East Central Reporter

Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4C Board of Education met Aug. 12.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

I. The Casey-Westfield Board of Education met in regular session at 7:00 P.M. at the Unit Office, 502 E Delaware, Casey, IL. Upon roll call, members present were Gelb, Huisinga, Hutton, Navel, Overbeck and Perie. Administrators present were Linda Campbell, Kacie Rhoads, Chris Seaton, Jim Sullivan and Dee Scott.

II. President Overbeck recognized visitors. None.

III. Act upon approval of consent agenda items:

A. Minutes of the regular meeting of July 15, 2019;

B. Minutes of the closed session meetings of February 26, 2018; and approval of the destruction of the verbatim record of those meetings as authorized by Board Policy 220 and 220-E1.

C. Review of the financial and budgetary reports and approval of the current invoices for payment.

D. Risk Management Plan & Written Safety Plan;

E. Support Staff Beginning Rates of Pay;

F. Officials Rates of Pay;

G. Listed resolution and to post the tentative budget and set the date and time for the budget hearing. “Notice is hereby given by the Board of Education of the School District C-4 in Counties of Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Crawford and Jasper, State of Illinois, that a tentative budget for said district for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 will be on file and conveniently available for public inspection at the Unit Office, 502 E. Delaware, Casey, IL in this school district from and after 7:00 P.M. on the 12th day of August, 2019. Notice is further given that public hearing on said budget will be at 7:00 P.M. on the 16th of September, 2019 at the Unit Office, 502 E. Delaware, Casey, IL.”

H. Cooperative sports agreement with Martinsville CUSD C-3.

Motion by Hutton and seconded by Huisinga. Upon roll call, members voting yea were Gelb, Huisinga, Hutton, Navel, Overbeck and Perie. The President declared the motion carried.

IV. Act upon approval of bid to replace Monroe Elementary roof on the 1972 addition from Martinsville Roofing for $87,727.

Motion by Hutton and seconded by Huisinga. Upon roll call, members voting yea were Gelb, Huisinga, Hutton, Navel, Overbeck and Perie. The President declared the motion carried.

V. Board and Administrator Reports

A. Jim Sullivan updated the board on enrollment. Transition math was discussed and will be implemented next year or the following year. A 3rd year option, Statistics, will be studied for implementation next year. 3 years of math in grades 9-12 will continue to be required.

B. Linda Campbell updated the board on enrollment. She noted work on drainage and concrete should finish up this week.

VI. Addendum—Tracy Gelb noted that football game scheduling should not be done on Saturdays in the future as that interferes with the band competition schedule.

VII. Act upon approval to adjourn to closed session under c1 (employment) and c21 (discussion closed meeting minutes) of section 5 ILCS 120/1 et seq. of the Illinois Open Meeting Act at 8:04 p.m.

Motion by Gelb and seconded by Huisinga. Upon roll call, members voting yea were Gelb, Huisinga, Hutton, Navel, Overbeck and Perie. The President declared the motion carried.

VIII. Act upon approval to reconvene to regular session at 8:30 p.m.

Motion by Gelb and seconded by Huisinga. Upon roll call, members voting yea were Gelb, Huisinga, Hutton, Navel, Overbeck and Perie. The President declared the motion carried.

IX. Act upon consent agenda items:

A. Act upon approval of closed session minutes of July 15, 2019.

B. Act upon approval of support staff recommendations.

1.Accept letter of retirement from Michael Devall effective August 13, 2023 and invoking the 6% for 4 years retirement incentive.

C. Act upon approval of certified staff recommendations.

1.Accept resignation from Jessica Miller as High School Mathematics Teacher effective 7-29-19.

2.Employ Naomi Ochs as High School Mathematics Teacher for the 2019-2020 school year.

3.Accept letter of retirement from Janie Oakley effective at the end of the 2022-2023 school year and invoking the 6% for 4 years retirement incentive.

D.Act upon approval of co-curricular recommendations.

1.Accept resignations effective immediately from:

i. Aaron Janssen as Drama Club Sponsor

ii.Tony Rodriguez as Jr and Sr High Assistant Baseball Coach

iii.Michelle Hayden as Dance Coach

2.Employ for the 2019-2020 school year:

i. Aaron Janssen and Jaret Alvis as Jr. High Girls Basketball Coaches

ii. Mike Brandenburg as Jr. and Sr. High Assistant Baseball Coach

iii.Terra Davis as Dance Coach

E.Act upon approval of administrative staff recommendations. None.

Motion by Perie and seconded by Hutton. Upon roll call, members voting yea were Gelb, Huisinga, Hutton, Navel, Overbeck and Perie. The President declared the motion carried.

X. Addendum—The board discussed the superintendent search process.

XI. Act upon approval to adjourn at 9:19 p.m.

Motion by Huisinga and seconded by Hutton. Upon roll call, members voting yea were Gelb, Huisinga, Hutton, Navel, Overbeck and Perie. The President declared the motion carried.

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