Duquoin Community Unit School District 300 Board met November 14.
Here is the minutes 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
1. Call To Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:31 p.m. by President Mark Woodside.
2. Roll Call: Present – Brock, Ellermeyer, Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Absent – none.
3. Recognition: The Administration shared their respective items of recognition of students and staff.
4. Consent Agenda:
A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Ellermeyer to approve the consent agenda. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Ellermeyer, Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
a. Approval of the minutes of the October 19, 2017 regular Board of Education meeting (including executive session minutes);
b. Approval of the suspensions imposed by each school’s administration;
5. Financial Items:
A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Waller to approve the payment of bills for October 2017 and the October 2017 financial report. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, Ellermeyer, and Valier; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
6. Public Hearing:
a. DEA Representative - None
b. Public – None
c. The Board conducted a public hearing concerning the intent of the Board of Education to sell bonds in the amount of $1,897,000 for the purpose of conforming its existing facilities that house students to the building code promulgated by the State Board of Education of the State of Illinois, by altering, reconstructing and repairing said facilities and having equipment purchased and installed therein. The Board President requested comments from the public and no comments were given.
7. New Or Unfinished Business:
a. The Board heard a presentation from Nick Williams of White and Borgognoni, district architects that outlined five replacement options in consideration for the K-8 School roof replacement project. Further consideration by the Board will occur prior to an actual determination of the option selected.
b. The Superintendent and Building Principals reviewed the state school report card for the District and each school. Various demographic aspects of the district, academic indicators and state assessment results were discussed by the Board and Administration.
c. The Board conducted a first reading of Board policy changes/revisions as recommended by Illinois Association of School Boards policy service. Formal approval of the recommended changes and updates will occur at the next Board meeting.
d. The District Business Manager shared a proposal with the Board from the district transportation contractor Durham School Services, requesting a one year extension of the present transportation contract with the District. After discussion of the proposal, a motion was made by Valier, seconded by Brock to approve a one year extension of the contract which will include a 4.0% increase from the current year in services provided by the contractor (as per attached contract). Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Brock, Ellermeyer, Riley, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
e. The Superintendent shared information relative to the 2017 payable 2018 district property tax levy with the Board. After discussion, the Board requested the Superintendent prepare options for the Board to consider for approval at the next Board meeting.
f. The Board discussed a revision to the recently approved naming of school facility/property policy. After a discussion, a motion was made by Riley, seconded by Ellermeyer to approve a revision to the policy as presented by Jerry Smith, school attorney (as per attached). Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Ellermeyer, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside. ; Nay – Brock. Motion carried 6-1.
8. Executive Session: A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Riley to enter into executive session at 8:51 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, Riley, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, and Ellermeyer; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
-A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Ellermeyer to return to regular session at 9:52 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Ellermeyer, Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
9. Employment Of Personnel:
a. A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Ellermeyer to employ Isaac Miller as Middle School Head Volleyball Coach for the 2017-2018 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Ellermeyer, Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
10. Adjournment: A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Valier to adjourn at 9:55 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Valier, Williams, Woodside, Brock, Ellermeyer, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
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