Southeastern Community Unit School District 337 Board of Education met May 15

Southeastern 337 Building | Southeastern CUSD #337

By Philip Gonzales

Jun 18, 2024

Southeastern Community Unit School District 337 Board of Education met May 15.

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 on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 in the Board of Education Office in Augusta, Illinois. Mark Hitz, 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

Eric Bunnell

Member

Jordan Henry

Member

Mark Hitz

President

Grant Holst

Member

Jeremy Stephens

Member

Julie Stevens

Secretary

Greg Tippey

Vice President

Administration

Title

Present

Absent

Tecia Lantz

Superintendent

Brandon Gooding

Elementary Principal

Left at 7:09 p.m.

Tim Kerr

Jr. High Principal

Left at 7:09 p.m.

Kimberly Harrison

Sr. High Principal

Left at 7:09 p.m.

Cyle Rigg

District AD/Transp. Director

Staff

Title

Present

Absent

Lisa Knorr

Recording Secretary

Others Present

Title

Address the Board

Topic

No Guests

N/A

Agenda Items

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

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Bunnell, Henry, Hitz, Holst, Stephens, Stevens, Tippey

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

Approval of Minutes

On a motion by Member Tippey and a second by Member Stephens, the Board of Education approved the minutes from the April 24, 2024 regular meeting and closed session.

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Henry, Hitz, Holst, Stephens, Stevens, Tippey, Bunnell

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

Special Recognition

Kimberly Harrison presented the Board Excellence Awards: May Co-Sun of the Month, FFA Agriscience Category/Division Winner, Advanced as National Finalist at Illinois FFA State Convention, IJAS State Science Fair Awards, Scholarships, Exceptional and Top Projects, Illinois Agri-Women Changing the Face of Agriculture Agriscience Award, IJAS State Science Fair Illinois Water Environment Association Clean Water Award-Grand Prize Senior Division, IJAS State Science Fair United State Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition Finalist Advancing to US Stockholm Junior Water Prize Fair, IJAS State Science Fair Illinois Section of American Water Works Association-Exceptional Project in Earth Science, Selected to attend IJAS Luncheon with Besks Hybrids, National Honor Society Inductee, Illinois State Scholar, 6th Grade Girls and Boys Hancock County Relay Champions, IESA 1A Track Sectional, IESA Track State Qualifier, IESA Sectional Tournament Sportsmanship Award, Selected to Participate in the IBCA All Star Basketball Game.

Financial

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

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Hitz, Holst, Stephens, Stevens, Tippey, Bunnell, Henry

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

Informational Items

Superintendent Lantz reviewed the tax computation sheets.

Superintendent Lantz discussed the U. S. Cellular Hotspots.

Superintendent Lantz discussed the possibilities for a School Resource Officer.

Administrative reports were given with Mr. Gooding reporting that the Elementary Spring Concert was outstanding, and the kids love our music program. Mr. Kerr reported that the musical was fantastic. It is not just the high school students, but younger students also perform. Mrs. Harrison reported that the Grade 5-12 Spring Concert was amazing. Mrs. Lantz added that we have excellent leaders in our music program.

On a motion by Member Tippey and a second by Member Stephens, the Board of Education moved into closed session at 7:09 p.m. for the purpose of 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: Holst, Stephens, Stevens, Tippey, Bunnell, Henry, Hitz

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

The Board of Education returned to Open Session at 8:07 p.m.

Action Items

On a motion by Member Tippey and a second by Member Bunnell, the Board of Education approved the following board policies (2nd reading): 2:40 Board Member Qualifications, 2:60 Board Member Removal from Office, 2:140 Communications To and From the Board, 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure, 2:265 Title IX Grievance Procedure, 2:270 Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of Race, Color, and National Origin Prohibited, 4:20, Fund Balances, 4:165 Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors, 4:190 Targeted School Violence Prevention Program, 5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment, 5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited, 5:100 Staff Development Program, 5:120 Employee Ethics; Code of Professional Conduct; and Conflict of Interest, 5:300 Schedules and Employment Year, 6:60 Curriculum Content, 6:185 Remote Educational Program, 7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities, 7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited, 7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment, 7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited.

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Stephens, Stevens, Tippey, Bunnell, Henry, Hitz, Holst

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

On a motion by Member Stephens and a second by Member Tippey, the Board of Education directed the superintendent to advertise for bid openings for bread, milk, and fuel for the 2024- 2025 school year.

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Stevens, Tippey, Bunnell, Henry, Hitz, Holst, Stephens

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

On a motion by Member Stevens and a second by Member Tippey, the Board of Education approved the FY25 school board meeting dates as presented.

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Tippey, Bunnell, Henry, Hitz, Holst, Stephens, Stevens

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

On a motion by Member Tippey and a second by Member Bunnell, the Board of Education accepted the resignation of Mark Winters in the position of 5/6 grade boys’ basketball head coach for the 2024-2025 school year.

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Bunnell, Henry, Hitz, Holst, Stephens, Stevens, Tippey

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

On a motion by Member Tippey and a second by Member Henry, the Board of Education accepted the resignation of Terri Tobias in the position of high school science teacher effective July 1, 2024.

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Henry, Hitz, Holst, Stephens, Stevens, Tippey, Bunnell

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

On a motion by Member Stephens and a second by Member Bunnell, the Board of Education approved the employment of non-certified positions for the 2024-2025 school year as presented.

Roll Call Vote:

Aye: Hitz, Holst, Stephens, Stevens, Tippey, Bunnell, Henry

Nay: None

Absent: None

Motion Carried

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