Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 Board of Education met July 8.
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 6:00 PM on Monday, July 8, 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, Loucks, Rounds, Schoenbaechler, Stacey
Members Absent:
Ketteman
Staff Present:
J. Henry, N. Page, B. Dilliner, V. Malinee, Rachel Payne, T. Masters
Visitors Present:
Amy Tipton, Barbee Braddy, Gary Wangler
PUBLIC COMMENT & CORRESPONDENCE
Superintendent Henry presented a thank you card from family of Pat Sczceblewski for the expression of sympathy from the board. He also presented a thank you note from Lori Gibson for the retirement gift.
President Stacey asked for any public comments. None were forthcoming.
REPORTS
SEA: No report.
LABORERS' LOCAL 773: No report.
CUSTODIAL & MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR: Brandon Dilliner, Maintenance Supervisor, presented information regarding the summer projects including the remodeling of restroom and the proposal for updating lights at the VFW ballpark (will bring to September meeting).
K-8 PRINCIPAL: Mrs. Page, High School Principal, presented information, in the absence of Mr. Jones, Elem/JH Principal, regarding the following to the board: Trust Fund, upcoming activities, and recent events.
H.S. PRINCIPAL: Mrs. Page, High School Principal, presented information regarding the following to the board: Trust fund and upcoming calendar entries.
Minutes of Regular Board of Education Meeting July 8, 2019
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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):
• Approval of the 2019-2020 Public School Calendar (Initial);
• Adoption of a lunch price schedule;
• Approval of the ISBE Consolidated District Plan (Fiscal Year 2020);
• Approval of the Fiscal Year 2020 Teen REACH program agreement;
• Approval of the workers' compensation and district insurance package agreements;
• Approval/display of revised board policies (1st Reading).
2. Following this regular meeting, the following positions remain open for the 2019-2020 school year:
• Elementary Classroom Teacher (2 positions)
• District Custodian
• District Cook
• Early Childhood Special Education Teacher (1/2-time)
• JHS Girls Volleyball Coach
3. On Tuesday, July 25, 2019, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Page, and Mr. Henry hosted an ad hoc safety/security committee meeting for 16 stakeholders representing parents, community employees to openly discuss certain issues that were recently raised at the board-level. Mr. Henry believes that this meeting was very helpful & beneficial to everyone. Mrs. Page & he will report on this meeting during the board meeting.
4. The following report(s) and/or newsletter(s) were presented to board for review:
• Illinois School News Service (July 1st)
5. As of July 8, 2019, the following Fiscal Year 2019 payments are due & payable to the school district:
Total payments to date: $212,184.03 (75.18% of payments due for FY19)
Grand Total of Outstanding Fiscal Year 2019 State Payments (FY18 Claims): $70,283.64
REVIEW OF DISTRICT SECURITY PRACTICE(S): Superintendent Henry presented the Ad-Hoc Superintendent's Safety/Security Committee Meeting that was held on June 25, 2019. He indicated that 16 members were able to participate, and a comprehensive discussion was held with the majority of the discussion pertaining to a buzz-in system on the two main entrance doors.
Superintendent Henry asked for input from Board Member Brent Loucks and Parent Amy Tipton (committee members that attended the meeting). Discussion followed regarding the issues on the different options that were brought up during the meeting and the suggestions that were made. The consensus of the board members at the end of the discussion was to seek more information regarding the cost of several different options, including a buzz-in system and a full-time school resource officer.
CONSENT AGENDA
A motion was made by Loucks and seconded by Schoenbaechler approving the minutes of the previous meeting: June 10, 2019 (Regular Meeting); Treasurer's report; the bills in the amount of $329,181.39 and salaries in the amount of $360,116.03; approval of 2019-2020 Public School Calendar, adoption of lunch price schedule; approval of the ISBE Consolidated District Plan (Fiscal Year 2020); approval of Fiscal Year 2020 Teen REACH program agreement; approval of Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Trust (WCSIT) intergovernmental cooperative pooling agreement; approval of Illinois School District Agency (ISDA) agreement; and approval/display of revised board policies (1st Reading), as presented.
Roll call voting was as follows:
Yeas:
Acosta, Hicks, Loucks, Rounds, Schoenbaechler, Stacey
Nays:
None
There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
APPROVAL OF PROPOSALS FOR BREAD AND MILK FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR: Discussion regarding the proposals for the milk and bread products for the upcoming school year was held.
A motion was made by Loucks and seconded by Schoenbaechler to approve a 2019-2020 bread proposal from Lewis Bakeries, as presented.
Roll call voting was as follows:
Yeas: Hicks, Loucks, Rounds, Schoenbaechler, Stacey, Acosta
Nays:
None
There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
A motion was made by Acosta and seconded by Hicks to approve a 2019-2020 milk firm proposal from Chester Dairy (Farm Fresh), as presented.
Roll call voting was as follows:
Yeas: Loucks, Rounds, Schoenbaechler, Stacey, Acosta, Hicks
Nays:
None
There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
STATUS OF CLOSED SESSION MINUTES: A motion was made by Acosta and seconded by Schoenbaechler to keep all closed session minutes closed to the public.
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
DESTRUCTION OF CLOSED SESSION VERBATIM RECORD AUDIO RECORDINGS: A motion was made by Hicks and seconded by Schoenbaechler to authorize the Superintendent to destroy the verbatim closed session records (audio recordings) for the following closed session meetings: August 14, 2017; September 18, 2017, October 16, 2017; November 13, 2017 (two recordings); December 11, 2017.
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
CLOSED SESSION: At 7:27 PM, a motion was made by Acosta and seconded by Rounds 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 120/2(c)(2))
Roll call voting was as follows:
Yeas: Schoenbaechler, Stacey, Acosta, Hicks, Loucks, Rounds
Nays:
None
There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
RECONVENE FROM CLOSED SESSION: At 8:12 PM, a motion was made by Schoenbaechler and seconded by Acosta to reconvene from closed session.
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
EMPLOYMENT OF EXTRA-DUTY COACH(ES) AND/OR SPONSOR(S): A motion was made by Hicks and seconded by Loucks to employ the following extra-duty sponsor:
• FFA Sponsor: Martin Ward
Roll call voting was as follows:
Yeas: Hicks, Loucks, Rounds, Schoenbaechler, Stacey, Acosta
Nays:
None
There being six (6) yeas and zero (O) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
APPROVAL OF TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2019-2020: A motion was made by Schoenbaechler and seconded by Loucks to transfer the following teacher:
• Dana Wingo to Elementary/Reading/Language Arts Teacher
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MATERNITY LEAVE REQUEST: A motion was made by Acosta and seconded by Loucks to approve a maternity leave request for Megan Purcell, as presented.
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF EMPLOYEE RESIGNATION(S): A motion was made by Acosta and seconded by Hicks to acknowledge the following employee resignations:
Elementary Classroom Teacher: Andrea Harris (effective June 19, 2019) District Custodian: Ashley Carmickle (effective July 5, 2019)
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
APPROVAL OF VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH(ES) AND/OR SPONSOR(S): A motion was made by Loucks and seconded by Rounds to approve the following volunteer extracurricular coach(es) and/or sponsor(s):
• HS Boys' Football: Rodney Sides; Scott Tickner; John Neace; Clayton Hoffard JHS Boys' Baseball: Rusty Miller; Terry Newman JHS Girls' Softball: John Kiselewski
• Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
AUTHORIZE SUPERINTENDENT TO POST POSITIONS ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS: A motion was made by Schoenbaechler and seconded by Loucks to authorize the Superintendent to post positions on an as-needed basis.
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
AUTHORIZE SUPERINTENDENT TO MAKE FACULTY/STAFF TRANSFERS AND/OR APPOINTMENTS ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS: A motion was made by Schoenbaechler and seconded by Hicks to authorize the Superintendent to make faculty/staff transfers and/or appointments on an as-needed basis.
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
OTHER BUSINESS:
None
ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Schoenbaechler and seconded by Hicks to adjourn.
Voting was as follows: All voted yea. There being six (6) yeas and zero (0) nays, the president declared that the motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 8:16 PM.
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