Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4 Board met January 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:01 pm.
Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll call: Present: Patricia Eathington, Mark Thomas, Lisa Quick, Gary Tompkins, Lance Tarochione
Absent: Lynn Phelps, Warren Utsinger
Staff: Superintendent K. Scot Reynolds, Jr./Sr High Principal Chris Janssen, Elementary Principal Jody Collier, Administrative Assistant Pam Plumer
3. Amendments: None
4. Public comment: Mattie and Susie Taylor requested that the board allow Mattie to graduate early.
5. Consent Agenda: The consent agenda was approved following a motion by Mrs. Quick and seconded by Mrs. Eathington. The motion passed 5-0.
A. Approval of Regular and Closed Session Minutes of December 14, 2016.
B. Approval of Financial Reports
C. Approval of vendor bills in the amount of $50,960.09
6. Discussion: There were no discussion items.
7. Reports:
A. Superintendent Reynolds answered questions about his administrative report.
B. Principal Janssen answered questions about his administrative and technology reports.
C. Principal Collier answered questions about her administrative report.
8. Call for closed session: The board moved to Closed/Executive session at 6:53 pm following a motion by Mr. Tompkins and seconded by Mrs. Quick to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the district.The motion passed 5-0.
9. New Business:
A. Approved: A motion was made by Mrs. Eathington and seconded by Mr. Tompkins to hire Nancy Quick as interim cook for Spring of 2017. The motion passed 4-0-1; Mrs. Quick abstained
B. Tabled: A motion was made by Mr. Tompkins and seconded by Mrs. Eathington to table the hiring of North Fulton volleyball coaches for 2017-2018. The motion passed 5-0;
C. Approved: A motion was made by Mrs. Quick and seconded by Mrs. Eathington to approve Gorenz Associates as auditor of record for FY18. The motion passed 5-0 and;
D. Approved: A motion was made by Mrs. Eathington and seconded by Mrs. Quick to approve Mattie Taylor’s early graduation request. The motion passed 5-0;
10. Adjournment: The board adjourned at 8:55 PM following a motion by Mr. Tompkins.
11. Announcements: There were no announcements.
http://www.spoon-river.k12.il.us/IMAGES/BoardStuff/Minutes_2017_1-9.pdf