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DuQuoin CUSD #300 School Board met Thursday, Dec. 15.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

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 November 15, 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 Davison, seconded by Cole to approve the payment of bills for November 2016 and the November 2016 financial report. Roll Call: Yea – Davison, Cole, Valier, Vancil, Woodside, Williams, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

6. Public Hearing:

a. DEA Representative - None

b. Public - None

7. New or Unfinished Business:

a. The Superintendent reviewed with the Board the College and Career Ready Framework currently under consideration by the Illinois State Board of Education. The framework identifies several pathways to identify students as college and/or career ready. The framework may also be a part of the new accountability model for the state.

b. Diana Rea, the Director of the Arrow Academy program shared an update on the program. The update included a review of last year’s program success and the current enrollment for this year’s program. The program is serving nearly 200 students in grades K-8 at this time.

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

d. The Board and Administration discussed issues and concerns related to securing substitute teachers. Securing substitute teachers has become a state-wide issue in part due to changes in law to secure a substitute teacher license. After a discussion of several items, a motion was made by Woodside, seconded by Davison to approve a $5 increase in daily substitute pay for the remainder of this school year. Roll Call: Yea – Woodside, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, and Brock; Nay – Cole. Motion carried 6-1.

e. The Board held a discussion regarding the soccer cooperative agreement submitted to the District by the Pinckneyville High School Board. After a lengthy discussion, a motion was made by Davison, seconded by Brock to approve the agreement as presented to the District by Pinckneyville High School Board of Education. Roll Call: Yea – Cole and Valier; Nay – Davison, Brock, Vancil, Williams, and Woodside. Motion failed 5-2.

8. Executive Session: A motion was made by Cole, seconded by Davison to enter into executive session at 8:05 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees. Roll Call: Yea – Cole, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

-A motion was made by Davison, seconded by Cole to return to regular session at 9:05 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Davison, Cole, Valier, Vancil, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

9. Leave of Absence Request:

a. A motion was made by Cole, seconded by Woodside to approve a request for maternity leave for Katie Pierceall to tentatively begin April 10, 2017. 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 approve a request for maternity leave for Katie Hicks to tentatively begin March 13, 2017. Roll Call: Yea – Brock,Woodside, Cole, Davison, Valier, Vancil, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

10. Employment of Personnel:

a. A motion was made by Cole, seconded by Brock to employ Tara Riley as a Middle School EOC Aide for the remainder of the 2016-2017 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Cole, Brock, Davison, Valier, Vancil, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

11. Adjournment: A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Woodside to adjourn at 9:07 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Woodside, Cole, Davison, Valier, Vancil, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

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