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Egyptian Community Unit School District 5 Board of Education met July 21.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The meeting was called to order by Jeremy Greenley, President @ 6:00p.m.

The roll call was as follows:

Kellie Behm Present

Brandon Blaney Present

Jeremy Greenley Present

Adam Henderson Present

Mike Mathis Present

Starla Sissom Present

Latasha Woodson-Handy Present

Pledge of Allegiance

A motion was made by Mike Mathis, second by Brandon Blaney to approve the consent agenda consisting of the following items:

a. Approval of Minutes

b. Approval of the Bills

c. Approval of the Treasurer's Report

d. Approval to reimburse the Revolving Fund in the amount necessary to maintain the balance of $5,000.00

e. Approval of the Student Activity Fund

The roll call vote was as follows: Mike Mathis, yea; Latasha Woodson-Handy, yea; Adam Henderson, yea; Brandon Blaney, yea; Kellie Behm, yea; Starla Sissom, yea; and Jeremy Greenley, Yea Votes, 7; Nay Votes 0. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Brandon Blaney, second by Latasha Woodson-Handy to opt out of the College and Career Pathway Endorsement Plan due to lack of resources. All voted yea. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Adam Henderson, second by Kellie Behm to approve the 2025-2026 lease agreement with Southern Seven. The roll call vote was as follows: Mike Mathis, yea; Latasha Woodson-Handy, yea; Adam Henderson, yea; Brandon Blaney, yea; Kellie Behm, yea; Starla Sissom, yea; and Jeremy Greenley, Yea Votes, 7; Nay Votes 0. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Adam Henderson, second by Kellie Behm to employ Stormy Easton as a Concession. Stand Coordinator for the 2025-2026 school year. The roll call vote was as follows: Mike Mathis, yea; Latasha Woodson-Handy, yea; Adam Henderson, yea; Brandon Blaney, yea; Kellie Behm, yea; Starla Sissom, yea; and Jeremy Greenley, Yea Votes, 7; Nay Votes 0. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Adam Henderson, second by Mike Mathis to employ Steve Mathis as the High School Golf Coach for the 2025-2026 school year. The roll call vote was as follows: Mike Mathis, yea; Latasha Woodson-Handy, yea; Adam Henderson, yea; Brandon Blaney, yea; Kellie Behm, yea; Starla Sissom, yea; and Jeremy Greenley, Yea Votes, 7; Nay Votes 0. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Adam Henderson, second by Brandon Blaney to employ Kellie Behm as the Assistant High School Golf Coach for the 2025-2026 school year. The roll call vote was as follows: Mike Mathis, yea; Latasha Woodson-Handy, yea; Adam Henderson, yea; Brandon Blaney, yea; Kellie Behm, abstain; Starla Sissom, yea; and Jeremy Greenley, Yea Votes, 6; Abstain Votes, 1; Nay Votes 0. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Kellie Behm, second by Brandon Blaney to set the pay increments for administrators for the 2025-2026 school year, the equivalent of the preceding year. The roll call vote was as follows: Mike Mathis, yea; Latasha Woodson-Handy, yea; Adam Henderson, yea; Brandon Blaney, yea; Kellie Behm, yea; Starla Sissom, yea; and Jeremy Greenley, Yea Votes, 7; Nay Votes 0. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Mike Mathis, second by Starla Sissom to declare the following items as surplus property. Soda Machine Serial #50470005 BI, Floor Machine Serial #55500-10913041, 3-32" RCA TV's Serial #s J394E4297, J394E4262, J423E11UA, 32" Magnavox TV Serial #BZ5A0751365492, 4 Bretford TV Carts, 2 Sony DVD/VCR Serial #s 0344438 and 0606947. All voted Yea. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Brandon Blaney, second by Adam Henderson to adjourn the meeting at 6:38 p.m. All voted yea. Motion carried.

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