Dallas Elementary School District #327 Board of Education met May 21.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m.
Members answering roll were:
Monika Ryan Present Sarah Schaefer Absent
Beth Webster Present Lee Wibbell Present
Shasta Heidbreder Absent Chris Greenhalge Present
Bob Castillo Present
Also present were: Dr. Lee, Mrs. Tucker
A moment of silence was observed.
An announcement was made that the bus drivers gave a little gift to students who ride the bus.
The PTO would like to look into building a shelter house. It was discussed that it would be built over by the JH Ball Diamond.
Mohrfeld is going to provide education on solar panels. It was also brought up that the board is not happy with the upkeep of mowing behind the fence of the solar panels. Mohrfeld is supposed to be mowing behind the fence. It was brought up that the overall mowing and weeding needs to be improved and the tennis courts need to be cleaned up.
The consent agenda was presented to the board for review. A motion was made by Greenhalge, seconded by Wibbell to approve the items on the Consent Agenda as presented (Roll Call).
Monika Ryan Yea Sarah Schaefer Absent
Beth Webster Yea Lee Wibbell Yea
Shasta Heidbreder Absent Chris Greenhalge Yea
Bob Castillo Yea
Motion carried. 5 Yeas, 2 Absent
The Bills were presented to the Board for payment. A motion was made by Ryan, seconded by Webster, to pay the bills as presented (Roll Call).
Monika Ryan Yea Sarah Schaefer Absent
Beth Webster Yea Lee Wibbell Yea
Shasta Heidbreder Absent Chris Greenhalge Yea
Bob Castillo Yea
Motion carried. 5 Yeas, 2 Absent
The Board Member Code of Conduct rule number 2 from the IASB Code of Conduct Principles was read by Beth Webster.
Shasta Heidbreder joined the meeting at 7:18 p.m.
Dr. Lee gave an update on COVID-19. The administration from LaHarpe and Dallas City are meeting weekly looking at the CDC guidelines. On May 28, 2020 we will enter Phase 3. We are working with IWHS on scheduling. To be prepared we ordered hand sanitizer and masks and 2 infrared thermometers.
We also ordered a room disinfecting fogger but the disinfecting solution is on backorder. We could possibly use cloth masks at school and would wash them every day. We are looking into face shields for teachers but haven’t been able to find them or determine quality. Mrs. Tucker thinks it is important for the kids to see the teacher’s face. Beth Webster will look for some see thru masks. There are many things that are not known yet. ISBE will be setting out guidelines on June 1st.
The YouTube graduation video was posted and the diplomas were successfully delivered.
The bus lease vote was tabled until the next meeting.
The money for the School Maintenance Grants has not been released and it is not expected to be. The governor has opened up more money for schools to apply for $250,000 to $2,000,000 which would be used for Shovel Ready Projects. Dr. Lee is working with the architect on applying for a grant to do the whole roof. This is a competitive grant and is on a first come first serve basis. The grant scoring is between 0-100 and we need a 70 to compete. The architect thinks we are in the 60’s. Dr. Lee has been working with the architect and is asking for $1.2 million. We would have to pay $90,000 in fees. We have a very good chance at getting the grant.
The summer office hours will by Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Triple I conference was discussed. The conference is to be held Nov 20-22. Beth, Shasta, Monika and Bob will be going to the conference.
A motion was made by Wibbell, seconded by Webster to seek bids for the 2020-2021 school year for bread, snow removal, fuel (Roll Call).
Monika Ryan Yea Sarah Schaefer Absent
Beth Webster Yea Lee Wibbell Yea
Shasta Heidbreder Yea Chris Greenhalge Yea
Bob Castillo Yea
Motion carried. 6 Yeas, 1 Absent
IESA Activities Enrollment was discussed. Dr. Lee stated we were waiting to hire coaches in case there was no season. Bob Castillo would like a note in the coach’s contract that states that coaches are not to be paid if the season is cancelled.
A motion was made by Greenhalge, seconded by Wibbell to approve the IESA Activities Enrollment for the 2020-2021 school year (Roll Call).
Monika Ryan Yea Sarah Schaefer Absent
Beth Webster Yea Lee Wibbell Yea
Shasta Heidbreder Yea Chris Greenhalge Yea
Bob Castillo Yea
Motion carried. 6 Yeas, 1 Absent
2020-2021 School Registration packets were delivered to each family. Mrs. Tucker said IL E-Pay was looked at and we can go ahead with it and cancel it if we do not like it. It will cost 2.3% per use. The question was asked who should pay for that. The board all agreed the parents should pay the usage fee. EPay will help set up the website. This would only be used for registration. Parents could use this to purchase replacement gym uniforms or lost library books.
Principal and Superintendent Reports were given to the board.
A motion was made by Ryan, seconded by Greenhalge to enter the Closed Meeting at 8:15 p.m. to discuss items per 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)(10) (Roll Call)
Monika Ryan Yea Sarah Schaefer Absent
Beth Webster Yea Lee Wibbell Yea
Shasta Heidbreder Yea Chris Greenhalge Yea
Bob Castillo Yea
Motion carried. 6 Yeas, 1 Absent
A motion was made by Ryan, seconded by Wibbell to approve the Personnel Report as presented (Roll Call).
Monika Ryan Yea Sarah Schaefer Absent
Beth Webster Yea Lee Wibbell Yea
Shasta Heidbreder Yea Chris Greenhalge Yea
Bob Castillo Yea
Motion carried. 6 Yeas, 1 Absent
A motion was made by Greenhalge, seconded by Wibbell to approve the Principal’s Contract as presented (Roll Call).
Monika Ryan Yea Sarah Schaefer Absent
Beth Webster Yea Lee Wibbell Yea
Shasta Heidbreder Yea Chris Greenhalge Yea
Bob Castillo Yea
Motion carried. 6 Yeas, 1 Absent
A motion was made by Webster, seconded by Ryan to adjourn at 8:24 p.m. (voice).
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