Quincy Reporter

West Central Community Unit School District 235 Board of Education met Oct. 18.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

ROLL CALL FOR THE FACILITIES WORK SESSION

The meeting was called to order by President Schaley at 5:00 p.m., in the elementary cafeteria. The following Board members answered roll call: Bigger, Chockley, Clark, Gullberg, Higgins, Schaley, and Vancil. President Schaley declared a quorum present. Also present were Superintendent Day, K. Lafary, J. Peters, S. Ryner, J. Kirby, and J. Zaiser.

DISCUSSION

A discussion was held about projects to consider for the FY24 ISBE Maintenance Grant and projects to consider on the upcoming 10-year Health Life Safety Survey. Superintendent Day will gather more information regarding the following projects for consideration for the Maintenance Grant: Elementary Drop-Off Canopy, Middle School Bathroom Remodel, Elementary Exterior Door Replacement and Middle School Asbestos Tile Flooring Replacement. Superintendent Day will provide updated price estimates at the November Meeting for Board Action. Then the Maintenance Grant application will be submitted to ISBE. All remaining projects will be considered for completion with the 10-year Health Life Safety Survey. Board members were reminded to send project ideas to Superintendent Day or President Schaley.

ADJOURN THE FACILITIES WORK SESSION

President Schaley declared the facilities work session adjourned at 5:55 p.m. Motion by Clark, seconded by Chockley. Majority of Ayes by Voice Vote. Motion carried.

RECONVENED

The Board reconvened at 6:04 p.m, in the elementary cafeteria. The following Board members were present: Bigger, Chockley, Clark, Gullberg, Higgins, Schaley, and Vancil. President Schaley declared a quorum present. Also present were Superintendent Day, J. Shultz, K. Lafary, J. Peters, S. Ryner, J. Kirby, and J. Zaiser.

President Schaley then led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.

GOOD NEWS ITEMS

• Thank you to the WCHS FFA for Ag Day on Wednesday, October 11th. Due to the weather, not all students were able to attend, but it was fun for those who made it out before the rain.

• Illinois Principals Day is on Friday, October 20, 2023. We want to thank all of our district principals for all they do for our district.

• The Homecoming Alumni Event was a HUGE success! Miranda Gullberg and her team worked tirelessly to plan the event and we had over 140 alumni attend!

• Miranda Gullberg earned a 3rd Award for Continuing Education by completing 70 hours of continuing education in less than a three year span.

• The Biggsville and Gladstone fire departments came and helped with the North Campus Fire Drill and provided safety tips to our Pre-K-2nd graders.

• The Middle School Softball team received an IESA Sportsmanship Award by the game officials for receiving 'Superior' Ratings from the officials for their sportsmanship during the State Series in September.

APPROVE AGENDA

Motion by Clark, seconded by Vancil to approve the agenda as presented. Majority of Ayes by Voice Vote. Motion carried.

COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC

There were no comments from the public.

CONSENT AGENDA

Motion by Clark, seconded by Bigger to approve the consent agenda including the following items:

• The minutes of the FY24 Budget Hearing and regular meeting of September 20, 2023;

• Closed session minutes of September 20, 2023;

• The minutes of the Special Meeting of October 7, 2023,

• The payment of all bills;

• All activity accounts;

• The treasurer's report for September 2023;

• Approval of the two year co-op bowling agreement with Monmouth Roseville School District.

On roll call the following members voted aye: Chockley, Clark, Gullberg, Higgins, Schaley, Vancil, and Bigger. 7-0 Motion carried.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

There were two FOIA requests presented: SmartProcure (requesting information about vendors, items purchased, contact information and costs) and AluimData (requesting information about district insurance policies, summaries and costs). Both requests were responded to with the needed information.

A reminder that the Triple I Conference (Board Convention) is coming up in November and Board Members Clark and Bigger will be attending, along with Superintendent Day. The conference provides a variety of learning sessions and an opportunity to meet with vendors for potential projects in the future. Board Member Bigger encouraged all Board Members to try to attend in the future as there are lots of interesting and informative sessions to participate in.

REPORTS

The Board reviewed and heard reports from the Building Principals K. Lafary, S. Ryner and J. Kirby. J. Zaiser, District Athletic Director.

ACTION ITEMS

Motion by Clark, seconded by Vancil to approve the FY23 District Audit as presented. On roll call the following members voted aye: Clark, Gullberg, Higgins, Schaley, Vancil, Bigger, and Chockley. 7-0 Motion carried.

Motion by Bigger, seconded by Vancil to approve the creation of the WCHS Bass Fishing Team as presented. Majority of Ayes by Voice Vote. Motion carried.

Motion by Bigger, seconded by Higgins to approve the Midwest Bus Lease as presented. On roll call the following members voted aye: Gullberg, Higgins, Schaley, Vancil, Bigger, Chockley, and Clark. 7-0 Motion carried.

Motion by Clark, seconded by Gullberg to approve the School Nurse, School Psychologist/Special Education Coordinator, Speech Language Pathologist, School Social Worker, Elementary Guidance Counselor, and High School Counselor job descriptions as presented. Majority of Ayes by Voice Vote. Motion carried.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

Board Member Chockley requested an update on the teacher mentoring program.

CLOSED SESSION

Motion by Clark, seconded by Higgins to adjourn to closed meeting pursuant of the Illinois Open Meetings Act - 5ILCS 120/2 (2) (16) at 7:13 p.m. to discuss the following subjects: A. Personnel - 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. Negotiations - 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;

Majority of Ayes by Voice Vote. Motion carried.

The Board took a short break and reconvened in the District Office Conference Room at 7:15 p.m. On roll call the following members answered roll call: Bigger, Chockley, Clark, Gullberg, Higgins, Schaley, and Vancil. Also present was S. Day.

Motion by Higgins, seconded by Vancil to return to open session at 7:59 p.m. On roll call the following members answered roll call: Bigger, Chockley, Clark, Gullberg, Higgins, Schaley and Vancil. 7-0 Motion carried.

The Board took a short break and reconvened in the elementary cafeteria at 8:00 p.m. On roll call the following members answered roll call: Bigger, Chockley, Clark, Gullberg, Higgins, Schaley and Vancil.

Motion by Clark, seconded by Gullberg to approve the personnel items as presented. On roll call the following members voted aye: Higgins, Schaley, Vancil, Bigger, Chockley, Clark, and Gullberg. 7-0 Motion carried.

No action was taken on the WCMS 7th Grade Boys' Basketball Coach.

FUTURE MEETING DATE

The Board was reminded that the regular Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion by Clark, seconded by Bigger to adjourn at 8:01 p.m. Majority of Ayes by Voice Vote. Motion carried.

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