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Sparta Community Unit School District #140 Board of Education met April 5

Sparta Community Unit School District #140 Board of Education met April 5.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The special meeting was called order at 5:00 p.m. by Board President Corey Rheinecker and upon the roll being called, Corey Rheinecker and the following members of the Board of Education answered present: Mekalia Cooper, Angela Craig, Howard Gallois, Ron Heinen, Kevin Holliday and Jennifer Morgan. Absent: none. Others present were: Acting Superintendent Chris Miesner; Recording Secretary Tina Witherby; and members of the staff.

Angela Craig moved, Jennifer Morgan seconded to enter into executive session at 5:00 p.m. to discuss items related to the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body and to discuss the purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired and to discuss student disciplinary cases. Roll call vote. Yeas: Craig, Morgan, Gallois, Heinen, Holliday, Cooper and Rheinecker. Nays: none. Motion carried.

Howard Gallois moved, Mekalia Cooper seconded to come out of executive session at 5:30 p.m. Roll call vote. Yeas: Gallois, Cooper, Heinen, Holliday, Morgan, Craig and Rheinecker. Nays: none. Motion carried.

Howard Gallois moved, Jennifer Morgan seconded to approve the three-year contract with Chris Meisner as Superintendent with an annual salary of $122,500 for the 2023-2024 school year; $125,500 for the 2024-2025 school year and $129,500 for the 2025-2026 school year. Roll call vote. Yeas: Gallois, Morgan, Heinen, Holliday, Craig and Rheinecker. Nays: Cooper. Motion carried.

Mekalia Cooper moved, Angela Craig seconded to adjourn the meeting at 5:31 p.m. Roll call vote: Yeas: Cooper, Craig, Gallois, Heinen, Holliday, Morgan and Rheinecker. Nays: none. Motion carried.

https://www.sparta.k12.il.us/copy-of-board-of-education-meeting--1

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