East Central Reporter

Casey Westfield Community Unit School District C-4 Board of Education met Feb. 14.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

1. Roll Call 7:00 PM

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. Approve Consent Agenda

a. Minutes of the regular meeting on January 10, 2022

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. 2022-2023 School Calendar

e. Course Description Book

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

3. 6 month review and amendment of back to school plan – nurses recommendations considered and adopted, which include face coverings recommended, discontinue mandatory testing and contact tracing, and continue social distancing and cleaning protocols. Students and staff with symptoms need a negative test to return or stay home for 5 days after the onset of symptoms. IHSA/IESA return to play protocol will remain intact.

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

4. Recognize Visitors

Visitors in attendance: Rosemary Glidewell, Amy Evans, Erica Robinson, Jennifer Harris, Betsy Collins, Mark Shipman, Dawn Kuhn, Leslie Seaton, Michelle Hayden, Tracy Vernon, Karly Quinn, Elizabeth Sponsel, Patrick McCown, Paula Blair, Tina Burris, Toni Budd

a. CWEA has requested to address the board - Betsy Collins and Jennifer Harris addressed the board about COVID administrative leave days.

5. Possible action on approving MOU regarding COVID administrative leave days

5a. Motion to change MOU to 10 sick days reimbursed to CWEA members for Covid leave for themselves and underage child quarantined.

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

6. Discussion on summer projects. Several items were presented to the board for discussion to include HVAC ventilators being installed in Monroe Elementary at a cost of $451,000, a building management system for approximately $75,000, and the LED lighting project at Monroe for approximately $105,000. A maintenance grant and other federal grants would be covering a majority of these costs. Other items on the list were a FOB key system, fire alarm upgrade, automatic toilet flushers, padding in the high school gym, and new lining for the track. A discussion was also had on moving the unit office to Roosevelt to take advantage of the empty space and to possibly rent out the existing unit office. The board thought this may be the best route to explore in order to minimize costs and utilize space. A discussion was also had on closing in the walls on partially open classrooms at Monroe. The project would be very costly, but the board was interested in exploring what those costs may be.

7. Board and administrator reports

a. FOIA request on 1/18/2022 from the Illinois Retired Teachers Association requesting names of all retirees this year. Info provided by email on 1/19/2022

b. SRO has returned to full coverage of the schools this week.

c. Monroe and Jr./Sr. High principals gave report.

8. Approve adjourning to closed session under c1 (employment) of the open meetings act at 8:13 PM

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

9. Approve reconvening to regular session at 9:40 PM

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

10. Approve consent agenda:

a. January 10, 2022 closed session minutes

b. Administrative recommendations

i. Resignation of Jay Bohner as high school teacher and football coach

ii. Resignation of Valentina Bohner as elementary teacher

iii. Resignation of Samantha Livingston as 4 hour kitchen help effective immediately

iv. Change retirement date for Rosemary Glidewell from the end of the year to the end of the 2022-2023 school year.

v. Employ Jake Hoult as drama club sponsor

vi. Employ Angel Davis as 4 hour kitchen help

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

11. Addendum

12. Adjourn 9:42 PM

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

https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1861726/February_2022_Regular_Minutes.pdf