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Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4c Board of Education met Oct. 21

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Erin Fain, Vice President | Casey Westfield Community Unit School District C-4 Website

Erin Fain, Vice President | Casey Westfield Community Unit School District C-4 Website

Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4c Board of Education met Oct. 21.

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, September 16, 2024 at the Unit Office, 401 E. Main, Casey, IL. Upon roll call, members present were Clement, Fain, Gelb, Huddlestun, and Todd.

Administrators present were Kacie Rhoads, Jim Sullivan (phone), Mike Shackelford, Audra Taylor, and Dalton McFarland. 2) The following visitors were recognized: Sara Richardson, Jennifer Harris, Barry Eckerty, and Betsy Collins.

2. Act upon approval of consent agenda items:

a. Minutes of the regular meeting of September 16, 2024,

b. Destruction of the verbatim record of those meetings 18 months and older as authorized by Board Policy 220 and 220-E1.

c. Financial and budgetary reports and current invoices for payment.

d. Approval of the Jr/Sr HS and Monroe Elementary Cardiac Emergency Response Plans.

Motion by Todd, seconded by Hickox to approve the items on the consent agenda. Upon roll call, members voting yea were: Huddlestun, Clement, Fain, Gelb, Hickox, and Todd. The President declared the motion carried.

3. Act upon approval of bid for snow removal services for the 2024-2025 school year. Mr. Shackelford reported that he had received only one bid for snow removal from Maulding Excavating and recommended that the Board accept the bid.

Motion by Huddlestun, seconded by Gelb to accept a bid from Maulding Excavating for snow removal services as required for the 2024-2025 school year at a cost of $795 per snowfall. Upon roll call, members voting yea were: Hickox, Todd, Huddlestun, Clement, Fain, and Gelb. The President declared the motion carried.

4. Act upon the adoption of a resolution to approve the submission of the 2024-2025 School Technology Revolving Loan program.

Motion by Todd, seconded by Clement to adopt a resolution to approve the submission of the 2024-2025 Technology Revolving Loan application. Upon roll call, members voting yea were: Fain, Gelb, Hickox, Todd, Huddlestun, and Clement. The President declared the motion carried.

5. Administrator Reports

Monroe Elementary Principal, Kacie Rhoads, reported that Monroe is hosting its Book Fair this week in conjunction with Family Reading night on Tuesday, October 22. She and Dean of Students, Audra Taylor had supervised 4th grade field trips to the Lincoln School in Martinsville. There were some excellent activities and it was a fun and educational experience for the 4th graders. Mrs. Rhoads also reported that Monroe had a 97% participation rate in last week’s Parent/Teacher Conferences.

Jr/Sr HS Principal, Jim Sullivan, reported that his faculty and staff continue to progress through the Thoughtful Classroom curriculum. He also shared that exchange student, Elise Derome, is the Tennis Sectional Champion and will be competing in the IHSA Class 1A Tennis Tournament this weekend in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Superintendent Mike Shackelford reported on a new Illinois law that requires Boards of Education to complete a report establishing a 3-year average of expenditures in the District’s operating funds, then comparing that average to the current total of operating fund balances. If the fund balances total more than 2.5 times the established average, the District must submit a Reduction Plan to ISBE. He reported that the 3-year average of operating fund expenditures is $9,265,537 and the current operating fund balance total is $6,345,149. The fund balance equals only 68.48% of the average expenditures. Therefore, no reduction plan is required. Mr. Shackelford also reported that the current 3-year average is elevated due to the availability of ESSER funds over the previous 3 years. The average expenditures should decline over the next couple of years as each year’s ESSER expenditures roll off. He reported that another new Illinois law is requiring school districts to post a notice of Truth in Taxation hearing on web pages 30 days prior to the adoption of the 2024 tax levy. This will require our Board to post the hearing notice on November 15, three days before the November 18 regular meeting in which it will determine for sure whether or not it will even hold a hearing. If a hearing is not necessary, the notice can be taken down. Finally, the District’s Fiscal Year 2024 audit field work has been completed by the Kemper CPA group. Overall, the audit went very well. The final audit report and AFR is expected to be presented to the Board in December.

6. Addendum

7. 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.

Motion by Hickox, seconded by Todd to adjourn to executive session. Upon roll call, members voting yea were: Huddlestun, Clement, Fain, Gelb, Hickox, and Todd. The President declared the motion carried at 7:16 pm. 8. Act upon approval to reconvene to regular session.

Motion by Clement, seconded by Huddlestun to reconvene to regular session. Upon roll call, members voting yea were: Clement, Fain, Gelb, Hickox, and Todd. The President declared the motion carried at 7:33 pm.

9. Act upon approval of consent agenda items:

Motion by Hickox, seconded by Gelb to approve the closed session minutes of September 16, 2024; to employ Robin Karras and Sara Richardson as CWHS Student Council Sponsors for the 2024-2025 school year; to accept the resignation of Josh Meyers as Jr/Sr HS Head Custodian effective November 1, 2024. Upon roll call, members voting yea were: Todd, Huddlestun, Clement, Fain, Gelb, and Hickox. The President declared the motion carried.

10. Act upon requests for early graduation

The Board approved two requests for early graduation.

11. Addendum

12. Act upon approval to adjourn

Motion by Hickox, second by Clement to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call, members voting yea were: Todd, Huddlestun, Clement, Fain, Gelb, and Hickox. The President declared the motion carried at 7:35 pm.

https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1373/Casey_Westfield/5026148/Minutes_October_21__2024.pdf

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