Steeleville Community Unit School District 138 Board met March 18.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
Roll Call of Members:
Lisa Ernsting Present
Fred Frederking Present
Jim Mevert Absent
Tim Mitchell Present
Lisa Lowry-Rohlfing Present
Rick Smith Present
Korey Bockhorn Present
Others Present: Stephanie Mulholland, Jennifer Haertling, Rachael Phelps, Andrea Reiss, Travis Lott, Alinda Jeffers, John Sutton and Kylie Mueller
1. Rick Smith moved to approve the following consent agenda items as presented by Superintendent, Stephanie Mulholland. Lisa Lowry-Rohlfing seconded the motion.
A. Approve Board Minutes of Regular Meeting
B. Approve Itemized Bills for Current Month
C. Approve Estimated Payroll
D. Accept the resignation of Erin Dobson as High School Social Studies Teacher.
E. Approve Charles Austin as Part-Time Grade School Custodian
F. Approve IHSA Membership for the 2019-2020 school term.
A Roll Call vote was taken: Smith – Aye; Lowry-Rohlfing – Aye; Ernsting – Aye; Frederking – Aye; Mevert – Absent; Mitchell – Aye; Bockhorn – Aye.
Motion Carried: 6 – Aye, 0 – Nay, 1 – Absent
2. Andrea Reiss and Rachael Phelps presented curriculum reports.
3. Action Items
A. Rick Smith moved to hire Andrea Keene as the High School Science Teacher for the 2019- 2020 school year. Fred Frederking seconded the motion.
A Roll Call vote was taken: Smith – Aye; Frederking – Aye; Ernsting – Aye; Mevert – Absent; Mitchell – Aye; Lowry-Rohlfing – Aye; Bockhorn – Aye.
Motion Carried: 6 – Aye, 0 – Nay, 1 – Absent
B. Lisa Lowry-Rohlfing moved to approve Dr. Mulholland to apply for a maintenance grant. Tim Mitchell seconded the motion.
A Roll Call vote was taken: Lowry-Rohlfing – Aye; Mitchell – Aye; Ernsting – Aye; Frederking – Aye; Mevert – Absent; Smith – Aye; Bockhorn – Aye.
Motion Carried: 6 – Aye, 0 – Nay, 1 – Absent
C. Rick Smith moved to approve the revised calendar for the 2018-2019 school year. The last day of school provided no more emergency days are used, will be May 30th with an 11:30 a.m. dismissal. Tim Mitchell seconded the motion.
A Roll Call vote was taken: Smith – Aye; Mitchell – Aye; Ernsting – Aye; Frederking – Aye; Mevert – Absent; Lowry-Rohlfing – Aye; Bockhorn – Aye.
Motion Carried: 6 – Aye, 0 – Nay, 1 – Absent
D. Fred Frederking moved to approve May 28, 2019, as the date for 8th Grade Promotion. The ceremony will begin at 7:00 p.m. Tim Mitchell seconded the motion.
A Roll Call vote was taken: Frederking – Aye; Mitchell – Aye; Ernsting – Aye; Mevert – Absent; Lowry – Rohlfing – Aye; Smith – Aye; Bockhorn – Aye.
Motion Carried: 6 – Aye, 0 – Nay, 1 – Absent
E. Tim Mitchell moved to approve the following resolutions:
1. Offer a fourth year contract to Daralynn Gross
2. Offer a third year contract to Chelsee Jones
3. Offer a second year contract to: Hannah Sims, Becky Krause, Chelsey Burley, Gage Lodge and Rachael Phelps
4. Offer a part-time contract (3/5) for re-employment to Mardell Granger Fred Frederking seconded the motion.
A Roll Call vote was taken: Mitchell- Aye; Frederking – Aye; Ernsting – Aye; Mevert – Absent; Lowry-Rohlfing – Aye; Smith – Aye; Bockhorn – Aye.
Motion Carried: 6 – Aye, 0 – Nay, 1 – Absent
F. Lisa Lowry-Rohlfing moved to send a notice of non-renewal due to the uncertainty of need to the following individuals:
1. Tracy Wingerter
2. Myra Siemers
3. Rachel Schwartzkopf 4. Amy Asher
5. Jody Lynch
6. Katie Cole
7. Beth Fiene
8. Emiko Qualls
Lisa Ernsting seconded the motion.
A Roll Call vote was taken: Lowry-Rohlfing – Aye; Ernsting – Aye; Frederking – Aye; Mevert – Absent; Mitchell – Aye; Smith – Aye; Bockhorn – Aye.
Motion Carried: 6 – Aye, 0 – Nay, 1 – Absent
4. Informational Items on the Agenda
A. Budget Summary, Cash Fund Balances, Activity Fund Balances B. Assistant Superintendents’ Report
1. Mrs. Haertling reported that the high school has just started working on registration for the next school year.
2. Mrs. Haertling informed the board that the high school will make one class change. The Annual class will be absorbed into the Creative Writing Class and will now be a one year class called Creative Writing/Annual.
3. Mrs. Haertling reported that baseball, softball and track season have started. There are 17 baseball players, 16 softball players, 14 male track members and 2 female track members.
4. The current high school enrollment is 147 students and the 2019-2020 enrollment projection is 153 students.
C. Dr. Mulholland spoke about the 2019-2020 school calendar. She said she is waiting on the state to make some legislative changes. She will present the calendar as soon as the new guidelines are available.
D. Dr. Mulholland proposed to the board that the next bond sale will be this year. She said it will consist of working cash bonds. These bonds can be used for capital improvements and non- capital purchases. She will create a list over the month on how the bonds could be used. She hopes to complete the bond sale at the May Board Meeting.
E. John Sutton, Steeleville Grade School Baseball Coach, and Alinda Jeffers, St. Mark’s Representative, spoke about number of players for grade school baseball next season. A co-op agreement on grade school baseball will take place at the next board meeting.
5. Lisa Lowry-Rohlfing moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:41 p.m. Tim Mitchell seconded the motion.
A voice vote was taken: 6 – Aye, 0 – Nay, 1 – Absent
http://www.steeleville138.org/pdffiles/2019March18.pdf
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