Wabash Community Unit School District #348 Board of Education met Oct. 19.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The Board of Education of Wabash Community Unit School District #348 met in Regular Session on Monday, October 19, 2020 in the Cafetorium of Mt. Carmel Grade School.
President Schuler called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Secretary Janice Alka called the roll. In addition to the secretary, those present were Tim Schuler, Kyle Peach, Ryan Peter, Neil Earnest, and Theresa Hocking. Jared Alka was absent.
Also present were Superintendent Dr. Chuck Bleyer, Jake Newkirk –MCJSH Principal, Tyler Buss –MCHS Assistant Principal, Brianne Foster–MCGS Principal, Sheila Odom– MCES Principal, Kevin Madden –WSJD, Corey Woolsey –MC Register, Brianna Witsman –Instructional Technology, Kyle Buss –Athletic Director, Kristi Perry –Teacher, Betsy Ross–WCTA, Dawn Drone – WCEA, and District Secretary Kim Zimmer.
Schuler led the pledge to the flag.
Consent Agenda
a. Minutes of Past Board Meetings
September 21,2020 Special Meeting
September 21, 2020 Regular Meeting
b. Monthly Bills
-Invoices Paid September 2020
-Bills Payable October 2020
c. Financial Reports
Account balances were:
Cash Deposits $ 370,748.95
Investments $ 3,124,070.17
4 Fund $ 2,717,712.00
5 Fund $ 3,024,052.00
d. Correspondence
-Jill Speth retiring end of 2024-2025 school year
-Ashley Knapp resigning as MCGS Paraprofessional effective October 5, 2020
-Julie Merritt resigning as MCJHS Volleyball Coach effective September 4, 2020
-Betty Kimpel resigning as MCHS Library Supervisor effective October 2, 2020
-Amy Ferguson resigning as MCJHS RtI Reading Asst. effective September 22, 2020
f. Administrative Report
-District Curriculum/Grant Coordinator Michael Brewer
-Mt. Carmel Junior High/High School Chief Operations Officer Steve Holt
-Mt. Carmel Elementary School Principal Sheila Odom
-Mt. Carmel Grade School Principal Brianne Foster
-Mt. Carmel Junior Senior High Principal Jake Newkirk
-Superintendent Dr. Chuck Bleyer
A motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Hocking and seconded by Peach. A roll call vote was taken. All present voted Aye. Motion Carried. Jared Alka was absent.
Dr. Bleyer noted to the Board that there were several students currently being quarantined due to the Covid-19 virus.
Reports – Kyle Buss –Athletic Director
Buss gave a short summary of how the sports teams are performing. Also he spoke about transitioning into winter and spring sports.
Executive Session pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Open Meetings Act: “The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, dismissal of specific employees or purchase or lease of property.”
At 7:18 p.m. a motion to go into closed session was made by Janice Alka and seconded by Peach. All present voted Aye. Motion Carried. Jared Alka was absent.
Open Session
A motion to return to open session was made by Janice Alka and seconded by Earnest. All present voted Aye. Motion Carried. Jared Alka was absent. The meeting returned to open session at 7:48 p.m.
Closed Minutes Approved
Hocking moved to approve the minutes of the closed session as read in closed session. Janice Alka seconded the motion. All present voted Aye. Motion Carried. Jared Alka was absent.
New Business
Dismissal of Employee
A motion to approve Dr. Bleyer’s recommendation to dismiss Employee A was made by Peach and seconded by Earnest. A roll call vote was taken. All present voted Aye. Motion Carried. Jared Alka was absent.
Employment of Personnel
A motion to approve the following employment recommendations was made by Earnest and seconded by Peter:
NON-CERTIFIED
Chloe Farmer –P/T Private School Title 1 Tutor beginning the start of the 2020-2021 school year
EXTRA CURRICULARS
Annie Jackman -MCHS Assistant Volleyball Coach beginning the start of the 2020-2021 school year
Krystle Leach -MCHS Assistant Volleyball Coach beginning the start of the 2020-2021 school year
Krystle Leach -MCGS/MCJHS Volleyball Coach beginning the start of the 2020-21 school year
A roll call vote was taken. All present voted Aye. Motion Carried. Jared Alka was absent.
Superintendent’s Contract
The Contract Committee recommended to the Board a new five-year contract for Superintendent Bleyer. A motion to approve the recommendation was made by Janice Alka and seconded by Hocking. A roll call vote was taken. All present voted Aye. Motion Carried. Jared Alka was absent.
Adjournment
A motion to adjourn was made by Janice Alka and seconded by Hocking. All present voted aye. Motion Carried. Jared Alka was absent. Meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m.
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