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The DuQuoin Community Unit School District #300 Board of Education met Sept. 15 to approve suspensions.

Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the board:

September 2016 Board of Education Meeting Minutes

Dr. Gary Kelly

October 21, 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, SEPTEMBER 15, 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. Jarrett Wells, Pastor of the DuQuoin First United Methodist 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 presented by the building principals.

4. CONSENT AGENDA:

A motion was made by Cole, seconded by Woodside to approve the consent agenda. Roll Call: Yea – Cole, Woodside, Brock, Davison, Valier, Vancil, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

a. Approval of the minutes of the August 8, 2016 special Board of Education meeting and the August 18, 2016 regular Board of Education meeting (including executive session minutes);

b. Approval of the suspensions imposed by each school’s administration;

c. Approval of the submission of each school’s annual accreditation application to the Illinois State Board of Education;

d. Approval of 105 ILCS 5/10-20.46 and 20.47 reports to be submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education and to be posted on the District website;

e. Adoption of resolution to transfer funds from the Capital Projects Fund to the Operations and Maintenance Fund for approved budget purposes;

f. Approval of the submittal of the state library grant application through the Illinois Secretary of State Office.

5. FINANCIAL ITEMS:

A motion was made by Davison, seconded by Brock to approve the payment of bills for August 2016 and the August 2016 financial report. Roll Call: Yea – Davison, Brock, Cole, Valier, Vancil, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

6. PUBLIC HEARING:

a. DEA Representative - None

b. Public - None

7. BUDGET HEARING:

a. The Superintendent reviewed the 2016-2017 school year budget with the Board. No public comment was given concerning the proposed budget.

b. A motion was made by Cole, seconded by Brock to adopt the 2016-2017 school year budget as presented. Roll Call: Yea – Cole, Brock, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

8. NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

a. A motion was made by Davison, seconded by Williams to approve the Board policy changes/updates as previously presented and recommended by the Illinois Association of School Board policy service (as per attached summary). Roll Call: Yea – Davison, Williams, Woodside, Brock, Cole, Valier, and Vancil: Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

b. The Superintendent shared an update on the status of the recent K-8 School facility improvement items.

c. A motion was made by Woodside, seconded by Cole to approve a request from the High School FFA group to attend the annual FFA national convention on October 19, 2016 with the event being held in Indianapolis, Indiana. Roll Call: Yea – Woodside, Cole, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

d. The Superintendent and High School Principal shared information with the Board concerning a recent meeting held with the Pinckneyville High School administration regarding the potential soccer cooperative program.

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION: A motion was made by Davison, seconded by Cole to enter into executive session at 7:15 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees and litigation. Roll Call: Yea – Davison, Cole, Valier, Vancil, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

-A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Davison to return to regular session at 8:42 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, Woodside, and Cole; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

10. EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL:

a. A motion was made by Cole, seconded by Woodside to employ Justin Barrington as an Elementary School Computer Teacher for the 2016-2017 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Cole, Woodside, Brock, Davison, Valier, Vancil, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

b. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Woodside to employ Jamie Tyner as District Payroll Official-Elect beginning October 3, 2016. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Woodside, Cole, Davison, Valier, Vancil, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

c. A motion was made by Woodside, seconded by Williams to employ Emily McKinney as Sophomore Class Sponsor and Bethany McPherson as Freshman Class Sponsor for the 2016-2017 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Woodside, Williams, Brock, Cole, Davison, Valier, and Vancil; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

d. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Davison to approve an addendum to the Fall Extra-curricular Volunteer List (Jacob Rock as Volunteer Assistant Football Coach) as recommended by the High School Athletic Director. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Davison,Valier, Vancil, Williams, Woodside, and Cole; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

e. A motion was made by Davison, seconded by Woodside to approve an increase in salary of the High School Principal commensurate with the teacher’s agreement over a 12 month period for the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years. Roll Call: Yea – Davison, Woodside, Brock, Valier, Vancil, and Williams; Nay – Cole. Motion carried 6-1.

f. A motion was made by Woodside, seconded by Davison to approve an increase in salary of the Middle School Principal commensurate with the teacher’s agreement over a 12 month period for the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years. Roll Call: Yea – Woodside, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, and Brock; Nay – Cole. Motion carried 6-1.

g. A motion was made by Woodside, seconded by Davison to approve an increase in salary of the Elementary School Principal commensurate with the teacher’s agreement over a 12 month period for the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years. Roll Call: Yea – Woodside, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, and Brock; Nay – Cole. Motion carried 6-1.

11. ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Cole, seconded by Davison to adjourn at 8:50 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Cole, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

Larry Valier /s/ John Vancil /s/

PRESIDENT SECRETARY