Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 Board of Education met January 16.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
The meeting was called to order by Board President Dennis Lynch. Roll Call was as follows: Present – Steve Becker, Bob Gray, Jeff Lueke, Tim Millenbine, Clint Ragan, Ellen Rubenacker, and Dennis Lynch.
Motion by Ragan, second by Gray to approve the following items under the Consent Agenda: The minutes from the December 19, 2017 Regular board meeting, and December 21, 2017 Special board meeting, Treasurer’s Report, Budget report, District bill listing, and the destruction of Executive Session Audio Recordings older than 18 months per Code. Final Reading: Policies CC, GBRC, GBRH, JBF, and JGCA. Out of State Trip: HS Parenting Class to Evansville, IN on April 4, 2018. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Ragan, Gray, Becker, Lueke, Millenbine, Rubenacker, and Lynch. Motion carried.
Correspondence- None.
Visitors/Public Comment- Ricky Sauls, Jim Sharpe, and Mike Davenport were present to highlight and discussed the possibility of establishing a S3DA Archery Shooting Club in the District for grades 3-12.
Superintendent’s Report – Status/Curriculum
Mr. Fetcho updated the Board of the following items: State Disbursements owed $587,668. The new evidence based state funding could begin in March or April. The closing on the newly purchased bus barn is January 17, 2018 at 1:00 p.m.at VanWinkle Attorney at Law.
Mr. Fetcho discussed the 2018, based on the 2016-17 school year, Financial Profile Designation for the District. The District has been on an upward trend for the last few years from the District being on the early warning watch list in 2016 with a 2.65 profile score to a 3.45 profile score in 2018 placing the District on Financial Review status. Mr. Fetcho did state a concern for the District with only 54 days cash on hand. End of the first semester enrollment is 1,216 with a 34 student decrease from last year at this time. The update capital project list was in the packet. The District had its first Technology Committee Meeting at the Unit Office with a representative from each building, two Board Members, and IT personnel Chad May and Bryan Warren being present.
Old Business – None.
New Business-
Motion by Lueke, second by Rubenacker to approve to move the Tuesday, February 20, 2018 regular board meeting to Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Ragan to convene in executive session at 7:04 p.m. to discuss appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of a specific employee(s) or office of the public body, pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1). Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Becker, Ragan, Gray, Lueke, Millenbine, Rubenacker, and Lynch. Motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Lueke to come out of executive session at 8:55 p.m. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Becker, Lueke, Gray, Millenbine, Ragan, Rubenacker, and Lynch. Motion carried.
Motion by Ragan, second by Millenbine to approve the minutes from executive session. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Ragan, second by Lueke to accept the letter of resignation from Maleah Lynch, Jr. High Cheerleading Sponsor, effective at the conclusion of the 2017-2018 season. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Rubenacker, second by Gray to reassign Ben Newbury to an Ag Teacher and FFA sponsor with a 200 day employment contract, effective with the start of the 2018-2019 school year. Roll Call Vote- Voting Yes – Rubenacker, Gray, Becker, Lueke, Millenbine, Ragan, and Lynch. Motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Lueke to employ Jeff Karcher as the High School Head Baseball Coach for the 2017-2018 season. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Becker, Lueke, Gray, Millenbine, Ragan, Rubenacker, and Lynch. Motion carried.
Motion by Gray, second by Becker to employ Amy Corn as a Special Education Teacher, effective January 17, 2018. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Gray, Becker, Lueke, Millenbine, Ragan, Rubenacker, and Lynch. Motion carried.
Motion by Millenbine, second by Rubenacker to approve to internally post for an East Side Elementary Principal for the 2018-2019 school year. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Ragan, second by Lueke to approve to post for a Jr. High Math Teacher for the 2018-2019 school year. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Ragan, second by Millenbine to approve to post for a Jr. High English Language Arts Teacher for the 2018-2019 school year. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Lueke, second by Becker to approve to post for Elementary Teacher(s) for the 2018-2019 school year. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Ragan, second by Becker to approve to post for an Industrial Arts Teacher for the 2018-2019 school year. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Ragan, second by Millenbine to release to the public the Executive Session Minutes for July 2017 through December 2017. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Ragan, Millenbine, Becker, Gray, Lueke, Rubenacker, and Lynch. Motion carried.
Motion by Millenbine, second by Gray to adjourn. Vote was taken by voice, motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
http://www.unit10.com/uo/meetings/minutes/1718/jan162018boardminutes.pdf
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