Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4C Board Met Nov. 14

By East Central Reporter Reports

Feb 16, 2021

Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4C Board Met Nov. 14.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

1. Roll Call 7:00 p.m.

Present: Tracy Gelb, Joe Hickox (Phone), Shawn Huisinga, Alan Hutton, Wendy Navel, Casey Overbeck, Jeremy Perie

2. Public hearing on proposed 2020 Certificate of Tax Levy

The proposed levy, similar to last year’s levy, is a 6.44% increase.

3. Recognize visitors: Individual visitors are allowed to bring up topics for Board discussion, information, or consideration at this time and/or indicate agenda items they may be interested in addressing later in the meeting. Complaints or certain situations involving specific employees or students are not to be addressed in open session of the Board meeting. The Board may hear complaints or certain situations involving specific employees or students in closed session. The Board president shall determine whether a situation requires addressing in closed session.

Visitors:

a. Dr. Greg Frost, Sheila Frost, Opaa! Food Management Inc.

b. Erin Leichty, Jessica Henderson, Rosemary Glidewell, Jodi Cox, Laura Ramsey, Lisa Sackrider

Greg and Sheila presented a lower cost food management program with more options than the existing program and answered several questions by the board and the public.

4. Approve Consent Agenda

a. Minutes of the regular meeting on November 16, 2020;

b. Destruction of closed session records 18 months and older as authorized by Board Policy 220 and 220-E1;

c. Current invoices for payment and review of the financial and budgetary reports;

d. 2020 Tax Levy; 6.44% increase

e. School report cards and School improvement plans;

f. Press Policy Updates in Appendix A

Motion – 1st– Alan Hutton, 2nd-Tracy Gelb

Yea- Alan Hutton, Tracy Gelb, Joe Hickox, Shawn Huisinga, Wendy Navel, Casey Overbeck, Jeremy Perie

Nay

5. Approve bid for workers compensation insurance to Employers Mutual Casualty for $32,848.45 through Gallagher Insurance Agency.

Motion – 1st–Tracy Gelb, 2nd-Casey Overbeck

Yea- Tracy Gelb, Casey Overbeck, Joe Hickox, Shawn Huisinga, Alan Hutton, Wendy Navel, Jeremy Perie

Nay

6. Discussion on financing Arts Hall repairs and new boiler purchase for Monroe. The board decided to pursue borrowing funds on existing bonds to fund these projects.

7. Board and administrator reports

A. FOIA Requests:

12/4/20 SmartProcure – requested all purchase orders from 5/18/20 – current. Provided via email same day.

12/7/20 Illinois Education Association – requested total number of positive COVID cases and quarantines to date. Provided via email same day.

Superintendent Jon Julius explained the IDPH had changed its position on allowing quarantined students to return earlier than normal in line with the new CDC guidelines and that it will now revert back to 14 days for students. Staff will be able to return after 10 days.

Jr/Sr High School principal Jim Sullivan outlined a successful first semester and noted that staff is doing everything they can to keep the amount of quarantines to a limit but that due to spacing issues in several classrooms, it makes it impossible to prevent students and even some staff in certain situations.

Monroe principal Linda Campbell stated that her building had some quarantine issues with staff members and shared her appreciation to the remaining staff members that were quick to fill in the voids. She also shared that this week there were several fun activities happening for students to enjoy.

8. Approve adjourning to closed session under c1 (employment), c8 (Security/Safety),and c21 (discussion of closed meeting minutes) of section 5 ILCS 120/1 et seq. of the Illinois Open Meetings Act . Adjourn at 8:21 pm.

Motion – 1st- Wendy Navel, 2nd-Shawn Huisinga

Yea-Wendy Navel, Shawn Huisinga, Tracy Gelb, Joe Hickox, Alan Hutton, Casey Overbeck, Jeremy Perie

Nay

9. Approve reconvening to regular session at 9:03 p.m.

Motion – 1st- Jeremy Perie, 2nd- Alan Hutton

Yea- Tracy Gelb, Joe Hickox, Shawn Huisinga, Alan Hutton, Wendy Navel, Casey Overbeck, Jeremy Perie

Nay

10. Approve consent agenda:

a. November 16, 2020 closed session minutes;

b. Support staff recommendations; none

c. Certified staff recommendations; none

d. Administrative staff recommendations; none