Board of Education Meeting, December 10, 2008
by Jan Tremblay
USD #224 Clifton Clyde
Board of Education Meeting
December 10, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
Clifton Clyde High School Library
Members Present
Renay Branfort, Kenton Brown, Frank Brownell, Steve Feight, Jeff Koch, Steve Rogers
Other Present
Superintendent David Roberts, Board Clerk Jan Tremblay, Gary Bouley,
Transportation/Maintenance Supervisor
Call to Order
This meeting was continued from the December 1, 2009 meeting and called to order at 6:00 p.
m. by President Brown.
Middle School Football Field
The board discussed the lights on the football field at the middle school. With the exception of
one power pole that must be replaced, the light poles are in good condition. The wiring,
however, is very old, has become stretched over time and the insulation is falling off. Gary
Bouley has received an estimate of $9,500 from the power company for rewiring. If this work
isn’t done, there is no guarantee that the lights will even work for another season. The request
from the Salvation Army to use the field with lights in the fall of 2009 is a concern because of
these problems.
The school only uses the lights for a couple of football games and that equals about four hours
a year.
The board discussed applying for grants and approaching the Clifton city council and ball
association for help in covering the cost.
The board expressed concerns that the high school football field needs to be recrowned and
that amount of money would probably cover that expense.
This item will be on the agenda for the January Board of Education meeting.
Superintendent Search
The board discussed the schedule for the superintendent search. They decided to
make characteristics/qualities/qualifications surveys available to the staff for their input on what
they would like to have in a new superintendent. They will be given or mailed to Max Heim,
KASB Western Kansas Field Specialist and be completely anonymous. Mr. Heim will be
available to the staff on December 18th in all buildings if they wish to discuss this with him.
When the final candidates are selected, they will be set up with a tour of the buildings and area
before returning to the district office for their interview.
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 7:32 p.m.
*This is the unofficial record of the December 10, 2008 adjourned meeting of the Board of Education pending board approval at the regular January meeting.
