East Central Reporter

Arcola School District No. 306 Board of Education met Wednesday, Nov. 9.

The Arcola School District No. 306 Board is responsible for overseeing all local school district matters. the board meets on the second Wednesday of each month.

Here are the minutes as provided by Arcola School District No. 306:

ARCOLA BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING November 9, 2016 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 6:59 p.m. on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 for the purpose of regular business.

Vice-President Crane called the meeting to order. The following members answered roll call: Stout, Crane, Arrol, Rothrock, Kielhorn. Strader was not present.

Others present were: Tom Mulligan, Jennifer Frichtl, Lisa Sigrist, Angie Gentry, Cathy Brimner, and Jennie Porter.

Vice-President Crane recognized the visitors and asked for public comment. There was none.

There weren’t any pending FOIA requests.

Motion by Stout, seconded by Kielhorn, to approve the regular meeting minutes and closed session minutes of the October 12, 2016 meeting, the special board meeting minutes from November 1, 2016 and the Policy Committee meeting minutes from November 7, 2016. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Rothrock, seconded by Arrol, to approve the Treasurer’s Report as of 10/31/2016 as submitted. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Kielhorn, seconded by Stout, to approve the payment of bills as submitted in the amount of $301,604.06. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays.

Motion carried.

Motion by Arrol, seconded by Kielhorn, to approve the payment of payroll in the amount of $376,546.36. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Business:

Motion by Stout, seconded by Arrol, to appoint the new board member, Ms. Erica Thieman, to fill vacancy created by the resignation of Traci Watson. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Kielhorn, seconded by Stout, to appoint board member, Dr. Robert Arrol, to serve as secretary for the board. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, abstained. 4 ayes. 1 abstained. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Kielhorn, seconded by Stout, to approve the Resolution approving participation in the Douglas County Enterprise Zone – Arcola Community Unit School District #306, pending verification of the wording in Section 3 and Section 4 of the resolution. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Arrol, seconded by Kielhorn, to approve the first reading of Board Policies from PRESS Packet – October, 2016 as recommended by the Policy Committee. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Stout, seconded by Rothrock, to approve the second reading of Board Policies from PRESS Packet – July, 2016. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Stout, seconded by Rothrock, to approve the tentative tax levy and the certificate of abatement and set a truth in taxation hearing for December 14, 2016. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Arrol, seconded by Kielhorn, to approve the ten-year Health Life Safety Survey for Arcola Elementary School and Arcola Jr/Sr High School. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Arrol, seconded by Stout, to approve the new Arcola School District Vision Statement. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Rothrock, seconded by Kielhorn, to approve the Junior High/High School course descriptions for the 2017-2018 school year. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Kielhorn, seconded by Stout, to approve the field trip to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Administrative Team Reports ~~Mrs. Gentry, Principal, Arcola Elementary – The Arcola Fire Department made their annual visit and presentation to students during Fire Prevention Week. Parent-teacher conferences were a success with around 90% participation. Mrs. Gentry announced that they were in their 8th year of PRIDE (school-wide behavior program) and that they were focusing on the ‘R’ for respect this month. In addition, the 1st Quarter Celebration for good behavior was held at the end of October and only 10 students were ineligible to attend.

~~Mrs. Sigrist, Principal, Arcola Jr/Sr High – As always lots of awards and congratulations for several Jr/Sr High School students in extra-curricular activities and academics. Parent-teacher conferences went well with around 250 conferences being held. The Jr/Sr High School held their 1st Quarter Celebration at the end of October. The PBIS team did a great job planning fun activities for the students. Staff and students have been working hard on this year’s Veterans’ Day Program which will be held this Friday.

~~Mrs. Brimner, Director of Special Services – ESL tutoring began at the beginning of November. They don’t have the student participation they were hoping for but the number of students has been increasing. They were able to conduct several RTI meetings during parent-teacher conferences this week.

~~Dr. Mulligan, Superintendent – Dr. Mulligan discussed the need to have a Building Committee meeting soon. There are several items that need addressed, including a couple trees on the property, heating solutions regarding the boilers and possibly restoring the original entrance to the high school. Another item of importance is the sub-par quality of the floor in the all-purpose room in the elementary school. CTS is committed to rectifying the situation and the manufacturer will be coming to inspect the floor to see where the issue lies (product, installation, etc.). Committee members decided to hold the next Building Committee meeting on November 16th at 6:00 p.m. Lastly, Dr. Mulligan told the board that there has been difficulty in securing subs this school year. This is a state-wide problem, not just in our district. He discussed possibly increasing the rate of pay for subs or even covering their certification costs (with some kind of agreement that they would work in our district).

Motion by Arrol, seconded by Stout, to approve the employment of Mike Phillips, Garrison Stenger and Pedro Leal as Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coaches. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Kielhorn, seconded by Rothrock, to approve the employment of Elizabeth Otto as Part-Time Cook. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Rothrock, seconded by Kielhorn, to approve the employment of Morgan Jones as Head JH Volleyball Coach and Morgan McLane as Assistant JH Volleyball Coach. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Stout, seconded by Rothrock, to approve the employment of Tyler Mink as Head JH Girls Track Coach. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Arrol, seconded by Rothrock, to approve the employment of Richard Montague as Full-Time Evening Custodian. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Arrol, seconded by Kielhorn, to approve the employment of Bethany Wellbaum as HS Girls Basketball Volunteer. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Kielhorn, seconded by Stout, to approve the employment of Katrina Taylor as Paraprofessional. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Announcements: Dr. Mulligan reminded the board members about their mandated reporter status.

Motion by Kielhorn, seconded by Rothrock, to adjourn at 8:24 p.m. Roll call vote: Kielhorn, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.