East Central Reporter

Marshall Community Unit School District C-2 Board of Education met July 14.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The Board of Education met in regular session with the following members present: Mr. Crews, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Rayhel, Mr. Eitel, Mr. Gard, Mrs. Hendrix, and Mr. Macke. Superintendent Mr. Ross was also present.

Mr. Macke called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Mr. Cook led the Pledge of Allegiance.

During the open comment session, Tiffany Setzer offered a prayer. Pastor Rex Goble also offered a prayer.

Mr. Macke opened a public hearing on a waiver of the Illinois School Code that allows children of full-time employees who do not reside in the district to attend Marshall C-2 without the requirement to pay at 6:02 p.m. As there were no comments, written or spoken, Mr. Macke closed the hearing at 6:04 p.m.

Mr. Crews offered a motion, seconded by Mrs. Hendrix, to approve the waiver.

On roll call the vote was as follows: Mr. Crews, aye; Mr. Cook, aye; Mrs. Rayhel, aye; Mr. Eitel, aye; Mr. Gard, aye; Mrs. Hendrix, aye; and Mr. Macke, aye. Mrs. Hendrix offered a motion, seconded by Mrs. Rayhel, to approve the minutes as presented from the June 9, 2022 meeting, the treasurer’s report and bills from the month of June. On roll call the vote was as follows: Mr. Crews, aye; Mr. Cook, aye; Mrs. Rayhel, aye; Mr. Eitel, aye; Mr. Gard, aye; Mrs. Hendrix, aye; and Mr. Macke, aye.

Mr. Ross informed the board that registration information and fall sports updates are available on the school’s website. The district is in the process of looking for a full-time school resource officer. At the present time, off-duty officers will be scheduled to fill in until a full-time officer is available. Mr. Ross mentioned that all classrooms will be equipped with tactical first aid kits.

Mr. Ross talked about the summer projects that are currently in progress. The community grant summer program is going well. A group of volunteers is working on a K-6 boys and girls basketball league to start later in the fall. Mr. Cook reported to the board that volunteers has set the standard for the new football scoreboard. Some of those volunteers are Josh Orman, Trent Dahnke and Bill Cook. There will also be a new cooling station installed by the football field. Mr. Ross told the board that the 2021-2022 fiscal year was a good year financially for the district. There was a discussion on the 2022-2023 budget. There will be more discussed at the August meeting with a hearing and approval at the September meeting.

The curriculum committee’s recommendations were discussed at the June meeting. Mr. Gard offered a motion, seconded by Mr. Macke, to approve the curriculum committee’s recommendations as presented. All present voted aye.

Changes included the grading scale becoming 90/80/70/60 and revising the semester exam policy.

Handbook revisions were discussed in June. Mr. Crews offered a motion, seconded by Mr. Eitel, to approve the handbook revisions as presented. All present voted aye.

A review of the existing closed session minutes is required every 6 months. These are reviewed in January and July. Mr. Macke offered a motion, seconded by Mr. Cook, to keep the closed sessions minutes (January 1, 2022-June 30, 2022) closed. All present voted aye.

A first reading of 2 sets of IASB Press Policy updates were discussed. These will be approved at the August meeting.

Proposed non-certified handbook updates were discussed. They will be approved at the August meeting.

Mr. Crews offered a motion, seconded by Mr. Macke, to go into closed session for the purposes listed under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)—the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity. On roll call the vote was as follows: Mr. Crews, aye; Mr. Cook, aye; Mrs. Rayhel, aye; Mr. Eitel, aye; Mr. Gard, aye; Mrs. Hendrix, aye; and Mr. Macke, aye. The board went into closed session at 6:35 p.m. Mrs. Rayhel offered a motion, seconded by Mr. Crews, to return to open session. All present voted aye. The Board returned to open session at 7:36 p.m. Employed Tonia Bishop,

Mrs. Rayhel offered a motion, seconded by Mr. Gard, to employ Tonia Bishop as an elementary teacher for the 2022-2023 school year. On roll call the vote was as follows: Mr. Crews, aye; Mr. Cook, aye; Mrs. Rayhel, aye; Mr. Eitel, aye; Mr. Gard, aye; Mrs. Hendrix, aye; and Mr. Macke, aye.

Mr. Macke offered a motion, seconded by Mr. Crews, to employ Emily Bayes as an elementary teacher for the 2022-2023 school year. On roll call the vote was as follows: Mr. Crews, aye; Mr. Cook, aye; Mrs. Rayhel, aye; Mr. Eitel, aye; Mr. Gard, aye; Mrs. Hendrix, aye; and Mr. Macke, aye.

Mr. Macke offered a motion, seconded by Mr. Cook, to approve the spring coaches and volunteers as presented for the 2022-2023 school year. On roll call the vote was as follows: Mr. Crews, aye; Mr. Cook, aye; Mrs. Rayhel, aye; Mr. Eitel, aye; Mr. Gard, aye; Mrs. Hendrix, aye; and Mr. Macke, aye.

The following spring coaches and volunteers approved are: Mike Farrell- high school boys track; Ryan Arthur-high school girls track; Becky Farrell-assistant track; Todd Venters—head baseball coach; Colan Miller—assistant baseball coach; Mike Young-F/S baseball; Ryan McGuire—head softball coach; and Gina Campbell

assistant softball coach. For the jr. high the following were approved: Jeff Whitmore-boys track; Sue Jennings-girls track; Madison Henry-assistant track. Volunteer coaches approved were Melinda Norton and Jamie Schneider for high school volleyball.

Mr. Cook offered a motion, seconded by Mrs. Rayhel, to approve Garry Engerski’s retirement request. On roll call the vote was as follows: Mr. Crews, aye; Mr. Cook, aye; Mrs. Rayhel, aye; Mr. Eitel, aye; Mr. Gard, aye; Mrs. Hendrix, aye; and Mr. Macke, aye.

Mr. Crews offered a motion, seconded by Mr. Gard, to approve employing John Grubb as Director of Transportation and maintenance for the 2022-2023 school year. On roll call the vote was as follows: Mr. Crews, aye; Mr. Cook, aye; Mrs. Rayhel, aye; Mr. Eitel, aye; Mr. Gard, aye; Mrs. Hendrix, aye; and Mr. Macke, aye.

Mr. Macke offered a motion, seconded by Mr. Cook, to approve salaries for the non-certified staff as presented. On roll call the vote was as follows: Mr. Crews, aye; Mr. Cook, aye; Mrs. Rayhel, aye; Mr. Eitel, aye; Mr. Gard, aye; Mrs. Hendrix, aye; and Mr. Macke, aye.

Mr. Crews offered a motion, seconded by Mr. Cook, to approve the administrative salaries as presented. On roll call the vote was as follows: Mr. Crews, aye; Mr. Cook, aye; Mrs. Rayhel, aye; Mr. Eitel, aye; Mr. Gard, aye; Mrs. Hendrix, aye; and Mr. Macke, aye.

Mr. Cook offered a motion, seconded by Mr. Gard, to approve the health insurance benefit increase ($150.00) for non-MEA contract employees. On roll call the vote was as follows: Mr. Crews, aye; Mr. Cook, aye; Mrs. Rayhel, aye; Mr. Eitel, aye; Mr. Gard, aye; Mrs. Hendrix, aye; and Mr. Macke, aye.

Mrs. Hendrix offered a motion, seconded by Mrs. Rayhel, to adjourn the meeting. All present voted aye. The board adjourned at 7:40 p.m.

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