Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 Board met April 8.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
Upon roll call at 6:00 p.m. the following members were present: Dr. Teske, Mr. Hughey, Dr. Reach, Dr. Blakely, Mr. Edwards, and Mrs. Boget. Also present was Superintendent Wright, Brett Detering, and Scott Finders. Board member Mr. McGrath was not in attendance.
On motion by Mrs. Boget and seconded by Dr. Blakely to approve the Agenda as written. All members present voting yes.
On motion by Dr. Reach and seconded by Dr. Teske to approve the Consent Agenda which contained the following items: approval of board minutes; approval of closed session minutes; approval of payment for bills, acceptance of financial reports. On roll call, all members present voting yes. Motion carried.
Ryan Dodd with Baysinger Architects spoke about the bids for the upcoming floor project.
Emma Tweedy and Emma Ray represented the Student Council. The items presented were as follows:
Student Council wrapped up the first Dude. Be Nice. Week last week. Students participated in several activities designed to promote kindness, inclusion and a “pay it forward” culture. Highlights include words of encouragement posted on each student in the school’s locker, daily recognition of support staff and a spirit week. Members plan to expand on the week next year to try and encourage more student involvement. We have already come up with a theme for homecoming 2019- “Dancing through the Decades”. Each class will be assigned a decade to design their class shirts accordingly. Starting this year, in order to become an officer on student council, students will have to complete and submit an application as well as complete an interview with Mrs. Walls and Mrs. McLean Miller. This should help identify the most motivated individuals for each position and bolster student councils involvement with school activities. Officers will be determined by the May 2 student council meeting.
Mrs. McLain represented the teachers. The items of interest presented were as follows:
Mrs. Houseman started a book club on March 28. Thirty-one students showed up to the first meeting and almost 40 have committed to reading the book for the next meeting. They will be reading Tana French’s In the Woods and meeting again to discuss it on April 25. Board members interested in reading along can find the book (cheaply) on thriftbooks.com. On Friday, March 22nd, Ms. Neitzer's ecology students studied sustainability, agriculture, bio-remediation, and mycology at Flyway Family Farm on Friday. They planted pecan trees, mulched the entire orchard, cleaned and prepped garden beds, and moved king oyster into fruiting while learning about mushroom production. It was an incredible hands-on experience for everyone. On Thursday, April 4th, advanced biology 2 students visited SIUC. After touring the University Museum and Greenhouses, students learned and practiced physical examination techniques, diagnosed a mock illness, and toured the human body at the School of Medicine. Additionally, last week, several of Ms. Neitzer’s students worked on campus clean-up. Biology II students made excellent progress on some very troubled areas. On April 12 students and faculty will gather to watch the “shaving of the heads” for Marlee’s Mane Event. $3000 has been raised ($100 shy). Students in Mrs. Stevens’ classes came up with the idea to raise money and support Marlee and her family. Not only have students and faculty raised money, but community members have also donated to the cause. Julie Lewis attended a workshop in Springfield given by the IL Holocaust Museum in Skokie and the IEA. The workshop covered using memoirs and diaries to teach the Holocaust. The teachers are disappointed that the $50,000 ZSpace computers have not worked this school year.
Mr. Finders presented information about SAT, PSAT 8/9, and PSAT 10 that will be set for April 9th. He also spoke about students that are in Biology 1 or Advanced Biology 1 will be assigned to take part in the Illinois Science Assessment.
Principal Detering shared the cafeteria, enrollment, and discipline report. He also shared information about the Freshman Fair.
Superintendent Wright presented his administrative report, he also gave details concerning the IASB Summer Governing Meeting on May 9th. A date for the next District Vision Team Meeting in May needs to be set. Graduation is scheduled for May 18, 2019 at 7:30. He spoke about the school facilities tax that passed, we should start to see revenue in October. The board will need to set a date for the Reorganizational Meeting to seat the new members and elect officers. We have recently begun taking online payments for lunch fees through Teacher Ease. We have finally gotten approval to move forward with the county security grant, we have put out notices for bids for the new camera system.
Dr. Reach left meeting at 6:40 and Dr. Blakely was appointed as acting Secretary for the remainder of the meeting.
On motion by Mr. Edwards and seconded by Mr. Hughey for the Board to enter into closed session at 6:55p.m. for the following reasons (1) the purpose of appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employee 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 to determine its validity. 5ILCS 120/2(c)(1) The purchase of lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. 5ILCS 120/2(c)(5) On roll call, all members present voting yes. Motion carried.
On motion by Mr. Hughey and seconded by Mr. Edwards to return to regular session at 7:46 p.m. On roll call all members present voting yes. Motion carried.
On motion by Mr. Edwards and seconded by Dr. Blakely to approve the final reading and adoption of the Board Policy updates. All members present voting yes. Motion carried.
On motion by Mr. Edwards and seconded by Dr. Teske to approve Resolution 19-04-08A to purchase real property, a vacant lot located at the southwest corner of South Main Street and East Spring Street, Anna, Illinois, in the amount of $8,500.00, contingent upon the Superintendent negotiating acceptable terms of a Real Estate Purchase Agreement with the Seller. On roll call, all members present voting yes. Motion carried.
On motion by Mrs. Boget and seconded by Mr. Edwards to approve Resolution 19-04-08B to purchase real property, located at 602 South Main Street, Anna, Illinois, which includes building on said property, in the amount of $108,700.00, contingent upon the Superintendent negotiating acceptable terms of a Real Estate Purchase Agreement with the Seller. On roll call, all members present voting yes. Motion carried.
On motion by Mr. Hughey and seconded by Dr. Blakely to approve COPE/Safe Schools Program agreement. On roll call, all members present voting yes. Motion carried.
On motion by Dr. Blakely and seconded by Dr. Teske to approve bookkeeper contract as presented for Paula Keller. On roll call, all members present voting yes. Motion carried.
On motion by Mr. Edwards and seconded by Mrs. Boget to approve Base Bid and Alternate Bid G3 from Bruce Unterbink Construction for lower gym floor project. On roll call, all members present voting yes. Motion carried.
On motion by Mr. Hughey and seconded by Mr. Edwards to approve the bid for $90,663.00 from Midwest Bus Sales for a new school bus. On roll call, all members present voting yes. Motion carried.
On motion by Dr. Blakely and seconded by Mrs. Boget to hire Justin Requero as a Spanish Teacher for the 2019-2020 school year. On roll call, all members present voting yes. Motion carried.
On motion by Mr. Edwards and seconded by Dr. Teske to renew the girls soccer and golf coop agreement with Cobden for the 2019-2021 school years. All members present voting yes. Motion carried.
On motion by Mr. Edwards and seconded by Dr. Blakely to approve renovations to the library, which include new shelving and painting the walls. On roll call, all members present voting yes. Motion carried.
On motion by Dr. Teske and seconded by Mr. Hughey to accept resignation of Kristen Chamness as cheerleading sponsor. All members present voting yes. Motion carried.
On motion by Mr. Edwards and seconded by Mrs. Boget to adjourn the Regular Meeting at 8:15pm. All members present voting yes. Motion carried.
The next regularly scheduled Meeting is Monday, May 20, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Superintendent's Office.
http://www.aj81.net/Board%20of%20Education/Minutes%20-%20PDFs/2018-2019/April%202019%20Minutes.pdf
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