Clinton Community Unit School District 15 Board of Education met Aug. 18.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
Upon roll call the following members were present:
Mr. Mike Walker
Mr. John Blythe
Mr. Ron Conner
Mr. Chris Hammer
Mr. Dan Matthews
Mr. Cole Ritter
Mr. Rodney Rogers
Absent: none
Administrators present were:
Mr. Curt Nettles, Superintendent of Schools
Ms. Lynn Sands Westhoff, Chief School Business Official
Others present were:
Rebecca Howell
Seth Lawrence
Katy Pyne
GUESTS & VISITORS
There were no guests or visitors.
It was moved by Blythe, seconded by Ritter, to approve the consent
Consent Agenda
agenda which includes:
A. Approve the minutes of the June 27 regular meeting open session and closed session.
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. Approve the employment of Rick Sanders as boys’ high school basketball assistant coach.
D. Approve the employment of Andrea While as CHS English teacher for 2017-18.
E. Accept the resignation of Brad Barnes CHS study hall supervisor.
F. Accept the rescinding of Melissa Wolfe’s resignation approved in June.
G. Approve the employment of Melissa Wolfe as CHS special education teacher for 2017-18 at her current level of seniority and experience.
H. Approve the employment of Kelli Mowry as PreK aide at Douglas for 2017-18.
I. Approve the employment of Mindy Cornwell as special education aide at CJHS for 2017-18.
J. Approve the employment of Meghan Verbeeren as special education aide at CHS for 2017-18.
K. Approve the employment of Renee Wood as special education aide at CHS for 2017- 18.
L. Approve the employment of Keith Bueltmann as CJHS special education teacher for 2017-18.
M.Accept the resignation/retirement of Paul Froese as district bus driver effective September 30, 2017.
N. Accept the resignation/retirement of Marsha Froese as district bus driver effective
September 30, 2017.
O. Approve the employment of Trisha Isaac as CHS special education teacher for 2017-18.
P. Approve the employment of Timothea Turney as CJHS English teacher for 2017-18.
Q. Approve the date for the FY 2018 Budget Hearing for September 19, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.
The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken:
Blythe, yea
Conner, yea
Hammer, yea
Matthews, yea
Ritter, yea
Rogers, yea
Walker, yea
Motion carried.
FY 18 TENTATIVE
It was moved by Conner, seconded by Blythe, to approve the Tentative Budget for FY 18. The President put the motion to a vote and the following roll call was taken:
Conner, yea
Hammer, yea
Matthews, yea
Ritter, yea
Rogers, yea
Walker, yea
Blythe, yea
Motion carried.
District Audit – The annual audit of the district’s financial records andUPDATES activity accounts will begin the week of September 11th. According to the school code all districts must employ a firm to handle the annual audit. This date is set through my office, and we comply with all of their requests for information ahead of time and as they are physically present at the district. Once the audit is complete, a report will be created and shared with the board. The board will approve it and send it on to the ROE.
State funds and legislation – The Senate and the House overrode the governor’s veto of the proposed legislation for a 2017-18 state budget. There is money approved in that budget for K-12 funding. However, school funding will not be dispersed until legislation is passed to create a new funding mechanism for K-12. This has been called the Evidence Based Funding Model. It has morphed a bit from the original plan created by stakeholders some months ago. For CUSD 15 it means relatively no change in the amount of general state aide we will receive since we are able to come close to meeting the adequacy target based on property wealth. My question is how much revenue is there going to be for us to be able to get the reimbursement funds for other services we provide. That remains to be seen.
CEO – Superintendent Nettles had a meeting on Monday the 17th with all the districts that will be involved. Nine school districts expressed interest in being in the program. They include Clinton, Blue Ridge, Maroa-Forsyth, Warrensburg-Latham, Monticello, Deland-Weldon, Argenta-Oreana, Bement, and Cerro-Gordo. Two separate groups were formed due to the vast geography of this group. Therefore, Clinton will be in a group with Blue Ridge, M-F and W-L. On August 31 there will be a meeting with the four superintendents and principals, CEO representatives and any community/business leaders we can bring. The group will plan to begin the program in the fall of 2019 so there is time to organize and obtain the investments needed to fund the program per CEO’s program requirements.
ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by Conner, seconded by Blythe, and duly voted by acclamation to adjourn at 6:38pm.
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