East Central Reporter

Central A&M Community Unit School District 21 Board of Education met July 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 7:00 p.m. 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, and David Porter.

President Strader recognized the visitors and asked for public comment. There was none.

There were no pending FOIA requests.

Motion by Stout, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the regular meeting minutes and closed session minutes from June 10, 2020, the Special meeting minutes and closed session minutes from June 30, 2020, and the Finance Committee meeting minutes from June 24, 2020. 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 Wesch, to approve the Treasurer’s Report as of June 30, 2020 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 $627,910.50. 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 Wesch, to approve the payment of payroll in the amount of

$366,791.30. 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 bid for fuel from South Central FS for the 2020-2021 school year. 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 School Board Calendar for the 2020-2021 school year, outlining dates and tentative topics. 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 second reading of the Elementary and JH-HS Handbooks for 2020-2021. 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 purchase of the electric sign for Arcola Elementary School from Monitor Sign Service in the amount of $24,950. 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 Wesch, to approve moving forward to finalize the concrete project for the high school driveway. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Administrative Team Reports

~~Dr. Mulligan, Superintendent – Dr. Mulligan told the Board that from surveying the graduating class and their families, that most would prefer a more traditional graduation ceremony over a drive-thru type ceremony. The plan thus far is to allow each graduate four guest tickets for the ceremony which will take place on the football field. Dr. Mulligan said that he will run the graduation plan by the Douglas County Health Department and then have the Board approve the plan at a special meeting.

Dr. Mulligan also discussed a very broad, tentative plan for returning to school in the Fall. His plan is to explain the initial plan to the Board this evening, and then communicate the plan to staff and families tomorrow. Then, eight or so subcommittees will be formed to work out the details of the plan. Once the planning teams have completed their meetings, he will finalize a draft Transition Back to School Plan. The draft plan will be released to the school board and families on July 27th. On July 29th there will be a special board meeting for the Board to consider approval of the Back to School Plan.

Dr. Mulligan let the Board know that they were in discussion with the painter about repainting the stripes in the elementary addition. Also, he noted that he and Mrs. Sigrist agreed that it didn’t make sense to fill the JH/HS Instructional Coach opening at this time.

Motion by Wesch, seconded by Shonkwiler, to enter executive session at 8:14 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in an educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body; and collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedule for one or more classes of employees. Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1). 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 return to regular session at 8:40 p.m. 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 Crane, to approve the resignation of Reuben Rowe as Maintenance Employee. 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 employment of Craig Vandeveer and Lisa Boyer as JH Girls Basketball Coaches. 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 job descriptions for assistant principal and the technology information specialist. 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 Wesch, to approve the administrative contract for the 2020-2021 school year, pending approval from the association. 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 Stout, to approve to destroy verbatim records older than 18 months and release redacted closed session minutes. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Announcements: Special Board Meeting on 7/13 at 6:00 p.m.; Special Board Meeting on 7/29 at 7:00 p.m.

Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Wesch, to adjourn at 8:45 p.m. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

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