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Duquoin Community Unit School District 300 Board met June 15.

Here is the minutes as 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, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Absent – none.

3. Recognition: The Superintendent shared items of recognition of students and staff as presented by the building principals that highlighted events from the past school year.

4. Consent Agenda:

A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Waller to approve the consent agenda. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Riley, and Valier; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

a. Approval of the minutes of the May 18, 2017 regular Board of Education meeting (including executive session minutes);

b. Adoption of the annual prevailing wage resolution;

5. Financial Items:

A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Waller to approve the payment of bills for May 2017 and the May 2017 financial report. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

6. Public Hearing:

a. DEA Representative - None

b. Public – James Denny representing the Perry County Soccer Association, addressed the Board regarding the revised soccer cooperative proposal that had been presented to the Board by the Pinckneyville High School Board of Education.

7. New or Unfinished Business:

a. A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Woodside to approve District’s updated Title I plan for submittal to the Illinois State Board of Education. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Woodside, Brock, Valier, Waller, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

b. A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Riley to approve a memorandum of understanding with the Centerstone group to provide social worker services for certain high school students (as per attached). Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Riley, Valier, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

c. A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Woodside to adopt a resolution approving the refinancing of a temporary loan for the high school construction project with the DuQuoin State Bank (as per attached resolution). Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Woodside, Brock, Riley, Waller, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

d. The Superintendent shared information with the Board regarding a potential school resource officer agreement with the City of DuQuoin and DuQuoin Police Department. A formal agreement will be considered by the Board at the regular July Board meeting.

e. A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Brock to adopt new Board goals and indicators that will address the areas of Quality Education, Fiscal Responsibility, and Positive School-Community Relationships (as per attached document). Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Brock, Riley, Valier, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

f. The Board did not act on a revised soccer cooperative proposal that was presented by the Pinckneyville High School Board of Education.

g. A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Williams to approve a special Board meeting for Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 7:00 a.m. to consider individuals to fill the vacant Board member seat. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Williams, Woodside, Brock, Valier, and Waller; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

8. Executive Session: A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Brock to enter into executive session at 7:36 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Brock, Riley, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

- A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Riley to return to regular session at 8:10 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

9. Resignation:

a. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Waller to accept the resignation of Tim Craft as Head High School Baseball Coach and Middle School Baseball Coach effective at the end of the present school year. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Riley, and Valier; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

10. Employment of Personnel:

a. A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Woodside to employ Luke James as a Middle School Special Education Program Aide for the 2017-2018 school year. Roll Call: Yea: Waller, Woodside, Brock, Riley, Valier, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

11. Adjournment: A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Waller to adjourn at 8:12 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

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