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Duquoin Community Unit School District 300 Board met Feb. 21.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

Mark Woodside - PRESIDENT

--Danny Kirk from the First United Methodist Church representing the DuQuoin Ministerial Alliance gave the opening prayer.

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, Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Absent – none.

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

4. CONSENT AGENDA:

A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Valier to approve the consent agenda. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Ellermeyer, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

a. Approval of the minutes of the January 17, 2019 regular Board of Education meeting (including executive session minutes);

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

c. Approval of a clinical experience affiliation agreement with Eastern Illinois University;

5. FINANCIAL ITEMS:

A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Ellermeyer to approve the payment of bills for January 2019 and the January 2019 financial report. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Ellermeyer, Riley, Valier, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

6. PUBLIC HEARING:

a. DEA Representative – Pam Pursell, representing the DEA, spoke to the Board regarding the development of next year’s school calendar. She shared a recommendation from the DEA Calendar Committee would be presented at the next regular Board meeting.

b. Public – None

7. NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

a. A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Woodside to adopt a resolution providing for the issue of approximately $3,860,000 General Obligation Refunding School Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source) for the purpose of refunding certain outstanding bonds of the District, providing for the pledge of certain revenues to the payment of principal and interest on the refunding bonds, providing for the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay such principal and interest if the pledged revenues are insufficient to make such payment, authorizing the execution of an escrow agreement and authorizing the sale of the refunding bonds to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated. A savings in excess of $200,000 in interest costs would be realized by the refinancing of the bonds due to lower interest costs. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Woodside, Brock, Ellermeyer, Valier, Waller, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

b. A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Brock to approve a one year contract extension with Durham School Services to provide transportation services for the District during the 2019-2020 school year. The increase for the one year extension would be 5% and would include the replacement of 3 buses. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Brock, Ellermeyer, Riley, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

c. The Superintendent shared preliminary information from the DEA calendar committee as part of the development of next year’s school calendar.

d. The Superintendent shared with the Board aspects related to the development of next year’s district budget. After the discussion, a motion was made by Waller, seconded by Ellermeyer to authorize the Administration to begin budget preparation for next year’s budget, to advertise for bids of cafeteria/custodial items, and approved the posting of the required budget hearing notice for September 2019. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Ellermeyer, Riley, Valier, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

e. A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Ellermeyer to approve the scheduling of a special Board meeting for Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Ellermeyer, Riley, Valier, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

8. EXECUTIVE SESSION: A motion was made by Ellermeyer, seconded by Brock to enter into executive session at 7:07 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 – Ellermeyer, Brock, Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

-A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Woodside to return to regular session at 8:18 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Woodside, Brock, Ellermeyer, Valier, Waller, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

9. RESIGNATION/RETIREMENT:

a. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Valier to accept the retirement notice of Kathleen Malinski as a K-8 School Cook effective at the end of the 2018-2019 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Ellermeyer, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

10. EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL:

a. A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Brock to transfer Christa McIntire to an Elementary School Instructional Aide position for the 2019-2020 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Brock, Ellermeyer, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

b. A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Ellermeyer to approve the contract of Matt Hickam as District Superintendent beginning July 1, 2019 for a period of three years. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Ellermeyer, Riley, Valier, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

11. ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Ellermeyer to adjourn at 8:22 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Ellermeyer, Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 7-0.

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