Dwight Township High School District 230 Board met Sept. 19.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
Board President Brian Perschnick called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Brian Perschnick; Kim Rodosky; Tim Henson; Jenn Myzia; Paul Warner; Betty Gantzert
ABSENT: Kevin Berta
Also in attendance: Dr. Richard Jancek, Superintendent; Deb Conroy, Secretary; Dan Kaiser, Principal; Andy Pittenger, Asst. Principal/AD
PUBLIC HEARING
Moved by Henson, seconded by Myzia, to open a Public Hearing on the Proposed 2018-19 Budget at 6:01 p.m., as presented. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Dr. Jancek noted that the budget has been on display since the last Board meeting and no comments or questions have been received. There were no comments or questions from the Board or the public.
Moved by Henson, seconded by Rodosky, to close the Public Hearing on the Proposed 2018-19 Budget at 6:02 p.m. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Harry Lackner made comments regarding the possibility of building a new fieldhouse.
NOTICES, COMMUNICATIONS or RECOGNITIONS
DTHS Senior Mackenzie Mantia and her mother were in attendance to request that she be allowed to graduate early. She has met all requirements to graduate and plans to attend Baccalaureate and Graduation.
A card of thanks was received from the family of James Berta.
Dr. Jancek included letters of commendation on Master Board Member status for Tim Henson, Kim Rodosky and Paul Warner.
Dr. Jancek informed the Board that he has been in contact with Senator Jason Barickman regarding possibly receiving funding help with some of the ADA updates that the district is currently planning.
REPORT OF BOARD COMMITTEES OR REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. Kaiser reported that 13 students assisted with Adopt-A-Highway on Sunday, September 16th.
Dr. Jancek reported that we are down 2 bus drivers and he and Mia Kreush, Transportation Coordinator, are working on temporary solutions to get us through until we have hired more drivers.
FINANCIAL REPORTS
Dr. Jancek reported that the state owes the district $86,974.64 in late mandated categorical payments for the 2017-18 school year.
CONSENT AGENDA
Items for consideration on this month’s Consent Agenda are as follows:
1) Minutes
2) Bills
3) Affirm Teacher Substitute, Cathy Burke
4) Affirm Teacher Substitute, Kristen Telford
5) Accept Resignation, Cassandra McCandless, Varsity Scholastic Bowl Coach
6) Approve Long-Term Substitute, Cathy Burke (Kathy Patten’s FMLA)
7) Accept Resignation, Dan Tarnowski, Assistant Baseball Coach
8) Accept Resignation, Matt Norton, Assistant Baseball Coach
9) Approve Jonathan Golden, Varsity Baseball Head Coach
Moved by Henson, seconded by Warner, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carried.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Dr. Jancek presented the final draft of the 2018-19 Budget for approval.
Moved by Rodosky, seconded by Henson, to approve the 2018-19 Budget, as presented. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
Mr. Kaiser presented the request for early graduation from DTHS Senior Mackenzie Mantia.
Moved by Rodosky, seconded by Warner, to approve the early graduation request for Mackenzie Mantia, as presented. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Dr. Jancek presented the Administrator and Teacher Salary and Benefits Report for 2017-18 for approval.
Moved by Warner, seconded by Myzia, to approve the Administrator and Teacher Salary and Benefits Report for 2017-18, as presented. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Dr. Jancek reported that the 3 Circle Grant is an Illinois State grant that provides salary and benefits for 60 additional days in the summer for Ag Teachers. The DEA has worked with Ag Teacher Sid Mau to apply for this grant and a Memo of Understanding between the DEA and the BOE would need to be approved in order for her to accept this grant because the Teacher receives more salary/benefits; however, it saves the district some money as some of the Teacher’s stipends are supplemented with this funding.
This Memo would apply to all remaining years of the DEA/BOE contract.
Moved by Henson, seconded by Gantzert, to approve the Memo of Understanding between the DEA and BOE for the 3 Circle Grant, as presented. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Dr. Jancek explained a request for FMLA for Cassandra McCandless. McCandless is requesting that she be allowed to take the remainder of 2nd semester off after her Maternity leave expires. She has already discussed the consequences of this request on her salary and benefits with Payroll Specialist Coreen Perschnick.
Moved by Rodosky, seconded by Gantzert, to approve the FMLA request of Cassandra McCandless, as presented. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Dr. Jancek informed the Board that after discussion with Rob Maierhofer, President of the Dwight branch of the Peoples National Bank of Kewanee, he signed an agreement to convert the district’s Now account into a SuperNow account. The terms on this account will not be significantly different, but it does pay a higher rate of interest on the district’s checking account funds.
Moved by Gantzert, seconded by Henson, to approve converting the district’s Now checking account into a SuperNow checking account at Peoples National Bank of Kewanee (Dwight branch), as presented. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Dr. Jancek reported on the status of the Exploratory Building Committee. They have received cost estimates on 3 different building concepts, which range from a basic fieldhouse with 2 courts to a fieldhouse with a fitness room and locker rooms and a multi-purpose room. The estimates are between $8.3 and $10.7 million dollars. Dr. Jancek also had some projected bond figures if the district moved forward with one of these projects. After much discussion regarding the cost of further architect fees if they do not move forward with the building, as well as the cost of the actual facility, some of the Board members asked Jancek to investigate what the costs would be if we put up a Morton-style building in the Ag plot instead of adding on to the existing building. He will bring this information back at a future meeting.
Moved by Gantzert, seconded by Henson, to adjourn the meeting at 7:43 p.m. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carried.
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