The meeting was called to order by Board President Michelle Skinlo.

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1 April 17, 2012 The Board of Education of Community Unit School District Number Two met at 7:00 P.M., on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, in the Board of Education and Administrative Offices, 1701 Charleston Avenue, Mattoon, Illinois. The meeting was called to order by Board President Michelle Skinlo. ROLL CALL: RECEPTION OF VISITORS: Present: Colleen Garner Gary Kepley, Robert Miller, Rodney Morris, Susan Smith, Bill Standerfer, and Michelle Skinlo Board President Michelle Skinlo welcomed all visitors present and opened the floor to those wishing to address the board on agenda and non-agenda items. Agenda: Recognition of MMS Special Olympics State Basketball Team Principal Jeremie Smith and Coach Crystal Sparks This agenda item was removed and rescheduled for presentation at the May 8, 2012 Board of Education meeting. Presentation of the Battle of the Books Competition Williams Assistant Principal Christy Hild and Elementary Media Specialists Jennifer Muzzy and Peggy Burton Williams Assistant Principal Christy Hild with the help of the Riddle Elementary Media Specialist Jennifer Muzzy and Williams Elementary Media Specialist Peggy Burton presented information to the Board regarding the Battle of the Books competition between the two elementary buildings. The students are divided into teams to read books. The teams are then presented with trivia questions covering the material they have read. The team to answer the most trivia questions correctly is the winner. The teams who won the competition for this school year are: Readers First Class (5 th grade 1 st place) Alex Stricklin Caitlyn Wheeler Maia Huddleston Jake Uphoff Connor Barnes (students are from the Riddle School) Minutes April 17, 2012 Page 1 of 7

2 Reading Superstarzzz (5 th grade 2 nd place) Morgan Otto Daniel Carpenter Abbey Vieth Tucker Overton Jacob Spitz (students are from the Williams School) Recognition of MHS English Teacher Amanda Bright as Recipient of Northwestern University s Distinguished Secondary School Teacher Award MHS Principal Michele Sinclair MHS English teacher Amanda Bright was nominated by one of her former Mattoon High School students, Sarah Eberspacher, for the Northwestern Distinguished Secondary School Teacher Award. There were six hundred applications which were narrowed down to fifteen. From these fifteen, three others and Mrs. Bright (the only one from Illinois) were selected to receive the award. This honor allowed Mrs. Bright to receive a $2,500 stipend for herself and $2,500 for Mattoon High School. She will be honored this spring during Northwestern s Commencement and attend the President of Northwestern University s Formal Dinner. Board President Michelle Skinlo expressed how very proud everyone felt regarding her tremendous accomplishment. Non-Agenda: None CONSENT AGENDA: The Consent Agenda, consisting of the following items, was presented to the Board for approval: - Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board held on March 13, 2012 and approval of the minutes of the Executive Session held on March 13, Financial Payment of March 2012 bills as presented - Approval of the March 2012 Enrollment Report as presented - 3,442 - Freedom of Information Report - No requests received in the Superintendent s office since the last meeting. Miller moved, seconded by Smith, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Minutes April 17, 2012 Page 2 of 7

3 ANNUAL REPORT ON ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACT DAN HAWK, JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.: Roll call vote as follows: Kepley,aye; Miller,aye; Morris,aye; Susan Smith,aye; Standerfer,aye; Garner,aye; Skinlo,aye. Nays, none. Motion carried. (Information Item): Dan Hawk of Johnson Controls, Inc. presented the Board of Education with the annual report outlining the district s energy savings. The district is in year five of a 20-year performance contract for the high school. The report included an overview of the two 20-year Performance Contracts the first for the high school with the work being completed in 2006 and the second for the Middle School with the work being completed in Mr. Hawk presented a review of the High School Scope Items, charts displaying High School Actual Baseline vs. KWH, Cooling Degree Days, High School Baseline vs. Therms, Illinois Electric Blended Wholesale Cost, Illinois Natural Gas Index Cost, FPI Software Yr. 3, FPI Software Yr. 5 (current), Energy Consultation Saving (Annual Savings of $132,987.00), and Benefits. Assistant Superintendent for Business Tom Sherman stated Johnson Controls was outstanding to work with. The company has already locked in the district at a lower rate than last year. Mr. Hawk commended the Mattoon maintenance crew for doing an outstanding job with the heating and cooling operations at the high school. See Exhibit 4.1a BOARD ACTION TO SUBMIT $50,000 MAINTENANCE GRANT TO ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: Assistant Superintendent for Business Tom Sherman requested approval from the Board of Education to apply for a $50,000 maintenance grant from the Illinois State Board of Education. This is a matching grant. If the district applies for a $50,000 maintenance grant, then the district would have to match that amount for the proposed project. The district s intent is to use the grant money for potential roofing projects at the middle school and high school. As the district is already making plans for roof work, this grant would offset the district s cost. And, as this grant is tied to federal funds, the district is more likely Minutes April 17, 2012 Page 3 of 7

4 to receive a check for the grant and not be held off on payment. Smith moved, seconded by Kepley, to approve the submission of the application for the $50,000 maintenance grant from the ISBE as presented. A unanimous voice vote of ayes carried the motion. BOARD ACTION TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR ROOF REPLACEMENT ON OLD SECTIONS OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL: Ryan Benson of Garland Company outlined some possible roof projects at the middle school and high school at last month s regular meeting of the Board of Education. Assistant Superintendent for Business Tom Sherman requested the Board approve the solicitation of bids on those potential roofing projects. Bids will be broken into alternates so the district can pick and choose the project based upon need and affordability. A recommendation will then be brought before the Board when there is a better picture of the district revenue for FY13. Standerfer moved, seconded by Garner, to approve solicitation of bids for options on the roof replacement at the middle school and high school as presented. A unanimous voice vote of ayes carried the motion. BOARD ACTION TO APPROVE EASEMENT OF MHS SCHOOL PROPERTY TO AMEREN FOR INSTALLATION OF A NATURAL GAS LINE: Administration recommended the Board of Education approve a request from Ameren for an easement on the west side of the high school property along 27 th street. Ameren plans to install a new natural gas pipeline in an effort to improve service for that area. Anything damaged during installation will be repaired by Ameren. A super majority vote (5 of 7 yes votes) is required as this request involves school property. See Exhibit 4.4a Minutes April 17, 2012 Page 4 of 7

5 Standerfer moved, Garner seconded, to approve the request from Ameren for the easement for the installation of a natural gas pipeline as presented. Roll call vote as follows: Susan Smith,aye; Standerfer,aye; Garner,aye; Kepley,aye; Miller,aye; Morris,aye; Skinlo,aye. Nays, none. Motion carried PERSONNEL REPORT C.U.S.D. #2: Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Dr. David Skocy presented the following C.U.S.D. #2 personnel report to the Board for approval: Certified Resignations C.U.S.D. #2 - Abby Bohall, resigned as Speech-Language Pathologist at Hawthorne - Lynn Griesemer, resigned as Speech-Language Pathologist at Williams Elementary School (effective school Year) - Andrea Rogers, resigned as 1 st grade teacher at Riddle Elementary - Carly Toner, resigned as 4 th grade at Riddle Elementary Certified Appointments C.U.S.D. #2 - Lauren Carter, 1 st grade teacher at Riddle Elementary - Anna Pence, District Speech Language Professional (effective school year) - Sarah Saskowski, Spanish teacher at Mattoon Middle - Sarah Wagner, Early Childhood Teacher at Hawthorne - Michael Stopka, substitute teacher (effective immediately) Classified Resignations C.U.S.D. #2 - Charlotte Cox, supervisor at Riddle Elementary School; employment is concluded at the end of the school year - Faye Edwards, supervisor at Riddle Elementary School; employment is concluded at the end of the school year - Gloria Starwalt, supervisor at Riddle Elementary School; employment is concluded at the end of the school year Minutes April 17, 2012 Page 5 of 7

6 Classified Appointments C.U.S.D. #2 - Rebecca Pugh, substitute paraprofessional (effective immediately) - Michael Snow, substitute bus driver (effective immediately) Smith moved, seconded by Garner, to approve the Personnel Report for C.U.S.D. #2 as presented. Roll call vote as follows: Standerfer,aye; Garner,aye; Kepley,aye; Miller,aye; Morris,aye; Susan Smith,aye; Skinlo,aye. Nays, none. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS: Board President Michelle Skinlo announced August 25, 2012 as the date for the RELAY FOR LIFE event this year. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Kepley moved, seconded by Standerfer, at 7:51 p.m. to go into Executive Session to discuss matters pertaining to collective bargaining with the Mattoon Education Association. Roll call vote as follows: Garner,aye; Kepley,aye; Miller,aye; Morris,aye; Susan Smith,aye; Standerfer,aye; Skinlo,aye. Nays, none. Motion carried Others present for the Executive Session were: Superintendent Mr. Larry Lilly (telephone conference call), Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Dr. David Skocy, and Assistant Superintendent for Business Mr. Tom Sherman. OPEN SESSION RECONVENED: ADJOURNMENT: Board President Michelle Skinlo declared Executive Session closed and Open Session reconvened at 8:40 p.m. Standerfer moved, seconded by Miller, to adjourn the meeting at 8:41 p.m. Roll call vote as follows: Miller,aye; Morris,aye; Susan Smith,aye; Standerfer,aye; Garner,aye; Kepley,aye; Skinlo,aye. Nays, none. Motion carried Minutes April 17, 2012 Page 6 of 7

7 President Date May 8, 2012 Secretary Minutes April 17, 2012 Page 7 of 7