Pope County Community Unit School District 1 Board met September 19.
Here is the minutes as provided by the board:
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Board President Hansen and the
following members were present: Schuchardt, Wallace, Coen, Clay, and
Hansen. Simmons and Hogg were absent.
Motion was made by Schuchardt and seconded by Wallace to approve the
agenda. All members present voted yea.
Motion was made by Clay and seconded by Coen to approve the consent agenda
including the following: 1) Approve Minutes of Board Meetings on 8/17/2017; 2)
Approve Closed Session Minutes; 3) Approve Bills for Payment; 4) Accept
Financial Reports; and 5) Accept Resignation from George Berger as janitor. All
members present voted yea.
Under Administrative reports, Mr. Blankenship reported the following: 1) School
pictures have been scheduled for September 29th; 2) Aimsweb testing has been
complete for grades 4-8. The remaining grades will be testing over the next few
weeks; 3) Progress reports for the 1st quarter went out this past Friday,
September 15th; 4) Boy’s and girl’s basketball try-outs will be on September 25th
and 27th; 5) The Student Council elections are over and the members have been
selected; 6) Pre-K classes will be going to the Pumpkin Patch at Wurth’s Farms
in Paducah on Friday, October 13th; 7) The fall pre-school screenings will talk
place on Friday, September 29th; and 8) Current enrollment is 390 as of
September 19th. This is up 19 from last year and will go up more after the Pre-K
screening.
Mr. Fritch reported the following: 1) Progress reports were mailed September
15th. Tutoring and RTI support is available to all students; 2) ACT results from
graduating seniors were above State average on all areas but Math and they
were right at the average mark. There were 9 students that took the ACT plus
writing; 3) Cross Country teams has started meets and is doing very well.
Jackson Eddington won at Eldorado and Keely Clay has medaled; 4) Baseball
team has started their fall season; 5) Class meetings were held and officers
elected; 6) Clubs have met and are in the process of paying dues and electing
officers; 7) Drama auditions have been held for the madrigal; and 8) Enrollment
is 140; 37 Freshman, 40 Sophomores, 33 Juniors, 30 Seniors.
Mr. Bleyer reported the following: 1) The Illinois Assembly did pass a
compromised bill to fund education throughout the 2017-18 school year. Last
week, the governor signed the bill and funds have been released to school
districts. We have received general state aid payments, but they are at last
year's levels. Therefore, we do not currently know what our funding levels will
be for the remainder of the year; and 2) I have ordered a new traffic safety light
to replace the light at the eastern end of the school district. That is the light that
flashes to warn of the upcoming school zone. This light is critical because it is a
blind spot for drivers. The light will be solar powered, wifi capable, and fit on the
existing pole. The cost is $2,000.
Motion to enter executive session for the purpose of personnel employment was
made by Wallace and seconded by Clay. Roll call vote: all yeas. Board entered
executive session at 7:09 pm.
Motion to return to regular session was made by Schuchardt and seconded by
Wallace. Roll call vote: all yeas. Board returned at 8:03 pm.
Motion to approve the 2017-18 District Budget was made by Clay and seconded
by Coen. Roll call vote: all yeas.
Motion to approve the FFA overnight field trip to Indianapolis in October was
made by Schuchardt and seconded by Wallace. Roll call vote: all yeas.
Motion to hire Gary Roper as bus driver was made by Clay and seconded by
Wallace. Roll call vote: all yeas.
Motion to hire Charlee Poole as a Halftime Title I Aide for the 2017-18 school
year was made by Clay and seconded by Schuchardt. Roll call vote: all yeas.
Motion to hire Tracy O’Neal as an individual aide for the 2017-18 school year
was made by Schuchardt and seconded by Wallace. Roll call vote: all yeas.
Motion to hire Nicole Key as the Junior High Student Council Sponsor for the
2017-18 school year was made by Schuchardt and seconded by Coen. Roll call
vote: all yeas.
Motion to post for evening custodian for K-8 building was made by Wallace and
seconded by Coen. Roll call vote: all yeas.
Motion to approve Holly Comer and Tyler Presser was made by Clay and
seconded by Coen. Roll call vote: all yeas.
Under Old Business, Dr. Bleyer stated the architect is working on soliciting bids
for the softball complex to finish the project. As of now, we have not received
any bids. Job Corp will be here September 22nd to see what they can do to finish
the project. The staff is willing to finish the project since they started it but had
to quit when the center was closed. Once Dr. Bleyer receives more information,
he will notify the Board.
Member Hogg entered the meeting at 8:20 pm.
President Hansen began the discussion regarding the drug testing for
extracurricular students. Dr. Bleyer stated First Advantage, the company who
would process the test at the lab, requires 60 tests a year. With all the fees, the
annual cost of testing would be around $2,500. President Hansen stated the
public informational meeting was well attended and some good questions were
asked with lots of discussion. The Board took from the meeting that the main
concerns from the public were the testing age and what procedures would be in
place for a positive test result. After much discussion, the Board asked Dr.
Bleyer to gather more information and report back to the Board.
With no further business to be discussed, a motion was made by Clay and
seconded by Schuchardt to adjourn the meeting until the next scheduled
meeting to be held on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 7:00 pm in the J.H. Hobbs
Memorial Library. All members present voted yea.
Meeting adjourned at 9:15 pm.
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