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Steeleville Community Unit School District 138 Board met December 18. 

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

Roll Call of Members:                   Lisa Ernsting                    Present

                                                     Fred Frederking                Present

                                                     Jim Mevert                        Absent (Arr. 7:05)

                                                     Tim Mitchell                      Present

                                                     Lisa Lowry-Rohlfing          Present

                                                     Rick Smith                        Present

                                                     Korey Bockhorn                Present

Others Present: Stephanie Mulholland, Travis Lott, Neal Haertling, Stephanie & Chad Knop, Nicole Brokering, Sheila Grafton, and Gayla Bradley.

1. Motion by Lisa Lowry-Rohlfing, seconded by Rick Smith to approve the following consent agenda items as                   presented by Superintendent Stephanie Mulholland.

     A. Approval of Minutes

          1. Regular Meeting – November 20, 2017

     B. Approve Expenditures - December, 2017

     C. Approve Estimated Payroll – December, 2017

     D. Accept the resignation of special education teacher, Tessa Menefee, effective December 20, 2017.

     E. Approve Neal Haertling as temporary track coach for the spring of 2018.

         Upon Roll Call Vote: Lowry-Rohlfing – Aye, Smith – Aye, Ernsting – Aye,, Frederking – Aye,

         Mevert – Absent, Mitchell – Aye, Bockhorn – Aye

         Motion Carried: 6 – Aye, 0 – Nay, 1 - Absent

2. Visitors – Stephanie & Chad Knop addressed the Board with their concerns of child’s peanut allergies.

3. Motion by Rick Smith, seconded by Lisa Lowry-Rohlfing to go into closed session at 7:09 p.m. to discuss                  potential litigation.

     Upon Roll Call Vote: Smith – Aye, Lowry-Rohlfing – Aye, Ernsting – Aye, Frederking – Aye,

     Mevert – Aye, Mitchell – Aye, Bockhorn – Aye

     Motion Carried: 7 – Aye, 0 – Nay, 0 – Absent

4. Motion by Rick Smith, seconded by Tim Mitchell to return to regular session at 7:56 p.m.

     Upon Voice Vote, Motion Carried: 7 – Aye, 0 – Nay, 0 – Absent

5. Motion by Lisa Lowry-Rohlfing, seconded by Rick Smith to approve the minutes of the closed session held                  December 18, 2017.

     Upon Voice Vote, Motion Carried: 7 – Aye, 0 – Nay, 0 – Absent

6. Nicole Brokering and Sheila Grafton presented curriculum information to the Board.

7. After conducting a hearing on the 2017 Tax Levy, as required by the Truth in Taxation Act, a motion was made        by Tim Mitchell, seconded by Fred Frederking to adopt the attached 2017 Tax Levy in the amount of                          $1,770,421.

     Upon Roll Call Vote: Mitchell – Aye, Frederking – Aye, Ernsting – Aye, Mevert – Aye, LowryRohlfing

     – Aye, Smith – Aye, Bockhorn – Aye

     Motion Carried: 7 – Aye, 0 – Nay, 0 – Absent

8. Motion by Lisa Lowry-Rohlfing, seconded by Lisa Ernsting to approve the attached Resolution abating the taxes heretofore levied for the year 2017 to pay debt service on the General Obligation School Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2015 of Steeleville Community Unit School District No. 138, Randolph County, Illinois. Said Resolution should be filed with the County Clerk before March 1, 2018.

     Upon Roll Call Vote: Lowry-Rohlfing – Aye, Ernsting – Aye, Frederking – Aye, Mevert – Aye,

     Mitchell – Aye, Smith – Aye, Bockhorn – Aye

     Motion Carried: 7 – Aye, 0 – Nay, 0 – Absent

9. After a review of the closed session minutes for the past 6 months, motion by Rick Smith, seconded by Tim                 Mitchell to keep said minutes closed and confidential.

     Upon Voice Vote, Motion Carried: 7 – Aye, 0 – Nay, 0 – Absent

10. President Korey Bockhorn informed the Board he had changed the regular January meeting to Monday,                      January 8, 2017.

11. Informational Items on the Agenda

     A. Budget Summary, Cash Fund Balances, Activity Fund Balances

     B. Assistant Superintendent Report

          1. Semester exams are December 19 & 20.

          2. Registration preparation will begin in January.

          3. SWIC will be giving the Accuplacer placement test in January.

          4. Boys basketball team and cheerleaders will be participating in the Sesser Tournament over Christmas                       break.

     C. SEA Negotiations – Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 20, 2017.

     D. Window Update – Half of the window blinds have been installed and the other half will be installed over                        Christmas break.

     E. Superintendent Mulholland shared with the Board the report from Environmental Consultants on the water                  lead testing and also the letter she will be sending to elementary `` parents.

12. President Korey Bockhorn appointed Rick Smith as Secretary of the Board of Education due to the                              resignation of Board Secretary Shelley Dintelman.

13. Motion by Rick Smith, seconded by Fred Frederking to adjourn the regular meeting at 8:14 p.m.

     Upon Voice Vote, Motion Carried: 6 – Aye, 0 – Nay, 1 – Absent

http://www.steeleville138.org/pdffiles/2017December18.pdf