Duquoin Community Unit School District 300 Board met June 17.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
1. CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order at 6:32 p.m. by President Mark Woodside.
2. ROLL CALL:
Present – Brock, Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Absent – none.
3. RECOGNITION:
The building principals shared a number of items regarding the recognition of students and faculty/staff.
4. CONSENT AGENDA:
A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Brock to approve the consent agenda. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Brock, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
a. Approval of the minutes of the March 2, 2019 special Board of Education meeting and the March 21, 2019 regular Board of Education meeting (including executive session minutes);
b. Approval of the suspensions imposed by each school’s administration;
c. Approval of the release of executive session minutes from October 2018 through March 2019 and to dispose of closed meeting audio recordings from October 2016 through September 2017;
d. Approval of the renewal of COPE and Project SOAR Alternative Education program agreements with the Regional Office of Education;
e. Approval of the submittal of the summer food service program application to ISBE;
f. Amend the 2018-2019 school calendar with Friday, May 24, 2019 being the last of student attendance and Tuesday, May 28, 2019 being a teacher’s institute day;
g. Approval of an updated agreement with Fairview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
5. FINANCIAL ITEMS:
A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Valier to approve the payment of bills for March 2019 and the March 2019 financial report. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Valier, Williams, Woodside, Brock, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
6. PUBLIC HEARING:
a. DEA Representative – None
b. Public – None
7. NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a. The Superintendent presented the tentative amended district budget for this school year. The tentative budget mostly reflects changes to revenue and expenditures as a result of final grant awards for the K-8 School and High School 21st Century grant programs. After the presentation and discussion a motion was made by Riley, seconded by Valier to approve the tentative amended budget. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
b. The building principals presented changes and updates relative to certain parent/student handbook items for their respective schools to be implemented for the 2019-2020 school year. After the presentation and discussion of the items, a motion was made by Valier, seconded by Brock to approve the changes as presented by building principals. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Brock, Riley, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
c. A motion as made by Riley, seconded by Waller to approve the Board policy updates/revisions as submitted by the Illinois Association of School Boards policy service. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, and Valier; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
d. A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Brock to approve a special Board meeting for the purpose of conducting the reorganization of the Board as a result of the April 2, 2019 election for Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. in the K-8 School Media Center. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Brock, Riley, Valier, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
8. EXECUTIVE SESSION: A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Valier to enter into executive session at 7:41 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, and performance of specific employees in accordance with 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1). Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
-A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Riley to return to regular session at 8:05 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Riley, Valier, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
9. RESIGNATIONS:
a. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Valier to accept the resignation of A.J. Hill as a High School Academic Success Teacher and Coach effective at the end of the present school year. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
b. A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Valier to accept the resignation of Lindsay Bush as a High School English Teacher,Yearbook Sponsor, and Co-Pep Club Sponsor effective at the end of the present school year. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
c. A motion was made by Valier, seconded by Waller to accept the resignation of Denise Woodsides as High School FBLA Sponsor effective at the end of the present school year. Roll Call: Yea – Valier, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, and Riley; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
10. EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL:
a. A motion was made by Brock, seconded by Riley to re-employ the district’s non-licensed (support) staff for 2019-2020 school year as presented. Roll Call: Yea – Brock, Riley, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
b. A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Waller to transfer Andrea Cashion to a K-8 School Custodian effective April 29, 2019. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Waller, Williams, Woodside, Brock, and Valier; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
c. A motion was made by Waller, seconded by Riley to employ Ashley Cook as a K-8 School LPN/Health Aide for 2019-2020 school year. Roll Call: Yea – Waller, Riley, Valier, Williams, Woodside, and Brock; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
11. ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Riley, seconded by Brock to adjourn at 8:12 p.m. Roll Call: Yea – Riley, Brock, Valier, Waller, Williams, and Woodside; Nay – none. Motion carried 6-0.
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