Flanagan-Cornell District 74 Board met Sept. 20.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
Agenda Item 1 – Call to Order: The Unit #74 board meeting was held on September 20, 2018 at the Flanagan- Cornell High School Business Room and was called to order by President Harms at 7:38 p.m. Board Members Kreush, Tuftie and Vollmer were absent. Superintendent Farris and Mr. Yoder were present for the administration. Mr. Driver was the teacher representative.
Agenda Item 2 – Approval of Agenda: Motion to approve agenda was made by Member Cooper, second by Member Faber. Unanimously passed by voice vote.
Agenda Item 3 – Communication from Audience: Emily Friese and Devin Snow gave an FFA update. Mr. Driver discussed plans for the 2020 spring music trip.
Agenda Item 4 – Board Communications: None.
Agenda Item 5 – Consent Agenda: Regular and Executive session meeting minutes from August, August Treasurer’s Report and July’s Disbursements were approved. Motion to accept by Member Faber, second by Member Cooper. Passed unanimously by call of the roll.
Agenda Item 6 – Action Items:
6A: Superintendent Farris presented the budget for Fiscal Year 2019. Member Weers made a motion to approve the FY19 tentative budget as submitted, second by Member Cooper. Passed unanimously by call of the roll.
6B: FFA requested permission for overnight trips: October 6-7; Oct 24-28; April 16-17 and Feb. 8-9. Member Faber made a motion to approve the overnight stays, second by Member Cooper. Passed unanimously by voice vote.
6C: Farris made a recommendation to hire Cassandra Meyers, second shift custodian. Member Weers made a motion hire Meyers as submitted, second by Member Faber. Passed unanimously by call of the roll.
6D: Farris made a recommendation to increase John Abel’s salary by $2,000. Member Faber made a motion to approve the salary increase, second by Member Cooper. Passed unanimously by call of the roll.
6E: Farris made a recommendation to approve the Intragovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Livingston County. Member Weers made a motion to approve the IGA agreement, second by Member Kreush. Passed unanimously by voice vote.
6F: Maternity leave request for Betsy Westergreen was presented. Member Faber made a motion to approve the 12 week maternity leave starting in January, second by Member Cooper. Passed unanimously by voice vote.
6G: Approval for volunteer coaches for 5th & 6th grade basketball was presented. Member Cooper made a motion to approve Danielle Edens and Jodi Rycyzyn as volunteer 5/6th grade girl’s basketball coaches, second by Member Weers. Unanimously passed by voice vote.
Agenda Item 7 – New Business:
7A: Semi-Annual Conference Meeting will be at Indian Creek Country Club, Fairbury, October 11, 2018.
Agenda Item 8 – Old Business: 8A: Board Policy Review.
9A: Activity Fund Report review. 9B: Principal’s Reports:
Mr. Yoder reported that:
Girls’ Junior High Softball finished 3rd place in the Vermilion
Boys Baseball finished season against Woodland 2 wins
Dual Credit for next year, trying to add Chemistry
HS VB off to a great start, Sandwich tourney champs, beat Fieldcrest
CPR Training for all staff completed
Community Service for National Honor Society Members, Ms. Collins
Mr. Meiss is really helping out with Seniors, Transcripts, etc.
Homecoming next week, parade at 1:30pm Friday Dance at 8:00pm Saturday night
Band performed at parades
Girls’ Junior high basketball underway, speech practice started
Upcoming Dates:
September 27th: College Ag night
10: Executive Session: None.
Agenda Item 11 – Committee Reports:
Agenda Item 12 – Recap of Significant Issues.
Agenda Item 13 – The next regular board meeting will be held October 18, 2018 in the High School Business Room at 7:30 p.m. With no further business brought before the Board, a motion was made to adjourn by Member Cooper, second by Member Weers. Meeting adjourned at 8:51 p.m.
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