scope of the Mattoon Middle School HVAC project and the work with Johnson Controls since the last board meeting. Johnson Controls was able to follow the recommendation made by the Board of Education at the last board meeting to keep the project under the $3.3 million dollar limit and submitted a new bid of $3,299,863. The review of the project scope for updates at the middle school included new hot water boilers and hot water heating system throughout the original building, air conditioning throughout the building, new temperature control system, updated ventilation and building exhaust systems, new light fixtures throughout the building, new fire alarm system, new exit and emergency lighting, and new acoustical ceilings. Local contractors to work on the project are Industrial Services and Commercial Electric. The construction phase is to begin in June of 2006 with a final close out of the project to be in October of 2007. Following the review, Dale Wagner of Gibraltar Design recommended the Board of Education award Johnson Controls a
performance contract for the base bid in the amount of $3,299,863. Miller moved, seconded by Young, to award the performance contract to Johnson Controls for the base bid of $3,299,863 as presented. Roll call vote as follows: Miller,aye; Morris,aye; Standerfer,absent; Young,aye; Hall,aye; Leffler,aye; Skinlo,aye. Nays, none. Motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA: The Consent Agenda, consisting of the following items, was presented to the Board for approval: - Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board held on February 14, 2006 and of the special meeting of the Board held on February 27, 2006 - Financial Payment of February 2006 bills as presented - Approval of the February 2006 Enrollment Report as presented - 3,360 - Approval of the Tech Prep Articulation Agreement for 2006-2007 - Freedom of Information Report - No requests received in the Superintendent s office since the last meeting. Young moved, seconded by Miller, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Roll call vote as follows: Morris,aye; Standerfer,absent; Young,aye; Hall,aye; Leffler,aye; Miller,aye; Skinlo,aye. Nays, none. Motion carried. BOARD ACTION TO APPROVE SUMMER MAINTENANCE PROJECTS: Assistant Superintendent for Business Tom Sherman requested the Board approve the two summer maintenance projects presented at the February regular meeting of the Board. Those two projects were to seek bids to pave the drive and associated parking lot immediately to the south of the high school, and seek bids to oil and chip the other four parking lots at the high school for a total cost of $150,000. Following a motion made by board member Charles Young to approve the two summer
maintenance projects, board member Rodney Morris requested the motion be amended to allow the district to seek alternate bids to pave all parking lots. Young moved, seconded by Miller, to approve the summer maintenance projects as presented. Roll call vote as follows: Young,aye; Hall,aye; Leffler,aye; Miller,aye; Morris,aye; Standerfer,absent; Skinlo,aye. Nays, none. Motion carried. BOARD ACTION TO AMEND MOTION FOR SUMMER MAINTENANCE PROJECTS: Board member Rodney Morris requested the Board of Education amend the motion approving the two summer maintenance projects to allow the district to seek alternate bids to pave all parking lots. Morris moved, seconded by Miller, to amend the motion to approve the summer maintenance projects, which would allow the district to seek alternate bids. Roll call vote as follows: Hall,aye; Leffler,aye; Miller,aye; Morris,aye; Standerfer,absent; Young,aye; Skinlo,aye. Nays, none. Motion carried. PERSONNEL REPORT C.U.S.D.#2: Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Dr. David Skocy presented the following C.U.S.D. #2 personnel report to the Board for approval: Certified Resignations C.U.S.D. #2 - Mindy Winskill, resigned from teaching in the Mattoon school district (effective for the 2006-2007 - Jonathan Will, resigned as a 5 th grade teacher at Williams Elementary School (effective at the end of the 2005-2006 - Amy Wood, resigned as a special education teacher at Mattoon High School (effective at the end of the 2005-2006 - Catherine Schippers, resigned as a special education teacher at Mattoon Middle School (effective at the end of the 2005-2006
- Cathy Loy, resigned as a special education teacher at Mattoon High School (effective at the end of the 2005-2006 - Landon Stenger, resigned as a social science teacher at Mattoon High School (effective at the end of the 2005-2006 - Cheryl Rainwater, resigned as Mattoon High School s cheerleading coach (effective at the end of the 2005-2006 - Natalie Back, resigned as Mattoon Middle School s assistant cheerleading coach (effective at the end of the 2005-2006 Certified Appointments C.U.S.D. #2 - Amanda Bright, English Teacher at Mattoon High School commencing fall 2006 - Paula Davis, Special Education Teacher at Mattoon High School commencing fall 2006 - Michelle Mager, Kindergarten Teacher at Riddle Elementary School commencing fall 2006 Classified Resignations C.U.S.D. #2 - Sharon Godwin, resigned as a supervisor at Williams Elementary School (effective March 13, 2006) - Dawn Spangler, resigned as a supervisor at Williams Elementary School (effective February 27, 2006) - Bianca Ray, resigned as a supervisor at Riddle Elementary School (effective March 3, 2006) Classified Appointments C.U.S.D. #2 - Angie Delgadillo, Substitute Supervisor Leffler moved, seconded by Morris, to approve the Personnel Report for C.U.S.D.#2 as presented. Roll call vote as follows: Leffler,aye; Miller,aye; Morris,aye; Standerfer,absent; Young,aye; Hall,aye; Skinlo,aye. Nays, none. Motion carried. CONSIDERATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION AND ACTION TO REDUCE FORCE AND ACTION TO DISMISS CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES FOR THE M.A.A.E.C. As a result of uncertainty of funding for the Mattoon Area Adult Education Center, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Dave
Skocy recommended the Board approve resolutions to dismiss the following M.A.A.E.C. certificated personnel: Debra Benslay Sheri Paul Ellen Croy Monica Powers Jeanne Cunningham Donnagene Quivey Mary Dowd Karen Sampson LouAnna Jaeger Michelle Sharp Paula Linker Kathy Yakey Judy Luther Gloria Zavarella See Exhibit 5.2a attached. Miller moved, seconded by Hall, to approve the administrative recommendation and action to reduce force and action to dismiss certificated employees for the M.A.A.E.C. as presented. Roll call vote as follows: Miller,aye; Morris,aye; Standerfer,absent; Young,aye; Hall,aye; Leffler,aye; Skinlo,aye. Nays, none. Motion carried. CONSIDERATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION AND ACTION TO REDUCE FORCE AND ACTION TO DISMISS EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL FOR THE M.A.A.E.C. As a result of uncertainty of funding for the Mattoon Area Adult Education Center, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Dave Skocy recommended the Board approve resolutions to dismiss the following M.A.A.E.C. educational support personnel: Roberta Bacon Heather Huffman Linda Bennett Jeff Nelson Lori Collings Lucy Perkins James Dona Sue Turner Brenda Gunter Bob West Mary Homann Nancy West See Exhibit 5.3a attached. Miller moved, seconded by Morris, to approve the administrative recommendation and action to reduce force and action dismiss educational support personnel for the M.A.A.E.C. as presented.
Roll call vote as follows: Morris,aye; Standerfer,absent; Young,aye; Hall,aye; Leffler,aye; Miller,aye; Skinlo,aye. Nays, none. Motion carried. BOARD ACTION TO APPROVE WAIVER OF STATE BOARD RULES AND/OR SCHOOL CODE MANDATES PERTAINING TO LINCOLN S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY FOR THE 2007-2011 SCHOOL YEARS (SCHOOL CODE CITATION: 105 ILCS 5/24-2 HOLIDAY: Superintendent Larry Lilly recommended the Board of Education approve a Waiver of State Board Rules and/or School Code Mandates pertaining to Lincoln s Birthday holiday for the 2007-2011 school years (School Code citation: 105 ILCS 5/24-2 Holiday). BOARD ACTION ON RECOMMENDATION FOR THE 2006-2007 SCHOOL CALENDAR: REMINDER OF REGULAR APRIL BOARD MEETING SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 4, 2006: Young moved, seconded by Leffler, to approve the five-year waiver request as presented. Roll call vote as follows: Standerfer,absent; Young,aye; Hall,aye; Leffler,aye; Miller,aye; Morris,aye; Skinlo,aye. Nays, none. Motion carried. Superintendent Larry Lilly presented a summary of the employee school calendar votes and his recommendation that the Board of Education adopt calendar A for the 2006-2007 school year, which received the majority (92 percent) of the votes. This calendar establishes the beginning of school as August 16, 2006. Young moved, seconded by Miller, to approve the recommendation for calendar A for the 2006-2007 school year as presented. A unanimous voice vote of ayes carried the motion. (Information Item): Due to Spring Break falling during the second week of April when regular Board of Education meetings are normally scheduled, Superintendent Larry Lilly reminded everyone that the regular meeting of the Board of Education will be during
the first week of April on Tuesday, April 4 th, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at the Board of Education and Administrative Offices. REMINDER OF BOARD OFFICER ELECTION AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS FOR APRIL BOARD AGENDA: (Information Item): Superintendent Larry Lilly requested the Board of Education take note that April is the month for Board officer elections and committee appointments. ISAT TESTING: EXECUTIVE SESSION: (Information Item): Superintendent Larry Lilly announced that all materials necessary for testing had been received and checked by staff for omissions and duplications. The district would begin the Illinois Standards Achievement Tests (ISAT) for grades 3-8 on March 15, 2006. Miller moved, seconded by Hall, at 8:32 p.m. to go into Executive Session to discuss matters pertaining to an individual student(s); discuss matters pertaining to collective bargaining; and discuss matters pertaining to the employment of personnel. A unanimous voice vote of ayes carried the motion. Others present for the Executive Session were: Superintendent Mr. Larry Lilly, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Dr. David Skocy, Assistant Superintendent for Business Mr. Tom Sherman, Mattoon High School Principal Ken Reed, Mattoon High School Assistant Principal Michele Sinclair. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION: Young moved, seconded by Morris, at 9:07 p.m. to return to open session. Roll call vote as follows: Hall,aye; Leffler,aye; Miller,aye; Morris,aye; Skinlo,aye; Standerfer,absent; Young,aye. Nays, none. Motion carried. Miller moved, seconded by Young, to approve the Executive Session Minutes for March 14, 2006, as presented.
Roll call vote as follows: Leffler,aye; Miller,aye; Morris,aye; Standerfer,absent; Young,aye; Hall,aye; Skinlo,aye. Nays, none. Motion carried. Miller moved, seconded by Hall, to approve Lynn Adler as facilitator using an Interest Based Bargaining approach for the upcoming negotiations with the Mattoon Education Association. Roll call vote as follows: Miller,aye; Morris,aye; Standerfer,absent; Young,aye; Hall,aye; Leffler,aye; Skinlo,aye. Nays, none. Motion carried. ADJOURNMENT: Young moved, seconded by Morris, to adjourn the meeting at 9:10 p.m. Roll call vote as follows: Morris,aye; Standerfer,absent; Young,aye; Hall,aye; Leffler,aye; Miller,aye; Skinlo,aye. Nays, none. Motion carried. President Date April 4, 2006 Secretary