Charleston Community Unit School District No. 1 Board Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8.
The regularly scheduled board meeting is 6:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at Central Office, 410 West Polk Street.
Here is the agenda as provided by Charleston CUSD No. 1:
BOARD OF EDUCATION
COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1
CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS
Agenda for the Regular Meeting of March 8, 2017
Administration Building – 410 West Polk Avenue – 6:30 p.m.
I. Call to Order and Roll Call
II. Focus on Students and Good News Reports
Recognition
III. Public, Staff Comments or Questions, Written Communications
Consent Agenda Items are routine, non-controversial matters and will be considered together and enacted by one motion and one roll call vote. Any board member desiring to remove an item for separate consideration should request to do so before approval of this consent agenda.
IV. Consent Agenda: Recommended Action Standard Items
A. Approval of the Minutes –
Special Meeting – February 8, 2017
Regular Meeting – February 15, 2017
Special Meeting – February 22, 2017
B. Financial Reports
1. Approval of the Bills & Payrolls, Community Unit District No.1
2. Approval of Activity Fund Accounts
3. Approval/Financial Summary
V. Consent Agenda: Recommended Action Old Business
VI. Consent Agenda: Recommended Action New Business
A. Audit Services
B. Local Legal Services
C. School Legal Services/Negotiations
D. School Legal Services/Special Education
VII. Consent Agenda: Appointment/Employment
Retirement:
Change of Retirement Date – Custodian – Lerna Bridges Facility, 4/17/17
Resignations:
Paraprofessional(s) – Carl Sandburg Elementary School
CHS Assistant Football Coach
CMS 8th Grade Basketball Coach
CMS Boys’ Track Coach
Transfers: Paraprofessional(s) - Carl Sandburg Elementary School
Employments:
District Payroll/Accounting Supervisor, effective 3/13/17
Paraprofessional(s) – Carl Sandburg Elementary School
Custodian (half time) – Lerna Bridges Facility, effective 4/17/17
CHS & CMS Extra-Curricular Assignments & Volunteer Coaches for 2017-18
CUSD #1 Substitutes/Volunteers, effective 2/8/17 – 2/28/17
VIII. Superintendent’s Report
IX. Recommended Old Business
X. Recommended Action New Business
A. Award Bid for Pupil Transportation Services
B. Award Bid Proposal Mowing/Shrub Trimming Services
C. Award Contract Agreement for Electrical Energy Services
D. Adopt Resolution/Interfund Loan - Working Cash Fund to the Transportation Fund
E. 2017 Summer School Program – Establish Courses/Fees – Establish Schedule
F. 2017-2018 Budget Reduction Plan
Action on Cost Saving Measures as a Result of Financial Planning and Economic Uncertainty to Include the Following:
a. Reduction in Force of Certified Positions through Retirements:
Elementary Teaching Position
Speech/Language Pathologist Position
b. Reduction in Force of Additional Work Days – Jefferson Elementary School
Guidance Counselor
Transfers/Employments 2017-18 School Year:
G. Transfer: CMS Asst. Principal/Ashmore Principal into CMS PE/Health Teaching Position
H. Transfer: PT Art Teacher to FT – CMS, Ashmore & Mark Twain Elementary Schools
I. Employment: Transitional Program of Instruction (TPI) Tutor
J. Renewal of Licensed Staff Contracts
K. Extra-Curricular Assignments – CHS & CMS
L. Establish Salary Schedule for Part-Time Employees and Substitutes 2017-18
M. Employment/Assistant Principal for Charleston High School, effective July 1, 2017
N. Employment/Assistant Principal for Jefferson Elementary School/District Special Education Coordinator, effective July 1, 2017
XI. Consider information regarding 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 negotiating 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)
Action to follow closed session:
Accept Resignation/School Board Member
XII. Additional Information
Building Newsletters
CUSD #1 Monthly Attendance Summary
XIII. Adjourn