East Central Reporter

Arcola School District #306 Board of Education met Aug. 12.

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 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 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.

Others present were: Tom Mulligan, Jennifer Frichtl, David Porter, Brent Budd, Ben Evelsizer, and Mike Lindenmeyer.

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

There were no pending FOIA requests.

Ben Evelsizer from Poettker Construction provided the Board with an update on the elementary construction project. He reported that the cleaning crew will be here tomorrow (Thursday) to start cleaning, which will probably take two days. The new furniture will be delivered Friday and the HVAC will be finished next week. The new addition is substantially complete and the ROE is coming in next Tuesday for their walkthrough. Ben was pleased to report that in addition to there being contingency money left, there is also around $24,000 in unspent allowances.

Mike Lindenmeyer was present to answer any questions related to the district’s insurance and the pandemic. Mike said that when Covid first surfaced in March, they immediately contacted all of their insurance carriers asking them how the insurance policies would respond to the situation. Their response was that they cannot tell them how the insurance policy will respond until a claim is present to them, due to the policy language and tons of different possible claim situations. Mike’s advice was for the District to follow any and all guidelines set forth by the CDC, the Federal government, the State government, and the County Health Department. Additionally, he noted that we are thankful to have the school insurance coverage with Liberty Mutual, because their policies do not include some exclusions commonly found in standard insurance policies, specifically the Communicable Disease Exclusion.

Motion by Stout, seconded by Shonkwiler, to approve the regular meeting minutes and closed session minutes from July 8, 2020, the Special meeting minutes from July 13, 2020, and the Special meeting minutes and closed session minutes from July 29, 2020. 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 July 31, 2020, with the adjustment to include the bond asset. 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 the payment of bills as submitted in the amount of $871,947.88. 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 payment of payroll in the amount of $360,208.93. Roll call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, aye; Strader, aye. 6 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Business:

Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Stout, to approve the district’s 2020-2021 Risk Management Plan, that defines eligible Tort Fund expenditures. 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 tentative FY21 budget and set the budget hearing for September 9, 2020 at 7 pm. 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 Resolution Authorizing Tom Mulligan to Serve as a Trustee of the Illinois Trust Board. 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 HVAC change order estimated to be around $12,100. 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 Re-Opening Plan for the 2020-2021 School Year for the Arcola School District #306, with the change on page 7 regarding the IDPH guidelines. Roll

call vote: Crane, aye; Stout, aye; Shonkwiler, aye; Wesch, aye; Arrol, nay; Strader, aye. 5 ayes. 1 nay. Motion carried.

Administrative Team Reports

~~Mrs. Gentry, Principal, Arcola Elementary – No report submitted this month.

~~Mrs. Sigrist, Principal, Arcola Jr/Sr High – No report submitted this month.

~~Mrs. Brimner, Director of Special Services – No report submitted this month.

~~Dr. Mulligan, Superintendent – Report submitted.

Motion by Shonkwiler, seconded by Stout, to approve the resignation of Amanda Mendez as Counselor, Charity Poorman-Blagg as Paraprofessional, Heather Cassady as Freshman Class Sponsor, and Becca Beachy as Preschool Teacher. 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 Randi Vandeveer as Freshman Class Sponsor, Rob Boyd as HS Student Council Co-Sponsor, Veronica Skidmore from Part-Time to Full- Time, and Christina Bell as Preschool Teacher. 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 maternity leave for Jessica Emanuel. 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 Memorandum of Understanding Between the Arcola School District and the Arcola Education Association. 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 Shonkwiler, seconded by Wesch, to adjourn at 8:20 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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