East Central Reporter

Shiloh Community Unit School District 1 Board of Education met Oct. 16.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

President Richardson called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM in the Board Room.

Present: Tara Duzan, Renee Henry, Kyrie Mixson, April Morris, Brian Rhode, Aaron Richardson, Justin Wood Absent: None

Others Present: Superintendent Bill Myers, Principal Morgan Wilhoit, Principal Amy Jones, Kendra Charlie North, Noah E Allen, Joe Budd, Ciarra Budd, Keisha Budd, Ryan Washburn, Lydia Richardson, Belinda Clifton, Bethany Wagoner, Randi Pollock, Amaryiah Banda, Beliny Blaser, Teresa Hawkins

President Richardson welcomed everyone to the meeting.

COMMUNICATIONS

Correspondence: None 

Presentations: None

Audience to visitors: None

BUSINESS - CONSENT AGENDA

Duzan moved to approve the following Consent Agenda items:

Budget Hearing minutes of September 18, 2023

Regular Meeting minutes of September 18, 2023 

September 2023 Activity Report

September 2023 Treasurer's Report

Morris seconded the motion

Aye: Henry, Mixson, Morris, Rhode, Richardson, Wood, Duzan

Nay: None

Motion carried: Aye-7 Nay – 0

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

Principal PK-8 Report - Morgan Wilhoit

October 15 - Stewardship Day that Mrs. Saddoris put on to clean up the prairie - updates to come.

Lots of upcoming important dates and field trips - October 20th is the pumpkin patch trip for K-2 in Paris and 3rd in Arcola

October 21st - Haunted Prairie

Pumpkin Palooza for PK-5th on October 22nd

Parent teacher conferences -

We have 18 parents signed up for junior high conferences and 102 for elementary.

I attended the Instructional Practices Inventory two-day presentation in Bloomington, IN on the 4th & 5th. It was a great experience. I shared some findings on student engagement with other teachers and was able to become trained in the IPI model to be able to do the research myself.

The Raising Student Achievement Conference (RSAC) is coming up in December. I will be presenting on the second day of that conference on student (dis-)engagement research.

Indiana State and NAL have paired together to conduct a STEM day for 4th and 5th graders. They will be doing this on November 3rd and will be providing our teachers a large sum of money for free science supplies that they were able to choose from on Amazon.

In preparation for the additional elementary classroom, we are having to move a few teachers around. I have let them know well in advance and we have a solid plan moving forward to make this work.

I have just finished all tenured and non-tenured evaluations for this semester (16 teachers). I will begin our paraprofessional evaluations next week (additional 11 evaluations).

Discipline update: things are going very well. We have seen an uptick in detentions due to the third behavior log rule. This has been well received and students are taking responsibility in keeping track of their logs over the course of the quarter so far. The discipline committee meets once per month to review our data through TeacherEase.

Principal 9-12 Report - Amy Jones

September 29 was Homecoming at Oakland; many students left early Friday to attend the pep rally and parade.

October 3 was college and career day at Lakeland College; all jrs and seniors attended.

Vape detectors installed October 11.

October 12 PSAT for Jrs; digital this year as compared to years past.

Pam Harper is setting up times before and after school to assist students in preparation in math for the SAT in spring if students are interested.

These are morning sessions to help prepare you for the PSAT or the SAT. We will cover topics that you haven't covered in class or that you may not cover before the test. It is not required that you attend every session but it is to your benefit to be there and learn as much as you can about things you haven't covered that may appear on the PSAT or SAT. If there are enough people to sign up, I will do 2 days a week that are only for those taking the SAT and 2 days a week that are only for those taking the PSAT. If there are any students that can only meet after school, I will set up 2 days a week for those students as well.

Session 1 will start on Monday, Oct 23 and run through Dec 9.

Session 2 will be during the second semester, starting approximately around the end of Jan or early Feb and run through the actual test or close to it (end of March or early April).

Amy McClain and Dorene Boland have proposed to have an additional dual credit English class available next semester through Parkland.

End of the 1st quarter is October 20. Report cards will go out the morning of the 24th.

Haunted Prairie will be October 28th, 6-9pm

CAMA will be hosting Red Ribbon week the week of October 23.

Parent teacher conferences are Wednesday the 25th and Thursday the 26th 4pm-7pm

Herff Jones will be here to talk with parents about class rings, letterman jackets and graduation announcements on Wednesday October the 25th 3-6pm.

Talking with class officers regarding ideas for 1st semester incentive activity in December.

Rhode moved to approve payment of the bills.

Henry seconded the motion.

Aye: Mixson, Morris, Rhode, Richardson, Wood, Duzan, Henry

Nay: None

Motion carried: Aye-7 Nay - 0

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DISCUSSION

A. IASB Resolution Report

B. Track request

C. Supervisors for students while they are volunteering

D. Health Insurance for Staff

E. Emotional Support Dogs

F. Update on Tri-County Co-Op meeting

G. Dec. 10th & Jan. 10th for goal setting and Board Governance

H. ISBE, push in services and state reporting

I. ICU is continuing to work; an Advisory meeting will be held on the 18th.

J. PD day in Kansas on Oct. 6th went well.

K. IASB conference, Educational League of Illinois (11-17) presentation (11-18) L. Entec update

M. Vape censors are being put up

N. Levy

O. Spanish Club to Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, IN October 21, 2023

P. FFA to National Convention Nov. 1-3, 2023

BUSINESS

Mixson moved to approve IASB Resolution Report

Morris seconded the motion.

Aye: Rhode, Richardson, Wood, Duzan, Henry, Mixson, Morris

Nay: None

Motion carried: Aye-7 Nay - 0

Duzan moved to approve FY23 Emergency Crisis and Respone Plan.

Henry seconded the motion.

Aye: Richardson, Wood, Duzan, Henry, Mixson, Morris, Rhode 

Nay: None

Motion carried: Aye-7 Nay – 0

Morris 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.

Duzan seconded the motion.

Aye: Wood, Duzan, Henry, Mixson, Morris, Rhode, Richardson

Nay: None

Motion carried: Aye-7 Nay - 0

Vood moved to adjourn to Executive Session at 8:07 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.

Rhode seconded the motion.

Aye: Duzan, Henry, Mixson, Morris, Rhode, Richardson, Wood

Nay: None

Motion carried: Aye-6 Nay - 0

Board returned to Open Session at 9:41 PM.

Mixson moved to approve Executive Session Minutes of August 21, 2023

Wood seconded the motion.

Aye: Rhode, Richardson, Wood, Duzan, Henry, Mixson, Morris

Nay: None

Motion carried: Aye-7 Nay-0

Morris moved to accept resignations of: Kourtney Key - JH Girls Volleyball Assistant Coach

Henry seconded the motion.

Megan Young - sub caller

Aye: Richardson, Wood, Duzan, Henry, Mixson, Morris, Rhode

Nay: None

Motion carried: Aye-7 Nay – 0

Rhode moved to approve employment of:

Harley Richardson - HS Girls Basketball Assistant Coach

Ryan Buckler - HS Boys Basketball Assistant Coach

Ross Bennett - JH Boys Basketball Assistant Coach

Justin seconded the motion.

Aye: Wood, Duzan, Henry, Mixson, Morris, Rhode, Richardson

Nay: None

Motion carried: Aye-7 Nay – 0

Rhode moved to adjourn at 9:43 pm.

Morris seconded the motion.

Voice Vote: Aye-7 

Nay-0

Motion carried.

The regular meeting of the Shiloh CUSD #1 Board of Education adjourned at 9:43 PM

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