Quincy Reporter

West Central Community Unit School District #235 Board of Education Met May 19.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Good News Items

∙ Congratulations to Hannah Manes and Mason Schaley for being selected for the Illinois Principals Association (IPA) Student Recognition Program.

∙ Congratulations to Kailee McGraw and Braden Tee for being selected for the Illinois Principals Association (IPA) Student Recognition Program.

∙ With the assistance of the kindergarten teachers, WCE collected $662.23 to donate to the Henderson County Library to be used to purchase materials for the Children's Department.

∙ WCE congratulates Stella Billingsley, Jacob Chockley, Lexi Covert, Claire Day, Gabby Deverell, Kyle Meyer, Hailey Thompson, and Ella Todd as they have been named winners in the Volunteer Services at OSF Family Medical Center Nutrition Poster Contest.

∙ We appreciate the Stronghurst Lion's Club and the Henderson County Soil and Conservation group for partnering to provide trees to our 4th grade students in recognition of Arbor Day.

∙ Five individuals represented our FFA Chapter in the IL FFA State Livestock CDE. They placed 3rd in the State of IL out of 59 teams. They received a Superior Rating. Max Carnes was 8th place individual. Team members were Spencer Jack, Max Carnes, Dexter Ricketts, Jacob Ford, and Dayne Gittings.

∙ This year the IL FFA had an ALTERNATE CDE in this area. We had 15 FFA members compete in this CDE recently. They placed 2nd as a team. Zach Smith placed 1st overall as an individual, and Landon Winters placed 5th as an individual overall. Samantha Meyer's score counted for the team as well. Participants in this event were Noah Lenahan, Hunter Shrader, Blake Cole, Emma Eastin, Abby Eastin, Daniel Reyes, Samantha Meyer, Alexia Kane, Breanna Mahan, Zach Smith, Landon Winters, Ian Dunlap, Connor Gibb, Carly Tate, and Cassandra White. Great job by all of these participants.

∙ Congratulations, thank you, and best wishes to Shaila Ayer, Nancy Chandler, Brenda Peters, Lisa Ravenscraft, and Renee Russell on their retirement! Thank you and best wishes to Cathie Smith as well.

5. Approve Agenda Items (Additions/Deletions)

6. Comments from the Public

7. Consent Agenda - * Denotes Consent Agenda Items

A. *Minutes

1. Regular Meeting, April 21, 2021 (Enclosure)

2. Closed Session, April 21, 2021 (Enclosure)

3. Special Meeting, April 28, 2021 (Enclosure)

4. Board Reorganization Meeting, April 28, 2021 (Enclosure)

5. Closed Session, April 28, 2021 (Enclosure)

B. *Financial Activity

1. Consider Payment of Bills (Enclosure)

2. Consider Approval of Activity Accounts (Enclosure)

3. Consider Approval of Treasurer’s Report (Enclosure)

4. Review of District Financial Report

8. Discussion Items

A. Presentation of Superintendent Profile – Diane Robertson

B. West Central Elementary 2021-2022 School Improvement Plan

C. West Central Middle School 2021-2022 School Improvement Plan

D. West Central High School 2021-2022 School Improvement Plan

E. Attendance at School Board Conference in Chicago in November

F. 2021-2022 West Central District Student Handbook

9. Reports

A. Principal’s Report (Enclosures)

1. West Central Elementary

2. West Central Middle School

3. West Central High School

B. Technology Report – Mrs. Frakes/Mr. Alexander (Enclosure)

C. Special Education Report – Mrs. Ayer (Enclosure)

D. Athletic Director’s Report – Mr. Tucker (Enclosure)

10. Action Items

A. *Consider Approval of 2021-2022 Student Fees (Enclosure)

B. *Consider Approval of Bids for Milk (Enclosures)

C. *Consider Approval of the Board’s Continued Membership in the Illinois Association of School Boards (Enclosure)

D. *Consider Approval of Summer 2021 Behind the Wheel Driver Education Program

E. Consider Approval of Renewal Quote for District Insurance Package (Enclosure)

F. Consider Approval of Renewal Quote for District Health Insurance with BCBS through ISEBC

G. Consider Approval of Consolidated District Plan

H. Consider Approval of Board Finance Committee

I. Consider Approval to Appoint Dillan Vancil and Mike Lenahan to the Board Finance Committee

11. Future Agenda Items

12. Closed Session – A Closed Session will be held pursuant to the Illinois Open Meetings Act to discuss the following subjects:

A. 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.

B. Collective negotiating matters between the school board and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.

C. Student disciplinary cases.

D. The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students.

13. Action Items

A. Retirements/Leaves/Resignation

Retirement:

1. Brenda Peters, District Associate

2. Chris Ervin, WCES Elementary Teacher (Enclosure)

Leave:

Resignations:

3. Cathie Smith, WCES Elementary Teacher (Enclosure)

4. Sarah Alexander, WCMS Science Teacher (Enclosure)

B. Transfers

C. Employment

1. Nicole Kindig, Social Worker

2. Matt Stewart, WCMS Summer Credit Recovery Teacher

3. , WCHS Summer Credit Recovery Teacher

4. Charlotte Ackermann, Stacie Anderson, Jessica Burrell, Melissa Fox, Carly Giese, Allison Harden, Judy Kelly, Shylah Lenahan, Laura Lewis, Nikki Mills, Laurie Pirtle, and Julie Ricketts, Summer Tutoring (Enclosure)

D. Extracurricular

Resignation:

Employment: Rose Griffin, WCHS Head Volleyball Coach

E. Consider Approval of a Three Year Contract with the West Central Association of Teachers and Staff

14. Future Meeting Dates and Time

Regular Meeting, Wednesday, June 16, 2021– Elementary Library, 6:00 p.m.

15. Adjournment

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