The Berryville Board of Education met for its regular monthly meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the 3-5 Intermediate Cafetorium.

Members Present:  Sharon Ary, Vonda Bailey, Jack Edens, Gordon Hale, Shannon Hill, Jeff Miles, & Joe                                                 Ward

Members Absent:  None

The minutes and financial reports were approved by the Board. 

The Board approved the following fundraiser/activity requests:

            Youth Shooting Sports – Concert in Bobcat Arena In January or February

New Club – Junior State of America Chapter in High School

Elementary – Sell Popcorn

The Board approved several change orders for the facilities improvement.

The Board agreed to add $10 an hour for anything over 8 hours, if the driver was not involved in the activity, to the Activity Bus Driver Schedule.

The Board approved purchasing the School Board Legal Liability Policy from Bancorp South Insurance Services, Inc. 

Representatives from Allied Technology were present to provide an update and timeline for the technology improvements for the district.  The Board approved continuing forward with the progress of replacing the current telephone system and other technology equipment in the district.

The Board approved the following Student Transfer Requests:

   Hastey Armer                                                 Berryville to Kingston

   Austin & Kayla Armstrong                               Green Forest to Berryville

   Sapphire Bashaw                                            Berryville to Kingston

   Bennie Burleson                                             Green Forest to Berryville

   Anthany, Jonathan & Lusby Castillo                 Berryville to Green Forest

   Mahala Lee                                                    Green Forest to Berryville

   Joe & Ryan Logan                                          Green Forest to Berryville

   Dakota Marchand                                           Huntsville to Berryville

   Hannah Morrell                                               Eureka Springs to Berryville

   Chelsea & Conrade Murray                              Green Forest to Berryville

   Kathrien Petersen                                           Kingston to Berryville

   Preston Ramsey                                             Berryville to Kingston

   Jack Skoglund                                                Eureka Springs to Berryville

   Ethan Smart                                                   Green Forest to Berryville

   Kaylin Snow                                                   Green Forest to Berryville

   Brian Turner                                                    Eureka Springs to Berryville

The Board reviewed a letter sent by the Arkansas Activities Association placing the High School Football Program on warning due to an eligibility requirements violation.

Patricia Conner, Test Coordinator, shared an update of District Test Scores.

The Board approved the request by Mr. Betts to add an East Initiative Class to the High School curriculum for the 2010-11 school year.

The Board approved a Publications, Video, Internet Consent and Release Agreement that parents must sign for the child’s name, picture, etc. to be shared with the general public.

The Board approved the Professional Development Plan for the 2010-11 school year.

The Board discussed a request from Shiloh Christian School for their Junior High teams to participate in 1 4A Conference sports for 2010-2012.  The Board chose to leave the policy as is.

The Board approved the purchase of fuel from Tri Lakes Petroleum, low bidder, for $2.0955 per gallon for diesel fuel.

The Board approved pursuing District Accreditation through Advanc Ed, formerly known as North Central Accreditation.

Dr. Byrd reported that the student attendance count as of December 11^th is 1866.

The Board approved the Race To The Top Program as presented.

Student Recognitions – Mr. Stevens & Mrs. Mann announced that several band members made the prestigious Region 1 Junior High All-Region Band.

Teacher Recognitions – The OUR Coop sent a letter to the district commending Nicole Plumb, Rebecca Scroggins, Christy Graham, and Teresa Wright for modeling the Comprehensive Literacy Program to other area teachers.

District Recognition – The district received a letter from the Arkansas Department of Education commending the district for meeting all three of the Title III Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO) for 2008-09.

The Administrators each gave a report of their buildings.

The Board approved changing the Out Of State Bus Trip Policy.

The Board accepted the resignation of Linda Curry, Cafeteria, at the end of her 09-10 contract.

The Board approved hiring Renea Doss as Bus Driver for the 09-10 school year.

The Board approved the termination of Melissa Davis, Custodian, effective November 13, 2009.

The Board approved adding the following to the Substitute List for the 09-10 school year:

Renee Allison                            K-12

Lisa Coates                               K-12

Maggie Davidson                        K-5

Michelle Johnson                       6-8, Clerical, & Custodian

Jane Schmitz                            3-12

Keri Wilson                               6-8

The Board approved the maternity request submitted by Cori Archer, Fourth Grade, effective approximately January 4^th through February 14^th , 2010.

The Board accepted the retirement of Janice Mulch, Special Education, effective at the end of her current contract.

The Board accepted the retirement of Judy Bohannon, Music, effective at the end of her current contract.

The Board approved hiring the following:

                        Laura Hudgens  Speech/Drama               Spring Semester 2010

                        Chrystal Thompson        Math                 Fall Semester 2010

                        Michael West                English             Spring Semester 2010

The Board rescinded its earlier vote to approve the Out Of State Bus Trip Policy.