West Central Reporter

Carthage Elementary School District 317 Board met April 18.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

The regular meeting of the Carthage E.S.D. #317 Board of Education was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Board President Brent Ufkes.

Roll call: Brandon Gooding/present; Trish Markley/absent (arrived at 7:40 p.m.); Amy Graham/present; Brent Ufkes/present; Ryan Blue/absent; Robert Menn/present; Andrea Jones/absent.

There were no additional agenda items.

Lyle Klein was present to address the board regarding the Discovery Education curriculum, which was part of Vicki’s report.

Administrative Reports – Mrs. Hardy reviewed her report and noted that we have moved from a Tier II district to Tier I, which increases our general state aid by approximately $10,000. The high school roof repair estimates were discussed as well as replacement of the high school parking lot lights. Lyle Klein gave an overview of the Discovery Education curriculum and this will be an action item on the May agenda.

Mr. Butcher reviewed his report and presented the science test results from last year.

Mr. Snowden reviewed his report.

It was moved by Mr. Menn and seconded by Mrs. Graham to approve the consent agenda as presented. Roll Call: Mr. Gooding/yes; Mrs. Markley/absent; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Ufkes/yes; Mr. Blue/absent; Mr. Menn/yes; Mrs. Jones/absent. Motion carried 4-0.

Staff Luncheon - May 29th has been set for the staff luncheon. Board members volunteered to bring desserts and help serve the meal.

Parent-Student Handbooks – Mr. Snowden and Mr. Butcher each reviewed the changes for their handbooks for 2018-2019. Mrs. Hardy noted there may be additional items that need to be added based on recent information she has received.

The 2018-2019 Fee Schedule was discussed, which includes a 10 cent increase in breakfast and lunch prices and 5 cent increase for extra milk. This will be an action item next month.

Agreements – Lease agreements were briefly discussed and the committee will meet in the near future to consider updating the current agreements.

Mrs. Markley entered the meeting at 7:40 p.m.

It was moved by Mrs. Markley and seconded by Mr. Graham to approve the use of Carthage ESD #317 facilities for the purpose of the summer food program to be fully funded and organized by Memorial Hospital. Roll Call: Mr. Gooding/yes; Mrs. Markley/yes Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Ufkes/yes; Mr. Blue/absent; Mr. Menn/yes; Mrs. Jones/absent. Motion carried 5-0.

It was moved by Mr. Menn and seconded by Mrs. Markley to enter into executive session at 7:52 p.m. for the purpose of discussing personnel and bargaining. Roll Call: Mr. Gooding/yes; Mrs. Markley/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Ufkes/yes; Mr. Blue/absent; Mr. Menn/yes; Mrs. Jones/absent. Motion carried 5-0.

It was moved by Mrs. Markley and seconded by Mrs. Graham to exit executive session at 8:20 p.m. Roll Call: Mr. Gooding/yes; Mrs. Markley/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Ufkes/yes; Mr. Blue/absent; Mr. Menn/yes; Mrs. Jones/absent. Motion carried 5-0.

It was moved by Mrs. Graham and seconded by Mrs. Markley to approve the summer employment of Tyler Walker, Michael Carter, Angel Ashley and Matt Ritter at the summer custodian contract rate of $12.81 per hour and John Edris for summer maintenance at the summer maintenance contract rate of $12.81 per hour and Andrew Butcher at the rate of $10.00 per hour. Roll Call: Mr. Gooding/yes; Mrs. Markley/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Ufkes/yes; Mr. Blue/absent; Mr. Menn/yes; Mrs. Jones/absent. Motion carried 5-0.

It was moved by Mrs. Markley and seconded by Mrs. Graham to approve the resignation of Ross Smith as head baseball coach and 5th/6th grade boys basketball coach, effective April 18, 2018. Roll Call: Mr. Gooding/yes; Mrs. Markley/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Ufkes/yes; Mr. Blue/absent; Mr. Menn/yes; Mrs. Jones/absent. Motion carried 5-0.

It was moved by Mr. Menn and seconded by Mrs. Markely to approve the resignation of Jennifer Brevick as evening custodian, effective April 11, 2018. Roll Call: Mr. Gooding/yes; Mrs. Markley/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Ufkes/yes; Mr. Blue/absent; Mr. Menn/yes; Mrs. Jones/absent. Motion carried 5-0.

It was moved by Mr. Menn and seconded by Mr. Ufkes to employ Matt Ritter as part- time custodian according to the pay scale stated in the contract between Carthage Elementary School District #317 and the Service Employee’s International Union Local Number 73. Roll Call: Mr. Gooding/yes; Mrs. Markley/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Ufkes/yes; Mr. Blue/absent; Mr. Menn/yes; Mrs. Jones/absent. Motion carried 5-0.

It was moved by Mrs. Markley and seconded by Mr. Gooding to adjourn the meeting at 8:24 p.m. Roll Call: Mr. Gooding/yes; Mrs. Markley/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Ufkes/yes; Mr. Blue/absent; Mr. Menn/yes; Mrs. Jones/absent. Motion carried 5-0.

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