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Southeastern Community Unit School District # 337 Board of Education met July 25

Southeastern Community Unit School District # 337 Board of Education met July 25.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The following minutes are tentative and will not become official

minutes of the Board of Education until their scheduled approval at

the next regular meeting.

Call to Order and Roll Call

The Southeastern Community Unit District #337 Board of Education met in regular session in the Board of Education Office (Room #123) in Augusta, Illinois. John Eilers, Board President, called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

Roll Call verified that there was a quorum of the Board of Education with the following members present and absent as listed below:

Board of

Education

Title

Present

Absent

John Eilers

President

X

Mark Hitz

Member

X

Grant Holst

Member

X

Sarah Kearby

Member

X

Bobbi Smith

Secretary

X

Greg Tippey

Vice President

X

Mark Winters

Member

X

Administration

Title

Present

Absent

Todd Fox

Superintendent

X

Tecia Lantz

Assistant Superintendent

X

Brandon Gooding

Elementary Principal

X

Tim Kerr

Jr. High Principal

X

Kimberly Harrison

Sr. High Principal

X

Cyle Rigg

District AD/Transp. Director

X

Staff

Title

Present

Absent

Lisa Knorr

Recording Secretary

X

Others Present

Title

Address the Board

Topic

No guests

N/A

N/A

N/A

Agenda Items

On a motion by Member Tippey and a second by Member Winters, the Board of Education approved the agenda items as presented.

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Eilers, Hitz, Holst, Kearby, Smith, Tippey, Winters

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

Approval of Minutes

On a motion by Member Winters and a second by Member Hitz, the Board of Education approved the minutes from the June 27, 2022 regular meeting and closed session. 

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Hitz, Holst, Kearby, Smith, Tippey, Winters, Eilers

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

Public Participation

None

Financial

Superintendent Fox reviewed the monthly financial snapshot which showed the audited numbers with the beginning fund balances.

Assistant Superintendent Lantz reviewed the FY23 budget process with the public hearing held in September and the approval of the FY23 budget.

On a motion by Member Tippey and a second by Member Kearby, the Board of Education authorized the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent to develop a tentative budget for the FY23 school year.

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Holst, Kearby, Smith, Tippey, Winters, Eilers, Hitz

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

On a motion by Member Hitz and a second by Member Winters, the Board of Education approved the scheduling of a public hearing on Monday, September 26, 2022 for the purpose of public information and input into the FY23 school district budget.

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Kearby, Smith, Tippey, Winters, Eilers, Hitz, Holst

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

On a motion by Member Tippey and a second by Member Smith, the Board of Education approved the bills, financial statements, and activity funds.

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Smith, Tippey, Winters, Eilers, Hitz, Holst, Kearby

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

Informational Items

Superintendent Fox reviewed the Commercial Insurance Summary.

Superintendent Fox discussed school safety ideas for the 2022-2023 school year.

Superintendent Fox reminded the board that Southeastern opted out on adopting the National Sex Education Standards.

Superintendent Fox gave update on Board Policy with the 1st reading of: 2:230 Public Participation at School Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board; 3:70 Succession of Authority; 4:10 Fiscal and Business Management; 4:70 Resource Conservation; 4:180 Pandemic Preparedness; Management; and Recovery; 5:40 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease; 5:70 Religious Holidays; 5:80 Court Duty; 5:110 Recognition for Service; 5:140 Solicitations By or From Staff; 5:240 Suspension; 6:70 Teaching About Religions; 6:80 Teaching About Controversial Issues; 6:140 Education of Homeless Children; 6:290 Homework; 6:330 Achievement and Awards; 7:15 Student and Family Privacy Rights; 7:270 Administering Medicines to Students; 7:285 Anaphylaxis Prevention, Response, and Management Program.

Superintendent Fox discussed the Illinois School Facilities Occupation Tax.

Superintendent Fox reported that all school supplies will be provided along with free meals and no registration fees this year.

Superintendent Fox discussed possible updates to the student management and financial management programs.

No Administrative reports were given.

On a motion by Member Smith and a second by Member Winters, the Board of Education moved into closed session at 7:54 p.m. for the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity.

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Tippey, Winters, Eilers, Hitz, Holst, Kearby, Smith

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

The Board of Education returned to Open Session at 8:34 p.m.

Action Items

On a motion by Member Smith and a second by Member Winters, the Board of Education approved the Return to Learn Plan for the 2022-2023 school year as presented. 

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Winters, Eilers, Hitz, Holst, Kearby, Smith, Tippey

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

On a motion by Member Tippey and a second by Member Winters, the Board of Education approved the Community Eligibility Provision for the 2022-2023 school year as presented. 

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Eilers, Hitz, Holst, Kearby, Smith, Tippey, Winters

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

On a motion by Member Hitz and a second by Member Smith, the Board of Education approved the FY23 Consolidated District Plan as presented.

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Hitz, Holst, Kearby, Smith, Tippey, Winters, Eilers

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

On a motion by Member Hitz and a second by Member Tippey, the Board of Education approved the 2022-2023 Southeastern Elementary and Southeastern Junior/Senior High School Handbooks as presented.

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Holst, Kearby, Smith, Tippey, Winters, Eilers, Hitz

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

On a motion by Member Smith and a second by Member Kearby, the Board of Education accepted the resignation of Natasha Hill in the position of Pre-K teacher for the 2022-2023 school year.

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Kearby, Smith, Tippey, Winters, Eilers, Hitz, Holst

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

Adjournment

On a motion by Member Tippey and a second by Member Winters, the Board of Education voted to adjourn the meeting at 8:51 p.m.

Voice Vote

Motion Carried

https://www.southeastern337.com/_files/ugd/aeb752_7bf51d46576e4585aae77ac9c80491df.pdf

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