Carthage Elementary School District 317 Board of Education met Oct. 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: Derrick Nelson/present; Stephanie Fitch/absent (phoned in); Jacob Murphy/present; Luke Burling/present; Linda Housewright/present; Dillon Darbyshire/present; Sean Dickerson/present.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Additional agenda items: Russ Rumbold will be here to present the FY23 Audit Report.
Recognition of Student Athletes: The Boys Golf Team and Baseball Team were recognized for their state tournament accomplishments.
Administrative Reports:
Mr. Day gave an oral board report.
Mrs. Jacoby was absent.
Mr. VanCamp was supervising a ball game.
Russ Rumbold from Gorenz and Associates presented the audit report to the Board. This will be an action item for approval at the November meeting.
It was moved by Mr. Darbyshire and seconded by Mr. Dickerson to approve the consent agenda as presented. Roll Call: Mr. Nelson/yes; Mrs. Fitch/absent; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes; Mrs. Housewright/yes; Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes. Motion carried 6-0.
The motion to approve the Resolution authorizing and directing the transfer of real estate between the Carthage Elementary School District #317 and the Carthage Park District was tabled.
It was moved by Mr. Darbyshire and second by Mr. Murphy to approve the implementation of Student Council and K-Kids at the Primary School as presented. Roll Call: Mr. Nelson/yes; Mrs. Fitch/absent; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes; Mrs. Housewright/yes; Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes. Motion carried 6-0.
It was moved by Mr. Murphy and seconded by Mrs. Housewright to approve the 3-year contract with E3 at the rate of $2,000 per year, with a $1,500 additional set-up fee. Roll Call: Mr. Nelson/yes; Mrs. Fitch/absent; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes; Mrs. Housewright/yes; Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes. Motion carried 6-0.
It was moved by Mr. Darbyshire and seconded by Mr. Dickerson to enter into executive session at 8:57 p.m. for the purpose of discussing personnel. Roll Call: Mr. Nelson/yes; Mrs. Fitch/absent; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes; Mrs. Housewright/yes; Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes. Motion carried 6-0.
It was moved by Mr. Darbyshire and seconded by Mr. Dickerson to exit executive session at 9:22 p.m. Roll Call: Mr. Nelson/yes; Mrs. Fitch/absent; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes; Mrs. Housewright/yes; Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes. Motion carried 6-0.
It was moved by Mr. Darbyshire and seconded by Mr. Nelson to approve the Memorandum of Understanding between Carthage Elementary Education Association and Carthage Elementary School District #317 as presented. Roll Call: Mr. Nelson/yes; Mrs. Fitch/absent; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes; Mrs. Housewright/yes; Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes. Motion carried 6-0.
It was moved by Mr. Murphy and seconded by Mr. Nelson to approve Megan Brink as Primary School Student Council Representative in the amount of $700.00 for the 2023-2024 school year. This is a newly created position approved through a MOU with the teachers' union. This position will be a teacher union position moving forward. Roll Call: Mr. Nelson/yes; Mrs. Fitch/absent; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes; Mrs. Housewright/yes; Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes. Motion carried 6-0.
It was moved by Mr. Burling and seconded by Mrs. Housewright to approve Lacey Pence as a paraprofessional for the 2023-24 school year, 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. Nelson/yes; Mrs. Fitch/absent; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes; Mrs. Housewright/yes; Mr. Darbyshire/no; Mr. Dickerson/yes. Motion carried 5-1.
It was moved by Mr. Murphy and seconded by Mr. Nelson to authorize the employment of Leyona Wiley for the 2023-24 school year, to write IEP’s (Individualized Education Program) at the rate of $500.00 per IEP, and to also serve as a consultant for special education services when needed. Roll Call: Mr. Nelson/yes; Mrs. Fitch/absent; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes; Mrs. Housewright/yes; Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes. Motion carried 6-0.
It was moved by Mr. Darbyshire and seconded by Mr. Murphy to approve the following coaching staff for 2023-2024 as presented:
Drew Martens 7/8th Grade Boys Basketball Assistant Coach
Madelyn Gronewold 5/6th Grade Volleyball Coach
Tim Parrish 7/8th Grade Boys Basketball Volunteer Coach Craig Wear 7/8th Grade Boys Basketball Volunteer Coach Isaac Schreacke 7/8th Grade Boys Basketball Volunteer Coach Danielle White 7/8th Girls Basketball Volunteer Coach
Roll Call: Mr. Nelson/yes; Mrs. Fitch/absent; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes; Mrs. Housewright/yes; Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes. Motion carried 6-0.
It was moved by Mr. Murphy and seconded by Mr. Nelson to adjourn the meeting at 9:28 p.m. Roll Call: Mr. Nelson/yes; Mrs. Fitch/absent; Mr. Murphy/yes; Mr. Burling/yes; Mrs. Housewright/yes; Mr. Darbyshire/yes; Mr. Dickerson/yes. Motion carried 6-0.
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