McLean County Unit District No. 5 Board of Education met June 12.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Members present: Taunia Leffler, Meta Mickens-Baker, Kelly Pyle, Amy Roser, Mike Trask and President Barry Hitchins. Members absent: Alan Kalitzky.
2. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
At 5:15p.m. Trask moved, Mickens-Baker seconded to move to adjourn to Closed Session to discuss the following matter according to the exceptions provided in the Open Meetings Act and specified as follows:
• 2(c)(1) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity and
• 2(c)(9) Student disciplinary cases.
3. RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION
At 6:56p.m. Mickens-Baker moved, Trask seconded to move to return to public session. Roll call: Ayes: Leffler, Mickens-Baker, Pyle, Roser, Trask, Hitchins. Nays: None. Motion carried.
4. RECESS
At 6:58 the Board recessed.
5. RESUME TO PUBLIC SESSION
At 7:05p.m. the Board resumed Public Session. Also present: Superintendent Mark Daniel, Deputy Superintendent Ray Epperson, Attorney for the District M. Curt Richardson, Business Manager Martin Hickman, Executive Director of Special Services Michelle Lamboley, Director of Operations Joe Adelman, Clerk of the Board Kim Stewart, and Director of Communications/Community Relations Dayna Brown.
6. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
7. FOCUS ON STUDENTS AND GOOD NEWS REPORTS
A. The Illinois Education Association Teacher of the Year(Attachment #1)
Lindsey Dickinson presented the Illinois Education Association Teacher of the Year Award to Shawn Mann, a teacher at Colene Hoose.
8. INTRODUCTION OF STAFF
Epperson introduced Darrin Cooper as the Director of Teaching and Learning.
9. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
10. SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS
Daniel reported that there are many fun and educational opportunities for students this summer. He also stated that the new portal, Infinite Campus, which will be rolled out in July in time for online registration.
11. PUBLIC HEARING
A. Public Hearing on the Amended Budget for 2018-2019
There were no public comments. Pyle moved, Mickens-Baker seconded to move to close the public hearing on the amended budget for 2018-2019. Roll call: Ayes: Leffler, Mickens-Baker, Pyle, Roser,
Trask, Hitchins. Nays: none. Motion carried. B. Public Hearing on the Parkside Elementary School Bus Lane Asphalt Repair and Kingsley Junior High School Track There were no public comments. Roser moved, Mickens-Baker seconded to move to close the public hearing on the Parkside Elementary School Bus Lane Asphalt Repair and Kingsley Junior High School Track. Roll call: Ayes: Leffler, Mickens-Baker, Pyle, Roser, Trask, Hitchins. Nays: none. Motion carried.
12. ACTION ITEM
A. Adopt the Amended Budget Resolution for McLean County Unit District No. 5,
McLean and Woodford Counties for 2018-2019 Mickens-Baker moved, Leffler seconded to adopt the amended budget resolution for McLean County Unit District No. 5, McLean and Woodford Counties for 2018-2019. Roll call: Ayes: Leffler, Mickens-Baker, Pyle, Roser, Trask, Hitchins. Nays: None. Motion carried.
13. CONSENT AGENDA
Daniel reviewed and recommended the following items for approval:
A. Approval of Minutes
(1) Regular Session 05.22.19
(2) Closed Session 05.22.19
(3) Special Session 06.05.19
B. Personnel Matters
(1) Resignations/Retirements/Releases/Terminations
(2) Employment
(3) Contract Revisions
(4) Leave Requests
C. Payment of Bills and Payrolls
(1) Vendor Bill Listing
(2) Payroll Detail Report
(3) Authorization to Pay Bills and Payrolls
E. Approve Board Policies, Administrative Procedures, and Exhibits
(1) Section 4 - Operational Services
a. Policy 4.45 Insufficient Fund Checks and Debt Recovery
b. Policy 4.130 Free and Reduced-Price Food Services (2)
Section 5 - Personnel
a. Policy 5.30 Hiring Process and Criteria
b. Policy 5.60 General Personnel Expenses
c. Policy 5.220 Substitute Teachers (3) Section
7 - Students
a. Policy 7.70 Attendance and Truancy
b. Policy 7.100 Health, Eye, and Dental Examinations, Immunizations, and Exclusion of Students
c. Policy 7.190 Student Behavior
d. Exhibit 7.100-E4 Illinois Certificate of Religious Exemption to Required Immunizations or Examinations Form
F. Approve Donations to the District
(1) NCHS Baseball Program. $360.00(Attachment #2)
G. Approve Towanda Portable Classroom
H. Approve Republic Services Bid for Refuse Collection 2019-2022(Attachment #3)
I. Adopt Resolution of Interest Earned for 2018-2019 School Year
J. Approve 2019-2020 Requests for High School Athletic Overnight Requests
(1) NCHS 2019-2020 Athletic Overnight Requests(Attachment #4)
(2) NCWHS 2019-2020 Athletic Overnight Requests(Attachment #5)
K. Appoint Marty Hickman as Treasurer for the District for the Period July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
L. Appoint Kim Stewart as Clerk for the Board for the District for the Period July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
Roser moved, Pyle seconded to approve the consent agenda as presented. Roll call: Ayes: Leffler, Mickens-Baker, Pyle, Roser, Trask, Hitchins. Nays: None. Motion carried.
14. REPORTS AND DISCUSSION
A. Enrollment Report(Attachments #6 & #7)
Epperson presented a comparison chart of enrollment numbers and also an end of the year enrollment report for 2018-2019.
B. Dual Credit Report(Attachment #8) Dan Lamboley and Alauna Adkins from Heartland Community College presented on the Dual Credit relationship between Unit 5 and Heartland Community College. Unit 5 will be offering 15 courses for the 2019-2020 school year, Adkins reported that the tuition savings for families of Unit 5 since the inception of dual credit is $4.9 million in tuition and fees.
C. Requests for Information Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act
The District has received and processed the following requests for information:
(1) Joanna McCall. Cogency Global Inc. Information provided regarding recent purchase records of Enterprise Resource Planning and Student Information Software.
(2) Clare Howard. Community Word. Information provided regarding the Unit 5 Sex Education Curriculum.
15. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS
Mickens-Baker reported that the Community Engagement Committee will meet on June 19 at 4:30p.m.
Trask reported that Facilities and Finance will be meeting in the next few days.
16. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
At 8:26p.m. Mickens-Baker moved, Trask seconded to adjourn to closed session to discuss the following matters according to the exceptions provided in the Open Meetings Act and specified as follows:
• 2(c)(1) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity
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