DISCLAIMER: This old gray CAT ran off and left his hearing aids back at the cave. So, what you see is what I heard (or thought I heard.) If anyone spots any errors in my account, feel free to notify me and I will make the corrections.

All BOE members were present.

Examples of Excellence - A report by two of Janet Rose's 6th-Grade Students about a fund-raising activity (pies and ice cream) to raise money for the next installment of the River Wall Murals. The activity raised $275. The plan is to start the mural next week and finish it in the Spring. The topic of the next panel will be "Explorers".

No employees or public asked to be recognized.

Under Agenda Item #4(7), the Superintendent reported that the Treasurer's Report for the past month (like the previous two months) was unavailable due to a glitch in the SDS computer accounting system. The company programmers just this afternoon completed their fix and all three month's of Treasurer's Reports will be available at a brief Special BOE Meeting to be held on November 5th prior to a scheduled BOE Training Session.

Superintendent Andrea Evers combined Agenda Items #5 & #6:

• The recent assembly conducted at CJSHS by former NFL player, Tim Lester. (Article, including picture, in this week's edition of The Cairo Citizen.)

• A newsletter was distributed to the BOE members, the highlights of which were commented upon. (Sorry, not provided a copy and couldn't follow. From a distance...the newsletter was certainly colorful with many pictures. Yes, I did remember my glasses ;-)

• Expressed appreciation for the continuing support of the Hasting Foundation...
  • New wall mats in the CJSHS Gym. (Picture in this week's edition of The Cairo Citizen.)

  • Band Uniforms

  • High School Scholar Bowl Shirts

• The District's Annual Audit has been completed, with only two "findings". One was a "standard error" related to the reissuing of bonds. (Didn't catch the other.)

• HVAC system has been completed at CJSHS.

• There has been a problem/delay in the installation of new security doors at Cairo Elementary.

• The High School and Junior High School Beta Clubs completed a clean-up activity at St. Mary's Park. (Picture of the Junior High participants in this week's edition of The Cairo Citizen.)

• The induction ceremony for the Cairo Junior High Beta Club will be on November 12th.

• The aforementioned BOE Training Session to be conducted on November 5th.

• The date of the Regular November BOE Meeting will be changed from November 21st to Monday, November 18th.

The BOE voted to enter Closed Session at 6:35 p.m. The BOE voted to exit Closed Session at 7:15 p.m.

Agenda Item #9 went as advertised (with the negotiations session scheduled for November 4th.)

The BOE voted to adjourn at 7:17 p.m.