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ARCOLA BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING January 10, 2018 7:00 P.M.
A regular meeting of the Board of Education of Arcola Community Unit District #306 Arcola, Illinois was called to order in the Media Center at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 for the purpose of regular business. President Strader called the meeting to order. The following members answered roll call: Crane, Stout, Shonkwiler, Thieman, Arrol and Strader. Rothrock was not present. Others present were: Tom Mulligan, Jennifer Frichtl, Lisa Sigrist, Angie Gentry, Cathy Brimner, David Porter, Michael Smith, and Shannon Smith. President Strader recognized the visitors and asked for public comment. Michael Smith addressed the board about his candidacy for Regional Office of Education #11 Superintendent. He gave a brief summary of his work history and ended with a review of his platform. Dr. Mulligan told the Board he received and responded to one FOIA request recently from the Parent’s Foundation for Excellence in Texas. He took this opportunity to remind the Board how FOIA requests work. For example, this request asked for personal information which is exempt from FOIA so it was not included in his response. Motion by Stout, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the regular meeting minutes from December 13, 2017. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Thieman, to approve the Treasurer’s Report as of December 31, 2017 as submitted. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Stout, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the payment of bills as submitted in the amount of $129,046.07. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Crane, seconded by Stout, to approve the payment of payroll in the amount of $368,315.68. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Business: Motion by Thieman, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the non-certified staff seniority list. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Arrol, seconded by Stout, to approve the second reading of PRESS Packet – October, 2017. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
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Motion by Thieman, seconded by Stout, to approve the agriculture field trip to Fair Oaks Farm for FFA and the Ag classes and the annual AFS trip, both of which are over 100 miles away and/or overnight. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Administrative Team Reports ~~Mrs. Gentry, Principal, Arcola Elementary – December was a busy month for the elementary staff and students. There were winter concerts, holiday parties and the 2nd Quarter Celebration. She also mentioned the Family Movie Night committee is busy preparing for this year’s event. Several staff are part of this committee and work hard to provide a fun evening the whole family can come out to enjoy. ~~Mrs. Sigrist, Principal, Arcola Jr/Sr High – The PBIS team pulled off another successful 2nd Quarter Celebration and handed out over 160 prizes to the students. They couldn’t have done it without the hard work and generosity of the staff and community. A canned food drive was held to help collect donations for the Christmas baskets. In addition to the canned goods, over $815 was raised to donate as well. Another $190 was donated to the One Stop Community Christmas held at Lake Land College. Staff is busy preparing for the two days of MAP Testing next week. ~~Mrs. Brimner, Director of Special Services – Mrs. Brimner was happy to report that two seniors graduated in December and another student at Bridges graduated as well. In addition, a student who was previously at TLC has been reintegrated and is doing well. Mrs. Brimner was then asked by Board Member Arrol to help explain the term “homeless” and how that status is determined. ~~Dr. Mulligan, Superintendent – Dr. Mulligan was pleased to report that overall teacher attendance for the 1st semester improved from last year. The Preschool for All Grant is almost complete. Dr. Mulligan is hoping that the district will receive an answer on funding by March. He also noted that several members of the faculty have already begun to incorporate the district’s strategic goals in their planning and professional development requests.
Motion by Thieman, seconded by Shonkwiler, to enter executive session at 7:45 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body and a review of closed session minutes. Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1). Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Crane, seconded by Shonkwiler, to return to regular session at 8:04 p.m. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Thieman, seconded by Stout, to approve the employment of Corey Roberts and Sidney Johns as JH Track Coaches. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Thieman, to approve the employment of Rick York as Volunteer Assistant JH Track Coach. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Thieman, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the resignation of Kayla Goodwin as Special Education Teacher and Drama Club Sponsor and Steve Joergens as Evening Custodian. Roll call vote:
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Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Crane, to approve the releasing of redacted closed session minutes from the previous six months and to destroy verbatim records older than eighteen months. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Announcements: None
Motion by Crane, seconded by Thieman, to adjourn at 8:06 p.m. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
___________________________ President
___________________________ Secretary
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A regular meeting of the Board of Education of Arcola Community Unit District #306 Arcola, Illinois was called to order in the Media Center at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 for the purpose of regular business. President Strader called the meeting to order. The following members answered roll call: Crane, Stout, Shonkwiler, Thieman, Arrol and Strader. Rothrock was not present. Others present were: Tom Mulligan, Jennifer Frichtl, Lisa Sigrist, Angie Gentry, Cathy Brimner, David Porter, Michael Smith, and Shannon Smith. President Strader recognized the visitors and asked for public comment. Michael Smith addressed the board about his candidacy for Regional Office of Education #11 Superintendent. He gave a brief summary of his work history and ended with a review of his platform. Dr. Mulligan told the Board he received and responded to one FOIA request recently from the Parent’s Foundation for Excellence in Texas. He took this opportunity to remind the Board how FOIA requests work. For example, this request asked for personal information which is exempt from FOIA so it was not included in his response. Motion by Stout, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the regular meeting minutes from December 13, 2017. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Thieman, to approve the Treasurer’s Report as of December 31, 2017 as submitted. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Stout, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the payment of bills as submitted in the amount of $129,046.07. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Crane, seconded by Stout, to approve the payment of payroll in the amount of $368,315.68. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Business: Motion by Thieman, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the non-certified staff seniority list. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Arrol, seconded by Stout, to approve the second reading of PRESS Packet – October, 2017. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
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Motion by Thieman, seconded by Stout, to approve the agriculture field trip to Fair Oaks Farm for FFA and the Ag classes and the annual AFS trip, both of which are over 100 miles away and/or overnight. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Administrative Team Reports ~~Mrs. Gentry, Principal, Arcola Elementary – December was a busy month for the elementary staff and students. There were winter concerts, holiday parties and the 2nd Quarter Celebration. She also mentioned the Family Movie Night committee is busy preparing for this year’s event. Several staff are part of this committee and work hard to provide a fun evening the whole family can come out to enjoy. ~~Mrs. Sigrist, Principal, Arcola Jr/Sr High – The PBIS team pulled off another successful 2nd Quarter Celebration and handed out over 160 prizes to the students. They couldn’t have done it without the hard work and generosity of the staff and community. A canned food drive was held to help collect donations for the Christmas baskets. In addition to the canned goods, over $815 was raised to donate as well. Another $190 was donated to the One Stop Community Christmas held at Lake Land College. Staff is busy preparing for the two days of MAP Testing next week. ~~Mrs. Brimner, Director of Special Services – Mrs. Brimner was happy to report that two seniors graduated in December and another student at Bridges graduated as well. In addition, a student who was previously at TLC has been reintegrated and is doing well. Mrs. Brimner was then asked by Board Member Arrol to help explain the term “homeless” and how that status is determined. ~~Dr. Mulligan, Superintendent – Dr. Mulligan was pleased to report that overall teacher attendance for the 1st semester improved from last year. The Preschool for All Grant is almost complete. Dr. Mulligan is hoping that the district will receive an answer on funding by March. He also noted that several members of the faculty have already begun to incorporate the district’s strategic goals in their planning and professional development requests.
Motion by Thieman, seconded by Shonkwiler, to enter executive session at 7:45 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body and a review of closed session minutes. Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1). Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Crane, seconded by Shonkwiler, to return to regular session at 8:04 p.m. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Thieman, seconded by Stout, to approve the employment of Corey Roberts and Sidney Johns as JH Track Coaches. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Thieman, to approve the employment of Rick York as Volunteer Assistant JH Track Coach. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Thieman, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the resignation of Kayla Goodwin as Special Education Teacher and Drama Club Sponsor and Steve Joergens as Evening Custodian. Roll call vote:
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Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Crane, to approve the releasing of redacted closed session minutes from the previous six months and to destroy verbatim records older than eighteen months. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Announcements: None
Motion by Crane, seconded by Thieman, to adjourn at 8:06 p.m. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
___________________________ President
___________________________ Secretary
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