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Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 Board of Education met Feb. 16.

Here is the minutes as provided by the Board:

Board President Grant Capel called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. The following members answered the roll call:

Present Absent Arr. Late

Grant Capel ___X____ _______ _______

Craig Dillman ___X____ _______ _______

Lori Foster ________ _______ ___X___ (5:09 PM)

Pam Needling ___X____ _______ _______

Elaine Ray ___X____ _______ _______

Dave Sullivan ___X____ _______ _______

Tina Waller ___X____ _______ _______

Others:

Superintendent, Chuck Goforth

Principals, Mark Laster, Charlotte Massey, Rob Lannom

Staff, Brandy Thurston, Holly Newman and Margaret Jones

A motion was made by Tina Waller and seconded by Craig Dillman to approve the agenda for the meeting. Roll call vote: Grant Capel, yea; Craig Dillman, yea; Pam Needling, yea; Elaine Ray,

yea; Dave Sullivan, yea; Tina Waller, yea. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Pam Needling and seconded by Elaine Ray to approve the consent agenda of the following items: Minutes of January 19, 2017 regular meeting, activity fund report, community activity fund report, revolving fund report, treasurer’s report, cafeteria report, insurance report, bills and payroll. Roll call vote: Grant Capel, yea; Craig Dillman, yea; Pam Needling, yea; Elaine Ray, yea; Dave Sullivan, yea; Tina Waller, yea. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Tina Waller and seconded by Craig Dillman to approve the resolution providing for the issue of $516,400 general fund obligation limited school bonds, series 2017, to increase the district’s working cash fund, providing for the levy of taxes to pay said bonds, and authorizing the sale of bonds to the purchaser thereof. Roll call vote: Grant Capel, yea; Craig Dillman, yea; Lori Foster, yea; Pam Needling, yea; Elaine Ray, yea; Dave Sullivan, yea; Tina

Waller, yea. Roll call vote: Motion carried.

Superintendent Goforth reported on the following:

 IASB Information

 FOIA Requests

 2017-2018 School Calendar Discussion

 Update on Lincoln Project

Mr. Laster, Mrs. Massey and Mr. Lannom discussed their building reports.

A motion was made by Dave Sullivan and seconded by Craig Dillman to enter into executive session for the purpose of:

 The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against counsel for the public body to determine its validity. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).

 Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2).

Roll call vote: Grant Capel, yea; Craig Dillman, yea; Lori Foster, yea; Pam Needling, yea; Elaine

Ray, yea; Dave Sullivan, yea; Tina Waller, yea. Motion carried.

Board went into executive session at 5:36 p.m.

Board returned to open session at 6:34 p.m.

A motion was made by Lori Foster and seconded by Elaine Ray to approve the executive session minutes of January 19, 2017. Roll call vote: Grant Capel, yea; Craig Dillman, yea; Lori Foster, yea; Pam Needling, yea; Elaine Ray, yea; Dave Sullivan, yea; Tina Waller, yea. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Pam Needling and seconded by Grant Capel to accept the letter of resignation from Thelma Victoria Whittinghill effective at the close of the 2018-2019 school year.

Roll call vote: Grant Capel, yea; Craig Dillman, yea; Lori Foster, yea; Pam Needling, yea; Elaine

Ray, yea; Dave Sullivan, yea; Tina Waller, yea. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Tina Waller and seconded by Grant Capel to accept the letter of retirement of Charles J. Goforth effective June 30, 2019. Roll call vote: Grant Capel, yea; Craig Dillman, yea; Lori Foster, yea; Pam Needling, yea; Elaine Ray, yea; Dave Sullivan, yea; Tina

Waller, yea. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Dave Sullivan and seconded by Craig Dillman to accept the letter of retirement of Janet Boyd at the close of the 2018-2019 school year. Roll call vote: Grant Capel,

yea; Craig Dillman, yea; Lori Foster, yea; Pam Needling, yea; Elaine Ray, yea; Dave Sullivan, yea;

Tina Waller, yea. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Craig Dillman and seconded by Pam Needling to adjourn at 6:37 p.m. with the next meeting being a regular meeting scheduled for March 20, 2017. Voice vote: Motion

carried.