Macomb Community Unit School District 185 Board met May 21.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
Board Secretary Ardell Thompson called the meeting to order in the C.T. Vivian Library at Macomb Jr./Sr. High School. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, roll was taken with the following members present: Torrance, Adams, Bierman (telephonically), Myers (telephonically), Thompson, and La Prad. Member Duncan was absent.
The agenda was re-ordered to accommodate the large number of recognitions. The Board of Education recognized the following students and staff members:
• Leah Jorgensen – May Senior of the Month
• Ericka Dawson and coach Ryan Wilson – IHSA Girls State Tennis Tournament.
• John Michael Nixa and coach Greg Duncan – IHSA Boys Golf Tournament
• Maya Stovall and Randy Ames – IHSA Girls Cross Country Meet
• Cameron Alford and Jesiah Bradshaw and coaches Tony Westen and Joe Westen – IESA State Wrestling Tournament
• Khyliegh Diggs and coach Lawson Barclay – IESA State Girls Cross Country Meet
• Connor Hamm, Glenn Sutton and Griffin Taylor – IESA Boys State Golf Tournament
• MJH Cheerleaders and coaches Ketra Russell and Erin Wiley – IESA State Cheerleading Competition
• 7th Grade Girls Volleyball team and coach Briana Rexroat – IESA 7-4A State Volleyball Tournament
• 8th Grade Girls Volleyball team and coach Marcy Lantz – IESA 8-4A State Volleyball Tournament
• MJH Science Olympiad team and coaches Maria Montalvo and Linda Wilson – State Science Olympiad
• MHS Girls Golf Team and coach Mary Quigle – IHSA State Golf Tournament.
• MHS Math Team and coaches Karen Morgan, Beth Shryock, Brian Sullivan, and Kris Thrapp – State Math Competition.
• MHS WYSE Team and coach Carol Lock – State WYSE Competition
• MHS Scholastic Bowl team and coach Suellyn Rieckelman – State Scholastic Bowl Tournament and NSQT Small School Tournament
• Mentees and mentors for the 2017-18 school year.
Following recognitions, at 7:30 p.m., Ms. Thompson called the public hearing on the amended 2017-18 District budget to order.
The regular meeting resumed at 7:37 p.m. Members present: Torrance, Adams, Bierman (telephonically), Myers (telephonically), Thompson, and La Prad. Member Duncan was absent.
Ms. Thompson commended all the students, teachers, and coaches who were recognized. She announced the dates of the Joint Annual Conference – November 16-18 – and advised Board members to decide soon about attendance and let Lisa know. Ms. Thompson also read a thank you note from Lincoln Elementary thanking the Board for the fruit trays sent for Teacher Appreciation Week.
Dr. Twomey shared the following information:
• Lincoln addition: all work should be finished entirely by Christmas.
• Edison addition: plans have changed over the last month. The courtyard will become new cafeteria space, part will be used for the kitchen, and part will be used for restrooms. There will be six tornado resistant classrooms. The work should go out for bid before summer is over and dovetail into the end of the Lincoln project.
• Middle school: the City and the District have met with the USDA to finalize the loan application.
• Bond issue: Approximately $4 million will be used on Edison. The remainder will be used on projects at MJSHS and the turf project. The Board will need to determine the timeline as to whether to start the middle school or the turf project. Use of the 1 cent tax money would also be an option.
• SRO contract: the contract was written to roll over from year to year unless there is 30 days notice from either party and will renew for the 2018-2019 school year.
• Classroom Spotlight: Amy Morris, 1st grade teacher at Lincoln. Miss Morris started the Adopt- a-Classroom program. Every class at Lincoln has a local business sponsor. This is a prime example of creating relationships between school and community.
• There will be two public hearings on the June 18 agenda: one re: repair of sidewalk at Lincoln and one re: non-recurrent transfer of money from the Transportation Fund to the Operations & Maintenance Fund.
• Prom and graduation: both events went well.
• Property tax bills: Dr. Twomey addressed the increase, noting it is due to a combination of factors not attributable to the school district.
Mr. Steve Horrell, Assistant Principal at Lincoln Elementary, spoke to the Board about building school/community relationships. He highlighted the Adopt-a-Classroom program, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the MYLO program, and #MAC185 as evidence of how the District works to meet that goal.
Member Adams moved, and member Torrance seconded, to approve the items on the Consent Calendar as presented, which included: Minutes from the April 16, 2018 regular Board of Education meeting; Treasurer’s Report; Investment Report; Monthly Board Report; Bills and Payroll; Financial Update on Life Safety Projects (.05 levy); Financial Update on Life Safety Projects (combined); Monthly Activity Account Reports; Monthly Food Service Report; and, State Funding Update. Members voting “yes”: Torrance, Adams, Bierman, Myers, Thompson, and La Prad. Member voting “no”: none. Motion carried.
Member Torrance moved, and member La Prad seconded, to approve and hold indefinitely the minutes from the closed meeting held during the April 16, 2018 regular Board meeting. Members voting “yes”: Torrance, Adams, Bierman, Myers, Thompson, and La Prad. Members voting “no”: none. Motion carried.
Member La Prad moved, and member Torrance seconded, to approve personnel recommendations, as follows:
Certificated Staff:
Resignation:
Nicole Brown, Physical Education teacher, Macomb Junior High School, effective May 25, 2018.
Jessica Lauver, Special Education teacher, Macomb Senior High School, effective May 25, 2018.
Meagan Pennington, Language Arts/Exploratory teacher, Macomb Junior High School, effective May 25, 2018.
Lacey Remington, School Psychologist, Macomb School District, effective June 8, 2018.
Change in Assignment:
Amanda Olson, was Grade 1 teacher, Lincoln Elementary School, now Grade 3 teacher, Lincoln Elementary School, effective 2018-2019 school year.
Employment:
David Coupland, Special Education teacher, Lincoln Elementary School, to be placed at
Step 4, Bachelor’s Degree, on the salary schedule, effective 2018-2019 school year. (Floyd)
Rachel Helling, Grade 1 teacher, Lincoln Elementary School, to be placed at Step 3, Bachelor’s Degree, on the salary schedule, effective 2018-2019 school year. (Olson)
Lindsay Schwerer, Grade 6 teacher, Edison Elementary School, to be placed at Step 8, Bachelor’s Degree with 8 additional hours, on the salary schedule, effective 2018-2019 school year. (Dyche)
Gretchen Steil Weiss, Special Education teacher, Macomb Senior high School, to be placed at Step 5, Master’s Degree, on the salary schedule, effective 2018-2019 school year. (Lauver)
Educational Support Staff:
Summer Custodial Employment:
Durene Corey Janel Dranes Mindy Featherlin
Teresa Heikes Teresa Kindhart Karen Moore
Co-Curricular:
Employment:
Nicole DeRenzy, Credit Recovery Program teacher, Macomb Senior High School, effective June 4, 2018, through June 29, 2018.
Tara Stockham, Summer Read 100! Program Coordinator, Lincoln Elementary School, effective June 4, 2018, through June 22, 2018.
Joe Westen, Assistant Wrestling Coach, Macomb Junior High School, Level 8, shared stipend, $1,200.00, effective 2017-2018 season.
Members voting “yes”: Torrance, Adams, Bierman, Myers, Thompson, and La Prad. Members voting “no”: none. Motion carried.
Members La Prad and Myers, Board Policy Committee members, reported on that committee’s May 4, 2018 meeting. Mr. La Prad thanked the administration for their work on reviewing and making recommendations regarding the policies. Dr. Twomey advised that in addition to the recommendations from IASB, policy 5:201 would be revised and policy 6:50 would remain under consideration.
Second reading and consideration of approval will take place at the June 18 regular meeting.
Members Torrance and Bierman, Board representatives to the District Insurance Committee, reported on that committee’s April 24 and May 8, 2018 meetings. They gave an overview of the current status of the health plan, noting that although in past years the plan has had low claims and a healthy fund balance, this year has not followed that trend. Claims are currently running at about 115% over budget, necessitating consideration of ways to minimize the impact going forward. The recommendation is for a 24% increase in premium. It is hoped that claims will level off allowing for recovery of the fund balance.
Member Adams moved, and member Bierman seconded, to approve the amended Final District Budget for the 2017-18 school year. Members voting “yes”: Torrance, Adams, Bierman, Myers, Thompson, and La Prad. Members voting “no”: none. Motion carried.
Member Torrance moved, and member Myers seconded, to approve health insurance premiums for the PPO plan of $821/mo for single coverage and $1998/mo for family coverage, and for the QHDHP of $690/mo single and $1678/mo family, effective July 1, 2018, per recommendation of the District Health Insurance Committee. Members voting “yes”: Torrance, Adams, Bierman, Myers, Thompson, and La Prad. Members voting “no”: none. Motion carried.
Member Torrance moved, and member Adams seconded, to approve the proposal from Ethos Underwriting Services for provision of reinsurance/stop loss coverage for the District health insurance plan, effective July 1, 2018, per recommendation of the District Health Insurance Committee. Members voting “yes”: Torrance, Adams, Bierman, Myers, Thompson, and La Prad. Members voting “no”: none. Motion carried.
Member La Prad moved, and member Adams seconded, to approve Fire and Life Safety Amendment #25 in the amount of $16,440 for installation of a new fire detection system and replacement of doors at Edison Elementary School. Members voting “yes”: Torrance, Adams, Bierman, Myers, Thompson, and La Prad. Members voting “no”: none. Motion carried.
Member La Prad moved, and member Adams seconded, to approve Fire and Life Safety Amendment #37 in the amount of $32,880 for fire detectors in the MJSHS gym and pool areas, and replacement of doors at MJSHS. Members voting “yes”: Torrance, Adams, Bierman, Myers, Thompson, and La Prad. Members voting “no”: none. Motion carried.
Member La Prad moved, and member Bierman seconded, to approve the Final 2017-2018 District calendar. Members voting “yes”: Torrance, Adams, Bierman, Myers, Thompson, and La Prad. Members voting “no”: none. Motion carried.
Member Torrance moved, and member Adams seconded, to approve the renewal contract with ARAMARK Food Service for the 2018-2019 school year. Members voting “yes”: Torrance, Adams, Bierman, Myers, Thompson, and La Prad. Members voting “no”: none. Motion carried.
Member Torrance moved, and member La Prad seconded, to establish Monday, June 18, 2018 as the date for a public hearing on the transfer of $1,000,000 from the Transportation Fund to the Operations & Maintenance Fund. Members voting “yes”: Torrance, Adams, Bierman, Myers, Thompson, and La Prad. Members voting “no”: none. Motion carried.
Member Torrance moved, and member Adams seconded, to approve the proposed overnight trips for the 2018-2019 school year. Members voting “yes”: Torrance, Adams, Bierman, Myers, Thompson, and La Prad. Members voting “no”: none. Motion carried.
At 8:26 p.m., member La Prad moved, and member Adams seconded, to hold a closed meeting for the purpose discussing the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), collective negotiating matters, pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2), the purchase or lease of real property, pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5), student discipline, pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9), and pending or imminent litigation, pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11). Members voting “yes”: Torrance, Adams, Bierman, Myers, Thompson and La Prad. Members voting “no”: none. Motion carried.
Prior to the start of the closed meeting, Secretary Thompson advised the Board would take action following the closed meeting. Member Duncan arrive (telephonically) at 8:30 p.m.
The Board returned to open session at 10:17 p.m.
Member Torrance moved, and member Adams seconded, to approve a 2% increase for educational support personnel, effective July 1, 2018. Members voting “yes”: Duncan, Torrance, Adams, Bierman, Myers, Thompson and La Prad. Members voting “no”: none. Motion carried.
Member Torrance moved, and member Adams seconded, to approve a 2% increase for administrators effective July 1, 2018. Members voting “yes”: Duncan, Torrance, Adams, Bierman, Myers, Thompson, and La Prad. Members voting “no”: none. Motion carried.
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