West Central Reporter

Carthage Elementary School District 317 Board met May 18.

Here are 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 Luke Burling.

Roll call: Robert Menn/present; Dillon Darbyshire/present; Drew Dickerson/absent; Jason Gunning/present; Amy Graham/present; Jacob Murphy/present; Luke Burling/present.

Drew Dickerson arrived at 7:04 p.m.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

There were no additional agenda items.

There were no individuals wishing to speak on stated agenda items.

The Middle School Track Team was recognized for advancing to state competition.

Administrative Reports – Mr. Day, Mrs. Jacoby and Mr. Scott reviewed their reports.

It was moved by Mrs. Graham and seconded by Mr. Dickerson to approve the consent agenda as presented, with a notation that the cost for the Really Great Reading curriculum was actually $10,606.40, rather than $7,740.20, which was approved at the April board meeting. This was the result of increasing the quantities after the quote was provided. Roll Call: Mr. Menn/yes. Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes; Mr. Gunning/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes. Motion carried 7-0.

Middle School Handbook – Updates were discussed.

It was moved by Mr. Menn and seconded by Mrs. Graham to approve the FY23 primary school handbook changes as presented. Roll Call: Mr. Menn/yes. Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes; Mr. Gunning/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes. Motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Mr. Menn and seconded by Mr. Murphy to approve the 2022-2023 fee schedule as amended, which includes the following: Book Rental Fee changed to Supply Rental with cost being lowered from $75.00 to $50.00 for all students K-8. The $1.00 admission fee for students to attend athletic events was removed. Roll Call: Mr. Menn/yes. Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes; Mr. Gunning/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes. Motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Mr. Dickerson and seconded by Mr. Gunning to declare the following items as surplus: 1 smartboard, 3 printers, 15 monitors, 10 desktops, 8 projectors, 12 laptops, 5 vhs/dvd players, 30 keyboards, 10 mice, 20 Neo by Alphasmart devices, 100s of CDs, 1 surround speaker system, 20 speaker sets, 3 desks/tables, 5 boxes of wires (desktop hook ups, phone wires, old connectors, etc), 4 camera recorders, 1 phone fax machine, 3 off-brand elmo projectors, 25 desktop computers, monitors, speakers, mice, and keyboards and 1 projector. Roll Call: Mr. Menn/yes. Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes; Mr. Gunning/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes. Motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Mrs. Graham and seconded by Mr. Burling to authorize the sale of the white portable classroom at the middle school and to accept sealed bids, with bid opening June 10, 2022. Roll Call: Mr. Menn/yes. Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes; Mr. Gunning/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes. Motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Mrs. Graham and seconded by Mr. Menn to enter into executive session at 8:55 for the purpose of discussing personnel. Roll Call: Mr. Menn/yes. Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes; Mr. Gunning/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes. Motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Mr. Menn and seconded by Mr. Dickerson to exit executive session at 9:51 p.m. Roll Call: Mr. Menn/yes. Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes; Mr. Gunning/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes. Motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Mr. Menn and seconded by Mr. Dickerson to approve the salary rate of $20.28 per hour for Danielle White as Bookkeeper for FY23. Roll Call: Mr. Menn/yes. Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes; Mr. Gunning/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes. Motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Mr. Darbyshire and seconded by Mr. Gunning to approve the annual salary of $8,301.80 for Joyce Biery as Treasurer for FY23. Roll Call: Mr. Menn/yes. Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes; Mr. Gunning/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes. Motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Mr. Darbyshire and seconded by Mr. Murphy to approve the salary rate of $20.03 per hour for Cynthia Smith as District Administrative Assistant for FY23. Roll Call: Mr. Menn/yes. Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes; Mr. Gunning/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes. Motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Mrs. Graham and seconded by Mr. Burling to approve the annual salary of $4,820.40 for Danielle White (Transportation Director) for FY23. Roll Call: Mr. Menn/yes. Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes; Mr. Gunning/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes. Motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Mr. Menn and seconded by Mr. Darbyshire to approve the annual salary of $4,820.40 for Cynthia Smith (Food Service Director) for FY23. Roll Call: Mr. Menn/yes. Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes; Mr. Gunning/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes. Motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Mrs. Graham and seconded by Mr. Gunning to approve the annual salary of $5,356.00 for Danielle White (IT Director) for FY23. Roll Call: Mr. Menn/yes. Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes; Mr. Gunning/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes. Motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Mr. Dickerson and seconded by Mrs. Graham to approve the resignation of Chelle Grotts as 5th and 6th grade boys’ basketball coach, effective immediately. Roll Call: Mr. Menn/yes. Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes; Mr. Gunning/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes. Motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Mr. Dickerson and seconded by Mrs. Graham to approve a total compensation package salary of eighty-three thousand, five hundred and fifty-four dollars ($83,554) for Principal Ryanne Jacoby for FY 23. Roll Call: Mr. Menn/yes. Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes; Mr. Gunning/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes. Motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Mr. Menn and seconded by Mr. Burling to approve the resignation of Chris Lewis, effective no later than the end of the 2024-2025 school year, with thanks for her many years of service. Roll Call: Mr. Menn/yes. Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes; Mr. Gunning/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes. Motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Mr. Gunning and seconded by Mr. Dickerson to adjourn the meeting at 10:35 p.m. Roll Call: Mr. Menn/yes. Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes; Mr. Gunning/yes; Mrs. Graham/yes; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes. Motion carried 7-0.

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