Arcola Community Unit #306 Board of Education met Dec. 11.
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 6:02 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 for the purpose of regular business.
President Strader called the meeting to order. The following members answered roll call: Crane, Stout, Shonkwiler, Wesch, Arrol and Strader. Board member Thieman was not present.
Others present were: Tom Mulligan, Jennifer Frichtl, Lisa Sigrist, Angie Gentry, David Porter, Ken Vogt, Mike Zellers, and Ben Evelsizer.
President Strader opened the Truth in Taxation Hearing. There were no questions. President Strader closed the Truth in Taxation Hearing.
President Strader recognized the visitors and asked for public comment. There was none.
FOIA Requests – Dr. Mulligan indicated that he spent a lot of time responding to a FOIA this past month. The person who submitted the FOIA requested the same information from 52 school districts.
Mike Zellers from Graham and Hyde Architects and Ben Evelsizer from Poettker Construction were present to discuss the proposed elementary school addition. Ben went over the financial estimate for the project, which has increased since discussion of the project started. There are several reasons for the increase in pricing. Some of those reasons include: additional scope of the project such as including new bathrooms; market conditions; changes required due to age of the building, etc. The board discussed the need for the project and the option of extending the bonds a couple years longer so that the entire project could be completed. Dr. Mulligan plans to talk with the district financial adviser to discuss the length of the bonds. The board will have a special meeting on December 30, 2019 at 7:00 pm to vote on whether or not to go out to bid.
Motion by Crane, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the regular meeting minutes and closed session minutes from November 13, 2019 and the Building Committee meeting minutes from November 13, 2019. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Wesch, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the Treasurer’s Report as of November 30, 2019 as submitted. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Wesch, to approve the payment of bills as submitted in the amount of $228,949.16. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Wesch, to approve the payment of payroll in the amount of $442,684.90. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Business:
Motion by Crane, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the 2019 tax levy and the tentative certificate of abatement and reduction of taxes. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Wesch, to approve the field trips for the FCCLA State Conference in Springfield and the SIUE College Visit. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Crane, seconded by Stout, to approve the bid in the amount of $53,106.91 from Widmer Interiors Inc. for the media center renovation as recommended. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Stout, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve allowing the superintendent to submit the health life safety amendment for elementary asbestos removal to ISBE for approval. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Wesch, to approve the course description for making the SAT prep class a full year class. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Administrative Team Reports
~~Mrs. Gentry, Principal, Arcola Elementary – Report submitted.
~~Mrs. Sigrist, Principal, Arcola Jr/Sr High – Mrs. Sigrist reported that they had received the PSAT scores and that 85% of the students who had taken the SAT Prep class raised their score significantly from the previous year. She also commended the Arcola Record-Herald for their coverage of the events at our school.
~~Mrs. Brimner, Director of Special Services – Report submitted.
~~Dr. Mulligan, Superintendent – Dr. Mulligan noted that he was concerned about the possible impact from the reassessment request from The Libman Company with regards to assessed value. This could have a substantial impact on the district property taxes.
Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Stout, to approve the resignations of Jill Hohlbauch as High School Head Volleyball Coach, Brittany Rader as Junior High Head Cheerleading Coach, and Barb Smith as Paraprofessional. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Wesch, to approve the employment of Matt Webb as Custodian, Katie Rutledge as Assistant Softball Coach, and Jack Spencer as Assistant High School Cheerleading Coach. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Stout, seconded by Crane, to approve the maternity leave for Cinthia Lira-Cortez. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Stout, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Arcola School District and Arcola Education Association regarding health insurance. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Crane, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the recommended increase from $457 to $486 a month board contribution to health insurance for support staff. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
Announcements: None
Motion by Crane, seconded by Shonkwiler, to adjourn at 7:28 p.m. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Thieman, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 7 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.
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