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Duquoin Community Unit School District 300 Board met October 18. 

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 6:33 p.m. by President Mark Woodside.

2. Roll Call: Present – Brock, Ellermeyer, Riley, Williams, Woodside, Waller arrived at 6:42 p.m. Absent - Valier

3. Recognition: The building principals shared items of recognition regarding faculty/staff and students.

4. Consent Agenda:

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

a. Approval of the minutes of the September 5, 2018 special Board of Education meeting and the September 20, 2018 regular 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 April 2018 through September 2018 (with detached information);

5. Financial Items:

A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Waller to approve the payment of bills for September 2018 and the September 2018 financial report. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Ellermeyer, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

6. Public Hearing:

a. DEA Representative – None

b. Public – None

7. New or Unfinished Business:

a. Don Hoffman, representing Emling and Hoffman district auditors, reviewed the FY 2018 district audit. He commented it was another clean audit for the district, complimented the district staff for their work, and shared the district financial health shows continued improvement. After the presentation, a motion was made by Ellermeyer, seconded by Brock to approve the FY 2018 district audit as presented. Roll Call: Yea – Ellermeyer, Brock, Riley, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

b. The Superintendent and Building Principals reviewed the district and each individual school’s improvement plan. Each plan includes goals and strategies related to areas of curriculum, instruction and components of the new Illinois Balanced Accountability Model. The Superintendent shared with the Board the new District Strategic Dashboard technology platform that will be used to highlight the successes of the District. It was also noted that each school in the district received a “Commendable” designation for this year through the new state accountability model.

c. The Superintendent shared information relative to a policy change being formulated relative to billing for charges of school meals as directed by new state law. A new formal policy will be presented to the Board once developed by the IASB policy service.

d. A motion was made by Williams, seconded by Woodside to approve the re-scheduling of regular November Board meeting to Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. The change was approved due to a scheduling conflict with the next regular meeting date. Roll Call: Yea – Williams, Woodside, Brock, Ellermeyer, Riley, and Waller; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

8. Executive Session: A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Woodside to enter into executive session at 7:33 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, and performance of specific employees in accordance with 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1). Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Woodside, Brock, Ellermeyer, Waller, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

-A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Ellermeyer to return to regular session at 8:03 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Ellermeyer, Waller, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

9. Employment of Personnel:

a. A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Brock to employ the following to extra- curricular positions for the 2018-2019 school year: Robin Yancey as Middle School Assistant Girls Basketball Coach and Middle School Assistant Volleyball Coach, Ryan Heape at 5th/6th Grade Boys Basketball Coach, Amy Fornear as Middle School Assistant Girls Track Coach, and David Gaytan as Middle School Assistant Boys Track Coach. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Brock, Ellermeyer, Riley, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

b. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Waller to approve the winter extra-curricular activity volunteer list as submitted by the High School Athletic Director. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Ellermeyer, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.

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

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