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Duquoin Community Unit School District 300 Board met August 17. 

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

Mark Woodside - President

Paul Brock - Vice-President

Karen Williams – Secretary

Jamie Ellermeyer – Board Member

Patrick Riley - Board Member

Larry Valier - Board Member

Trent Waller - Board Member

---The opening prayer was given by Rev. Lon McPherson, Pastor of the Liberty Church representing the DuQuoin Ministerial Alliance.

1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:34 p.m. by President Mark Woodside.

2. Roll Call: Present – Brock, Ellermeyer, Riley, Valier, Williams, Woodside, with Waller participating electronically via phone; Absent – none.

3. Recognition: The principal of each building introduced each of their new faculty members.

4. Consent Agenda:

A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Ellermeyer to approve the consent agenda. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Ellermeyer, Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

a. Approval of the minutes of the July 20, 2017 regular Board of Education meeting (including executive session minutes);

b. Approval of the annual resolution to pay certain expenses from the Operations and Maintenance Fund;

c. Approval of the annual resolution to establish Working Cash Fund and related levy and to transfer funds as needed;

5. Financial Items:

A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Riley to approve the payment of bills for July 2017 and the July 2017 financial report. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Riley, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, and Ellermeyer; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

6. Public Hearing:

a. DEA Representative - None

b. Public – None

7. New or Unfinished Business:

a. The Superintendent shared an update on the current status of the discussions at the state level in developing a funding model to disburse state aid to school districts.

b. The Superintendent presented a tentative budget for the FY 2018 school year. The budget is an estimate of the revenue and expenditures by each fund for this school year. After the discussion a motion was made by Williams, seconded by Ellermeyer to approve the tentative FY 18 school district budget that will be on display until formal approval at the regular September Board meeting. Roll Call: Yea – Williams, Ellermeyer, Riley, Valier, Waller, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

c. A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Woodside to approve a school resource officer agreement between the District and the City of DuQuoin for a two year period (as per attached). Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Woodside, Brock, Riley, Waller, and Williams; Nay – none; Abstain – Ellermeyer. Motion carried 6-0-1.

d. The Board discussed a process in the consideration of naming school facilities as a means to commemorate the service of individuals who have made a positive impact on the District. Further discussion and consideration of a policy will take place at the regular September Board meeting.

e. The Board conducted a first reading of Board policy updates and changes as recommended by Illinois Association of School Board policy service.

f. A motion was made by Williams, seconded by Ellermeyer to approve a public hearing for the consideration of the renewal of a waiver for non-resident tuition for students of staff members to attend school who do not reside in the District. Roll Call: Yea – Williams, Ellermeyer, Riley, Valier, Waller, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

8. Executive Session: A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Brock to enter into executive session at 7:50 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, and performance of specific employees. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Brock, Ellermeyer, Riley, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

-A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Valier to return to regular session at 9:10 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, and Ellermeyer; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

9. Resignations/Retirement:

a. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Valier to accept the resignations of the following: Chrissy Harsy as K-8 School Nurse effective September 15, 2017; Ashley Cook as LPN /Health Assistant effective August 4, 2017; Nicholas Brown as Elementary School ACR Supervisor and Instructional Aide effective August 10, 2017; Leanna Leek as Elementary School Special Education Aide effective August 14, 2017; and Katie Prather as Middle School Head Volleyball Coach effective at the present time. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Ellermeyer, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

b. A motion was made by Ellermeyer, seconded by Brock to accept letters of intent to retire from the following: Gary Fann as High School Custodian effective June 30, 2019 and Lea Anne Templeton as Middle School Language Arts Teacher effective at the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Ellermeyer, Brock, Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

10. Employment of Personnel:

a. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Riley to employ Tina Wanack as a Middle School Special Education Program Aide for the 2017-2018 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, and Ellermeyer; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

b. A motion was made by Ellermeyer, seconded by Brock to employ Amy Fornear as the K-8 School Nurse for the 2017-2018 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Ellermeyer, Brock, Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

c. A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Valier to employ the following to extra-curricular positions for the 2017-2018 school year: Carissa Linder as High School Speech Team Coach and Drama/Theatre Sponsor; and Kyle Geiger as High School Head Boys Baseball Coach and to approve the addition of Matt Brown to the fall extra-curricular volunteer list as a Volunteer Middle School Assistant Baseball Coach. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, and Ellermeyer; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

11. Adjournment: A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Waller to adjourn at 9:15 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Ellermeyer, Riley, and Valier; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

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