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Princeton Elementary School District No. 115 Board of Education met Saturday, Nov. 26.

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

Here are the minutes as provided by Princeton ESD No. 115:

Board of Education November 2016 Minutes

PRINCETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DISTRICT #115

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Regular Meeting

November 28, 2016

The regular meeting of the Princeton Elementary District #115 Board of Education was held Monday, November 28, 2016, at Logan Jr. High. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by President Judson Lusher. The roll was called with the following members in attendance: Elizabeth Arkels, Steve Bouslog, Mark Frank, and Doris Hamilton. J.P. Aley and Terry O’Neil were absent. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Superintendent Tim Smith and Recording Secretary Lisa Bettner were also in attendance. Administrators Robert Bima, Amanda Carr and J.D. Orwig were also present.

Agenda Amendments: None.

Public Participation: None.

Program / Recognition: None.

Executive Session: Mr. Bouslog made a motion to dispense Executive Session, second by Mrs. Hamilton. Roll call vote. All ayes. Mr. Aley and Mr. O’Neil absent. Motion carried.

Approval of Agenda: Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mr. Frank, 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. Mr. Aley and Mr. O’Neil absent. Motion carried

Administrative/Staff Presentation: Mr. Orwig updated/presented information on the Parent Notification System that is being considered. System should be available to notify parents, students, and community of any mass communication when school resumes in the fall. Questions were discussed and answered by Mr. Orwig.

Superintendent’s Report:

Mr. Smith detailed the financial report. We are 33% through the fiscal year. Local funding has been received. Expenses are slightly less than what they were last year at this time. We are still waiting for revenue owed to us by the state for 4th quarter of last year and have received nothing for this year so far.

Mr. Bouslog made a motion to accept the report as given, second by Mrs. Hamilton. Roll call vote. All ayes. Mr. Aley and Mr. O’Neil absent. Motion carried

Informational Items:

Mr. Bouslog commented on the sessions that he attended at the Joint Annual Conference. He attended 4 sessions, 2 on referendums, 1 on construction management, and 1 on budget forecasting. Mr. Smith invited anyone else who would like to share at next month’s meeting to feel free to do so.

Mr. O’Neil, Mr. Frank and Mr. Smith met to discuss Board Policy Revisions. Most updates were made on footnotes as well as some on language changes.

Action Items:

Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mr. Frank, to approve the Tentative Levy as presented. Roll call vote. All ayes. Mr. Aley and Mr. O’Neil absent. Motion carried.

Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mrs. Hamilton, to hire Thomas Samuels, Maintenance at Logan. Roll call vote. All ayes. Mr. Aley and Mr. O’Neil absent. Motion carried.

Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mr. Frank, to approve the School Report Card. Questions asked and discussed. All ayes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mr. Frank, to approve the Building Master Plan Survey Proposal as presented. Roll call vote. All ayes. Mr. Aley and Mr. O’Neil absent. Motion carried

Future District / Board Considerations: None.

Adjournment: