Duquoin Community Unit School District 300 Board met April 19.
Here is the minutes 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, Ellermeyer, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Riley arrived at 6:35 p.m. Absent – none.
3. Recognition: The building principals shared their respective items for recognition of students and staff.
4. Consent Agenda:
A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Riley to approve the consent agenda. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, and Ellermeyer; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0
a. Approval of the minutes of the March 15, 2018 regular Board of Education meeting and the minutes of the March 21, 2018 special Board of Education meeting (including executive session minutes);
b. Approval of the suspensions imposed by each school’s administration;
c. Approval of the release of executive session minutes from October 2017 through March 2018 and to dispose of closed meeting audio recordings from October 2015 through September 2016;
d. Adoption of resolutions to abate property taxes relative to Series 2010A, 2017A, and 2017B bonds;
e. Approval of the summer food service program application to ISBE;
f. Amend the 2017-2018 school calendar with Wednesday, May 23, 2018 being the last day of student attendance and Thursday, May 24, 2018 being a teacher’s institute day.
5. Financial Items:
A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Waller to approve the payment of bills for March 2018 and the March 2018 financial report. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, Ellermeyer, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
6. Public Hearing:
a. DEA Representative – Jean Ann Mathis, representing the DEA, spoke to the Board regarding the DEA’s process of developing the school calendar options for consideration by the staff including the changes they were going to make with including more staff participation in the process. She also addressed the Board regarding the recent contract negotiation process and thanked the Board negotiation team for their work in developing a 3 year agreement.
b. Public – None.
7. New Or Unfinished Business:
a. The District Architect presented a summary of the bids submitted regarding the K-8 School roof replacement project. After the presentation a motion was made by Ellermeyer, seconded by Riley to approve awarding the roof replacement bid to D7 Roofing of Lebanon in the amount of $880,000 including unit pricing for replacement of subsurface materials as needed (as per attached summary). Roll Call: Yea – Ellermeyer, Riley, Valier, Waller,Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
b. A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Waller to adopt the 2018-2019 school year calendar (as per attached). Roll Call: Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock,Ellermeyer, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0. The 2018-2019 school year will begin with two teacher’s institute days on Monday, August 13, 2018 and Tuesday, August 14, 2018 and the first student attendance day being Wednesday, August 15, 2018. School will tentatively end on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 with a teacher’s institute day.
c. The Superintendent presented a tentative amended district budget that includes changes to revenue and expenditures that reflect the receipt of additional state aid due to the evidenced-based funding and the receipt of the district’s 21st Century program grant, and the receipt of proceeds for the bonds issued for the K-8 School roof replacement project.
d. The Building Principals presented their recommended parent/student handbook changes for the Board to consider for implementation during the 2018-2019 school year. After the presentations, a motion was made by Riley, seconded by Valier to approve the recommended changes as presented by building principals (as per attached summary). Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, and Ellermeyer; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0. Major changes include a new attendance policy for the elementary school as a condition for promotion and a new policy for cell phone usage by students at the middle school and high school levels.
e. A motion was made Riley, seconded by Waller to approve Board policy updates and revisions as submitted by Illinois Association of School Boards policy service (as per attached summary). Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, Ellermeyer, and Valier; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
8. Executive Session: A motion was made by Ellermeyer, seconded by Waller to enter into executive session at 7:57 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, and performance of specific employees in accordance with 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1) and collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representative in accordance with 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (2). Roll Call: Yea – Ellermeyer, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, Riley, and Valier; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
- A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Riley to return to regular session at 9:43 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Riley, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, and Ellermeyer; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
9. Collective Bargaining:
a. A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Ellermeyer to ratify a 3 year collective bargaining agreement between the Board and DuQuoin Education Association for licensed and support staff (as per attached agreement). Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Ellermeyer, Riley, Valier, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
10. Resignations:
a. A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Riley to accept the following resignations:
Emily McKinney as High School Co-Cheerleading Sponsor effective at the end of the current school year; Ryan Heape as Middle School Assistant Girls Basketball Coach effective at the end of the current school year; Leah Winter as High School National Honor Society Sponsor effective at the end of the current school year and Kayla Rea as Middle School Special Education Aide effective at the present time. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Riley, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, and Ellermeyer; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
11. Leave Of Absence Requests:
a. A motion was made Waller, seconded by Ellermeyer to approve the following leave of absence requests: Emily McKinney for maternity leave to tentatively begin the first day of school during the 2018-2019 and continue to the end of the first quarter and Candace Campanella for maternity leave to tentatively begin on September 8, 2018 and continue until December 3, 2018. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Ellermeyer, Riley, Valier, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
12. EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL:
a. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Waller to re-employ all support staff for 2018-2019 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Ellermeyer, Riley, and Valier; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
b. A motion was made by Brock, Waller to employ Derek Beard as High School Athletic Director for the 2018-2019 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Waller, Woodside, Ellermeyer, Riley, and Valier; Nay – Williams. Motion carried 6-1.
13. ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Waller to adjourn at 9:47p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, Ellermeyer, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.
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