Duquoin Community Unit School District 300 Board met June 16.
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 Mark Woodside.
2. Roll Call: Present – Brock, Riley, Vancil, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Absent – Valier.
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 Riley, seconded by Brock to approve the consent agenda. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Brock, Vancil, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
a. Approval of the minutes of the April 6, 2017 special Board of Education meeting, the April 20, 2017 regular Board of Education meeting (including executive session minutes); and the April 27, 2017 special Board of Education meeting;
b. Approval of the suspensions imposed by each school’s administration;
5. Financial Items:
A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Brock to approve the payment of bills for April 2017 and the April 2017 financial report. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Brock, Riley, Vancil, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
6. Public Hearing:
a. DEA Representative - None
b. Public – Dwayne Epplin, a member of the Perry County Soccer Association, addressed the Board regarding the financing of the potential soccer cooperative program that had been previously discussed at earlier Board meetings. He also informed the Board that the Association would be speaking to the Pinckneyville High School Board next Monday night. James Denny another member of the Perry County Soccer Association addressed the same items with the Board.
7. Budget Hearing:
a. The Board and Administration reviewed the 2016-2017 school year amended budget. The amending of the original district budget was being recommended due to the delay of categorical aid not being received by the District for special education and transportation. The Board President made a request for any public comment which none was given.
b. A motion was made Waller, seconded by Brock to adopt the 2016-2017 school year amended budget as presented. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Brock, Riley, Vancil, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
8. New Or Unfinished Business:
a. The High School administration presented information to the Board for the consideration of a social worker provider agreement for high school with Centerstone group. An employee of Centerstone also made a presentation to the Board relative to a potential agreement to provide social worker services. After a discussion of the potential program agreement, the Board decided it will consider a formal agreement at the regular June Board meeting.
b. The Superintendent shared information and updated the Board on new Illinois accountability measures for schools that has been developed by the state as part of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. Academic and School Quality/Student Success indicators will be utilized to designate the performance of schools under the new plan. A transition to the new plan will take place during the coming school year with full implementation to occur with the 2018-2019 school year.
c. The Board and Administration discussed the need for short-term borrowing for the latter part of this school year and the beginning of the next school year due to the District not receiving categorical aid for special education and transportation in a timely manner from the state. A motion was made Williams, seconded by Brock to adopt a resolution to approve short-term borrowing through the DuQuoin State Bank in the amount of $600,000 (as per attached resolution). Roll Call: Yea – Williams, Brock, Riley, Vancil, Waller, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
d. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Woodside to approve new Board policy changes/updates as recommended by Illinois Association of School Boards policy service (as per attached summary). Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Woodside, Riley, Vancil, Waller, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
e. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Riley to approve a special board meeting for Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of Board goal setting. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Riley, Vancil, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
9. Executive Session: A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Riley to enter into executive session at 7:49 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Riley, Vancil, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
-A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Riley to return to regular session at 8:16 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Riley, Vancil, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
10. Retirement/Resignation:
a. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Riley to accept a letter of intent to retire from Billie Stephens as High School Secretary effective at the end of the 2017-2018 school year. Roll Call: Yea - Brock, Riley, Vancil, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
b. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Woodside to accept the resignation with regret of long-time Board member John Vancil as a member of the Board of Education effective June 1, 2017. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Woodside, Riley, Vancil, Waller, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
11. Employment Of Personnel:
a. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Williams to employ Zach Jones as a High School Science Teacher for the 2017-2018 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Williams, Woodside, Riley, Vancil, and Waller; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
b. A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Riley to employ the following as Summer School Program Teachers: Elementary School - Mary Smith and Erin Cook; Middle School – Amanda Casey and Jean Ann Mathis. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Riley, Vancil, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
c. A motion was made by Williams, seconded by Riley to employ the following as Summer Food Service Program Personnel for this year’s program: Supervisor – Adam Fornear; Cooks – Danielle Swayne, Kathleen Malinski, Robert Manser, Missy Higgins, and Brenda Ridgeway. Roll Call: Yea – Williams, Riley, Vancil, Waller, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
d. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Waller to employ the following to extra- curricular positions for the 2017-2018 school year: Bryson Potts – High School Golf Coach, Kacie Rasnic – High School Assistant Volleyball Coach, Sarah Geiger and Denise Woodsides – High School Freshman Class Sponsors, and Terra Riley as Middle School Builder’s Club Sponsor. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Waller, Williams, Woodside, and Vancil; Nay – none. Abstain – Riley. Motion carried 5-0-1.
12. Adjournment: A motion was made by Vancil, seconded by Woodside to adjourn at 8:23 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Vancil, Woodside, Brock, Riley, Waller, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
At the conclusion of the meeting Board President Mark Woodside presented a plaque to John Vancil thanking him for his many years of service to the Board and District. Mr. Vancil served as a member of the Board of Education from the consolidation of the unit district in 1968 until the present time. Previously he served as a member of the Sunfield Grade School Board from 1959 until 1968. In total Mr. Vancil served 58 years as a School Board member.
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