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DuQuoin Community Unified School District No. 300 Board of Education met Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Here are the minutes as provided by DuQuoin CUSD No. 300:

November 2016 Board of Education Meeting Minutes

December 16, 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

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 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

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

a. Approval of the minutes of the October 20, 2016 regular Board of Education meeting (including executive session minutes);

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

c. Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with DEA regarding inter-district travel;

d. Approval of authorization to declare certain items as surplus equipment and to conduct surplus sale;

5. FINANCIAL ITEMS:

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

6. PUBLIC HEARING:

a. DEA Representative – Jean Ann Mathis on behalf of the DEA thanked the Board for approving the Memorandum of Understanding addressing inter-district travel for staff. She also shared with the Board the on-going concerns that districts are dealing with relative to the availability of substitute teachers. This has become a problem for many districts due to changes in licensure requirements.

b. Public - None

7. NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

a. The Board and Administration reviewed relevant information from the state school report card for the District and each school.

b. A motion was made by Cole, seconded by Davison to adopt the District property tax levy for 2016 payable in 2017 (as per attached). The levy reflects some adjustments to certain levy fund areas from the previous year but there is no overall increase in the levy from the previous year. Roll Call: Yea – Cole, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

c. The Board conducted a first reading of Board policy updates and changes as submitted by Illinois Association of School Board policy service. The changes and updates reflect policies that have been modified or added due to new state and/or federal laws.

d. The District Business Manager shared preliminary information with the Board regarding district mowing services bid process. The district mowing service bid process will begin with the release of bid specifications in January.

e. The Superintendent shared information with the Board regarding Evidence-Based Funding Model that is currently being discussed state-wide. The model represents 27 research-based indicators to determine an adequate amount of funding for each school district in the state. At this time several entities are supporting the plan as a means to direct state aid into the model over a period of time in hope of reaching an adequate funding level for all school districts.

8. EXECUTIVE SESSION: A motion was made by Woodside, seconded by Davison to enter into executive session at 7:37 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees. Roll Call: Yea – Woodside, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, Brock, and Cole; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

-A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Brock to return to regular session at 7:55 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Brock, Cole, Davison, Vancil, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

9. EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL:

a. A motion was made by Cole, seconded by Davison to employ Andrea Cashion as a K-8 School Cook for the 2016-2017 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Cole, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

b. A motion was made by Williams, seconded by Davison to approve Matt Foster as a volunteer high school assistant basketball coach as an addendum to the winter extra-curricular volunteer list. Roll Call: Yea – Williams, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Woodside, Brock, and Cole; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

10. ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Davison, seconded by Brock to adjourn at 7:57 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Davison, Brock, Cole, Valier, Vancil, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

Larry Valier /s/ John Vancil /s/

PRESIDENT SECRETARY