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Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 Board of Education met Jan. 7.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

Board President Grant Capel called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.

The following members answered the roll call:

Present:

Grant Capel

Craig Dillman

Lori Foster

Pam Needling

Elaine Ray

Dave Sullivan

Tina Waller

Superintendent, Chuck Goforth

Principals, Mark Laster, Charlotte Massey, Rob Lannom Staff, Julie Solomon, Julia Awbrey

Visitors, Shelly Clover-Hill

A motion was made by Dave Sullivan and seconded by Craig Dillman to approve the agenda for the meeting. Roll call vote: Grant Capel, yea; Craig Dillman, yea; Lori Foster, yea; Pam Needling, yea; Elaine Ray, yea; Dave Sullivan, yea; Tina Waller, yea. Motion carried.

There were no public comments.

A motion was made by Pam Needling and seconded by Tina Waller to enter into executive session for the purpose 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

Roll call vote: Grant Capel, yea; Craig Dillman, yea; Lori Foster, yea; Pam Needling, yea; Elaine Ray, yea; Dave Sullivan, yea; Tina Waller, yea. Motion carried.

Board went into executive session at 5:32 p.m. Board returned to open session at 5:45 p.m.

A motion was made by Dave Sullivan and seconded by Elaine Ray (everyone) to employ Shelly Clover-Hill as superintendent with a multi-year performance contract. Roll call vote: Grant Capel, yea; Craig Dillman, yea; Lori Foster, abstain; Pam Needling, yea; Elaine Ray, yea; Dave Sullivan, yea; Tina Waller, yea. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Pam Needling and seconded by Elaine Ray to employ Heath Newman as a custodian and substitute bus driver effective January 8, 2019, including the customary 90 day probationary period and contingent upon obtaining a valid school bus driver’s license within 90 days. Roll call vote: Grant Capel, yea; Craig Dillman, yea; Lori Foster, yea; Pam Needling, yea; Elaine Ray, yea; Dave Sullivan, yea; Tina Waller, yea. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Pam Needling and seconded by Dave Sullivan to adjourn at 5:48 p.m. with the next meeting scheduled for January 17, 2019. Voice vote: Motion carried.

http://www.anna37.com/Documents/BoardEd/2019/20190107SPMinutes.pdf