District No. 15 Regular Meeting April 15, 2014 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, Arpil 15, 2014 at the Clinton Junior High School, 701 Illini Drive, Clinton, Illinois. Upon roll call the following members were present: Mr. Rod Wertz Mr. John Blythe Mr. Buck Carter Mr. Mark Haas Mr. Tom Pruser Mr. Ron Savage Mrs. Nancy Stokowski Absent: None Administrators present were: Dr. Jeff Holmes, Superintendent of Schools Ms. Lynn Sands Westhoff, Chief School Business Official Mr. Jerry Wayne, High School Principal Mr. Drew Goebel, Junior High School Principal Mrs. Mary Diener, Webster School Principal Mr. Gary Gullone, Lincoln School Principal Mrs. Beth Wickenhauser, Douglas/Washington School Principal Others present were: Justin Volker Kay Werts John Werts Tom Frazier Nathan Wheeler Steve Sebby Katie White Jerry Jorden Mr. & Mrs. Jorden Junior High wrestling team regional champions Coaches Bob Hill, Tarbox & Miller Katy Pyne Megan Mitchell Jared Barnes 52
The board recognized the Junior High Wrestling Team and Jerry Jorden, a High School BACC student, for his first place finish in the Skills USA Competition. The Board also heard a presentation from Nathan Wheeler about the High School band trip planned for the summer of 2015 to Walt Disney World. GUESTS & VISITORS It was moved by Savage, seconded by Pruser, to approve the consent CONSENT AGENDA agenda which includes: a. Approve the minutes of the March 18, 2014, regular and closed session meeting. b. Financial Information Imprest Fund, Petty Cash Report, Treasurer s Report, Investment Summary, Insurance Pool Report, Transportation Report, Activity Fund Report, Cafeteria Report and Bills. c. Approve the retirement letter of Richard Hunt as High School custodial/maintenance supervisor effective June 2, 2014. d. Approve the resignation of Sarah Reich as High School Spanish teacher effective at the end of the 2013-14 school year. e. Approve the hiring of Josh McClurg as High School math teacher for the 2014-15 school year. f. Approve the hiring of Jason Timerman as the High School AG/IT teacher for the 2014-15 school year. g. Approve the resignation of Nancy Dyer as High School cook effective immediately. h. Approve the High School band trip to Orlando, Florida for 2015. i. Approve the resignation of Steve Rempe as Junior High School custodian effective April 17, 2014. j. Approve the hiring of Megan Mitchell as Junior High computer/math teacher for the 2014-15 school year. k. Approve the resignation of Renee Bishop as Douglas School teacher aide and the end of the 2013-2014 school year. l. Approve the High School physics class trip to Physics Day at Six Flags on April 25, 2014. m. Approve the retirement letter of Kathy Matherly as elementary computer aide effective at the end of the 2013-2014 school year. n. Approve the hiring of Colleen Schutte as High School math teacher for the 2014-2015 school year. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken: 53
The Board heard an update from Steve Sebby, construction ELEMENTARY Manager, on the new elementary building. The gym floor will be SCHOOL UPDATE installed by the end of this week. The office area is being prepped for carpeting and will be started on Wednesday. The tile in the main east/west corridor should be completed in the next week. The audio system in the gym and cafetorium has been completed. The site excavation will begin this week along with the installation of sidewalks around the perimeter of the school building. It was moved by Pruser, seconded by Blythe, to approve the bid of ELEMENTARY $74,251.47 from Game Time for the new elementary school SCHOOL playground. The President put the motion to a vote and the PLAYGROUND BID following roll call was taken: It was moved by Pruser, seconded by Savage, to approve the purchase of bleachers for Clinton Elementary School at a cost of $17,000 from Larson Seating. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLEACHERS It was moved by Carter, seconded by Blythe, to approve the LIFT VERSUS RAMP installation of a lift at the back of the new elementary school with the cost not to exceed $21,350. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken: 54
It was moved by Pruser, seconded by Savage, to approve Leander Construction with a low bid of $429,900 for the High School band renovation project. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken: It was moved by Blythe, seconded by Savage, to approve the board policy updates as presented. The President put the motion to a vote and the voice vote was all yea. The Board reviewed the principal and athletic director reports as presented. HIGH SCHOOL BAND RENOVATION PROJECT BOARD POLICY PRINCIPAL & AD REPORTS It was moved by Pruser, seconded by Savage, to approve the SUMMER 2014 maintenance projects for the summer of 2014 with the understanding MAINTENANCE that all bids and quotes will be approved by the Board at the May board meeting. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken: It was moved by Blythe, seconded by Savage, to approve the 2014/2015 registration and admission fees for the 2014/2015 school year. The REGISTRATION & President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was ADMISSION FEES taken: Carter,yea 55
It was moved by Savage, seconded by Carter, to approve the Board 2014/2015 BOARD of Education meetings and times for the 2014/2015 school year. The MEETINGS & TIMES President put the motion to a vote and the voice vote was all yea. The board discussed the 1% School Sales Tax question. The board is 1% SCHOOL open to placing the question on the ballot and will make the final FACILITIES SALES decision pending the desire of the other school districts in the county. TAX It was moved by Blythe, seconded by Carter, to approve the Bus Lease Agreement with First National Bank and Trust in the amount of $130,000 for the purchase of six (6) school buses. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken: The Board members were informed of the annual School Board Conference on November 21-23, 2014. The Junior High School Graduation date has been set for June 2, 2014, at 7:00pm in the High School gym. BUS LEASE AGREEMENT IASB SCHOOL BOARD CONFERENCE JUNIOR HIGH GRADUATION DATE It was moved by Savage, seconded by Haas, to enter into executive EXECUTIVE SESSION session for the purpose of discussing employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the school district 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) 1. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken: 56
The Board entered into closed session at 8:14pm and returned at 8:31pm. It was moved by Blythe, seconded by Savage, 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 Savage, seconded by Pruser, and duly voted by acclamation to adjourn at 8:33pm. ADJOURNMENT Rod Wertz, President Nancy Stokowski, Secretary Board of Education District No. 15 Board of Education District No. 15 Clinton, Illinois Clinton, Illinois 57