A-C Central Community Unified School District 262 Board of Education met Oct. 19.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
MEMBERS PRESENT ABSENT
V. Todd Jokisch
Dan Cuba
Jennifer Fanning
Troy DeFord
Jennifer Knapp
Deb Petefish (Zoom)
Jason Smith
Others present: Superintendent - Candi Shaver (Zoom); Co-Superintendent - Tim Page; Principal - Ashley Trueblood; Technology -; A-CCEA – Liz Klauzer; Parents - Kayla Jennings, Tommy Haggerty; Students Kayden Jennings, Hailey Haggerty; Citizen -; Other - Robin Malloy; Media- Michael Kloppenburg; Unit Staff - Ann Henry.
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
Recognition of Visitors and Guests
V. Todd Jokisch led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed everyone to the board meeting.
Proposed Agenda
Cuba/DeFord Motion to approve the proposed agenda as presented. Voice vote: All members present voted aye, Motion carried.
Accolades from the Board
Mrs. Shaver was hoping to start the meeting on positive notes if the board had any positive feedback on anything. Jennifer Fanning was at a girls' basketball game and is so proud of our students the way they cheered for our girls. Troy DeFord said the Band marched in Beardstown and Rushville. All the band members were very well mannered. Our band members congratulated the winning band. V. Todd Jokisch said the FFA Labor Auction went well. Jason Smith and V. Todd Jokisch both said they raised a lot of money that evening.
Guest comments
High School Student of the Month is Olivia Hampton. Middle School Student of the Month is Kayden Jennings.
Congratulations! We are proud to call you an A-C Central Knight!
The Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholar Program is a selective five-year, pre-college scholarship for high-performing 7th grade students with financial need. Hailey is 1 in 50 students nationwide to receive the Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholarship.
Congratulations to Hailey Haggerty.
Robin Malloy presented the AFR. This year was a Federal Audit. No issues were found. The score was a 3.9 out of 4 and only the usual findings.
Executive Session (Exceptions 1,2,9,11. & 16)
Cuba/DeFord - Motion to go into Executive Session at 7:12 p.m. in accordance with State Statute to discuss the following:
The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the District or legal counsel for the district, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee or against legal counsel for the District to determine its validity, 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1).
Collective negotiation matters between the District and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2).
Student disciplinary cases. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(9).
Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular District has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the District finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the close meeting minutes. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11).
School Safety. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(16)
Voice vote: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
Return to Open Session
DeFord/Fanning - Motion to come out of executive session at 8:02 p.m. and to approve and seal the minutes of this executive session. Voice vote: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
Amended Consent Agenda
Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting on September 21, 2022
Approval of Minutes of Budget Hearing on September 21, 2022
Approval of Minutes of the Expulsion Hearing on September 1, 2022
Approval of Treasurer's Report
Approval of Activity Fund Report
Approval of Board Bills for an amount of $413,618.45
(hold the zoom check)
Approval of August Journal Entries
Approval of October Personnel Report
New Hires
Vickie Farmer - sub Cook
Cindy Beck transfer back to the Ashland
Brach Stice MS Boys Basketball Volunteer Asst.
Resignation
Linda Ring Cheer Coach
Amy Ratliff - Cheer Coach
Vickie Farmer - Cook
Lori Jackson - Individual Aide
Cuba/DeFord - Motion to approve the Minutes of Regular Meeting on September 21, 2022, approval of Minutes of Budget Hearing on September 21,2022, approval of Minutes of the Expulsion Hearing on September 1, 2022, Treasurer's Report, Activity
Fund Reports, Board Bills for an amount of $413,618.45, August Journal Entries, October Personnel Report. Roll call: All members present voted aye. Motion carried,
Administrators Reports
Elementary Report - The Elementary had a fire drill Oct. 6th. Everyone did great. The Pre-K and 1st graders got to walk down and visit the fire department. Mr. Brauer has created a hiking unit for all the students. He has been working with the classroom teachers to apply science, health, safety, and social studies. The 3rd and 4th grade students will go on a field trip to Jim Edgar Panther Creek on Oct. 14th. Mrs. Trueblood has also shared the Benchmark testing scores for Math and Reading.
Building & Grounds Report Units for the HVAC system are expected to arrive in November. We received our loaner bus. Our leased bus is supposed to be here in October.
Technology Report - The E-rate application window will be opening soon. This year Brendon will be applying for funds for our annual Cass Communications reimbursement. for telephone and internet service for the 23-24SY and for our UPS backup power supplies. Core network issues update: D-Link requested logs be sent to their support staff for examination to determine the cause of the issues we have been having with the switches that are impacting the network. iBoss internet filter is up for renewal this summer. At this time, Brendon is exploring what might be gained from moving to a different filtering solution.
Superintendent's Report
Contact was made with Rachel's Challenge as per board request. We are thinking of bringing Damon West in, who is the author of the Coffee Bean, to a January 13th SIP day and maybe even partnering with some surrounding districts in addition to using some grant funds to cover his cost. The grant for afterschool tutoring was approved. The program will provide tutoring one hour after school at both buildings and transportation will be provided.
Building Committee Report
Jennifer Fanning and V. Todd Jokisch stated that the committee hasn't met yet. J. Fanning asked Mrs. Shaver for a new updated list. The HLS listed miscellaneous but they want that in a more detailed description.
Old Business
Art Room Structural Repairs - This was covered in the last board meeting. The board would like to try and get a second bid with the end of the school year timeline.
Fanning/DeFord
Motion to approve school maintenance project grant for the amount of $50k. Roll call: J. Smith, J. Knapp, D. Petefish, V.T. Jokisch, J. Fanning, and T. DeFord voted aye. D. Cuba voted nay. Motion carried.
Adoption of Budget for 2022-2023 - Mr. Page has prepared a final budget for the board.
DeFord/Cuba - Motion to adopt the 2022-2023 Budget as presented. Roll call: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
Egyptian Trust and Insurance - This was previously discussed.
Cuba/DeFord - Motion to set a special board meeting for Oct. 25 at 7:00pm to hear the proposals and recommendations of the insurance committee. Voice vote: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
New Business
Annual Financial Report - This was presented and discussed earlier in the meeting.
Cuba/DeFord Motion to approve the annual financial report as presented. Roll call: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
Closed Minute Destruction
As per Policy 2:220, it is time for another round of destruction of closed session verbatim recordings.
Fanning/DeFord - Motion to approve the closed session verbatim recordings as per Board Policy 2:220. as presented. Roll call: All members present voted aye. carried.
Motion
Tuition Reimbursement – Brittany Kirchner and Kelsey Taylor are requesting tuition reimbursement.
Cuba/DeFord Motion to approve tuition reimbursement for Brittany Kirchner and Kelsey Taylor as presented. Roll call: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
Adjourn
Cuba/DeFord Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:43 pm. Voice vote: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
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