Illinois Valley Times

The Princeton Elementary School District 115 Board of Education met Sept. 26 to hire faculty and staff.

Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the board:

" The Princeton Elementary School District 115 Board of Education is located at 506 Dover Rd, Princeton, IL 61356."

Board of Education

September 2016 Minutes

PRINCETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DISTRICT #115

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Regular Meeting

September 26, 2016

The regular meeting of the Princeton Elementary District #115 Board of Education was held Monday, September 26, 2016, at Logan Jr. High. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by President Judd Lusher. The roll was called with the following members in attendance: Elizabeth Arkels, J.P. Aley, Steve Bouslog, Mark Frank, Doris Hamilton and Terry O’Neil. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Superintendent Tim Smith and Recording Secretary Lisa Bettner were also in attendance. Also in attendance were Administrators Amanda Carr and J.D. Orwig. Egan Hicks, from the BEST Program and Joel Hopkins, of Hopkins & Associates attended as well.

Agenda Amendments: None.

Public Participation: None.

Program / Recognition: Joel Hopkins, of Hopkins & Associates presented and detailed the audit. Joel commended Tim and Sandie for their hard work during the audit process.

Executive Session: Mr. O’Neil made a motion to move Executive Session to the end of the meeting, with no action to be taken; Mr. Bouslog seconded. All ayes. Motion carried.

Approval of Agenda: Motion made by Mrs. Hamilton, second by Mr. Bouslog, to approve the Agenda. All ayes. Motion carried.

Approval of Consent Agenda Items: Motion made by Mr. Frank, second by Mrs. Hamilton, to approve the Consent Agenda. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Administrative/Staff Presentation: Mr. Orwig presented information regarding the Parent Notification System that the District is looking at. The system would give a consistent message over many forms of social media at the same time.

Superintendent’s Report:

Mr. Smith gave a brief overview of the financials for the past month. The Budget has not been adopted, so figures were just estimates.

Mr. Bouslog made a motion to accept the report as given, second by Mr. Frank. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Mr. Smith also reported that we are owed a total of $236,924 from the state, from last fiscal year.

Informational Items:

The IASB Starved Rock meeting was held on September 15th. Mr. Lusher and Mrs. Hamilton commented on the meeting and issues regarding funding.

Action Items:

Motion made by Mr. O’Neil, second by Mrs. Hamilton, to adopt the FY17 PES Budget as presented in the Budget Hearing meeting. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mr. Frank, to adopt the FY17 B.E.S.T. Budget. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mrs. Arkels, to approve the Maternity Leave of Erica Lenihan. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mr. Aley, to approve, with regret, the resignation of Brianne Blumhorst as Assistant Track Coach. All ayes. Motion carried.

Mr. Bouslog made a motion, second by Mr. Frank, to accept the resignation of Zach Smith, as Head Track Coach, with regret. All ayes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mr. Frank, to accept the resignation of Paula Bader, Cafeteria/Custodian, with regret. All Ayes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mr. O’Neil, to hire Zach Clark, as Logan Physical Education Teacher. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mr. O’Neil, to hire Zach Smith, as Logan 7th Grade Boys Basketball coach. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Mr. Bouslog made a motion, second by Mr. O’Neil, to hire John Matlick, as Assistant Track Coach. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mr. O’Neil, to hire Anne Johnson, as Grade 5/6 Student Council Sponsor. Roll call vote. Al ayes. Motion carried.

Mr. O’Neil made a motion, second by Mr. Frank, to approve the Maternity Leave request of Olivia Johnston, B.E.S.T. program. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Mr. O’Neil, second by Mr. Frank, to approve hiring Joseph Stefko, as a Part-time custodian for the B.E.S.T. program. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Mr. O’Neil, second by Mr. Frank, to approve the hiring of Lindsay Ponsetti, as a Paraprofessional Aide at the B.E.S.T. program. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Mr. O’Neil, second by Mr. Bouslog, to approve the Application of Recognition of Schools. All ayes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Mr. Frank, second by Mrs. Hamilton, to approve the Salary Compensation Report, as presented, as required. All ayes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mr. O’Neil, to approve the Master Plan Design Proposal at a cost of $58,000. Discussion held and questions answered. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Future District / Board Considerations: Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mrs. Hamilton, to place on the October meeting agenda, in executive session, to discuss Superintendent contract and compensation. All ayes. Motion carried.

Adjournment:

Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mr. Frank, to adjourn at 6:35 p.m. All ayes. Motion carried.

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Judd Lusher, President Lisa Bettner, Recording Secretary

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