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&lt;P align=justify&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,Sans-Serif&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://home.risd41.org/images/boe/72208003.jpg&quot; height=&quot;167&quot; width=&quot;256&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Board Picture: &quot;&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=justify&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,Sans-Serif&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Standing: Bill Cleaver, Jerry Tutskey, Linda Dothard, Dave Rockwell&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=justify&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,Sans-Serif&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Seated: Russ Kennel, Earl Strupp, Jim Veasey&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=black size=4&gt;&lt;FONT color=red&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;Next Meeting: &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. in the Library at Rock Island High School &lt;EM&gt;(&lt;A href=&quot;http://static.risd41.org/gems/boe/000BoardAgendaP7.22.08.pdf&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/A&gt; for agenda&lt;/EM&gt;)&lt;EM&gt;.&lt;/EM&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=black size=4&gt;&lt;FONT color=red&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;A tape of the Board meeting is aired the Thursday after each Board meeting at 6:00 PM on cable channel 9.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000 size=4&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;http://static.risd41.org/gems/boe/07eMeetingDates0809.pdf&quot;&gt;Meeting Dates 08-09&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=justify&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana color=maroon size=3&gt;&lt;U&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Public Use of District Facilities:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/U&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana size=2&gt;The Board of Education believes that the school facilities and grounds of this District should be made available for community purposes. The Board permits the use of school facilities and grounds only when such permission has been requested in writing within reasonable timelines and has been approved by the building principal and district comptroller. Click here for the &lt;A href=&quot;http://static.risd41.org/gems/schoolboard/FacilityUseApplication.doc&quot;&gt;application and contract&lt;/A&gt;. Click here to review the &lt;A href=&quot;http://static.risd41.org/gems/schoolboard/Policy7510.doc&quot;&gt;policies and guidelines&lt;/A&gt; before applying. Please complete both and submit to the building principal.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=justify&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,Sans-Serif&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;U&gt;Members&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,Sans-Serif&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,Sans-Serif size=2&gt;Earl Strupp, vice President&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href=&quot;mailto:earlstrupp@gmail.com&quot;&gt;earlstrupp@gmail.com&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=justify&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,Sans-Serif&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Linda Dothard, Vice President -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;mailto:lkdothard@qconline.com&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;lkdothard@qconline.com&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;FONT size=1&gt;&lt;FONT size=1&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Russel Kennel - &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;mailto:llk61201@aol.com&quot;&gt;llk61201@aol.com&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,Sans-Serif size=2&gt;Dave Rockwell - &lt;A href=&quot;mailto:rockyfbdad@hotmail.com&quot;&gt;rockyfbdad@hotmail.com&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana size=2&gt;Jerry Tutskey - &lt;A href=&quot;mailto:jsldtutskey@msn.com&quot;&gt;jsldtutskey@msn.com&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Verdana size=2&gt;Jim Veasey - &lt;A href=&quot;mailto:jev009@sbcglobal.net&quot;&gt;jev009@sbcglobal.net&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;P align=justify&gt;Seven community members chosen by school district voters on a non-partisan ballot&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=justify&gt;Board members receive no compensation for their service&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=justify&gt;Duties and Responsibilities&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=justify&gt;The Board establishes policy governing local school matters within the framework set by the State Legislature and the State Board of Education&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=justify&gt;Ultimately responsible for the budget, personnel matters, facilities and equipment, and policies for the operation of the district&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=justify&gt;Serves as a communications link with the community&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=justify&gt;Actively seek the opinions and involvement of the public&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P align=justify&gt;School Board Meetings&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=justify&gt;Held for the purpose of conducting school business in public&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=justify&gt;Two business meetings each month on the second and fourth Tuesdays unless otherwise announced&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=justify&gt;Meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Rock Island High School Library&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=justify&gt;Citizens are encouraged to comment on school issues of community interest and concern&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;</description>
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			<description>&lt;P&gt;Your Board of Education welcomes hearing from the community. If you have questions or desire information about school matters, please write or call the Board of Education Office.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
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