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Grayville Community Unit School District #1 Board of Education met April 17.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

I. CALL TO ORDER

A regular meeting was called to order at 6:00 P.M. by Stephanie Hatcher.

ROLL CALL:

AB Browning (Here @ 6:12 P.M.)

x Hatcher         x Trimble

x Campbell      x Rhinehart

x Hall               x Risley

Others Present:

AB Harrelson (arrived during closed session) 

x Fetcho           x Johnson

Guests in attendance included: Miranda Morris, Eric McCollum, Taylor Waggoner, Stacy Lucas, Kristinia Sloss, Baylie Ray

II. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL

● Wednesday, March 20, 2024 - Regular Meeting Minutes

● Destroy Closed Session Audio Tapes Older Than 18 Months

● Bills

Financial Reports

Transportation Report

● Resignations- Bailey Green as Teacher

Motion by Risley, second by Campbell to approve the consent agenda.

Roll Call:

AB Browning

x Hatcher         x Trimble

x Campbell      x Rhinehart

x Hall               x Risley

There being 6 yeas and 0 nays, the motion carried.

III. COMMUNICATIONS

A. Recognition of Visitors / Public Comments:

B. Board Members

C. Staff-Administrative Reports

Mr. Johnson: 3-7th Grade IAR testing is complete. 5th & 8th grade Science Test is coming up. SAT/PSAT Prep has begun. Clay City Health Department is conducting a Anti-Vaping Program with videos and statistics with the 6-12th grade P.E. classes.

Mr. Fetcho: The playground committee made a decision on what equipment will be needed for Phase 1. The committee is working with Playground Boss. Many factors were taken into account in choosing which playset to choose: how many activities can the set include, how many students could be on it at a time, layout and fall height. The committee wants to have two types of play structures to accommodate ages 2-5 and 5-12. Equipment will cost approximately $45,000 + $20,000 installed (Playground Boss does not install). Funds will be used from potential grants Mr. Fetcho is working on portion of the Prek grant of $20,000, Herd donation of $10,000, Huck’s donation of $2500 will all go towards the project. Phase 2 of the project will be the material to cover the ground surface, which will roughly cost $12,000-13,000. This cost may be covered with TIF funds through the city. The board agreed to proceed with the purchase and installation of the equipment. The National Honor Society will be inducting three students on April 18 at 5:30 P.M. The FFA Banquet will be held on April 27th at 5:30 P.M.. Baccalaureate will be April 28 at 6:00 P.M. 8th Grade Graduation May 11 at 11:30 and Senior Graduation at 1:00 P.M.

Mrs. Harrelson added the former class composite picture project is almost finished and should be done before graduation. New superintendent, Eric McCollum, has been coming to Grayville on Wednesdays and working with her to help ease the transition.

IV. NEW BUSINESS

1. Motion to Adopt Press Policy Update Issue 114

Motion by Campbell, second by Trimble to Adopt Press Policy Update Issue 114. Roll Call:

x Risley         x Campbell       x Rhinehart

x Trimble       x Hall

x Browning (Here @ 6:12 P.M.)   x Hatcher

There being 7 yeas and 0 nays, the motion carried.

2. Motion to Renew IESA Membership for 2024-2025

Motion by Risley, second by Campbell to Renew IESA Membership for 2024-2025.

Roll Call:

x Risley          x Campbell      x Rhinehart

x Trimble        x Hall

x Browning     x Hatcher

There being 7 yeas and 0 nays, the motion carried.

V. CLOSED SESSION:

Matters relating to:

1. Personnel Performance & Appointment

2. Negotiations

3. Student Discipline

Motion Risley, second by Trimble to enter into closed session at 6:22 P.M.

Roll Call:

x Hatcher         x Risley          x Hall

x Trimble         x Browning

x Rhinehart     x Campbell

There being 7 yeas and 0 nays, the motion carried.

Motion by Risley, second by Hall that the Board return to open session at 8:00 P.M. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.

VI. ACTION FOLLOWING CLOSED SESSION

3. Motion Possible to Hire Certified Teacher

Motion by Risley, second by Hall to hire Baylie Ray as certified teacher.

Roll Call:

x Browning     x Hatcher        x Trimble

x Campbell     x Rhinehart

x Hall              x Risley

There being 7 yeas and 0 nays, the motion carried.

4. Motion to Hire an Hourly-Paid Speech/Language Pathologist-Erin Cunningham

Motion by Risley, second by Hall to Hire Erin Cunningham-Speech/Language Pathologist at $70 per hour.

Roll Call:

x Trimble         x Hall               x Risley

x Browning     x Hatcher

x Campbell     x Rhinehart

There being 7 yeas and 0 nays, the motion carried.

5. Motion to Hire Junior High Softball Coach-TABLED

6. Motion to Hire Junior High Assistant Softball Coach-TABLED

7. Motion to Reemploy Jeff Fetcho as Assistant Superintendent for the 2024-2025 School Year

Motion by Risley,second by Hall to Reemploy Jeff Fetcho as Assistant Superintendent for the 2024-2025 School Year.

Roll Call:

x Risley          x Campbell     x Rhinehart

x Trimble        x Hall

x Browning     x Hatcher

There being 7 yeas and 0 nays, the motion carried.

VIII. ADJOURNMENT

Motion by Trimble, second by Browning to adjourn the meeting at 8:03 P.M. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.

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