The Clinton County Board of Education held a call meeting Monday afternoon with four of five board members present and three items of business on the agenda, including the evaluation of the superintendent.

Prior to adjourning the approximate one-hour meeting, the board conducted a superintendent’s evaluation.

The board conducts an annual evaluation of the schools’ chief and grades them on various aspects of their duties as superintendent and how they are performing in each.

The board was in closed session for approximately 50 minutes conducting the evaluation, the first that has been done under the tenure of Charlotte Bernard, who was hired by the board last spring.

Superintendent Bernard took over the reins July 1 of last year. She began the second year of a two year contract, which runs through June 30, 2014.

No official results of the superintendent evaluation were released.

Before entering into closed session to conduct the evaluation, the board voted to approve the evaluation plan and also voted unanimously to establish an aide for special needs children at the Early Childhood Center.

The next regular meeting of the school board is scheduled for Monday, August 12 at 5 p.m. at the Central Office and is open to the general public.

On Monday evening, a public forum was held on the schools’ District Facilities Plan, with only a handful of people being present, including Superintendent Bernard, school board member Kevin Marcum and one citizen, Vince Ostertag being present.

No specific recommendations or suggestions to the facilities plan were made, but general discussion included the need for renovations at some of the schools, especially at Clinton County High School.

Supt. Bernard indicated that work needed to be done in the cafeteria at CCHS, as well as other improvements, and also discussed was budgeting funds to have equipment, such as heating and cooling units, etc., at some of the schools replaced.

Also discussed was the dire condition of the school district annex building, located next to Mountain View Park and some possible means of replacing that building in the future.