Jonesboro Community Consolidated School District #43 Board of Education met Dec. 16.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
Call the Meeting to Order: 6:30 pm
II. Roll Call
Roll Call: Aye or Absent
Mr. Justin Barlow AB
Mr. Daryl Barnhart P
Mr. Casey Johnson P
Mr. Josh Kelley P
Mr. Michael Penninger P
Mrs. Amy Scheffer P
Vote: Present 5 Absent 1
Tardy board member arrival name and time:
Swear in the new board member Josh Cheek.
II. Approval of Meeting Agenda
Motion to approve the December 16 , 2021 agenda-made by Josh Kelley seconded by Michael Penninger
Roll Call: Aye or Nay or Abstain
Mr. Justin Barlow A
Mr. Daryl Barnhart Y
Mr. Josh Cheek Y
Mr. Casey Johnson Y
Mr. Josh Kelley Y
Mr. Michael Penninger Y
Mrs. Amy Sheffer Y
Vote: Aye: 6 Nay: Abstain:
IV. Recognition of Guest, JEA Representatives, Board Addresses, and public comment
JEA representative Susan Ramsey, wished the members a good Holiday season
V. Consent Agenda:
Approve minutes of previous meeting(s) - November 18, 2021 and special meeting December 9,2021
Review and Payment of Bills through December 16, 2021
Approve November 2021 treasurer’s report
Approve the destruction of executive session recordings older than 18 months after the completion of the meeting recorded
Motion to approve the Consent Agenda-made by Daryl Barnhart seconded by Michael Penninger.
Roll Call: Aye or Nay or Abstain
Mr. Justin Barlow A
Mr. Daryl Barnhart Y
Mr. Josh Cheek Y
Mr. Casey Johnson Y
Mr. Josh Kelley Y
Mr. Michael Penninger Y
Mrs. Amy Sheffer Y
Vote: Aye 6 Nay Abstain
VI. School Adminis
Mr. Stark, Christmas concert out virtually, facebook and youtube, edn of the second 9 weeks. Grade cards will go out the 7th of January,
Mr. Westall, smoke detector in science room above ceiling will be fixed on Monday Dec. 20th, final piece of HVAC project. Berry and Herman have been out with COVID and a surgery. Custodial staff have been short handed but we have added a few people to help sub wise. We will have 3 sub janitors helping out this coming week to sanitize rooms. Herman will be back on the 27th. $17,389 in sales tax money, new attendance will be used starting in January. Tax levy is to be approved this month. $871,000. Sound panels for the band room have been ordered. Robert Johnson will put in dry erase boards in classrooms that janitorial staff was going to tackle before everyone got sick. Audit is finished and will be approved at the next meeting. E.T Simonds driveway around the back of the school through the parking lot by the old house and across the gully. May have to add architect into this project. Discussed potential in changing architects. School attorney said we need to get the architect changes using the interview process.
VII. Closed Session - Motion to Adjourn to Closed Session:
For the appointment, employment, compensation, or performance of specific employees of the public body - 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).
Motion to adjourn to closed session - made by Michael Penninger, seconded by Casey Johnson.
Time: 6:42 pm
Roll Call: Aye or Nay or Abstain
Mr. Justin Barlow A
Mr. Daryl Barnhart Y
Mr. Josh Cheek Y
Mr. Casey Johnson Y
Mr. Josh Kelley Y
Mr. Michael Penninger Y
Mrs. Amy Sheffer Y
Vote: Aye 6 Nay Abstain
Motion to re-enter open session - made by Casey Johnson, seconded by Daryl Barnhart_.
Time to return to the open session: 6:57 pm.
Roll Call: Aye or Nay or Abstain
Mr. Justin Barlow A
Mr. Daryl Barnhart Y
Mr. Josh Cheek Y
Mr. Casey Johnson Y
Mr. Josh Kelley Y
Mr. Michael Penninger Y
Mrs. Amy Sheffer Y
Vote: Aye Nay Abstain
VIII. New Business (potential Action Items)
Motion to approve the Tax Levy as presented .
Made by Josh Kelley, seconded by Casey Johnson.
Roll Call: Aye or Nay or Abstain
Mr. Justin Barlow A
Mr. Daryl Barnhart Y
Mr. Josh Cheek Y
Mr. Casey Johnson Y
Mr. Josh Kelley Y
Mr. Michael Penninger Y
Mrs. Amy Sheffer Y
Vote: Aye 6 Nay Abstain
Motion to approve: the resignation of Cathy Dillow effective December 31, 2021 .
Made by Daryl Barnhart, seconded by Casey Johnson.
Roll Call: Aye or Nay or Abstain
Mr. Justin Barlow A
Mr. Daryl Barnhart Y
Mr. Josh Cheek Y
Mr. Casey Johnson Y
Mr. Josh Kelley Y
Mr. Michael Penninger Y
Mrs. Amy Sheffer Y
Vote: Aye 6 Nay Abstain
Motion to approve: TRS SSP as presented .
Made by _________________, seconded by ______________________.
Roll Call: Aye or Nay or Abstain
Mr. Justin Barlow _ TABLED
Mr. Daryl Barnhart _
Mr. Josh Cheek _
Mr. Casey Johnson _
Mr. Josh Kelley _
Mr. Michael Penninger _
Mrs. Amy Sheffer _
Vote: Aye Nay Abstain
Motion to approve: the FY20 Audit as presented by Scott Hickam .
Made by________________________, seconded by____________________.
Roll Call: Aye or Nay or Abstain
Mr. Justin Barlow _ TABLED
Mr. Daryl Barnhart _
Mr. Josh Cheek _
Mr. Casey Johnson _
Mr. Josh Kelley _
Mr. Michael Penninger _
Mrs. Amy Sheffer _
Vote: Aye Nay Abstain
IX. President Prerogative
X. Adjournment
Motion to adjourn made by Josh Kelley, seconded by Casey Johnson.
Time: 7:12 pm.
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