Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 Board of Education met June 10.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
A regular meeting of the Board of Education of Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District No. 196 was held in the High School Library at 6:02 PM on Monday, June 10, 2019. The meeting was called to order by President Teresa Stacey.
ROLL CALL
Secretary Malinee called the roll with the following result:
Members Present: Acosta, Hicks, Ketteman, Loucks, Rounds, Schoenbaechler, Stacey
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: J. Henry, N. Page, K. Jones, V. Malinee, B. Dilliner,
Visitors Present: Gary Wangler
PUBLIC COMMENT & CORRESPONDENCE
Superintendent Henry presented a thank you card from the family of Helen Galloway for the board's expression of sympathy (memorial contribution).
REPORTS
SEA: No report.
LABORERS' LOCAL 773: No report.
CUSTODIAL & MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR: Brandon Dilliner, Maintenance Supervisor, presented information on the summer projects. Brandon informed the board members that are seven summer workers employed. Their first day was Monday, June 10, 2019, and he felt like he had a pretty good crew.
K-8 PRINCIPAL: Mr. Jones, Elementary/JH Principal, presented information regarding the following to the board: Trust fund and recent and upcoming activities and dates, and special recognitions.
H.S. PRINCIPAL: Mrs. Page, High School Principal, presented information regarding the following to the board: Trust fund, high school graduation and scholarship recipients, special recognitions, recent activities, and upcoming calendar entries.
SUPERINTENDENT: Mr. Henry, Superintendent, presented the following information to the board:
1. The consent agenda for this month's meeting includes the following additional item(s):
• Adoption of the district depository resolutions for FY 2020;
• Adoption of the prevailing wage resolution for FY 2020;
• Adoption of the FY 2020 amended district budget;
• Approval of a facility use request from Sesser-Valier Youth Athletic Organization Inc. (this item will need to be acted upon separately to authorize the district superintendent to approve the request after a minor correction is made to the organization's liability insurance).
2. Following this regular meeting, the following positions remain open for the 2019-2020 school year:
• JHS Girls Volleyball Coach
• FFA Sponsor
3. The Illinois State Board of Education has opened the electronic filing system for 2019-2020 school calendars. Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 28 on Friday of last week. As a result, it appears that the District will be able to utilize our traditional parent/teacher conference schedule, school improvement days, and, in the event necessary, Act-of-God days. Superintendent Henry reported that he will update the previously-approved, tentative calendar and send a copy to the board.
4. A copy of a letter the district received from Regional Office of Education #21 Regional Superintendent Lorie Le Quatte regarding the Spring, 2019, Compliance Review (“fully recognized”) was presented to the board.
5. The following report(s) and/or newsletter(s) were presented for board review:
• IASA Capitol Watch (June 7th)
• Illinois School News Service (June 7th & June 10th)
6. On June 5, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed the Fiscal Year 2020 state budget and budget implementation bills into law. This action followed a flurry of legislative activity in the final hours (and past) of the Spring, 2019, legislative session. While the details of the budget are still being communicated to stakeholders, it looks like the Evidence Based Funding Model for schools will see an increase in Fiscal Year 2020. What that means for SV196 is not yet clear (depends on what funding tier we fall into), but ISBE should be issuing guidance in the coming days that will provide us with a good estimate for our FY20 budget.
Also, as part of the legislative actions that Governor Pritzker enacted last week, the TRS 3%/6% issue appears to be resolved (a very good thing for the District and its employees) for now. As TRS issues updated rules/guidance in the next few weeks, we will make the necessary adjustments while seeking to protect the District from any penalty (as needed).
7. As of June 10, 2019, the following Fiscal Year 2019 payments are due & payable to the school district:
Total payments to date: $209,801.80 (98.88% of payments due-to-date for FY19)
Grand Total of Outstanding Fiscal Year 2019 State Payments (FY18 Claims): $72,752.71
CONSENT AGENDA
A motion was made by Acosta and seconded by Ketteman approving the minutes of the previous meeting: May 13, 2019 (Regular Meeting); Treasurer's report; the bills in the amount of $135,682.87 and salaries in the amount of $372,211.94; adoption of district depository resolution(s) for Fiscal Year 2020; adoption of the Prevailing Wage Resolution for FY 2020; and approval of Fiscal Year 2019 amended district budget, as presented.
Roll call voting was as follows:
Yeas: Acosta, Hicks, Ketteman, Loucks, Rounds, Schoenbaechler, Stacey
Nays: None
There being seven (7) yeas and zero (O) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
APPROVAL OF FACILITY USE REQUEST (SESSER-VALIER YOUTH ATHLETIC ORGANIZATION, INC.): A motion was made by Hicks and seconded by Loucks to authorize the Superintendent or designee to approve a facility use request from Sesse Athletic Organization Inc., following provision of a district-specific certificate of insurance.
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being seven (7) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
DISTRICT GRADUATION PROCEDURES (REVISIONS): Superintendent Henry asked for discussion and a board consensus regarding two graduation procedures. Discussion followed regarding the transfer of the Distinguish Alumni Award presentation to the annual SVHS awards banquet and whether or not to establish a number of member-reserved seats.
A motion was made by Schoenbaechler and seconded by Ketteman to establish the number of board member-reserved seats at graduation to no more than 28.
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being seven (7) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
AUTHORIZATION FOR DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT TO FORM AD-HOC SAFETY COMMITTEE: A motion was made by Schoenbaechler and seconded by Acosta to authorize the District Superintendent to form an ad-hoc safety/security committee for review of certain district safety/security procedures, as presented.
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being seven (7) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
CLOSED SESSION: At 6:40 PM, a motion was made by Ketteman and seconded by Loucks to enter into closed session for the purpose of discussing the following exceptions to the Open Meetings Act:
a. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the public body (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), as amended by P.A. 93-57)
b. Collective negotiating matters between the District and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. (5 ILCS 120/20 (2)
Roll call voting was as follows:
Yeas: Stacey, Acosta, Hicks, Ketteman, Loucks, Rounds, Schoenbaechler
Nays: None
There being seven (7) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
RECONVENE FROM CLOSED SESSION: At 7:21 PM, a motion was made by Acosta and seconded by Loucks to reconvene from closed session.
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being seven (7) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
PERSONNEL
EMPLOYMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER (PART TIME)(REID, RACHEL): A motion was made by Ketteman and seconded by Loucks to extend an offer of employment to Rachel Reid as an Early Childhood Special Education Teacher (part time), subject to the candidate's presentation of an appropriate license for said position and successful completion of a required, fingerprint-based criminal background check.
Roll call voting was as follows:
Yeas: Ketteman, Loucks, Rounds, Schoenbaechler, Stacey, Acosta, Hicks
Nays: None
There being seven (7) yeas and zero (O) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
EMPLOYMENT OF HEAD COOK (HOTTENSEN, ROBIN): A motion was made by Schoenbaechler and seconded by Ketteman to employ Robin Hottensen as head cook.
Roll call voting was as follows:
Yeas: Loucks, Rounds, Schoenbaechler, Stacey, Acosta, Hicks, Ketteman
Nays: None
There being seven (7) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
EMPLOYMENT OF EXTRACURRICULAR COACHES AND/OR SPONSORS: A motion was made by Loucks and seconded by Ketteman to employ the following extra-duty coach(es) and/or sponsor(s):
Junior High School Girls' Track Coach: Melodee Garner
Roll call voting was as follows:
Yeas: Rounds, Schoenbaechler, Stacey, Acosta, Hicks, Ketteman, Loucks
Nays: None
There being seven (7) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF EMPLOYEE RESIGNATION: A motion was made by Acosta and seconded by Schoenbaechler to acknowledge the following employee resignation:
• Junior Class Sponsor: Julie Heine
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being seven (7) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
APPROVAL OF IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUCTION COACHING: A motion was made by Ketteman and seconded by Rounds to approve the district's implementation of instruction coaching, as presented.
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being seven (7) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
POSTING OF POSITIONS: A motion was made by Ketteman and seconded by Loucks to post the following position
• Elementary Reading/Language Arts Teacher
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being seven (7) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
OTHER BUSINESS
None
ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Hicks and seconded by Ketteman to adjourn.
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being seven (7) yeas and zero (0) nay, the president declared that the motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 7:24 PM.
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