East Central Reporter

Flora Community Unit School District #35 Board of Education met May 18.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

Members Present: McCoy, Leib, Porter, Brooks, Wiley, Dunahee

Administration Present: Hackney

Guests: None

Media: None

Call to Order: 5:31 p.m.

1. Motion Leib, seconded by Porter of the April 20, 2020, Bills, Activity Account Statements, and Treasurer’s. Roll call: Unanimous 

RECOGNITION OF COMMENTS BY EMPLOYEES AND FROM THE PUBLIC

Recognition of staff retiring at the end of the school year. Beth Hilliard and Tina Briscoe were honored for retirement.

NEW BOARD BUSINESS

1. Motion Dunahee seconded by Leib, to approve and adopt on second reading revisions to Board policies 2:125, 2:160, 4:50, 5?35, 5:50, 5:60, 5:150, 5:210, 5:280, 6:135, 6:235, 6:280, 7:70, 7:90, 7:130, 7:325, 8:10, 8:30, 8:80, 8:110. Roll Call: Porter, yes; McCoy, yes; Wiley, yes; Brooks, yes; Dunahee, yes; Leib, yes.

2. Motion Porter, seconded by Brooks, to approve the banking proposal submitted by Flora Bank and Trust. Roll Call: McCoy, yes; Brook, yes; Dunahee, yes; Leib, yes; Porter, yes. Wiley abstained.

2. Administrator Reports:

Hackney-An update on remote learning and plan for rescheduling spring events was provided.

3. Motion Wiley, seconded by Porter, to approve 2020-2021 staff assignments as presented. Roll Call: Dunahee, yes; Brooks, yes; McCoy, yes; Wiley, yes; Leib, yes; Porter, yes.

4. Motion Wiley, seconded by Duanhee, to approve 2020-2021 extracurricular assignments as presented. Roll Call: Wiley, yes; McCoy, yes; Brook, yes; Dunahee, yes; Leib, yes; Porter, yes.

5. Motion Wiley, seconded by Dunahee, to employ Rebecca Hertenstein as nurse for the 2020-2021 school year. Roll Call: McCoy, yes; Dunahee, yes; Porter, yes; Wiley, yes; Brooks, yes; Leib, yes.

6. Motion Dunahee, seconded by Porter, to accept the resignation of Kierstyn Green effective the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Roll Call: Porter, yes; McCoy, yes; Wiley, yes; Brooks, yes; Dunahee, yes; Leib, yes.

7. Motion Brooks, seconded by Leib, to accept the resignation of Lynsie Hoffman effective the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Roll Call: Dunahee, yes; Wiley, yes; McCoy, yes; Brooks, yes; Porter, yes; Leib, yes.

8. Motion Dunahee, seconded by Wiley, to accept the resignation of Jessica Holloway effective the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Roll Call: Porter, yes; McCoy, yes; Wiley, yes; Brooks, yes; Dunahee, yes; Leib, yes.

9. Motion Leib, seconded by Brooks, to approve the one-year unpaid leave of absence for Aaron Cox during the 2020-2021 school year. Roll Call: Wiley, yes; McCoy, yes; Brook, yes; Dunahee, yes; Leib, yes; Porter, yes.

10. Motion Wiley, seconded by Dunahee, to approve the one-year unpaid leave of absence for Tracy Atwood during the 2020-2021 school year. Roll Call: Wiley, yes; McCoy, yes; Brook, yes; Dunahee, yes; Leib, yes; Porter, yes.

11. Motion Porter, seconded by Brooks, to approve the intent to retire at the end of the 2023- 2024 school year submitted by Julie Barnfield. Roll Call: Wiley, yes; Leib, yes; McCoy, yes; Wiley, yes; Brooks, yes; Porter, yes; Dunahee, yes.

12. Motion Leib, seconded by Wiley, to employ Tasha Thompson as Elementary PASS teacher for the 2020-2021 school year. Roll Call: Porter, yes; McCoy, yes; Wiley, yes; Brooks, yes; Leib, yes. Dunahee abstained.

13. Motion Porter, seconded by Wiley, to employ Brooke Bayles as Elementary Special Education teacher for the 2020-2021 school year. Roll Call: Wiley, yes; McCoy, yes; Brook, yes; Dunahee, yes; Leib, yes; Porter, yes.

14. Motion Brooks, seconded by Leib, to employ Bailey Pearce as Elementary Teacher for the 2020-2021 school year. Roll Call: Porter, yes; Leib, yes; McCoy, yes; Wiley, yes; Brooks, yes; Dunahee, yes.

15. Motion Dunahee, seconded by Porter, to employ Heather Boose as Elementary Teacher for the 2020-2021 school year. Roll Call: Wiley, yes; McCoy, yes; Brook, yes; Dunahee, yes; Leib, yes; Porter, yes.

16. Motion Leib, seconded by Brooks, to employ Alana Snider as Speech Language Pathologist for the 2020-2021 school year. Roll Call: McCoy, yes; Brooks, yes; Leib, yes; Porter, yes; Dunahee, yes; Wiley, yes.

17. Motion Leib, seconded by Porter, to adjourn the meeting at (6:09 p.m.). All ayes.

Motion carried.

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