West Central Reporter

The Southwestern CUSD No. 9 School Board met July 19 to approve the annual finance report.

The Southwestern CUSD No. 9 School Board includes seven members who make employment decisions for the district; oversee the annual budget, tax levies, major expenditures and all other aspects of financial affairs related to the district; evaluate and approve curriculum, textbooks and educational services; establish and support student disciplinary policies; and ensure an equal opportunity educational experience for all students.

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

SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 9 Piasa, Illinois 62079

REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES July 19, 2016

The Southwestern Board of Education met in regular session on July 19, 2016 at 7:23 p.m. in the Middle School Commons in Piasa, Illinois. Don Little-President asked Randy Gallaher- Secretary to call roll showing those members present were: Don Little-President, Randy Gallaher-Secretary, Dara Simmons, Mike Wegener, Brad Skertich-Superintendent and Rose Bagley-Recording Secretary. Board Members Steve Reed, Brad Gillespie and Vice-President Tim Baker were absent. Visitor’s sign-in sheet is attached. Don Little-President led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Public Comment: None

Approval of the Minutes: A motion was made by Mike Wegener and seconded by Don Little to approve the minutes of the Regular School Board Meeting of June 21, 2016. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Little, Simmons, Gallaher and Wegener Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

A motion was made by Don Little and seconded by Mike Wegener to approve the minutes of the Closed Session Meeting of June 21, 2016. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Simmons, Gallaher, Wegener and Little Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

Review and Approval of Bills: A motion was made by Randy Gallaher and seconded by Dara Simmons to approve the June Bills. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Gallaher, Wegener, Little and Simmons Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

A motion was made by Don Little and seconded by Mike Wegener to approve the June Consent Agenda Bills. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Wegener, Little, Simmons and Gallaher Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

A motion was made by Mike Wegener and seconded by Randy Gallaher to approve the June Imprest Bills. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Little, Simmons, Gallaher and Wegener Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

A motion was made by Don Little and seconded by Randy Gallaher to approve the June Extra Pay and Substitute Pay. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Simmons, Gallaher, Wegener and Little Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

Review and Approval of the Financial Report: A motion was made by Randy Gallaher and seconded by Dara Simmons to approve the Financial Report as presented showing a balance in the Education Fund of $2,132,277; Operations and Maintenance Fund of $1,002,995; Transportation Fund of $-90,164 and Working Cash Fund of $1,643,171. Mr. Skertich reported we have around $405,000 total in these funds than we did at this time last year. All funds increased $733,120.00. We have a small amount of revenue to come in for the FY 16 in transportation, Special Education and Pre-K but we are pretty much done with money coming in for FY16. Mr. Skertich commended Anne Christopher on the expenses. We had a $14,116,395.00 budget and expenses were roughly over about 43,000 which is very close. We should see about a $55,000 increase in state aid this fiscal year with the budget that was set for K-12 if everything goes through. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Gallaher, Wegener, Little and Simmons Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

Correspondence: None

Committee Reports: The date of August 3, 2016 at 6 pm has been attentively set for the Facilities Committee Meeting. Brad will check with other 2 members to see if that will work for them.

Superintendent’s Report Resignations: A motion was made by Don Little and seconded by Mike Wegener to accept the resignation of Tammy Norris, High School Assistant Softball Coach effective June 29, 2016. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Wegener, Little, Simmons and Gallaher Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

Retirement - None

Employment: None

Recalls: A motion was made by Don Little and seconded by Dara Simmons to recall Ben Eyers, Part- Time Custodian, for the 2016-17 school year. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Little, Simmons, Gallaher and Wegener Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

Volunteer: A motion was made by Dara Simmons and seconded by Mike Wegener to approve Ashlyn Ringhausen, High School Volleyball Volunteer, for the 2016-17 school year. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Simmons, Gallaher, Wegener and Little Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

A motion was made by Randy Gallaher and seconded by Mike Wegener to approve Chris Springman, High School Basketball Volunteer, for the 2016-17 school year. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Gallaher, Wegener, Little and Simmons Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

Leave of Absence: None

Substitute List: None

Enrollment and Suspension Report: None

District: Transportation Report: Mr. Skertich went over the transportation report as presented. The average age of a bus is 2008 years; the average miles on a bus is 90,481 miles; the amount of diesel we bought is $34,857 gallons and the amount of gas we bought was 1,925 gallons for the 2016-17 school year. We traveled 297,501 miles last year which is approximately 30,000 miles more than the previous year which is pretty much contributed to the attendance centers.

Mr. Skertich also reported that the windows for the high school should be here any day. They might be in before school starts or not. Mr. Skertich asked if there was any interest in going to the School Board Convention this year. Mr. Skertich went to a meeting in Carlinville to talk about articulate courses. They talked about a CNT program through Lewis & Clark. Other areas to think about are coding, auto mechanics and culinary arts.

Old Business: None

New Business: A motion was made by Randy Gallaher and seconded by Mike Wegener to approve the Transportation Intergovernmental Agreement with Edwardsville CUSD #7 for the 2016-17 school year. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Wegener, Little, Simmons and Gallaher Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

A motion was made by Don Little and seconded by Mike Wegener to approve the Special Education Transportation Intergovernmental Agreement with Jersey CUSD #100 for the 2016-17 school year. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Little, Simmons, Gallaher and Wegener Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

A motion was made by Don Little and seconded by Randy Gallaher to approve the lease agreement with the Illinois Economic Development Corporation for the 2016-17 school year. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Simmons, Gallaher, Wegener and Little Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

A motion was made by Dara Simmons and seconded by Mike Wegener to approve the Discovery Education Assessment Contract for the 2016-17 school year. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Gallaher, Wegener, Little and Simmons Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

A motion was made by Randy Gallaher and seconded by Don Little to approve the resolution authorizing the abatement of funds to the Transportation Account from the Working Cash Account in the amount of $175,000. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Wegener, Little, Simmons and Gallaher Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

A motion was made by Dara Simmons and seconded by Don Little to approve the resolution authorizing the transfer of funds to the Transportation Account from the Working Cash Account in the amount of $90,164.15. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Little, Simmons, Gallaher and Wegener Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

There was not a closed session.

A motion was made by Mike Wegener and seconded by Dara Simmons to adjourn the meeting. Ayes: Simmons, Gallaher, Wegener and Little Nays: None MOTION CARRIED.

The meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m.

_____________________ Rosemary Bagley Recording Secretary

________________________ Board President

________________________ Board Secretary