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Eldorado Community Unit School District #4 Board of Education Met March 18.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

Recognize visitors for public comment: None.

Keith Oglesby made a motion to approve the regular meeting minutes for 2-18-21 (Ref to Doc Reg JJ 1-25). Austin Bradley seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: Justice.

Austin Bradley made a motion to approve the February, 2021 Treasurer’s Report (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-1- 26). Keith Oglesby seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: Justice.

Keith Oglesby made a motion to approve the payment of Unit #4 bills (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-1-27). Austin Bradley seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: Justice.

Preston Justice entered the meeting at 7:03 p.m.

Keith Oglesby made a motion to approve the second reading and adoption of board policies 3:40-E, 4:10, 4:55, 4:60-AP1, 4:120-AP, 4:150, 4:175, 4:175-AP1, 5:30-AP2, 5:185-AP, 5:190, 5:270 & 6:235-E5 (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-5-20). Austin Bradley seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Keith Oglesby made a motion to approve the first reading of board policies 1:10, 1:20, 1:30, 2:80, 2:80-E, 2:120 & 2:250-E3 (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-5-21). David Bartok seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Mr. Bradley, Mr. Tippett and Mr. Cusic gave building updates

Keith Oglesby made a motion to approve providing the summer meal service lunch program (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-6-15). Austin Bradley seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Austin Bradley made a motion to approve advertising for bids for bakery products, dairy products, fire extinguisher service, trash, fuel and pest control (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-6-16). Grant Loudy seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Bryce Hampton made a motion to approve the 2021-2022 school calendar (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-6-17). Keith Oglesby seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Bryce Hampton made a motion to approve the amended 2020-2021 school calendar (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-6-18). Grant Loudy seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Keith Oglesby made a motion to abate taxes in the amount of $80,000 for the 2020 tax year payable in 2021 (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-6-19). Grant Loudy seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Bryce Hampton made a motion to approve the middle school graduation for May 13 and high school graduation for May 14 (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-6-20). Grant Loudy seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Austin Bradley made a motion to approve Leigh Lane, Josh Potter and Luke Griffin as volunteer coaches (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-3-18). Preston Justice seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Bryce Hampton made a motion to accept the resignation of Janie Drone as an Eldorado Unit 4 bus driver (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-4-4). Preston Justice seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Bryce Hampton made a motion to approve obtaining membership renewal to the IHSA for the 2021- 2022 school year (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-6-21). Preston Justice seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Bryce Hampton made a motion to approve summer projects using 1% sales tax revenue (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-6-22). David Bartok seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Bryce Hampton made a motion to approve summer projects using Covid Relief funds (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-6-23). Preston Justice seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice and Oglesby. Voting no: Loudy. Absent: None.

Keith Oglesby made a motion to approve selling bus #5 through a closed bid process with bid opening on April 22 (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-6-24). Grant Loudy seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Bryce Hampton made a motion to approve the 2021 senior trip to Florida on April 26 – 30 with the district providing bus transportation to and from the airport (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-11-1). Preston Justice seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Austin Bradley made a motion to opt out of transitional high school math requirement (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-6-25). Preston Justice seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Keith Oglesby made a motion to provide summer school using Title I and Esser Funds (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-6-26). Preston Justice seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Keith Oglesby made a motion to approve hiring Warren Mitchell as high school assistant softball coach (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-3-19). Preston Justice seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Bryce Hampton made a motion to approve removing Kelli Butler from all middle school Banterra activity and imprest fund accounts (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-6-27). Grant Loudy seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Bryce Hampton made a motion to approve adding Sally Kittinger to all middle school Banterra activity and imprest fund accounts (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-6-28). Preston Justice seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Austin Bradley made a motion to approve the agreement to participate in the TRS Supplemental Savings Plan (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-6-29). Bryce Hampton seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None

Bryce Hampton made a motion to go into closed session at 8:00 p.m. regarding employment, compensation, discipline of district personnel, collective bargaining and land acquisition. David Bartok seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

The board came out of closed session at 8:25 p.m.

Austin Bradley made a motion to approve closed session minutes as read in closed session. Ron Bradley seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Bryce Hampton made a motion to approve changing the April board meeting from the 15th to Monday April 12th (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-6-30). Austin Bradley seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None.

Absent: None.

Keith Oglesby made a motion to hire Mark Sigler as high school assistant baseball coach for the 2020- 2021 school year (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-3-20). Bryce Hampton seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Bryce Hampton made a motion to hire Audra Poore as an Eldorado Unit 4 teacher aide for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-3-21). Austin Bradley seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Bryce Hampton made a motion to hire Courtney Gilbert as an Eldorado Unit 4 teacher aide for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year (Ref to Doc Reg JJ-3-22). Preston Justice seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

Preston Justice made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:28 p.m. Grant Loudy seconded the motion. Roll call vote taken and motion carried. Voting yes: Bartok, Austin Bradley, Ron Bradley, Hampton, Justice, Loudy and Oglesby. Voting no: None. Absent: None.

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