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Duquoin Community Unit School District 300 Board met September 12.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

The opening prayer was given by Rev. Terry Brace, Pastor of the First Christian Church representing the DuQuoin Ministerial Alliance.

1. Call To Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by President Mark Woodside.

2. Roll Call: Present – Ellermeyer, Riley, Valier, Waller, Wiliams, and Woodside; Absent – Brock.

3. Recognition: The Superintendent shared items of recognition of students and staff as presented by building principals.

4. Consent Agenda:

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

a. Approval of the minutes of the August 17, 2017 regular Board of Education meeting (including executive session minutes);

b. Approval of the suspensions imposed by each school’s administration;

c. Approval of the submission of each school’s annual accreditation application to the Illinois State Board of Education;

d. Approval of the 105 ILCS 5/10-20.46 and 20.47 reports to be submitted to ISBE and posted on district website;

e. Adoption of a resolution to transfer funds from the Capital Projects Fund to the Operations and Maintenance Fund for approved budget purposes;

f. Approval of the state library grant application submitted to Secretary of State.

5. Financial Items:

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

6. Public Hearing:

a. DEA Representative - None

b. Public - None

c. The Board conducted a hearing to receive testimony regarding the District’s intent to submit an application for the renewal of a waiver regarding non-resident tuition for students of staff members who wish to attend school in the District. No public comment was given.

7. Budget Hearing And Adoption:

a. The Board and Superintendent reviewed the 2017-2018 school year budget. The Board President then made a request for public testimony. No public comment was given.

b. A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Valier to adopt the 2017-2018 school year budget as presented. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Valier, Williams, Woodside, Ellermeyer, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

8. New Or Unfinished Business:

a. A motion was made by Ellermeyer, seconded by Waller to approve the submittal of a health/life safety amendment as prepared by the District Architect for a new fire notification panel for the K-8 School facility. Roll Call: Yea – Ellermeyer, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Riley, and Valier; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

b. A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Riley to approve a waiver application to be submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education regarding non-resident tuition for students of staff members who wish to attend school in the District (as per attached application). Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Riley, Waller, Williams, Woodside, and Ellermeyer; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

c. A motion was made by Ellermeyer, seconded by Woodside to approve a request from the High School FFA group to attend their national convention on October 25, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Roll Call: Yea – Ellermeyer, Woodside, Riley, Valier, Waller, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

d. The District Business Manager shared an update on the K-8 School HVAC/boiler replacement project that was nearing final completion. He also shared the need to replace an additional HVAC unit that would be part of the school energy efficiency project grant. After the discussion a motion was made by Waller, seconded by Valier to grant approval to proceed with the replacement of the additional HVAC unit at the K-8 School. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Valier, Williams, Woodside, Ellermeyer, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

e. The Board discussed the consideration of a naming of school facilities and property/recognition policy. After the discussion, the Board President appointed 3 Board members to work with the Superintendent in developing a new policy for the Board to formally consider at the regular October Board meeting.

9. Executive Session: A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Ellermeyer to enter into executive session at 7:04 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, performance of specific employees in accordance with 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1). Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Ellermeyer, Riley, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

-A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Waller to return to regular session at 8:02 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Ellermeyer, and Valier; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

10. Employment Of Personnel:

a. A motion was made by Williams, seconded by Woodside to employ the following as Aides for the 2017-2018 school year: Stephanie Casey as Elementary School Supervisory/Instructional Aide, Kayla Cain as Elementary School Special Education EOC Aide, and Mark Norris as Middle School Special Education Program Aide. Roll Call: Yea – Williams, Woodside, Ellermeyer, Riley, Valier, and Waller; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

b. A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Valier to employ the following as Arrow Academy personnel (as per attached list). Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Valier, Williams, Woodside, Ellermeyer, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

c. A motion was made by Ellermeyer, seconded by Riley to employ Christa McIntire as a K-8 School CMA/Health Aide for the 2017-2018 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Ellermeyer, Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

d. A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Valier to employ the following to extra-curricular positions for the 2017-2018 school year: Bryson Potts as High School Assistant Girls Basketball Coach and Matt Brown as High School Assistant Boys Baseball Coach. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Valier, Williams, Woodside, Ellermeyer, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

11. Adjournment: A motion was made by Ellermeyer, seconded by Valier to adjourn at 8:06 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Ellermeyer, Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

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