Clinton Community Unit School District 15 Board of Education met June 27.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
Upon roll call the following members were present:
Mr. John Blythe Mr. Ron Conner Mr. Dan Matthews Mr. Cole Ritter Mr. Rodney Rogers Mr. Mike Walker
Absent: Mr. Chris Hammer
Administrators present were:
Mr. Curt Nettles, Superintendent of Schools Ms. Lynn Sands Westhoff, Chief School Business Official Mr. Drew Goebel, Junior High School Principal Mrs. Sacha Young, Clinton Elementary School Principal
Others present were:
Autumn Kenney Seth Lawrence Katy Pyne
Amended Budget Hearing
It was moved by Ritter, seconded by Conner, to open the hearing on FY 2017 the fiscal year 2017 amended budget. The President put the motion to a vote and the voice vote was all “yea.” Motion carried.
Adjourn Budget Hearing
It was moved by Blythe, seconded by Rogers, to adjourn the hearing. The President put the motion to a vote and the voice vote was all “yea.” Motion carried.
Consent Agenda
It was moved by Ritter, seconded by by Rogers, to approve the consent agenda which includes:
A. Approve the minutes of the May 17 regular meeting open and closed sessions. B. Financial Information – Imprest Fund, Petty Cash Report, Treasurer’s Report, Investment Summary, Insurance Pool Report, Transportation Report, Activity Fund Report, Cafeteria Report and Bills.
C. Accept the resignation of Kim Mast as CHS Scholastic Bowl coach.
D. Accept the resignation of Kathryn Bent as prom advisor.
E. Accept the resignation of Randy Workman as CHS golf coach.
F. Approve the FY 2017 amended budget as presented at hearing.
G. Approve Jaclynn Powers as M Squad asst. coach.
H. Approve Kellie Elbert as CJHS softball coach for 2017.
I. Approve the review of closed session minutes of the last 6 months to stay closed.
J. Approve the transfer of Haley Bevans from CJHS 6th grade English to 6th grade science.
K. Accept the resignation of Brandon Shaw as CHS boys’ asst. basketball coach.
L. Accept the resignation of Phil Yakey as district bus driver.
M. Accept the resignation of Kisha Maurer as CJHS science teacher.
N. Accept the resignation of Melissa Wolfe as CJHS special education teacher.
O. Accept the resignation of Kyla Noel as CHS English teacher.
P. Accept the resignation of Alex Gaffney as CHS special education teacher.
Q. Approve the updates to student handbooks as presented.
R. Accept the resignation of Kara Klepp as CHS special education teacher.
The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken:
Matthews, yea Ritter, yea Rogers, yea Walker, yea Blythe, yea Conner, yea Motion carried.
Adopt Interfund Transfer
It was moved by Conner, seconded by Blythe, to adopt the Resolution Authorizing Interfund Transfer of Working Cash Fund to Education Fund. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken:
Ritter, yea Blythe, yea Rogers, yea Conner, yea Walker, yea Matthews, yea Motion carried.
Noncertified Pay Increase
It was moved by Rogers, seconded by Blythe, to approve the non- certified pay increase for 2017-18 as presented. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken:
Rogers, yea Walker, yea Blythe, yea Conner, yea Matthews, yea Ritter, yea Motion carried.
Copier Lease
It was moved by Conner, seconded by Ritter, to approve the copier lease agreement as presented. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken:
Walker, yea Blythe, yea Conner, yea Matthews, abstained Ritter, yea Rogers, yea Motion carried.
CHS Phone Upgrade
It was moved by Conner, seconded by Blythe, to approve the phone upgrade as presented. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken:
Blythe, yea Conner, yea Matthews, yea Ritter, yea Rogers, yea Walker, yea Motion carried.
CHS Graduation
It was moved by Ritter, seconded by Rogers, to adopt the Sunday before Memorial Day weekend as the CHS Graduation date. The President put the motion to a vote and the voice vote was all “yea.” Motion carried.
CEO Program
The districts that have been discussing this for the past number of months got together to determine if there was any more interest in other neighboring districts. We then invited other districts to meet with us and with the rep from Midland/CEO. There was more extensive interest in being involved to the point where it looks like there would be two groups instead of one. We determined we would give them a July 1 deadline to decide if they were committed to moving forward. Once we know who is committed, we will then meet on July 17 to determine if we are one group or if we need to divide into two groups based upon geography. This would help our students with shorter travel times and give other students in the area the opportunity to be involved in a program we believe will be very valuable to them. Mr. Nettles has been meeting with local community leaders to discuss the steering committee that will need to be formed as well as the local investment dollars needed to establish the program as well as the ongoing investment dollars to sustain the program. It is possible we can get this program up and running for the fall of 2018, but if we need to pull back for better planning, it would be the fall of 2019.
State Of The State
Currently the State of Illinois owes our district $869,698. Since we are three days from the end of the fiscal year, this should be the amount with which we end the year. We did see a few payments this month, which is the only thing that kept this number from hitting the $1 million mark. There is a Friday at midnight deadline to craft a budget. This is the second deadline since the constitutional date of May 31 has come and gone. There are multiple versions of budgets from both sides. School funding has been proposed and passed. It was based on the Evidence Based Funding Model, not 100% the actual model proposed but close. The governor has promised to veto that because it contains funding to bail out the CPS’s pension liability. Since that has come to fruition, Sen. Barickman has made another school funding proposal that may be more palatable to the governor, but it may lack support due to cutting back on the CPS money. There is no definitive answer yet on a K-12 budget if there is no state budget.
Executive Session
It was moved by Rogers, seconded by Conner, to enter into executive session for the purpose of discussing the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the school district 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1). The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken:
Blythe, yea Conner, yea Matthews, yea Ritter, yea Rogers, yea Walker, yea Motion carried.
Close of Executive Session
The Board entered into closed session at 7:51pm and returned at 8:30pm.
It was moved by Conner, seconded by Blythe, to close the executive session. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken:
Ritter, yea Walker, yea Blythe, yea Conner, yea Matthews, yea Rogers, yea Motion carried.
Adjournment
It was moved by Blythe, seconded by Conner, and duly voted by acclamation to adjourn at 8:30 pm.
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