Dwight Common School District 232 Board met Sept. 12.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
Board President Marc Ellis called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Marc Ellis; Bo Partney; Nick Stipanovich; Michael Cornale; Eugene Mortensen; Cathy Ferguson (6:06 p.m.)
ABSENT: Joel Funk
Also in attendance: Dr. Richard Jancek, Superintendent; Deb Conroy, Secretary; Brandon Owens, Principal; Julie Schultz, Asst. Principal/AD
PUBLIC HEARING
Moved by Partney, seconded by Mortensen, to open a Public Hearing on the proposed 2018-19 Budget. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Dr. Jancek presented the final draft of the 18-19 Budget to the Board. He noted that all funds are projected to be in surplus at the end of the 18-19 school year, and that the Ed Fund is projected to have a healthier balance of $1,155,678.00.
Moved by Ferguson, seconded by Partney, to close the Public Hearing on the proposed 18-19 Budget. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES OR REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. Owens reported that MAP testing is complete with the exception of makeups and he gave some detail on Redbird Chirps, which is a positive reinforcement recognition of students.
Mrs. Schultz reported that she had a discussion with the Boys Basketball coaches regarding whether or not they may be able to bring any 7th Grade players up to the 8th Grade level to play if the numbers warrant it. She is not in favor of this practice, which echoes some prior sentiment of Board members.
Dr. Jancek informed the Board that he had met with Kevin MacNamara and Tim Henson to iron out issues with miscommunications on the Memo of Understanding on bills received for extra duties of our School Liaison Officer. The 3 agreed to split the 2017-18 bill in half and we will now have a closer accounting of what activities, dates and times are covered under our SRO agreement with the Village. He also noted that during a joint meeting in October he plans on discussing expectations with both Boards regarding what a new contract for our SRO might look like in the future.
FINANCIAL REPORTS
Dr. Jancek reported that the state currently owes $67,810.76 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 Employment, Lisa Bruner, Special Education Aide
4) Affirm Employment, Haydee Wiles, Special Education Aide
5) Affirm Employment, Catie Wilkey, Special Education Aide
6) Approve Teacher Substitute, Cathy Burke
7) Approve Teacher Substitute, Kristen Telford
8) Approve Teacher Substitute, Gerald Sander
9) Accept Resignation, Dan Edwards, Head Wrestling Coach
Moved by Stipanovich, seconded by Mortensen, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carried.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Mr. Owens presented options for the purchase of a digital message sign for the school. The cost of the new sign for purchase and installation is $18,960. Friendly Signs Inc. will use our existing post and frame (cleaned and painted) along with the existing electrical. There are 2 design options to choose from and the Administrators chose the option with the full space at the bottom and the logo at the top as their preference.
Moved by Partney, seconded by Ferguson, to approve the purchase and installation of a Digital School Sign, as presented. Roll call. Stipanovich and Mortensen voted no. All others voted aye. Motion carried.
Dr. Jancek presented the final version of the 2018-19 Risk Management Plan for Board approval. The total amount being used for Risk Management this year is $71,383.
Moved by Cornale, seconded by Partney, to approve the 2018-19 Risk Management Plan as presented. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Dr. Jancek presented the final draft of the 18-19 Budget for Board approval.
Moved by Partney, seconded by Cornale, to approve the 2018-19 Budget as presented. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
Dr. Jancek informed the Board that due to a student health issue, a window air conditioning unit had to be installed in Mrs. Meister’s classroom. This drove a discussion to go back to what it would cost to air condition the whole school. He asked the architects who previously helped us with a bid on an HVAC system in 2016 if they could help us determine what that cost would be today. The cost for the AC at that time was approximately $1.6 million. The architects stated it would currently be between $1.8 and $2 million. Dr. Jancek has spoken to another school district who is currently having their custodians install units in their school at a much lower cost. He would like to visit their school with Buildings and Grounds Supervisor Jack Connor to see if this would be a possibility in our school. He also wants to investigate ways to help with cooling the gymnasium and cafeteria. More information will be brought to the next Board meeting regarding this issue.
Dr. Jancek presented the 2018-19 Board Treasurer’s Bond for Board approval. The amount of the bond is $1,500,000 and was purchased through Nixon Insurance Agency as of August 8, 2018.
Moved by Stipanovich, seconded by Partney, to affirm the 2018-19 Board Treasurer’s Bond as presented, as of August 8, 2018. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carried.
HS Board member Jenn Myzia was in attendance to request that the GS Board send a delegate to the Triple-I Conference in Chicago this year. Cathy Ferguson volunteered for this position.
Moved by Partney, seconded by Stipanovich, to select Cathy Ferguson as the delegate for the Triple-I Board Conference this year. Roll call. All voted aye.
Moved by Partney, seconded by Mortensen, to adjourn the meeting at 7:05 p.m. Voice vote. All voted aye. Motion carried.
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