Second Exit Planned For Du Quoin K-8 School
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[The Du Quoin Board of Education has approved a bid proposal from Town and Country Paving to construct an asphalt play area for the elementary school and to construct a secondary parking lot exit on the east end of the K-8 School in the amount of $77,379.
The board met in special session at 5 p.m. Monday to take care of last minute staffing needs.
Early morning and afternoon cluster traffic issues at the school have existed since the school was built approximately 10 years ago. Parents have perennially asked for an improvement to the traffic pattern and relief from the bottleneck on the east side of the school.
While there is a circular traffic pattern behind the school with traffic both entering and exiting on the east side, there is no west end exit behind the school.
This was the lowest bid of a total of two bids submitted for this work.
Soccer Co-Op Meeting Planned
Superintendent Dr. Gary Kelly informed the board the first meeting with the Pinckneyville High School administration to discuss a potential cooperative high school soccer program has been set for Monday, Aug. 29, 2011.
Executive Session
The Board entered into executive session at 5:07 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees. The Board returned to regular session at 5:40 p.m.
Personnel
The Board accepted the resignation of Shawn File as High School Assistant Girls Track Coach.
The Board accepted the resignation of Krysta Brown as High School Clerical/Instructional Aide.
The Board approved a request from Laura Krone for maternity leave to tentatively begin Oct. 5, 2011.
The Board employed Jason Geis as a High School Academic Success Teacher for the 2011- 2012 school year.
The Board transferred Vanessa Campbell to an Elementary School Special Education Program Aide position for the 2011-2012 school year.
The Board re-employed Nancy Keith as an Elementary School Instructional Aide for the 2011-2012 school year.
The Board employed Sue Simmons as an Elementary/Middle School Cook for the 2011- 2012 school year.
The Board employed the following to extra-curricular positions for the 2011-2012 school year: Gary Brock as High School Golf Coach, Angie Harris as Middle School Yearbook Sponsor, Kent Leek as High School Cross Country Coach, and Kelly Zurliene as Middle School Volleyball Coach.