SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 9 Piasa, Illinois 62079 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES October 18, 2005 The Board of Education of Southwestern Community Unit School District #9 met in regular session on October 18, 2005 in the administration office in Piasa, Illinois. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Julie Loy, President asked Pat Milner, Recording Secretary to call roll showing those members present were: Julie Loy-President, Kent Scheffel-Vice President, Dan Moore, Steve Reed, and Frank Rothe. Dick Shelton and Chris Wooldridge were absent. Larry Elsea, Superintendent, and Pat Milner-Recording Secretary were also present. A motion was made by Dan Moore and seconded by Kent Scheffel to approve the regular school board meeting minutes of September 20, 2005. Ayes: Loy, Rothe, Reed, Moore and Scheffel A motion was made by Kent Scheffel and seconded by Dan Moore to approve the special board meeting minutes of September 29, 2005. Ayes: Rothe, Reed, Moore, Scheffel and Loy A motion was made by Kent Scheffel and seconded by Steve Reed to approve the September bills and the consent agenda bills. Ayes: Rothe, Reed, Moore, Scheffel, and Loy A motion was made by Frank Rothe and seconded by Kent Scheffel to approve the imprest bills and extra pay and substitute pay. Ayes: Reed, Moore, Scheffel, Loy and Rothe
A motion was made by Kent Scheffel and seconded by Dan Moore to approve the financial report as presented through the end of September. Ayes: Moore, Scheffel, Loy, Rothe and Reed Correspondence: Julie Loy read a thank you card from Medora Elementary for the resurfacing of their blacktop and adding wood chips to their playground equipment area. Mrs. Loy also read a thank you that was given to Janet Saxton from Jessica Pascoe from the National Great Rivers Research Education Center for allowing them to do a photo shoot of her fifth grade class that was included in their brochure. Mr. Elsea and Steve Reed reported on the Facilities Committee meeting held on September 22, 2005. Steve Reed, Chris Wooldridge, Kerry Prather and Mr. Elsea were present at this meeting. The committee discussed the proposed expansion of the Shipman project to include replacing the interior doors which are presently not up to code, with replacement doors to include magnetic closers; replacing the carpeting on the walls in the MPR and stage area; and painting of the upper walls in the MPR. The committee also discussed handicap accessibility in the middle school and possible solutions to existing problems. The committee discussed at length the need for additional classrooms at the middle school, Brighton West and HLS work needing done at Medora. The superintendent was asked to review costs and to consider the impact upon the District s overall tax rate. A motion was made by Kent Scheffel and seconded by Frank Rothe to approve the minutes of the September 22, 2005 Facilities Committee as read. Ayes: Scheffel, Loy, Rothe, Reed and Moore A motion was made by Kent Scheffel to approve the additional proposed project as presented, to Shipman Elementary, minus the painting of the ductwork in the Multi-purpose Room. Ayes: Loy, Rothe, Reed, Moore and Scheffel A motion was made by Dan Moore and seconded by Steve Reed to accept resignations from Luke Angelo as high school head softball coach; Jen Borkowski as high school head cheerleading coach, and Jill Pembrook as middle school assistant volleyball coach. Ayes: Rothe, Reed, Moore, Scheffel and Loy Page 2
A motion was made by Steve Reed and seconded by Kent Scheffel to approve Nancy Chappell as a nine hour teacher aide at Shipman Elementary; Mary Craig as 5 th grade teacher at Shipman Elementary; Erin McAfee as a teacher aide at Shipman and Jamie Steckel as high school head cheerleading coach; Lindsey Hagen as a teacher aide at Medora Elementary and Kim Egelhoff as a part-time teacher aide at Shipman Elementary. Ayes: Reed, Moore, Scheffel, Loy and Rothe A motion was made by Dan Moore and seconded by Kent Scheffel to approve the substitute lists as presented. Ayes: Moore, Scheffel, Loy, Rothe and Reed A motion was made by Kent Scheffel and seconded by Frank Rothe to approve a request from Brooke Seymour for a maternity leave to begin April 7, 2006 to continue through the end of the 2005-2006 school year. Ayes: Scheffel, Loy, Rothe, Reed and Moore A motion was made by Frank Rothe and seconded by Steve Reed to approve the enrollment/discipline report as presented. Ayes: Scheffel, Loy, Rothe, Reed, and Moore Julie Loy announced that the Board would now hold a public hearing on the sale of general revenue bonds. At this time, Mrs. Loy asked for public comment. There were no questions or comment. District Highlights for the October meeting featured Brighton West Elementary. Marla Palmer, Principal began by introducing the staff and continued with Tiffany Hanslow, Jill Carroll and Jamie Scott presenting a power point program on the ABC Book and how the ABC s Apply to Brighton West. Public Comment: None Old Business: None Page 3
New Business: A motion was made by Steve Reed and seconded by Dan Moore to approve early graduation requests from the following seniors in the Class of 2006: Jeff Cherry, Brittney Chapman, Lance Gorin, Erica Mullikan, Savannah Ottwell, Michael Price, Richard Wyman, and Jessica Urbonas. Ayes: Loy, Rothe, Reed, Moore, and Scheffel Chrs Wooldridge joined the meeting. A motion was made by Kent Scheffel and seconded by Frank Rothe to change the February 2006 Board Meeting date from February 21, 2006 to February 14, 2006. Ayes: Rothe, Reed, Wooldridge, Moore, Scheffel and Loy A motion was made by Kent Scheffel and seconded by Steve Reed to approve the Application for a Provisional Vocational Certificate for Rodney Knittel Ayes: Reed, Wooldridge, Moore, Scheffel, Loy and Rothe A motion was made by Kent Scheffel and seconded by Chris Wooldridge to approve the 2005-2006 Recognition of Schools Documents. Ayes: Wooldridge, Moore, Scheffel, Loy, Rothe and Reed A motion was made by Chris Wooldridge and seconded by Kent Scheffel to approve the District Library Year End Report. Ayes: Moore, Scheffel, Loy, Rothe, Reed and Wooldridge Page 4
A motion was made by Dan Moore and seconded by Chris Wooldridge to set a Special Board Meeting for Thursday October 27, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of approving General Bond Resolutions to Sell Bonds. Ayes: Scheffel, Loy, Rothe, Reed, Wooldridge and Moore A motion was made by Kent Scheffel and seconded by Frank Rothe to approve the 2005 School Report Cards as presented. Ayes: Loy, Rothe, Reed, Wooldridge, Moore and Scheffel At 7:45 p.m. a motion was made by Dan Moore and seconded by Steve Reed to go into executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel issues and hearing parent complaints. Ayes: Rothe, Reed, Wooldridge, Moore, Scheffel and Loy At 9:20 p.m. a motion was made by Dan Moore and seconded by Chris Wooldridge to again open the meeting to the public. Ayes: Wooldridge, Moore, Scheffel, Loy, Rothe and Reed A motion was made by Chris Wooldridge and seconded by Kent Scheffel to authorize the superintendent to post for an Assistant Maintenance person. Ayes: Moore, Scheffel, Loy, Rothe, Reed and Wooldridge A motion was made by Dan Moore and seconded by Kent Scheffel to adjourn the meeting. Ayes: Scheffel, Loy, Rothe, Reed, Wooldridge and Moore Page 5
The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m. Pat Milner Recording Secretary Board President Board Secretary Page 6