East Central Reporter

Casey Westfield Community Unit School District C-4 Board of Education met May 5.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

I. Call to order at 7:00 P.M.

Members present were: Tracy Gelb, Erin Fain, Becky Clement, Shane Todd, Jason Sharp, Joe Hickox, and Lisa Huddlestun. Administrators present: Mike Shackelford

II. Recognize visitors.

Visitors present: Amy Mullen and Mike Fouty

III. Old Business

A. Act upon the approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education held on Monday, April 21, 2025 and the minutes of the Closed Session meeting from Monday, April 21, 2025. Motion by Sharp, seconded by Hickox to approve the minutes of April 21, 2025. Upon roll call, members voting yea were: Todd, Sharp, Huddlestun, Clement, Fain, Gelb, and Hickox. The President declared the motion carried.

B. Results of the School Board election held on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

Secretary Clement read the certified election results:

Two Year term: Rebecca Kay Clement- 292 votes

Four Year term: Mike Fouty- 282 votes

Lisa Huddlestun- 276 votes

Jason Lee Sharp- 275 votes

Erin Fain- 270 votes

C. President of the Board will administer the Oath of Office to the new board members. President Gelb administered the oath of office to the newly elected members.

D. Act upon a motion that the meeting be adjourned sine die.

Motion by Hickox, seconded by Clement to adjourn “sine die”. Upon roll call, members voting yea were: Todd, Sharp, Huddlestun, Clement, Fain, Gelb, and Hickox. The President declared the motion carried at 7:05 pm.

IV. CONVENE NEW BOARD

A. SELECTION OF PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORA AND SECRETARY PRO-TEMPORA

Tracy Gelb was nominated as President Pro-Tempora and Becky Clement as Secretary Pro Tempora.

B. ROLL CALL (President Pro-Tempora)

Members present were: Becky Clement, Erin Fain, Tracy Gelb, Shane Todd, Jason Sharp, Lisa Huddlestun and Mike Fouty. Administrators present were: Mike Shackelford

C. REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD

a. Election of officers

Office of President- Erin Fain nominated Tracy Gelb. There were no other nominations. Tracy Gelb is elected President by unanimous vote.

Office of Vice-President- Tracy Gelb nominated Erin Fain. There were no other nominations. Erin Fain is elected Vice-President by unanimous vote.

Office of Secretary- Jason Sharp nominated Becky Clement. There were no other nomination. Becky Clement is elected Secretary by unanimous vote.

b. Act upon the appointment of District Treasurer.

Motion by Clement, seconded by Huddlestun to appoint Jennifer Winschief as District Treasurer. Upon roll call, members voting yea were: Fouty, Clement, Fain, Gelb, Todd, Sharp and Huddlestun. The President declared the motion carried.

c Act upon the adoption all existing policies, handbooks, and administrative practices.

Motion by Sharp, seconded by Todd to adopt all existing Board policies, handbooks, and administrative procedures. Upon roll call, members voting yea were: Huddlestun, Fouty, Clement, Fain, Gelb, Todd, and Sharp. The President declared the motion carried.

d. Act upon the adoption of the current established times, dates, and place for Board Meetings.

Motion by Clement, seconded by Huddlestun to adopt the schedule of meetings. Upon roll call, members voting yea were: Fouty, Clement, Fain, Gelb, Todd, Sharp, and Huddlestun. The President declared the motion carried.

e. Appointments

Tracy Gelb was appointed as representative to the EIASE Governing Board and Board Legislative Liaison.

The Board postponed the appointment of the IASB Governing Board delegate and alternate delegate.

f. Establish Board committees

Board Policy Committee- Becky Clement and Mike Fouty

Building and Grounds Committee- Mike Fouty and Jason Sharp

Budget and Finance Committee- Tracy Gelb and Shane Todd (+1 rotating member)

Support Staff and Transportation Committee- Lisa Huddlestun and Jason Sharp

Curriculum and Programs Committee- Erin Fain and Shane Todd

Negotiations Committee- Tracy Gelb, Lisa Huddlestun, and Jason Sharp

Communications Committee- Becky Clement and Erin Fain

Discipline- Erin Fain

V. ADDENDUM

Lisa Huddlestun asked about what the Board normally does for Teacher Appreciation. After some discussion, the Board agreed that since the PTO is very supportive of the teachers during this week, the Board will observe Teacher Appreciation at a later time.

Huddlestun reported that she had been approached by several parents concerned about the length of time between the end of sports seasons and the post season banquets. She asked if there could be a better process for this and what options were available to ensure timely post season banquets. After some discussion, it was determined that this would be handled by the administration.

Mr. Shackelford asked about the Board’s position on athletic practices and open gyms on Wednesday evenings and Sundays. The current policy is that there can be no activities after 5:30 pm on Wednesdays and no activities at all on Sundays. The consensus response was that this should be considered family time and that no extracurricular activities should be taking place during these times. The Board agreed that co-curricular activities such as Band and Music concerts and Drama productions would continue to be allowed on Sundays.

VI. PUBLIC COMMENTS

There was no public comment

VII. ADJOURNMENT

Motion by Clement, seconded by Huddlestun to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call, members voting yea were: Fain, Gelb, Todd, Sharp, Fouty, Clement, and Huddlestun. The President declared the meeting adjourned at 7:45 pm.

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