DuQuoin Community Unit School District No. 300 Board of Education met Friday, May 19.
The board typically meets at the K-8 Media Center, 845 E. Jackson St.
Here are the minutes as provided by DuQuoin Community Unit School District No. 300:
May 2016 Board of Education Meeting Minutes
June 17, 2016
REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING MINUTES
DUQUOIN COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #300
CENTRAL OFFICE - 845 EAST JACKSON ST.
DUQUOIN, ILLINOIS 62832
MEETING HELD IN K-8 MEDIA CENTER
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016
6:30 P.M.
Larry Valier – PRESIDENT
Paul Brock -VICE- PRESIDENT
John Vancil - SECRETARY
Dennis Cole - BOARD MEMBER
Luke Davison – BOARD MEMBER
Karen Williams – BOARD MEMBER
Mark Woodside – BOARD MEMBER
---The opening prayer was given by Rev.Joel Vancil, Pastor of the Sunfield Baptist Church representing the DuQuoin Ministerial Alliance.
1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by President Larry Valier.
2. ROLL CALL: Present – Brock, Cole, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, and Woodside; Absent – none.
3. RECOGNITION: The Superintendent shared items of recognition of students and staff as submitted by the building principals.
4. CONSENT AGENDA:
A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Williams to approve the consent agenda. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Williams, Woodside, Cole, Davison, Valier, and Vancil; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
a. Approval of the minutes of the April 21, 2016 regular Board of Education meeting (including executive session minutes);
b. Approval of the suspensions imposed by each school’s administration;
5. FINANCIAL ITEMS:
A motion was made by Woodside, seconded by Davison to approve the payment of bills for April 2016 and the April 2016 financial report. Roll Call: Yea – Woodside, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, Brock, and Cole; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
6. PUBLIC HEARING:
a. DEA Representative – Jean Ann Mathis, representing the DEA, addressed the Board regarding the recent collective bargaining process. She appreciated the work each negotiation team made to reach an agreement and expressed the staff understands the impact state funding is having on all school districts. She stated the DEA membership passed the agreement by a vote of 72-20 and hoped the Board would approve the agreement also.
b. Public – None
7. BUDGET HEARING:
a. The Superintendent reviewed 2015-2016 school year amended budget with no public comment being made about the amended budget.
b. A motion was made by Cole, seconded by Brock to adopt the 2015-2016 school year amended budget as presented to adopt resolutions approving the transfer of funds from the Capital Projects Fund to the Operations and Maintenance Fund and an inter fund loan from the Working Cash Fund to the Transportation Fund in accordance with the budget plan. Roll Call: Yea – Cole, Brock, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
8. NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a. On the recommendation of the Administration, the Board did not act on the bid awards for asphalt sealing and exterior energy efficiency light replacement. Further information was being gathered with a recommendation from the District Architect to be presented to the Board during the next month.
b. A motion was made by Woodside, seconded by Davison to approve a request from the FBLA program for 6 students who qualified through state competition to attend the national FBLA convention and competition to be held in Atlanta, Georgia June 27th through July 3rd. Roll Call: Yea – Woodside, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, Brock, and Cole; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
c. A motion was made by Davison, seconded by Woodside to approve a request from the high school band program to attend the High School Disney Parade event in June 2017 with the District making a contribution to the trip in an amount up to $4,300. Roll Call: Yea – Davison, Woodside, Brock, Cole, Valier, Vancil, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
d. A motion was made by Cole, seconded by Davison to approve policy changes/updates as recommended by Illinois Association of School Boards policy service (as per attached summary). Roll Call: Yea – Cole, Davison,Valier, Vancil, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION: A motion was made by Davison, seconded by Brock to enter into executive session at 7:10 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees and matters of collective bargaining. Roll Call: Yea – Davison, Brock, Cole, Valier, Vancil, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
-A motion was made by Cole, seconded by Davison to return to regular session at 8:31 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Cole, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
10. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING:
a. A motion was made by Woodside, seconded by Davison to approve the ratification of a 2 year agreement between Board of Education and DuQuoin Education Association for the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years. The agreement includes a step increase of $780 for licensed staff and a 20 cents per hour increase for support staff in the first year of the agreement. In the second year of the agreement, licensed staff will receive a step increase of $780 with $400 added to the base of the salary schedule with support staff receiving a 25 cents per hour increase. As well, certain language changes and edits were agreed upon by each negotiation team. Roll Call: Yea – Woodside, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, Brock, and Cole; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
11. LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST:
a. A motion was made by Davison, seconded by Williams to approve a request from Jennifer Craft for maternity leave to tentatively begin August 15, 2016 and continue until October 14, 2016. Roll Call: Yea – Davison, Williams, Woodside, Brock, Cole, Valier, and Vancil; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
b. A motion was made by Williams, seconded by Woodside to approve a request from Jessica Hamburger for maternity leave to tentatively begin August 17, 2016 and continue until September 30, 2016. Roll Call: Yea – Williams, Woodside, Brock, Cole, Davison, Valier, and Vancil; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
12. RETIREMENTS:
a. A motion was made by Williams, seconded by Brock to accept a 3 year letter of intent to retire from Jeff Gossett as High School Assistant Principal. Roll Call: Yea – Williams, Brock, Cole, Davison, Valier, Vancil, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
b. A motion was made by Woodside, seconded by Cole to accept a 3 year letter of intent to retire from Dr. Gary Kelly as District Superintendent. Roll Call: Yea – Woodside, Cole, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
13. EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL:
a. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Cole to approve the transfer of Jennifer Craft to a 4th grade teaching position for the 2016-2017 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Cole, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
b. A motion was made by Williams, seconded by Davison to employ teachers and instructional aides for Arrow Academy summer school academic and enrichment programs (as per attached list). Roll Call: Yea – Williams, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Woodside, Brock, and Cole: Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
c. A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Brock to employ the following as Summer Food Service Program Personnel: Supervisor – Adam Fornear; Cooks – Danielle Woll, Angie Scarber, Robert Manser, and Missy Higgins. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Brock, Cole, Davison, Vancil, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
d. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Davison to employ the following to extra-curricular positions for the 2016-2017 school year: Justin Barrington – High School Head Boys Basketball Coach, Wade Crews – High School Assistant Boys Basketball Coach, High School Head Volleyball Coach – Isaac Miller, High School Indianette Sponsor – Megan Taylor, High School Assistant Softball Coach – Bailie Caldwell, Middle School Boys 8th Grade Basketball and Boys 5th/6th Grade Basketball Coach – Aaron Wright. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Willliams, Woodside, and Cole; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
14. ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Cole, seconded by Woodside to adjourn at 8:37 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Cole, Woodside, Brock, Davison, Valier, Vancil, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
Larry Valier
PRESIDENT SECRETARY
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