District No. 15 Regular Meeting April 25, 2017

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1 District No. 15 Regular Meeting April 25, 2017 The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Clinton Community Unit School District No. 15 of the counties of DeWitt, Macon and Logan, State of Illinois, was held at 6:30pm, April 25, 2017, at the Clinton Junior High School, 701 Illini Drive, Clinton, Illinois. Upon roll call the following members were present: Mr. Rodney Rogers Mr. Mike Walker Mr. Rod Wertz Mr. John Blythe Absent: Mr. Buck Carter Mr. Ron Conner Mrs. Nancy Stokowski Administrators present were: Mr. Curt Nettles, Superintendent of Schools Ms. Lynn Sands Westhoff, Chief School Business Official Mr. Jerry Wayne, High School Principal Mr. Drew Goebel, Junior High School Principal Mr. Josh Maxwell, Junior High School Assistant Principal Mrs. Mary Diener, Clinton Elementary School Principal Mrs. Sacha Young, Clinton Elementary School Assistant Principal Mrs. Beth Wickenhauser, Douglas/Lincoln School Principal Others present were: Terry Redman Gordon Woods Jacqui Wertz Autumn Kenney Ben Mooney Laura Molitoris 39

2 There were no guests or visitors. GUESTS & VISITORS It was moved by Wertz, seconded by Walker, to approve the minutes APPROVE MARCH 21 of the March 21, 2017, meeting open and closed session. The MINUTES President put the motion to a vote and the voice vote was all yea. It was moved by Walker, seconded by Rogers, that the meeting be adjourned sine die. The President put the motion to a vote and the voice vote was all yea. ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE It was moved by Walker, seconded by Rogers, to appoint Mr. Nettles APPOINT PRESIDENT as the president pro tem and secretary pro tem. The President put the AND SECRETARY PRO motion to a vote and the voice vote was all yea. TEM The new board was called to order by the President Pro Tem. The Oath of Office was administered to new board members by Superintendent Nettles. The President pro tem opened nominations for President. Mike Walker was nominated by Rodney Rogers. CALL TO ORDER OF NEW BOARD OATH OF OFFICE PRESIDENT ELECTED It was moved by Blythe, seconded by Walker that the nominations be closed. The President pro tem put the motion to a vote and the voice vote was all yea. The President pro tem put the nomination to a vote and the voice vote was all yea. Mike Walker was elected President by receiving a majority of the votes. The President opened nominations for Vice President. Rodney Rogers was nominated by Cole Ritter. VICE-PRESIDENT ELECTED It was moved by Blythe, seconded by Ritter, that the nominations be closed. The President put the motion to a vote and the voice vote was all yea. 40

3 The President put the nomination to a vote and the voice vote was all yea. Rodney Rogers was elected Vice President by receiving a majority of the votes. The President opened nominations for Secretary. Dan Matthews was nominated by Rodney Rogers. SECRETARY ELECTED It was moved by Blythe, seconded by Ritter, that the nominations be closed. The President put the motion to a vote and the voice vote was all yea. The President put the nomination to a vote and the voice vote was all yea. Dan Matthews was elected Secretary by receiving a majority of the votes. It was moved by Blythe, seconded by Rogers, that Lynn Westhoff be appointed District Treasurer. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken: TREASURER APPOINTED It was moved by Ritter, seconded by Matthews, to set meeting SET MEETING calendar as presented. The President put the motion to a vote and the CALENDAR voice vote was all yea. It was moved by Rogers, seconded Blythe, to table the appointment APPOINTMENT OF of committees. The President put the motion to a vote and the voice COMMITTEES vote was all yea. Mike Walker brought up the TABLED idea of forming a new committee called the Athletic Committee. 41

4 It was moved by Blythe, seconded Ritter, to approve the consent CONSENT AGENDA agenda which includes: A. Financial Information Imprest Fund, Petty Cash Report, Treasurer s Report, Investment Summary, Insurance Pool Report, Transportation Report, Activity Fund Report, Cafeteria Report and Bills. B. Approve the transfer of Diana King to CJHS special education teacher. C. Approve the transfer of Therese Samp to fourth grade teacher at CES. D. Approve the transfer of Bethany Coffman to second grade teacher at CES. E. Approve the employment of Kellie Elbert as CJHS 7 th grade English teacher for F. Approve the employment of Taylor Prazma as CJHS Family and Consumer Science teacher for G. Approve the employment of Samantha Rybacki as CES reading teacher for H. Approve the employment Jerad Patterson as district maintenance worker effective immediately. I. Approve the employment of Hannah Barnhill as CES custodian effective immediately. J. Approve the maternity leave request of Haley Bevans August 16 September 7, K. Approve the unpaid leave of absence for Angela Roberts effective beginning April 10, 2017 through the end of the current school year. L. Accept the resignation of Kara Manning as aide at CES effective April 10, M. Accept the resignation of Lori Lindquist as CJHS kitchen manager effective April N. Accept resignation of Katie Donaldson CES 2 nd grade effective end of O. Accept the resignation of Kim Holmes as aide at CHS effective March 17, P. Approve the board policy updates 2:100, 3:70, 4:15, 4:130E, 5:120, 5:230, 5:285, 5:300, 6:70, 7:100 with the noted recommendations Q. Approve the overnight trip for the CHS Environmental Team to compete at the Envirothon State Competition at Allerton Park in Monticello on April R. Approve Eric Douglas as CJHS cross country coach. S. Approve Shawn Crandell as CHS cheerleading coach. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken: 42

5 It was moved by Hammer, seconded by Blythe, to approve the four year lease program with Apple for new ipads. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken: APPLE LEASE It was moved by Rogers, seconded by Blythe, to approve the RESOLUTION FOR Resolution authorizing an Interfund Loan of $300,000 from Working INTERFUND LOAN Cash Fund to the Tort Fund to be repaid in full upon receipt of taxes. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken: It was moved by Ritter, seconded by Blythe, to authorize the development of an amended budget and to set hearing for the June regular board meeting. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken: AMENDED BUDGET & SET HEARING 43

6 Mr. Nettles met with the director of BACC last week to get his insights on starting a program. In this early stage of the process, it appears that startup costs would include tools and building materials for sure. He was given advice on how to get services and materials donated or discounted. He also had discussions with two existing programs on how to partner with entities or individuals in an effort to curb our costs. He will explore those options in the coming days. BUILDING TRADES Mr. Nettles had the representative speak to the Rotary last week in an CEO PROGRAM effort to create more community interest in the program. She has also spoken to local media in addition to other community groups. There was a recent meeting held in Monticello to further the process there as a potential partner for our community. On Friday the 21st, Mr. Wayne and Mr. Nettles went to Effingham to see the Effingham County program in action. They attended the class that was held that morning at 7:30 a.m. The class and activity was exactly as it had been explained to us. They were impressed with the students and their engagement. They spoke to several of them and also spoke with the coordinators that help run the class for that county. They were able to get their input on any challenges they may face. The challenges for them at this point are minimal since they have been in existence for several years. Our plan is to attend a trade show where the students display and sell their products and business ideas. We will be working on revising our mentoring program. The one in NEW TEACHER existence does not serve our needs as fully as we would like. The MENTORING revision will allow us to set some of our own criteria that was not REVISION implemented the first time around. The first program was more state driven and funded. Since there is no longer funding for it and no mandate, we will create our own local program to better suit our needs. This will be a committee with reps from each building along with two administrators and Mr. Nettles. We intend to complete the revision this spring and implement it this fall with our new staff. On August 2nd we will conduct orientation for new teachers to the NEW TEACHER district. At this program they will be given all necessary information ORIENTATION about insurance, tax forms, etc. There will be explanations of the insurance program, withholdings and other requirements. Mr. Nettles will address the group about our expectations, and we will have other administrators discuss the teacher evaluation program as well. CEA representatives will give them some information about the teachers association. They will also be given their district technology credentials and protocol and procedures will be discussed. The program will run from 8:00 a.m. to early afternoon. 44

7 It was moved by Rogers, seconded by Ritter, to enter into executive EXECUTIVE SESSION session for the purpose of discussing the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the school district and a student discipline matter 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1). The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken: The Board entered into closed session at 7:14pm and returned at 8:37pm. It was moved by Blythe, seconded by Rogers, to close the executive CLOSE OF session. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll EXECUTIVE SESSION call was taken: It was moved by Rogers, seconded by Ritter, to employ Ben Mooney EMPLOY CES ASST as Clinton Elementary School Asst. Principal for 2017/2018. The PRINCIPAL President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken: It was moved by Blythe, seconded by Hammer, and duly voted by acclamation to adjourn at 8:40pm. ADJOURNMENT 45

8 Mike Walker, President Dan Matthews, Secretary Board of Education District No. 15 Board of Education District No. 15 Clinton, Illinois Clinton, Illinois 46