Arcola Community Unified School District 306 Board met Aug. 8.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
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 7:02 p.m. on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 for the purpose of regular business.
President Strader called the meeting to order. The following members answered roll call: Crane, Stout, Shonkwiler, Thieman, Rothrock, Arrol and Strader.
Others present were: Tom Mulligan, Jennifer Frichtl, Lisa Sigrist, Angie Gentry, Cathy Brimner, David Porter, and Ken Vogt.
President Strader recognized the visitors and asked for public comment. Ken Vogt provided a demonstration of the new fire alarm system. The Board thanked Ken for all the work that he and the maintenance team put in to getting the fire alarm system installed and running. They also discussed the new maintenance shed options. Dr. Mulligan mentioned that concrete work had been included as part of the original bidding process but said they might want to revisit the specs, taking into account what the future vision is for the entire area.
There were no pending FOIA requests.
Motion by Thieman, seconded by Stout, to approve the regular meeting minutes and closed session minutes from July 11, 2018, the Finance Committee meeting minutes from July 11, 2018, and the Building Committee meeting minutes from July 31, 2018. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Rothrock, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 7 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Crane, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the Treasurer’s Report as of July 31, 2018 as submitted. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Rothrock, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 7 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Thieman, to approve the payment of bills as submitted in the amount of $331,733.80. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Rothrock, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 7 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Stout, seconded by Rothrock, to approve the payment of payroll in the amount of $302,517.23. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Rothrock, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 7 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Business:
Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Thieman, to approve the 2018-2019 Risk Management Plan that defines eligible Tort Fund expenditures. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Rothrock, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 7 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Thieman, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the FY19 tentative budget and set the budget hearing for September 12, 2018 at 7 pm. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Rothrock, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 7 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Crane, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the bid, including Alternate Bid #1 and #2, in the amount of $99,790 from Morton Builders for installation of a new maintenance shed. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Rothrock, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 7 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Crane, seconded by Thieman, to approve a 22-month, 100% natural gas purchasing agreement at $0.3259 or below. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Rothrock, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 7 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Crane, to approve the JH Cheer Krispy Kreme fundraisers as presented. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Rothrock, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 7 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Administrative Team Reports
~~Mrs. Gentry, Principal, Arcola Elementary – Mrs. Gentry commented that this year marks both her and Mrs. Sigrist’s 10th year as building principals at Arcola. Staff is gearing up for the new school year with an Incredibles theme. Registration was this week and only a small percentage are still remaining to register.
~~Mrs. Sigrist, Principal, Arcola Jr/Sr High – Mrs. Sigrist reported that registration at the high school went really well too. Before in-person registration began on Monday, about 60% of students had already registered using the online system. She is expecting enrollment to be around 340 students for Grades 7- 12.
~~Mrs. Brimner, Director of Special Services – Mrs. Brimner brought in pictures from this summer’s Special Olympics games in Bloomington.
~~Dr. Mulligan, Superintendent – Dr. Mulligan presented the Board with an Evidence-Based Funding comparison between FY17-18 and FY18-19. He pointed out that the new funding model is working and Arcola’s adequacy gap has improved from last year. He then went on to review the district’s strategic goals. With each goal he reviewed the goal and achievements made during in FY17-18 and outlined strategies/desired outcomes for FY18-19.
Motion by Crane, seconded by Thieman, to approve the resignation of Jeff Thomas as Head Baseball Coach. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Rothrock, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 7 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Crane, seconded by Thieman, to approve the employment of John Craig as HS Student Council Co-Sponsor, Heather Cassady as Freshman Class Sponsor, and Marcia Foran as Part-Time Elementary Lunch Supervisor. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Rothrock, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 7 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Thieman, seconded by Shonkwiler, to the part-time school psychology service agreement for the 2018-2019 school year. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Rothrock, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 7 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Announcements: None
Motion by Thieman, seconded by Shonkwiler, to adjourn at 8:22 p.m. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Rothrock, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 7 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
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