Quincy Reporter

Payson Community Unit School District 1 Board met May 16.

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER Lisa Schwartz, president, called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m.

ROLL CALL Krista Bangert, secretary, called roll with the following members present: Krista Bangert, Jeff Hull, Lisa Schwartz and Shannon Triplett (by phone). Chanse Barker and Brian Ippensen were absent.

Also present were Donna Veile, Dawn VanCamp, Julie Phelan, Barb Speckhart, Brian Rea and Nancy Cromie.

VISITORS Shelly Flesner, Dani Ary and Gina Miller

NEW BOARD MEMBER Hull made a motion to appoint Vinson Sill to the board vacancy. Triplett seconded the motion. AYE: Bangert, Hull, Triplett and Schwartz NAY: None

OATH Vinson Sill recited the board oath.

Triplett disconnected at 7:11 p.m.

CURRICULUM Shelly Flesner, Dani Ary and Gina Miller presented an ELA curriculum. They will meet with curriculum committee and a recommendation will be brought to the board.

ATHLETIC REPORT Brian Rea presented a report on the status of current sports and renovations to the baseball field. JH track sent four students to state: Payton Stupavsky, Tenlee Voss, Lauren Brinkman and Delaney Carroll.

TECHNOLOGY REPORT Barb Speckhart reported that the district received a Tracy Foundation grant, which paid off the remaining fiber project. There have been some chromebook issues. Google Chromecast has been set up, which allows chromebooks to project to the smartboards.

CONSENT AGENDA Hull made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Bangert seconded the motion. AYE: Hull, Sill, Bangert and Schwartz NAY: None

SUPERINTENDENT Donna Veile gave an update on the budget and summer lighting project. She reminded the board that they are mandated reporters.

FY19 AMENDED BUDGET Schwartz made a motion to approve the FY19 amended budget. Hull seconded the motion. AYE: Hull, Sill, Bangert and Schwartz

IASB POLICIES Bangert made a motion to approve the second reading of IASB policies as listed on the agenda. Schwartz seconded the motion. AYE: Sill, Bangert, Hull and Schwartz NAY: None

2019-20 STUDENT HANDBOOKS Sill made a motion to approve the first reading of the 2019-20 student handbooks. Schwartz seconded the motion. AYE: Sill, Bangert, Hull and Schwartz NAY: None

2019-20 ATHLETIC HANDBOOK Brian Rea presented a proposal to update the handbook to make it more streamlined. Schwartz made a motion to approve the first reading of the 2019-20 athletic handbook. Hull seconded the motion. AYE: Bangert, Hull, Sill and Schwartz NAY: None

PLC 2020-21 Bangert made a motion to approve PLC implementation for the 2020-21 school year with a 2:00 release time on Wednesdays. Schwartz seconded the motion. AYE: Bangert, Hull, Sill and Schwartz NAY: None

KOHL’S WHOLESALE Schwartz made a motion to approve the Kohl’s Wholesale bid for 2019-20 elementary hot lunch products. Bangert seconded the motion. AYE: Bangert, Hull and Schwartz NAY: Sill

PRAIRIE FARMS Schwartz made a motion to approve the Prairie Farms firm milk bid for 2019-20. Bangert seconded the motion. AYE: Bangert, Hull and Schwartz NAY: Sill

FOOTBALL COOP 2019-20 Bangert made a motion to approve the one-year football coop agreement with Unity for 2019-20. Sill seconded the motion. AYE: Sill, Bangert, Hull and Schwartz

ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL REPORT Julie Phelan reported on end of the year activities and shared K-2 curriculum activities. Shelley Flesner shared some activities specific to her classroom.

SECONDARY PRINCIPAL REPORT Dawn VanCamp reported on end of the year activities and the high school awards ceremony. MAP testing will take place next week.

MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION Schwartz made a motion to move into closed session for the purpose of discussing the employment of personnel, student matters and other items appropriate for closed session. Hull seconded the motion. AYE: Bangert, Hull, Sill and Schwartz NAY: None

Entered into closed session at 9:40 p.m.

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION Sill made a motion to return to open session. Hull seconded the motion. AYE: Sill, Bangert, Hull and Schwartz NAY: None

Returned to open session at 10:09 p.m.

PERSONNEL ADDENDUM Schwartz made a motion to approve the personnel addendum. Bangert seconded the motion. AYE: Bangert, Hull, Sill and Schwartz NAY: None

ADJOURNMENT Schwartz made a motion to adjourn. Bangert seconded the motion. AYE: Bangert, Hull, Sill and Schwartz NAY: None

Meeting adjourned at 10:12 p.m.

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