Hamilton County Community Unit District No. 10 Board of Education met July 20.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
The Board of Education of Hamilton County Community Unit District No. 10 met in regular session at 7:00 p.m., in the Unit Office.
The meeting was called to order by Board President Dennis Lynch. Roll Call was as follows: Present – Bob Gray, Jeff Lueke, Tim Millenbine, Clint Ragan, Ellen Rubenacker, Justin Woodrow and Dennis Lynch.
Motion by Lueke, second by Ragan to approve the following items under the Consent Agenda: The minutes from the June 16, 2020 Regular Board Meeting, Treasurer’s Report, Budget reports, District bill listing, and the destruction of Executive Session Audio Recordings older than 18 months per Code, Final reading policies: 2:125, 2:160, 4:50, 5:150, 5:280, 5:60, 6:135, 6:280, 7:70, 7:90, 7:130, 7:325, 8:10, 8:80, 8:110, 8:30, 2:125-E1, 2:125-E2, 2:160-E, 5:60-E1, 5:60-E2. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Lueke, Ragan, Millenbine, Woodrow, Gray, Rubenacker, and Lynch. Motion carried.
CORRESPONDENCE – None
VISITORS/Public Comment – None
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT - Status
Mr. Fetcho updated the Board on the following: A meeting was held with the homeschool families in our community; Final tax levy was discussed; Utilization of funds obtained through the Federal Cares Act was discussed; Per request of the board, two payroll outsourcing companies were contacted regarding fees for outsourcing the district’s payroll if the need arose. PayChex and PayCom were contacted and fees were shared with the board; Consider purchasing three new buses for spring; State Disbursements Owed: $195,964; Employee training on return to school plan; No teacher evaluations for 20-21;
OLD BUSINESS –
Motion by Millenbine, second by Woodrow to approve the firm (12 months) fuel bid from Wabash Valley for the 2020-2021 school year. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Millenbine, Woodrow, Gray, Rubenacker, Ragan, Lueke, and Lynch. Motion carried.
Motion by Gray, second by Rubenacker to approve the cafeteria supply bid from Kohl Wholesale and the bid from Prairie Farms for dairy for the 2020-2021 school year. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Gray, Rubenacker, Millenbine, Ragan, Lueke, Woodrow, and Lynch. Motion Carried.
Motion by Lueke, second by Millenbine to approve the high sealed bid from First United Methodist Church in the amount of $26,510 for the sale of the old district office. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Lueke, Millenbine, Gray, Ragan, Rubenacker, Woodrow, and Lynch. Motion Carried.
NEW BUSINESS –
Motion by Lueke, second by Ragan to approve the tentative FY’21 district budget as present. Roll call vote – Voting Yes – Lueke, Ragan, Millenbine, Gray, Rubenacker, Woodrow, and Lynch. Motion carried.
Motion by Woodrow, second by Rubenacker to approve partnering with Egyptian Health Department at a cost of $10,000 to allow our district to be served by a Family Resource Developer. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Woodrow, Rubenacker, Gray, Lueke, Millenbine, Ragan, and Lynch. Motion carried.
Motion by Ragan, second by Rubenacker to approve partnering with AmeriCorps at a cost of $3,000 to allow two Rend Lake students to serve at East Side (Hannah Hart) and Dahlgren (Kristin Gibson) as an AmeriCorps tutors for the 2020-2021 school year. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Ragan, Rubenacker, Millenbine, Gray, Lueke, Woodrow, and Lynch. Motion carried.
Motion by Ragan, second by Woodrow to approve the return to school plan as presented. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Ragan, Woodrow, Gray, Millenbine, Lueke, Rubenacker, and Lynch. Motion carried.
Motion by Millenbine, second by Ragan to approve the IHSA Phase 4 Return to Play as presented. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Millenbine, Ragan, Gray, Lueke, Rubenacker, Woodrow, and Lynch. Motion carried.
Motion by Lueke, second by Millenbine to convene in executive session at 8:24 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 – Lueke, Millenbine, Ragan, Woodrow, Gray, Rubenacker, and Lynch. Motion carried.
Motion by Ragan, second by Gray to come out of executive session at 9:30 p.m. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Ragan, Gray, Lueke, Woodrow, Millenbine, Rubenacker, and Lynch. Motion carried.
Motion by Rubenacker, second by Gray to approve the minutes from executive session. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Rubenacker, Gray, Lueke, Woodrow, Ragan, Millenbine, and Lynch. Motion carried.
Motion by Lueke, second by Ragan to accept a letter of resignation from Stephanie Winkler, High School English Teacher, effective June 22, 2020. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Lueke, Ragan, Woodrow, Rubenacker, Gray, Millenbine, and Lynch. Motion Carried.
Motion by Lueke, second by Ragan to accept a letter of resignation from Sandra Rapp, East Side Title I Teacher, effective June 29, 2020. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Lueke, Ragan, Woodrow, Rubenacker, Gray, Millenbine, and Lynch. Motion Carried.
Motion by Lueke, second by Ragan to accept a voluntary transfer from Erin Underhill, full- time cook, from East Side to the Jr/Sr High School, effective with the start of the 2020-2021 school year. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Lueke, Ragan, Woodrow, Rubenacker, Gray, Millenbine, and Lynch. Motion Carried.
Motion by Lueke, second by Ragan to increase the employment hours of Diana Guinn, from 5.5 hours per day to 7 hours per day, effective with the start of the 2020-2021 school year. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Lueke, Ragan, Woodrow, Rubenacker, Gray, Millenbine, and Lynch. Motion Carried.
Motion by Lueke, second by Ragan to employ Tammy Rose as a Special Education Teacher, contingent upon successful completion of a background check and completion of necessary paperwork, effective with the start of the 2020-2021 school year. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Lueke, Ragan, Woodrow, Rubenacker, Gray, Millenbine, and Lynch. Motion Carried.
Motion by Lueke, second by Ragan to employ Ellie Winthrop as an English Teacher, contingent upon successful completion of a background check and completion of necessary paperwork, effective with the start of the 2020-2021 school year. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Lueke, Ragan, Woodrow, Rubenacker, Gray, Millenbine, and Lynch. Motion Carried.
Motion by Lueke, second by Ragan to approve the following athletic volunteers: Nate Neal – Golf; Devin Stottlemyre – Cross Country; Bryan Warren – Golf; Aaron White – Trap; Liz White – Trap; Donnie Craddock – Trap; Tony Steele – Trap; Brad Thomas – Trap; Susan Thomas – Trap; Danny Simmons – Trap. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Lueke, Ragan, Woodrow, Rubenacker, Gray, Millenbine, and Lynch. Motion Carried.
Motion by Lueke, second by Ragan to approve the release of the January 2020 through June 2020 Executive Session Minutes. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Lueke, Ragan, Woodrow, Rubenacker, Gray, Millenbine, and Lynch. Motion Carried.
Motion by Millenbine, second by Rubenacker to adjourn. Roll Call Vote - Voting Yes – Millenbine, Rubenacker, Lueke, Gray, Ragan, Woodrow, and Lynch. Motion Carried and the meeting adjourned at 9:32 p.m.
http://www.unit10.com/uo/meetings/minutes/2021/7.20.20%20Minutes.pdf
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