Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 Board met Oct. 19.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School held its regular meeting. Upon roll call at 6:00 p.m. the following members were present: Dr. Teske, Mr. Osman, Mr. Hughey, Dr. Blakely, Mr. Partridge, Mr. McGrath, and Mrs. Ashby. Also present was Superintendent Wright, and Principal Detering.
On motion by Mr. Hughey and seconded by Mrs. Ashby to approve the Agenda as written. All members present voting yes. Motion carried
On motion by Mr. Osman and seconded by Dr. Teske to approve the Consent Agenda which contained the following items: approval of board minutes on 9/28/20; approval of closed session minutes; approval of payment for bills, acceptance of financial reports; and publication of the Annual Statement of Affairs. On roll call, all members present voting yes. Motion carried.
Recognition of visitors: Angie Bowen, Danette Sartin, Misty Hodges, and Rick Livesay.
The items of interest from the teachers were as follows: Student Services (Barkley, Miller, Walls): We have continued to contact at-risk students and families, including email, phone calls, and home visits. Several students are now coming in on their remote days and/or have returned to a blended schedule as a result. SAT make-up test is 10/27 - 5 seniors will participate. Some good news: 30 seniors have submitted 86 scholarship applications, and 34 seniors have submitted 90 applications to 26 colleges (according to records - actual numbers are higher). Students in Ms. Thomas’ Freshman English classes (title and regular) have completed their independent reading projects. Students chose a novel to read outside of class and completed projects to express their learning. Student feedback for the project has been overwhelmingly positive, with students indicating that that they enjoyed reading their novels, that the project helped them feel more confident in reading books independently, and many said they are excited to pick their next book! Ms. Maze nominated Bryan Williams, Colby Bowman and Alyssa Earnhart to attend the virtual Youth Advisory Council with Senator Fowler November 9. The three students will attend a virtual meeting where they will get to “meet” and hear from local leaders who discuss civic engagement. Students will then create legislation that will later be debated in a mock legislative session in the Spring. Ms. Maze was chosen to be a Regional Service Facilitator and will be working alongside teachers throughout the state to create service learning opportunities for students in our region and throughout the state. In honor of October being Anti-Bullying month Mrs. Treece facilitated an Anti-Bullying Poster Contest. Prizes for first through third place posters will be given out. First place $25, Second $15, and Third $10. The winning posters will be framed and displayed by the AJ doors and all other posters will be hung throughout the school to spread awareness. There were fourteen poster entries total. The faculty and staff were invited down to the cafeteria where the posters were on display to cast their vote for the top three posters. Winners will be announced tomorrow morning.
Principal Detering reported on Failing Grade Report, Parent and Staff Survey, and Discipline.
Superintendent Wright presented his administrative report. It included information on school board elections that are coming up next year, we have 4 seats opening up. Our Illinois School Report Card remains the same as last year due to school ending abruptly and not having any testing. IASB will be holding a virtual summit on Nov 20, 2020 instead of the Triple I Conference. We have been invited to be a part of a three year CTE pilot grant that has an allocation of $68,350.00 each year. In order to participate we had to choose one of three options. The option we chose was to implement a new CTE program of study aligned to Illinois definition of size, scope, and quality that prepares students for careers in high skill, high wage, in demand employment aligned to local labor market data. The first year will be a planning year, with implementation the following two years. We have received an extension for our FY20 AFR audit.
On motion by Dr. Blakely and seconded by Mr. Osman for the board to enter into Closed Session for: (1) Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5ILCS 120/2 (c)(2) On roll call, all members present voting yes. Motion Carried. Board entered closed session at 7:30.
On motion by Mrs. Ashby and seconded by Mr. Osman to return to regular session at 7:56. On roll call, all members present voting yes. Motion Carried.
Mr. Wright presented the Annual Report on the Annual Review of Emergency Operations Plan.
On motion by Mr. Partridge and seconded by Dr. Blakely to approve Dr. Teske as delegate to the IASB Conference. All members present voting yes. Motion carried.
On motion by Dr. Teske and seconded by Mr. Osman to approve the extension of Memorandum of Understanding in Regards to Personnel. All members present voting yes. Motion Carried.
Mr. Wright presented information on the renewal of Health Life Safety Bonds.
On motion by Mr. Osman and seconded by Mrs. Ashby to approve students attending school four days a week beginning on November 4, 2020. Members voting 5 yeas and 2 nays. Motion Carried.
On motion by Mr. Osman and seconded by Mr. McGrath to approve quote from Byrne & Jones Construction for repairs to the track surface and drainage system. On roll call, all members voting yes. Motion Carried.
The board wanted to send their thanks to the teachers, Anna State Bank for sending ice cream, and spoke about the virtual calming room.
On motion by Mr. Hughey and seconded by Mr. Osman to adjourn the Regular Meeting at 8:26 p.m. All members present voting yes. Motion carried.
The next regularly scheduled Meeting is Monday, November 16, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the Superintendent's Office.
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