Duquoin Community Unit School District 300 Board met March 21.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 6:31 p.m. by President Mark Woodside.
2. ROLL CALL: Present – Brock, 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 Riley to approve the consent agenda. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
a. Approval of the minutes of the February 5, 2019 special Board of Education meeting and the February 21, 2019 regular Board of Education meeting (including executive session minutes);
b. Approval of the suspensions imposed by each school’s administration;
c. Approval of the renewal of IHSA membership for DuQuoin High School;
d. Adoption of resolutions to abate property taxes relative to Series 2010A, 2017A, and 2017B bonds;
e. Approval of an updated intergovernmental agreement between the District and Jackson- Perry Regional Vocational Delivery System.
5. FINANCIAL ITEMS:
A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Riley to approve the payment of bills for February 2019 and the February 2019 financial report. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Riley, Valier, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
6. PUBLIC HEARING:
a. DEA Representative – Nikki Saunders representing the DEA, addressed the Board regarding the results of the DEA calendar committee survey in the recommendation of next year’s school calendar.
b. Public – None
7. NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a. A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Valier to adopt the 2019-2020 school year calendar as recommended by the DEA Calendar Committee. The 2019-2020 school year will begin with a Teacher’s Institute on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 with the first day of student attendance being Thursday, August 15, 2019. The tentative ending date for students would be Thursday, May 28, 2020 and a Teacher’s Institute on Friday, May 29, 2020. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
b. A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Brock to approve Friday, May 17, 2019 as Middle School Promotion and Saturday, May 18, 2019 as High School Graduation with both events being held at the VanMetre Field at 6:30 p.m. in the evening. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Brock, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
c. A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Brock to approve the Administration to prepare an amended district budget for this year and to approve the posting of the budget hearing notice for the amended budget. The amended budget will be on file from April 16, 2019 until May 16, 2019 with the budget hearing occurring at the May 16, 2019 regular Board meeting. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Brock, Riley, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
d. The Board conducted a first reading of Board policy updates/revisions as submitted by Illinois Association of School Boards policy service (as per attached summary).
e. A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Brock to approve the re-scheduling of regular April Board of Education meeting for Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Brock, Riley, Valier, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
8. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Brock to enter into executive session at 7:05 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 – Valier, Brock, Riley, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
- A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Brock to return to regular session at 8:00 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Brock, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
9. LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST:
a. A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Brock to approve a maternity leave request for Robin Yancey to tentatively begin May 3, 2019. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Brock, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
b. A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Brock to approve a maternity leave request for Jessica Rushing to tentatively begin August 23, 2019. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Brock, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
10. EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL:
a. A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Brock to employ Bailie Caldwell, Sadie Day (.5 FTE) and Johnnie McKinnes (.5FTE) as Assistant High School Softball Coaches for the 2018-2019 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Brock, Riley, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
b. A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Brock to re-employ all licensed probationary continued contractual (as per attached) and all tenured licensed staff for the 2019-2020 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Brock, Riley, Valier, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
c. A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Valier to adopt the annual reduction-in-force resolution and approved the related notices for certain extra-curricular positions held by non-DEA members in accordance with the contract between the DuQuoin Education Association and Board of Education (as per attached). Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Valier, Williams, Woodside, Brock, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
d. A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Woodside to approve the employment contract of Tim McChristian as High School Principal for a three year period beginning July 1, 2019. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Woodside, Brock, Riley, Waller, and Williams; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
e. A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Riley to approve the employment contract of Denise Woodsides as Assistant High School Principal for a three year beginning July 1, 2019. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Riley, Waller, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
11. ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Waller to adjourn at 8:06 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
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