East Central Reporter

Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4C Board of Education met Jan. 10.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

1. Roll Call 7PM 

ROLL CALL	Present	Absent
Becky Clement	x
Erin Fain	X
Tracy Gelb	X
Joe Hickox	X
Wendy Navel		X
Jeremy Perie	X
Jason Sharp	X

2. Recognize visitors

Casey Overbeck

Ann Crites

3. Approve Consent Agenda

a. Minutes of the regular meeting on December 13, 2021

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. School improvement plans and school report cards

Principals shared details from state testing data. Scores were expectedly lower than normal with COVID/remote learning being a primary cause. Summer school was discussed as a possibility depending on available staff.

MOTION	Consent Agenda	YEA	NAY
	Becky Clement	X
	Erin Fain	X
	Tracy Gelb	X
1	Joe Hickox	X
	Wendy Navel
	Jeremy Perie	X
2	Jason Sharp	X

4. Approve seeking bids for LED lighting project phase 2 of 4.

MOTION	LED LIGHTING	YEA	NAY
	Becky Clement	X
	Erin Fain	X
	Tracy Gelb	X
	Joe Hickox	X
	Wendy Navel
2	Jeremy Perie	X
1	Jason Sharp	X

5. Board and administrator reports

Superintendent Jon Julius reported that the COVID numbers had spiked a bit but not as bad as some other areas are reporting. The next couple weeks may be difficult with keeping enough staff healthy, but after the surge of infections are over, things should be manageable in the spring. The district is also taking the CDC guidance to only quarantine for 5 days instead of 10, which should help the numbers to remain lower as well.

Principal Jim Sullivan said the Jared’s Keeper’s program was held for all staff in the district and junior high and high school students. The program is something that the administration plans to implement on campus that will help some students and families. It is a suicide prevention program. Mental health is a major concern that is on the rise everywhere due to the environment caused by COVID.

6. Approve adjourning to closed session under c1 (employment) and c21 (discussion of closed meeting minutes) of the open meetings act. 7:21PM

MOTION	ALL IN FAVOR	YEA	NAY
1	Becky Clement	X
	Erin Fain	X
2	Tracy Gelb	X
	Joe Hickox	X
	Wendy Navel
	Jeremy Perie	X
	Jason Sharp	X

7. Approve reconvening to regular session 8:26PM

MOTION	ALL IN FAVOR	YEA	NAY
	Becky Clement	X
	Erin Fain	X
	Tracy Gelb	X
	Joe Hickox	X
	Wendy Navel
2	Jeremy Perie	X
1	Jason Sharp	X

8. Approve consent agenda:

a. December 13, 2021 closed session minutes

b. 6 month review of closed minutes - keep closed minutes closed c. Accept resignation of Brittany Kibler as drama club sponsor

MOTION	Consent Agenda	YEA	NAY
1	Becky Clement	X
	Erin Fain	X
	Tracy Gelb	X
2	Joe Hickox	X
	Wendy Navel
	Jeremy Perie	X
	Jason Sharp	X

9. Addendum

President Perie shared information about working with IASB on district goals.

10. Adjourn 8:30PM

MOTION	ALL IN FAVOR	YEA	NAY
	Becky Clement	X
	Erin Fain	X
1	Tracy Gelb	X
	Joe Hickox	X
	Wendy Navel	X
	Jeremy Perie	X
2	Jason Sharp	X

https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1789097/Jan_2022_minutes.pdf