West Central Reporter

The Pawnee Community Unified School District 11 Board of Education met May 23 to meet the new student council members.

The board meets on the third Thursday of each month. An executive session begins at 6 p.m., followed by the open session at 7 p.m.

Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the district:

Board of Education

Pawnee Community Unit School District #11

Monday, May 23, 2016

6:15 p.m. – Closed Session, Unit Office

7:00 p.m. – Regular Session, Cafeteria

Action 1. Call to Order and Roll Call

President Craigmiles called the meeting to order at 6:05 pm

Members present: Adcock, Craigmiles, Kern, Starr, Wort

Members absent: Shelton, Ward

Administrators Present: Alexander, Loftus, and Recording Secretary, Hamilton.

Info 2. Request Closed Session to discuss the employment, compensation,

resignation of specific employees of the District, collective bargaining matters between the

District and its employees or their representative, student discipline and to discuss pending or

probable litigation as provided by 5ILCS 120/2(C)1,2,9, and 11.

Motion: Adjourn to Executive session to discuss the employment, compensation,

resignation of specific employees of the District, collective bargaining matters between

the District and its employees or their representative, student discipline and to discuss

pending or probable litigation as provided by 5ILCS 120/2(C)1,2,9, and 11.

Motion: Adcock

Second: Starr

Ayes: Adcock, Craigmiles, Kern, Starr, Wort

Ward arrived at 6:25 p.m.

President Craigmiles declared the meeting open at 7:06 p.m.

Motion: Seal the minutes of Executive Session.

Motion: Kern

Second: Adcock

Ayes: 6-0

Craigmiles appointed Adcock as Acting Secretary.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE-please stand if able

Info 3. Communications

None.

Info 4. Good News

Reports herein attached

Info 5. PTO and Student Council updates

Student Council updated the board on recent election and new members. Planning is underway

for 2016/17.

6. Approval of Minutes

Action 6.1 Approve regular board meeting minutes of April 21, 2016

Motion: Approve the 4/21/16 regular board meeting minutes.

Motion: Ward

Second: Adcock

Ayes: 6-0

7. Approval of Financial Reports and Expenditures

Action 7.1 Consideration and approval of financial reports and expenditures

Motion: Approve bills of $42,575.12; addendum bills of $10,097.62; and the financial

reports.

Motion: Ward

Second: Starr

Ayes: Adcock, Craigmiles, Starr, Ward, Wort

Abstain: Kern

Due to early tax collections an Interfund Loan will not be necessary to cover the shortage in

IMRF.

Info 8. Recognition of Visitors

Info 9. Administrative Reports

Reports herein attached.

10. Old Business

Action 10.1 Consideration and approval of Administrative Policy and Procedure

revisions—final reading

Motion: Approve the final reading and adoption of the Administrative Policy and

Procedure revisions.

Motion: Kern

Second: Craigmiles

Ayes: Adcock, Craigmiles, Kern, Starr, Ward, Wort

11. New Business

Action 11.1 Consideration and approval to accept personnel resignations

Motion: Accept the resignation of Jamin Thein as Assistant Girls’ Basketball coach.

Motion: Wort

Second: Starr

Ayes: 6-0

Motion: Accept the resignation of Jackie Clarke as Asst. Softball coach.

Motion: Kern

Second: Adcock

Ayes: 6-0

Action 11.2 Consideration and approval of employment for extra-curricular positions

and summer student workers

Motion: Employ Dave Maciejewski as head HS Boys’ Basketball coach and Asst.

Football coach for 2016/2017.

Motion: Adcock

Second: Ward

Ayes: Adcock, Craigmiles, Kern, Starr, Ward, Wort

Motion: Employ summer workers: Jacob Harris, Aaron Lederbrand, Aidynne Beitel, and

Cole Gary.

Motion: Ward

Second: Craigmiles

Ayes: Adcock, Craigmiles, Kern, Starr, Ward, Wort

Action 11.3 Consideration and approval of extra-curricular coaches in high school

football, junior high baseball, high school volleyball, 7th and 8th junior

high girls basketball, 7th and 8th junior high boys basketball, junior high

cheerleading, high school cheerleading, high school boys basketball,

high school girls basketball, junior high softball, and junior high

volleyball

Motion: Employ the listed extra-curricular coaches for 2016/2017.

Motion: Kern

Second: Ward

Ayes: Adcock, Craigmiles, Kern, Starr, Ward, Wort

Action 11.4 Consideration and approval of prevailing wage resolution

Motion: Adopt the Prevailing Wage Resolution.

Motion: Craigmiles

Second: Wort

Ayes: Adcock, Craigmiles, Kern, Starr, Ward, Wort

Action 11.5 Consideration and approval to renew IASB membership

Motion: Approve continued IASB membership at a cost of $2768.00.

Motion: Wort

Second: Starr

Ayes: Adcock, Craigmiles, Kern, Starr, Ward, Wort

Action 11.6 Consideration and approval to adopt Resolution expressing official

intent regarding certain capital expenditures to be reimbursed from

proceeds of an obligation to be issued by the District

Motion: Adopt the Resolution expressing official intent regarding certain capital

expenditures to be reimbursed from proceeds of an obligation to be issued by the

District.

Motion: Adcock

Second: Kern

Ayes: Adcock, Craigmiles, Kern, Starr, Wort

Nay: Ward

Ward would prefer to pay the roof work from existing funds rather than issue bonds at a later

date.

Action 11.7 Consideration and approval of summer projects

Motion: Approve the listed summer projects.

Motion: Kern

Second: Starr

Ayes: Adcock, Craigmiles, Kern, Starr, Ward, Wort

Info 11.8 Appointment of 2 Board of Education Representatives to the

student handbook committee

Craigmiles appointed Wort and Kern to serve on the Handbook Committee. The meeting will be

held at 6:00 p.m. on 5/26/16, in the Media Center.

Info 11.9 Information from Board/Union committee meeting

Listed items discussed during the Board/Union committee meeting were reviewed. Listing

herein attached.

Action 12. Adjournment

Motion: Adjourn meeting at 8:21 p.m.

Motion: Adcock

Second: Kern

Ayes: 6-0

Next regular meeting of the Board of Education is scheduled for—

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Cafeteria

6:00 p.m.—executive session

7:00 p.m.—regular session

May 2016 Junior High/High School Principal’s Report

Current Enrollment: High School-177 (195) Junior High-98 (87) Total:

275 (282)

7

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-57 (54) 8

th

-41(46) 9

th

-41(41) 10th-

46(50) 11th

-52(63) 12th

-37(41)

Suspensions: 0

Good News:

Recognize Kenna Donaho as the Pawnee High School May Student of the

Month. Phil Donaho and Kim Donaho is the daughter of.

Congratulations to Pawnee Junior High Students of the Month for April, 7th

grader Jeremy White and 8th grader Cassie Bradbury.

Congratulations to the May Pawnee Junior High Students of the Month! 8th

grader Emma Kurfman and 7th grader Abbey Specht

Personnel:

One recommendation for hire.

One resignation

Academics:

Spring Band and Chorus Concert was recently held.

Guidance Office Report:

Next Generation Science Testing

Schedules

Scholarships

Activities:

Congratulations to Garrett Gillette on signing to run track at Illinois College!!!

Congratulations to the Pawnee Bass fishing team of Brady Jarrett and Zach Schober. The

received second place at the sectional bass fishing tournament. They now qualify for the

state tournament held May 19-21 at Lake Carlyle. Good Luck!

Congratulations to Carsen Jarrett, Luke Schober, Peyton Williams, and Zach Fisher. They

all qualified for the Junior High State Track meet!!!

Congratulations to Garrett Gillette. He was the Sangamon County Champion in the triple

jump!!!

Congratulations to the Boys Track Team. They are MSM Conference Champions for the

third year in a row.

Congratulations to Chelby Harden. She was named SJR All-Area girls basketball.

Congratulations to Austin Galloway as he was named SJR All-Area Second Team.

Congratulations to Garrett Gillette as he was named SJR All-Area Honorable Mention.

Current Records

o Baseball, Softball

o Junior High Scholastic Bowl

Junior High Track, High School Track

Pawnee Grade School

Board Report

5/23/2016

Pawnee Grade School Enrollment

PFA

PreK

(Grant)

Tuition

PreK

ECE Kdg 1

st 2

nd 3

rd 4

th 5

th 6

th

37 12 4 57

(3 sect.)

44

(3 sect.)

41

(2 sect.)

47

(3 sect.)

47

(2 sect.)

37

(2 sect.)

48

(3 sect.)

Total

321 K-6

374 PK-6

Notes: The Grant Program is full. The ECE classroom (AM only) has one opening. One EC student moved.

Good News Report:

Ms. Behrent’s Class Project

Ms. Sitze’s Class Luncheon with Local Senior Citizens

End of Year Activities (Reading Celebrations, Checkers Tournament, Play Day)

Administrative Update:

Academic Program

o Overview of K-5 shifts in literacy at the May Board Meeting

o Enrollment projections

Kindergarten now has 55 incoming students pre-registered/3 sections

1: 58/3 sections

2: 40/2 sections

3: 41/2 sections

4: 46/3 sections

5: 48/3 sections

6: 36/2 sections

Personnel

o Interviews for the 1st grade vacancy will be held on May 23 & 24.

o T. Schwartz

o Aide needs for next year: 1 FTE PE, 1 FTE Program Aide for Special Education,

.5 FTE Program Aide for Early Childhood (.5 would be the only new need at this

time)

Suspensions

None to report

May 23, 2016

SCHOOL BOARD REPORT

SUPERINTENDENT REPORT

Good News- Congratulations to the Class of 2016.

Congratulations to Diana Doglio on her 35 years of service to the district.

Superintendent’s Report:

1. Property Replacement Tax- I included a power point that was on the Department of

Revenue’s website that tried to explain the overpayment. I talked to the Department of Revenue

(again) and was told a plan of how and when the repayment will begin will be sent in a letter in

the fall. The repayment will begin in 2017. He was not sure on any other details except that.

Because of the miscalculation, our Replacement Tax money, this fiscal year, was not the same as

it was estimated to be in July. (as Jill indicated in her financial report)

2. Senate Bill 231- I sent a letter home on May 11. (Included) It did pass the Senate and is in the

House. Senator Manar does not agree with the numbers the Illinois State Board issued. The

problem I see, he has not distributed any numbers. There is a hold harmless the first year. Based

on 2015 Fiscal numbers, we would eventually be given $428,749.77 less in General State Aid

according to Illinois State Board of Education figures. I emailed Representative Wojcicki

Jimenez and told her I was asking the people of Pawnee to contact her office. She replied to me

and said she received many contacts already. That was the first day I sent the letter home! The

bill still sits in the House waiting to be called. The governor has stated he will veto the bill.

3. Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL) The House of Representatives approved

a bill on April 21 that would place all school districts under the Property Tax Extension

Limitation Law (PTELL) and limit the increase of property tax extensions to 0%. Since then,

HB 696 was sent to the Senate but has had no significant action taken on it. The bill was

assigned to the Senate Executive Committee which promptly remanded the bill to the

Subcommittee on Special Issues. The bill has not yet been scheduled for a hearing

4. Board Conference- I have included a form for the Conference in Chicago. Please fill out the

form and return to me by June 10.