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Columbia Community Unit School District No. 4 Board of Education met March 19

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Columbia Community Unit School District No. 4 Board of Education met March 19. 

Here is the agenda as provided by the committee:

I. Call To Order and Roll Call


II. Welcome Visitors

III. Public Comments/Correspondence

CONSENT AGENDA (Items IV. and V.)

IV. Minutes and Finance

      A. Approve Board Minutes

             1. Open Session(s)

                   a. Special Meeting – February 13, 2020

                   b. Regular Meeting – February 20, 2020

             2. Executive Session(s)

                   a. Special Meeting – February 13, 2020 (Release)

                   b. Regular Meeting – February 20, 2020 (Release)

             3. Continue Confidentiality of Prior Executive Session Minutes

             4. Destruction of Executive Session Tapes – 18 Months Prior to date

      B. Bookkeeper’s Financial Position/Treasurer’s Reports

      C. Budget Report – February 29, 2020

      D. Approve Expenditures – March, 2020

      E. Approve Activity Fund Report – February 29, 2020

V. Personnel Items

      A. Accept Resignation(s)

             a. Kaitlyn Kelley, School Psychologist (EOY 2020)

             b. Barbara Gerstenecker, District Treasurer (EOY 2020)

             c. Sharon Nealon, HS Key Club Advisor

             d. Mark Sandstrom, 7th Grade Boys’ Basketball Coach

      B. Employ Educational Support Personnel

             a. Whitney Baldridge, Social Work Intern (SY 2020-2021)

             b. Ken Breitenstein, Seasonal Groundskeeper

      C. Employ Certificated Personnel

            a. Claire Long, Special Education Teacher

            b. Carey Vetter, Elementary Reading Specialist

      D. Approve Leave of Absence Request(s)

           a. Maricela Ebers, Bus Driver (4/30/2020 – EOY)

           b. Megan Reddick, Parkview Teacher (FMLA 2/18/2020)

      E. Approve Extra-Curricular Assignments

            a. Mark Sandstrom, 8th Grade Boys’ Basketball Coach

            b. Eric Alberter, Volunteer HS Track Coach

       F. Approve Non-Certified Class Advancements – None

       G. Declare Vacancy(s) –

            a. School Psychologist

            b. District Treasurer

            c. High School Key Club Advisor

            d. 7th Grade Boys’ Basketball Coach

            e. Part Time HS Assistant Track Coach

VI. Communications - Reports and Presentations

      A. Presentations - None

      B. Administrative Reports

             1. Enrollment

             2. Principal and Director Reports

             3. Assistant Superintendent

                   a) 2020-2021 Student Fees

                   b) Recommendations for Additional Staff for SY 2020-2021

             4. Superintendent’s Report

                   a) End of the Year Events and Dates

                   b) Non-Tenured Teaching Staff for 2020-2021

                   c) FOIA Request

                   d) Coronavirus/COVID-19 Update

                   e) District Architect Discussion and Possible Recommendations

                    f) Student Safety

                    g) Football field completion

                    h) Administration team training on bullying

      C. Receive Report and Recommendations from FGM Architects on any emergency building repair projects.

VII. Items for Action

      A. Approval of 2020-2021 Student Fees

      B. Approval of Membership to Illinois High School Association

      C. Approval of Bleacher Repair and Basketball Goals at High School and Middle School by Bulte Company in the amount of $42,636.

      D. Approve 2nd Reading and Adoption of Policies:

                 7:270 Administering Medicines to Students

                 7:270-E2 Exhibit – School Medication Authorization Form-Medical Cannabis

      E. Approve Contract for Repair of High School Parking Lot

      F. Approve Contract to Purchase Computers and Tech Equipment

      G. Approve Contract with FGM Architects to Conduct the District’s 10-Year Health Life Safety Survey

      H. Approve Additional Staff Positions to be Posted for SY 2020-2021

      I. Approve Contract to Purchase Server and Server Power Equipment

VIII. Discussion Items

IX. Board President’s Prerogative

X. Executive Session

      1. Purposes of the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. 5 ILCS 120/2(c )(1).

XI. Items for Action as a Result of Closed Session

      a. Possible Motion to Dismiss an Educational Support Employee

      b. Possible Motion to Accept an Educational Support Employee’s Resignation

XII. Adjournment

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m_x2lx_0gIrlJMcAVx_dYFaFTnTBVLIv/view

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