Casey Westfield Community Unit School District C-4 Board of Education met Aug. 14.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
1) The Casey-Westfield Board of Education met in regular session at 7:00 P.M. on Monday, August 14, 2023 at the Unit Office, 401 E. Main, Casey, IL. Upon roll call, members present were Clement, Fain, Gelb, Hickox (on phone), Perie, Sharp and Todd. Administrators present were Linda Campbell, Kacie Rhoads, Jim Sullivan, Dee Scott, and Dalton McFarland.
2) President Gelb recognized visitors Betsy Collins, Brittany Kibler and Jennifer Harris.
3) Act upon approval of consent agenda items:
A. Minutes of the regular meeting of July 17, 2023;
B. Destruction of the verbatim record of those meetings 18 months and older as authorized by Board Policy 220 and 220-E1.
C. Review of the financial and budgetary reports and approval of the current invoices for payment.
D. Listed resolution and to post the tentative budget and set the date and time for the budget hearing. “Notice is hereby given by the Board of Education of the School District C-4 in Counties of Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Crawford and Jasper, State of Illinois, that a tentative budget for said district for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 will be on file and conveniently available for public inspection at the Unit Office, 401 E. Main, Casey, IL in this school district from and after 7:00 P.M. on the 14th day of August, 2023. Notice is further given that public hearing on said budget will be at 7:00 P.M. on the 18th of September, 2023 at the Unit Office, 401 E. Main, Casey, IL.”
Motion by Sharp and seconded by Clement. Upon roll call, members voting yea were Clement, Fain, Gelb, Hickox, Perie, Sharp and Todd. The President declared the motion carried.
4) Administrator Reports—Dee Scott reported on the status of grant applications, future health/life safety work in the district and upcoming events. Jim Sullivan shared that grades 7-12 will be utilizing a new ELA curriculum, MyPerspectives and Civics will be utilizing iCivics-Free Resource. Band and choir numbers were reported at 49 and 15 for HS and 41 and 6 for JH. Numbers for extra-curriculars were also reported. He thanked the maintenance and custodial crews for all their hard work. The Warrior BBQ is August 18th from 4 to 7 pm at the JSHS Cafeteria. Linda Campbell noted that an upgrade to the GoMath program will be utilized this year. The new HVAC system is operable but still needs some finishing touches. Linda noted that the custodial and maintenance staffs have worked very hard to get the building ready for the start of school.
5) Addendum
6) Act upon approval to adjourn to closed session under c1 (employment) and c21 (discussion closed meeting minutes) of section 5 ILCS 120/1 et seq. of the Illinois Open Meeting Act at 7:21 p.m.
Motion by Perie and seconded by Sharp. Upon roll call, members voting yea were Clement, Fain, Gelb, Hickox, Perie, Sharp and Todd. The President declared the motion carried.
7) Act upon approval to reconvene to regular session at 8:21 p.m.
Motion by Clement and seconded by Sharp. Upon roll call, members voting yea were Clement, Fain, Gelb, Hickox, Perie, Sharp and Todd. The President declared the motion carried.
8) Act upon consent agenda items:
A. Act upon approval of closed session minutes of July 17, 2023.
B. Act upon approval of employment recommendations.
i. Act upon approval of the following resignations:
(1) Audrey Scott as Language Arts Teacher, Class Sponsor and Student Council Advisor effective September 1, 2023;
(2) Alexis Low as Title I Supervisor effective at the end of the 2022-2023 school year;
(3) Kristy Duniphan as JH Volleyball Coach effective immediately; and
(4) August Bollenbaugh as Monroe Cook effective July 27, 2023.
ii. Act upon approval to employ for the 2023-2024 school year:
(1) Pat Garrett as Monroe Head Custodian,
(2) Samantha Livingston as Monroe 1:1 Aide,
(3) Lindsay Beasley as Monroe 4 hour Cook,
(4) Ashley Shull as Monroe Title I Tutor,
(5) Rachel Miller as Monroe Early Childhood Special Education Classroom Aide,
(6) Johnna Stutesman as JSHS 1:1 Aide,
(7) Logan Stutesman as JSHS Classroom Aide,
(8) Sarah Brenton as JSHS Classroom Aide,
(9) Cody Strange as JSHS long term substitute teacher,
(10) Helen Moore as HS Student Council Advisor,
(11) Jennifer Harris as Senior Class Sponsor,
(12) Nick Mellenthin as Freshman Class Sponsor, and
(13) Mike Puyear as District Bus Driver/Maintenance 9 hour/day.
iii. Act upon approval to extend Dennis Matthews retirement date to August 15, 2024. iv. Act upon approval of Extra Duty List.
Motion by Clement and seconded by Perie. Upon roll call, members voting yea were Clement, Fain, Gelb, Hickox, Perie, Sharp and Todd. The President declared the motion carried.
9) Addendum—Jim discussed the LIFT program in Mattoon. It is a career academy and we have a student wishing to attend. Transportation can be an issue. The fee is $1,000 per semester per student. Participation in the program requires board approval of an intergovernmental agreement. There was support the for student being allowed to attend if the parent paid the fee and provided the transportation. Jim will talk with the program director.
10) Act upon approval to adjourn at 8:43 p.m.
Motion by Sharp and seconded by Clement. Upon roll call, members voting yea were Clement, Fain, Gelb, Hickox, Perie, Sharp and Todd. The President declared the motion carried.
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