Shiloh Community Unit School District 1 Board of Education met Oct. 17.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
President Smith was absent. Vice President Richardson called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM in the Board Room.
Present: Tara Duzan, Renee Henry, April Morris, Brian Rhode, Aaron Richardson, Justin Wood
Absent: David Smith
Others Present: Superintendent Bill Myers, Principal Morgan Wilhoit, Principal Amy Jones, Dana R. Hales, Mollie Pollock, Noah E. Allen, Stacy Luth, Elizabeth Nieto, Linda Lane, Teresa Hawkins
Vice President Richardson welcomed everyone to the meeting.
COMMUNICATIONS
Correspondence: None
Presentations: None
Audience to visitors: Elizabeth Nieto and Mollie Pollock spoke on behalf of the Booster Club. They want to start a student fan club named the Titan Tribe to promote more attendance at games and get more student involvement.
BUSINESS - CONSENT AGENDA
Morris moved to approve the following Consent Agenda items:
Budget Hearing Minutes of September 19, 2022
Regular Meeting Minutes of September 19, 2022 September 2022 Activity Account Report September 2022 Treasurer Report
Wood seconded the motion
Aye: Henry, Morris, Rhode, Richardson, Wood, Duzan
Nay: None
Motion carried: Aye-6 Nay – 0
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
Principal PK-8 Report - Morgan Wilhoit
• End of the first quarter is Friday (21st).
• Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for October 27 & 28th. A schoolwide schedule will be sent out to sign up for times, similar to last year.
• We've had our second fire drill and first intruder drill this month so far.
Elementary -
• MTSS groups are seeing huge increases in positive behaviors among students that are being provided additional support.
• Teachers are doing a great job of documenting positive and negative behaviors in TeacherEase. This has helped our support through MTSS to identify specific areas of need.
• Pumpkin Palooza is scheduled for Sunday (16th) more details will be given at the board meeting on attendance and success of the event. Students PK-5 are invited to attend.
• Students will be going on a field trip to the Southfork Homestead pumpkin patch in Paris for Halloween this year.
Junior High-
• I have been working with the Edgar Co Health Department to provide our students with presentations outlining vaping and tobacco use.
• We also have "Too Good for Drugs" presentations coming weekly for junior high students from the HRC in Edgar County as well.
• CAMA and junior high teachers have set up a great week for Red Ribbon Week to be proactive in being drug free. This will take place the week of October 24th.
• Junior high students with no discipline incidents and no Fs will be allowed to go to Lincoln Trail State Park on Friday (21st) for their first quarter reward. This has been a very positive motivator for the students to keep up the good work throughout the quarter.
• Junior Beta is looking to do a dress up contest on Halloween during recess. They would have to follow the dress code and students will agree to change out of the costume when it is over. Junior Beta will be providing candy bars to those that participate.
• Junior Beta induction will be held November 1 at 9am.
Principal 9-12 Report - Amy Jones
• I met with high school class officers this month. I will be meeting with them monthly to discuss areas of school improvement and areas of school that are going well
• "Homework club" started, identifying kids with multiple missing assignments, they go to the library for added time during lunch to complete missing work. Teachers report that there are less students this year with missing class work.
• I had a few students talk with Molly Smith from Aramark to improve breakfast and lunch selections and the process of getting food; will meet again in the winter to discuss changes
• Homecoming events with Tri-County-Oakland this year have improved with communication and organization
• Guest speaker Tom Gilles talked to students about the choices they make and the impact it can lead to in their lives
• Parent teacher conferences are coming up at the end of the month, would like to have more high school parents attend this year; looking at ways to improve this
• Red Ribbon week is October 23-31, hosted by CAMA
• National Convention for FFA is October 26-28
• Day of the Dead will be November 1st, hosted by Spanish Club
• Junior Beta will be organizing events for Veteran's Day this year
Superintendent Report - Bill Myers
• Information on employee's children attending school tuition free.
• Aramark contract extension
Athletic Director Report – Rich Knofsky
• Collaborated on a new questionnaire for interviews of coaches.
• Interviewed a candidate for the Assist. Coach position for the JH Boys' Basketball team and reported the results to Administration.
• Finalized the Frosh/Soph HS Boys Basketball schedule for this coming season.
• Accepted the resignations of our HS Girls Softball Had Coach and Assist. Coach.
• The following coaching positions are open that I Host:
о HS Girls Softball Head Coach
o HS Girls Softball Assist. Coach
o HS Coed Track Coach (Assist. Coach is reviewing her schedule also at this time, but has not official decided one way or the other).
o HS Boys Frosh/Soph Coach (Coach Logan would welcome a third coach but might not have the numbers to support this role).
• Coordinated with Booster Club for Turkey Tournament meals.
• Worked with Ms. Hendrix to begin planning for Hospitality Room for Turkey Tournament.
• Worked with JH Boys Basketball Head Coach to get his Coaching and Concussion qualifications into his official record.
• Attended and supported JH Boys Basketball coaches on their Parent Meeting here at Shiloh.
• Completed Shiloh's Concussion Protocol with the Concussion Oversite Team's collaboration and submitted it to Administration and Board for approval.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DISCUSSION
• Gig Energy - Agreement with Kansas
• Update on electric busses
• Completed and submitted School Improvement Grant (50% matching)
• Decision on which playground equipment to purchase
• Tax Levy will be on the agenda at the November meeting, and will vote in December
• School board Elections - meeting for new members
• ROE Compliance visit
• Homecoming Activities
• Illinois Tutoring Initiative
• Illinois School Report Card (preview right now) Release date is October
Rhode moved to approve payment of the bills.
Henry seconded the motion.
Aye: Morris, Rhode, Richardson, Wood, Duzan, Henry
Nay: None
Motion carried: Aye-6 Nay – 0
Henry moved to approve FY23 Emergency Crisis and Response Plan
Morris seconded the motion.
Aye: Rhode, Richardson, Wood, Duzan, Henry, Morris
Nay: None
Motion carried: Aye-6 Nay – 0
Duzan moved to approve insurance renewal - U.S. Specialty HCC for the Package, Illinois School District Agency (ISDA) for the School Board Legal Liability, Employers for the Worker's Compensation and CFC for the Cyber Liability.
Rhode seconded the motion.
Aye: Richardson, Wood, Duzan Henry, Morris, Rhode
Nay: None
Motion carried: Aye-6 Nay – 0
Richardson moved to approve Shiloh's Concussion Protocol with removal of line about teacher option of assigning incompletes.
Duzan seconded the motion.
Aye: Wood, Duzan, Henry, Morris, Rhode, Richardson
Nay: None
Motion carried: Aye-6 Nay – 0
Morris moved to adjourn to Executive Session at 7:50 PM to discuss:
The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodges against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity;
Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, and deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.
Student disciplinary cases.
Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Act, whether for purpose of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes.
Wood seconded the motion.
Aye: Duzan, Henry, Morris, Rhode, Richardson, Wood
Nay: None
Motion carried: Aye - 6 Nay – 0
Board returned to Open Session at 8:38 PM.
Morris moved to approve Executive Session Minutes of September 19, 2022
Duzan seconded the motion.
Aye: Wood, Duzan, Henry, Morris, Richardson, Rhode
Nay: None
Motion carried: Aye-6 Nay - 0
Rhode moved to approve employment of:
Troy Maxwell - paraprofessional to monitor boys PE locker room
Deb Derby - part-time interventionist/part-time paraprofessional
Zack Werkheiser – assistant junior high boys basketball coach
Brooke Morris - paraprofessional for 4th grade
Wood seconded the motion.
Aye: Duzan, Henry, Morris, Rhode, Richardson, Wood
Nay: None
Motion carried: Aye - 6 Nay–0
Henry moved to approve resignations of: Randy Fagg - Full time bus driver
Morris seconded the motion.
Madison Hudson - Assistant track coach
Scott Dosch - Head Coach High School Softball Kelsi Dosch - Assistant Coach High School Softball
Aye: Henry, Morris, Rhode, Richardson, Wood, Duzan
Nay: None
Motion carried: Aye-6 Nay – 0
Rhode moved to table $26,000 quote for electric, LED lighting per booth, curtain, divider booths, hood and exhaust system for welding class.
Wood seconded the motion.
Aye: Duzan, Henry, Morris, Rhode, Richardson, Smith, Wood
Nay: None
Motion carried: Aye-7 Nay – 0
Morris moved to adjourn at 8:44 PM.
Duzan seconded the motion.
Voice vote: Aye-6 Nay-0
Motion carried.
The regular meeting of the Shiloh CUSD #1 Board of Education adjourned at 8:45 PM
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