BROWN COUNTY COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 Mt. Sterling, Illinois May 7, 2013 The regular meeting of the Board of Education was held on Tuesday evening, May 7, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board of Education Office at 503 NW Cross Street, Mt. Sterling, Illinois. The meeting was called to order by President Alan Koch. The minutes were recorded by Tracy Flowers, Board Secretary. On roll call, the following members answered present: Kackley; Koch; Krupps; Meservey. Public Comment speakers: Dawn Dunn spoke to express concern about the unfilled cheerleading position. She included a reading of a letter composed in support of a specific candidate and her qualifications as sponsor. Also asked for an expedited decision by the board so that cheerleading tryouts can take place ASAP as well as other necessary activities. Penny Drake Questioned the decision of the board to not rehire an employee and also spoke in support of the same employee. Devin Tynan, et al Spoke in support of a former employee and asked the board to reconsider the decision not to rehire that same employee. Jeff Bottorff apologized to teachers for a Facebook posting which may have been interpreted as insulting or offensive to some or all teachers. Jennifer Ingram Spoke about how she learned from a personal matter as a parent and how it was handled through the school and stated that the experience showed her how important it was to work together for a positive solution in which all parties understand and benefit. 1. Motion by Krupps, seconded by Kackley, to approve the consent agenda. Roll call: Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; Meservey, yea. Second Reading of the Board Policies. 2. Motion by Meservey, seconded by Koch, to approve the Board Policies as proposed by Philip Krupps, codes 4:15, 4:140, 4:170, 5:50, 5:260, 6:170, 6:190, 6:220, 6:240, 7:190, 7:305, 8:20, 8:25. Roll call: Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; Meservey, yea; Kackley, yea. MINUTES May 7, 2013 Page 2
3. Motion by Kackley, seconded by Koch, to go into closed session to discuss and possibly take action upon appointment of a new board member at 6:17. Roll call: Krupps, yea; Meservey, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea. 4. Motion by Koch, seconded by Krupps, to go out of closed session at 6:47 pm. Roll call: Meservey, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea. 5. Motion by Meservey, seconded by Koch, to rescind the reduction in force of Kris McCaskill for the 2013-14 school year due to the late delivery of the certified RIF list. Roll call: Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; Meservey, yea. 6. Motion by Koch, seconded by Krupps, to appoint Ryan Miller as the new board member. Roll call: Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; Meservey, yea; Kackley, yea. 7. Motion by Krupps, seconded by Koch, to approve the Abstract of Votes from Judy Ham, County Clerk of Brown County for the election held on April 9, 2013. Roll call: Krupps, yea; Meservey, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea. Mr. Koch expressed the district s gratitude for the hard work and commitment of the outgoing board members. They will be presented with plaques at a later time since they were unable to attend this meeting. Those members were Don Kerley, four years of service, Kyle Long, two years of service and Jeff Kassing 12 years of service. 8. Motion by Meservey, seconded by Krupps, to approve the minutes of the May 7, 2013 meeting, including motion that old Board adjourn sine die, next to be made. Roll call: Meservey, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea. MINUTES May 7, 2013 Page 3
9. Motion by Kackley, seconded by Koch, to adopt a motion that the old Board adjourn sine die- final time and the new Board Convene immediately following such adjournment. Roll call: Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; Meservey, yea. ***** On roll call, the following members answered present: Bullard, Kackley, Koch, Krupps, McCaskill, Meservey. The newly elected members of the Board of Education then read aloud the Oath of Office. The president declared that the first item of business would be the election of a President of the Board. Member Koch placed in nomination the name of Member Krupps. No further names being placed in nomination, nominations were closed. 10. Motion by Koch, seconded by Kackley, to nominate Philip Krupps as President of the Brown County Board of Education. Roll call: Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, abstain; McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea. The president declared that candidate elected. Whereupon, the presiding Officer declared Member Krupps to be the new President of the Board. President Krupps presided over the rest of the meeting. President Krupps declared that the next item of business would be the election of a Vice President of the Board. Member Koch placed in nomination the name of Member Kackley. No further names being placed as nominations, nominations were closed. 11. Motion by Koch, seconded by Krupps, to nominate Kevin Kackley as Vice President of the Brown County Board of Education. Roll call: Kackley, abstain; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea. MINUTES May 7, 2013 Page 4
Whereupon, the President declared Member Kackley to be the new Vice President of the Board. President Krupps declared that the next item of business would be the election of a Secretary of the Board. Member Krupps placed in nomination the name of Member Meservey. No further names being placed as nominations, nominations were closed. 12. Motion by Krupps, seconded by Koch, to nominate Deb Meservey as Secretary of the Brown County Board of Education. Roll call: Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea; Meservey, present; Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea. The president declared that candidate elected. Whereupon, the President declared Member Meservey to be the new Secretary of the Board. 13. Motion by Koch, seconded by Kackley, to reaffirm the existing Board Policies, Contracts and Administrative Procedures Roll call: Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea. 14. Motion by McCaskill, seconded by Koch, that the Regular Meetings of the Board of Education be held on the second (2 nd ) Wednesday of each month at 6:00 pm with the exception of the June meeting being held on the last Wednesday. Roll call: McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea. Mr. Krupps explained some about Board policies and presented information about board operations and procedures. 15. Motion by Koch, seconded by Kackley, to approve committee appointments as discussed/presented. Roll call: Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea. MINUTES May 7, 2013 Page 5 Public Comment speakers: none
Correspondence: Mr. Adcock informed the board that there are two undisclosed companies who are currently competing for leasing rights to the cell tower located on school property. One of the companies has asked for additional time to prepare a more comprehensive bid. Philip Krupps is examining both bids and will hopefully have a recommendation for the board at the next meeting. Committee Reports: none 16. Motion by Krupps, seconded by Koch, to set a Special Board Meeting for Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 6:00 and to set a budget hearing for Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 5:45 pm Roll call: Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea. 17. Motion by Koch, seconded by Kackley, to adopt and abide by the Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) Constitution, By-Laws, Terms and Conditions, and Administrative Procedures, Guidelines, and Policies of the Association for the 2013-2014 school term. Roll call: Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea. 18. Motion by Kackley, seconded by Koch, to employ Arnold, Behrens, Nesbit, Gray, PC auditors for the 2012-13 fiscal year review. Roll call: Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea. 19. Motion by McCaskill, seconded by Meservey, to authorize the superintendent to prepare a tentative budget for the 2013-14 school year. Roll call: Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea. MINUTES May 7, 2013 Page 6 20. Motion by Koch, seconded by Meservey, to approve the Illinois Association of
School Boards (IASB) membership for FY2014 Roll call: McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea. Judy Wagner and Molly Ham spoke to the board about the upcoming FCCLA National Convention which will be held in Nashville, TN this summer. Molly has been elected as one of seven students to represent the State of Illinois. As such, she is required to attend. Because this is such a great honor for the district and local FCCLA Chapter, Mrs. Wagner asked if the board would be willing to pay for some of the expenses for the trip in an amount equal to what the district paid two years ago; up to $1000. 21. Motion by Meservey, seconded by Bullard, to approve a contribution of $1000 for expenses for the FCCLA National Convention for Molly Ham and Judy Wagner in July 2013. Roll call: Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea. 22. Motion by Koch, seconded by Meservey, to approve the Student Handbooks for 2013-14 as presented. Roll call: Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea. 23. Motion by McCaskill, seconded by Kackley, to approve the Coaches Handbooks and Evaluation Tool as presented. Roll call: Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea. 24. Motion by Kackley, seconded by Koch, to cancel the July Board Meeting. Roll call: Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea. MINUTES May 7, 2013 Page 7 Insurance Bids: Mr. Adcock informed the board that the health insurance proposals had been accepted and bids were open according to policy. However, in
researching the process and while looking at the requirements of the Affordable Healthcare Act (AFA), it became evident that changing policies and/or companies at this time would most likely prove more detrimental than beneficial. Therefore the recommendation at this time was to table any further action on health insurance and wait to see how the AFA affects the industry as a whole. Administrative Reports and Raising Expectations speakers Mr. Driskell reported that PANDA (our high school students) gave a drug prevention presentation to our all of our 5th-8th grade students. They also touched on bullying as well. They did a wonderful job presenting and had some good activities to get the junior high students involved. We also had Janet Silas come from Chaddock and present to our student body on bullying behavior. Not only did Janet present to our student body, but she also gave a presentation to our teachers. Mr. Driskell wished congratulations to Darian Drake, who will be going to the State Track Meet for shot put, and Mariah Markert, who will be going for the 100m, 200m, and the long jump. The baseball team got the #3 seed and will host the regionals at Brown County on Monday, May 13 at 4:30, vs. Pleasant Hill. The Brown County High School will also be hosting the softball regionals on Tuesday, May 14th at 4:30, and our girls got the #1 seed. Mr. Wilson reported the PSAE was administered to all juniors at the KC Hall on April 23 and 24 without incident. Students were very cooperative and gave good effort. Full results won t be in until sometime during the summer. Awards Night at BCHS will take place at 7:00 pm in the auditorium on Wednesday, May 15th. The high school is having it at night instead of the morning for the first time in many years. Hopefully, more parents will be able to attend. Mr. Wilson reported that during their professional development sessions faculty members viewed Common Core Action Research videos and gave written responses to the information presented. They also met as departments (which included junior high teachers) to identify Common Core Anchor Standards which will be addressed during the next school year. The high school s annual Welcome to the Real World Simulation took place for juniors at the YMCA on May 7 th. This is always an eye-opening experience for many students as they are asked to pick a career and then budget their expenses based on that income. Many volunteers participate in the event which ultimately teaches students lifestyle and budget choices similar to what adults face on a daily basis. High School Graduation will take place at 7:00 on Friday, May 24 th in the gymnasium. MINUTES May 7, 2013 Page 8 Mr. Ellefritz reported that as we wrap up the school year we are reworking our reading curriculums for the common core and to meet each
student s needs. Two of the biggest things we are trying to ensure is students maximize the time they have available to read and they write to show understanding. 25. Motion by Koch, seconded by McCaskill, to go into closed session for the consideration of and possible action to effectuate reduction in force of employees and consideration of and possible action to effectuate dismissal of employees from employment. As well as other employment and retention, collective bargaining, possible litigation and student discipline at 8:04 pm. Roll call: Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea. 26. Motion by Koch, seconded by Meservey, to go out of closed session at 9:27 pm. Roll call: McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea. 27. Motion by Koch, seconded by Krupps, to approve the minutes of closed session. Roll call: Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea. 28. Motion by Meservey, seconded by McCaskill, to hire Nathan Theis as 7 th 8 th grade Special Education teacher, beginning the 2013-2014 school year. Roll call: Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea. 29. Motion by McCaskill, seconded by Kackley, to hire Jeaneen Bohanan as High School Guidance Counselor, beginning with the 2013-2014 school year. Roll call: Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea. MINUTES May 7, 2013 Page 9 30. Motion by Koch, seconded by Krupps, to hire Alicia Culbertson as High School
Math teacher, beginning the 2013-2014 school year. Roll call: Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea. 31. Motion by Koch, seconded by Kackley, to hire Kelsey Frey as High School Math teacher, beginning the 2013-2014 school year. Roll call: Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea. 32. Motion by Meservey, seconded by McCaskill, to hire Dave Phelps as High School Girls Basketball Head Coach. Roll call: McCaskill, yea; Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea. 33. Motion by Krupps, seconded by Koch, to hire Polly Hohenbery as High School Cheerleading Sponsor. Roll call: Meservey, yea; Bullard, yea; Kackley, yea; Koch, yea, Krupps, yea; McCaskill, yea. President Krupps called for a Transportation Committee Meeting to be Thursday, May 16 at 5 pm at the Board Office. 34. Motion by Koch, seconded by Kackley, to adjourn at 9:36 pm. Motion carried by acclamation. PRESIDENT SECRETARY