South West Illinois News

Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 Board of Education met May 8.

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

Board President Grant Capel called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. The following members

answered the roll call:

                                                              Present                      Absent                 Arr. Late

Grant Capel                                          ____X_____                __________           __________

Craig Dillman                                        __________                 ____X_____          __________

Lori Foster                                            ____X_____                __________           __________

Pam Needling                                        ____X_____               __________           __________                     

Elaine Ray                                             ____X_____               __________           __________       

Dave Sullivan                                         ____X_____               __________           __________

Tina Waller                                             ____X_____               __________           __________

Others:

Superintendent, Chuck Goforth

Principals, Mark Laster, Charlotte Massey, and Rob Lannom

A motion was made by Dave Sullivan and seconded by Tina Waller to approve the agenda for the

meeting. Roll call vote: Grant Capel, yea; Lori Foster, yea; Pam Needling, yea; Elaine Ray, yea;

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

Superintendent updated the board on the Lincoln School construction project. It was agreed upon

that Paul Lunsford would have the discretionary power based on the concrete finish to determine

which stain or tile would be the best for the floor finish for the multipurpose room.

A motion was made by Elaine Ray and seconded by Lori Foster 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 an employee of the public body or

against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. 5ILCS 120/2(c)(1)

Roll call vote: Grant Capel, yea; Lori Foster, yea; Pam Needling, yea; Elaine Ray, yea; Dave

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

Board went into executive session at 5:39 p.m.

Board returned to open session at 6:10 p.m.

A motion was made by Pam Needling and seconded by Elaine Ray to employ Josh Mieldezis as

physical education teacher for the 2017-2018 school year pending clear criminal background

check. Roll call vote: Grant Capel, 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 Pam Needling to adjourn at 6:12 p.m. with the

next meeting being a regular meeting scheduled for May 15, 2017. Voice vote: Motion carried.

http://www.anna37.com/Documents/BoardEd/2017/20170508SPMinutes.pdf