West Central Reporter

A-C Central Community Unified School District 262 Board of Education met Sept. 20.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

PRESENT

Dan Cuba

Jennifer Fanning

Deb Petefish

Jason Smith

ABSENT

V. Todd Jokisch

Curtis Cosner

Carissa Myers

Others present: Superintendent - Dr. Amy Zahm; Principals - Anthony Mansur, Ashley Trueblood; Technology -; A-CCEA - Mason Vincent, Maggie Allen; Parents - ; Students --; Citizen - Dawn Cuba; Other -; Media- Michael Kloppenburg; Unit Staff - Ann Henry.

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

Recognition of Visitors and Guests

Deb Petefish led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed everyone to the board meeting.

Proposed Agenda

Cuba/Myers - Motion to approve the proposed agenda as presented. Voice vote: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

Knight Lights

Jennifer Fanning mentioned that the MS Softball and Baseball both won their first games of Regionals but lost the second.

Abby Taft was name the 2023 Illinois State Fair Draft Horse All-Around Junior Showman.

Congratulations to Maggie Allen for being the "Operation Helping Hero's" teacher of the month!

Executive Session (Exceptions 1 & 11)

Cuba/Fanning - Motion to go into Executive Session at 7:02.pm. in accordance with State Statute to discuss the following:

Exception 1. Adjournment to Executive Session for the purpose of: The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the District or legal counsel for the District, 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), as amended by P.A. 93-0057.

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 closed meeting minutes. 5ILCS 120/2(c)(11).

Voice vote: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

Return to Open Session

Myers/Smith - Motion to come out of executive session at 7:46 p.m. and to approve and seal the minutes of this executive session.

Voice vote: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

Action from Executive Session

Myers/Fanning - Motion to accept the employee dismissal for Lexi Rodden as presented. Roll call: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

Approval of Consent Agenda

A. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting on August 16, 2023

B. Approval of Closed Session Minutes for Regular Meeting on August 16, 2023.

C. Approval of Treasurer's Report

D. Approval of Activity Reports

E. Approval of Bills Payable

F. Approval of Journal Entries

Cuba/Fanning - Motion to approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting on August 16, 2023, approval of Closed Session Minutes for August 16, 2023, Treasurer's Report, Activity Reports, Board Bills for an amount of $206,015.70, Journal Entries. Roll call: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

Personnel Report

Hires

Annette Davis - Part-time Cook

Brandell Kays - Cook

Resignations

Tim Richard - Effective June 30, 2024

Dismissal

Lexi Rodden - Cook

Class Sponsors

Extra-Curricular

Tyler Minor – 5th/6th Boys Basketball Coach

Joshua Hughes PM Bus Duty

Joshua Hughes - History Club

Logan Larson - Morning Gym Supervisor

Wendy Hoagland - PM Bus Duty

Cynthia Knight Meisner - Musical Pianist

Cuba/Myers - Motion to approve the personnel report as presented. Roll call: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

Administrators and Committee Reports

Elementary Report - The Elementary Active Shooter Drill will be held on Oct. 4th. The first round of data for Map Testing and AimsWeb are back. This data gives us the information we need to drive our teaching and decision making. Students of the Week have been aligned with the character traits to reflect the lessons from our Character Strong curriculum. Mrs. Trueblood has also shared some important upcoming dates.

MS/HS Report - Staff highlights: Up to this point this year, we have not had to have a single staff member lose their planning time to cover a class. Quality of Life Updates: A-C Central App - information was shared with families on Sept. 12 regarding our A-C Central app. Activity Bus Sing-up - our extra-curricular bus sign-up process was also shared with students and families. Mr. Mansur also shared some important upcoming dates.

Technology Report E-Rate the core switches have arrived that we ordered through e-rate. They will be installed sometime in October. The whole network will have to be brought down in order to replace these switches so we planned on a Friday when students are not here. The phones in Chandlerville are having a few issues. Dustin, Cody, CassComm, and Matt Martin have been working together and the problem is the 3 core switches are having hardware issues causing disruptions to the network. Matt Martin will be replacing the switches.

Maintenance and Grounds - Ag shop ceiling issue, Graham & Hyde was out to look at it. Ag shop is closed until further notice. Checking into prices for the purchase of tile for the gym stage floor.

Committee Report - No meeting yet. Carissa Myers is thinking maybe in November.

Superintendent Dr. Zahm did get a quote on the stage gym floor for vinyl tile and installation. It is $8,637.12, we have not moved on this because we weren't sure where we are going to go with the maintenance grant yet or if we were going to be able to do HLS for the truss. As Dr. Zahm has mentioned in her Friday reports to the board, the continued problems with the Chandlerville phones. Dr. Zahm has been in close contact with Matt Martin and he has figured out the problem. The Insurance quote there will be a vote on this. Liberty Mutual dropped the school for high risk or wind and hail. Dr. Zahm has found the 2021 Risk Management Plan. We have found a lot of things that we can spend out of TORT that we are not spending out of TORT. The Ag shop, this is the first phase which is the shoring. After the shoring is put in the room will be safe to use. The quote came in at $15k. Kevin Handy believes we can get the second phase the complete repair done for around $20k. Grants, grant procedure and teacher vacancy grant.

Old Business (action required)

A. Insurance Quote - Illinois Counties Risk Management Trust

Cuba/Myers Motion to approve the insurance quote from Illinois Counties Risk Management Trust as presented. Roll call: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

B. FY24 Budget Approval - This was presented earlier.

Cuba/Fanning - Motion to approve the FY24 Budget as presented. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

New Business (action expected)

A. Ag Shop Truss - This was discussed earlier.

Cuba/Fanning - Motion to approve the quote without the drawings for $15k. Roll call: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

B. FMLA Request

Cuba/Fanning Motion to approve the FMLA request for Jenifer Hornbeek as presented. Roll call: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

C. Senior Trip - This is an out-of-state and over-night trip to Branson, MO Cuba/Myers - Motion to approve the out-of-state and over-night trip to Branson, MO. Roll call: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

Board Member or Visitor Requests for Future Business Items (info/discussion) Deb Petefish would like for Dustin to attend next month's board meeting. Dan Cuba would like an update on the ramp for graduation from Tim Richard. Tim Richard is asking for a water line over by the buses. Zach Flinn will be at the next board meeting to discuss the Sever Scholarship. Risk Management Plan updated by Dr. Zahm. IASB Liaison.

Adjournment (action expected)

Cuba/Myers- Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:18 pm. Voice vote: All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

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