Marseilles Elementary School District 150 Board of Education met April 26.
Here is the minutes as provided by the Board:
I. CALL TO ORDER
1.01 Roll Call Members: Jim Barnes, James Buckingham, Christy Carpenter, Shawn
Schmitke, Bill Stapleton, Jim White and June Wilcoxen
Type: Action, Procedural
1.02 Rotary Student of the Month: Joshua Garay
Type: Procedural
1.03 Pledge of Allegiance
Type: Procedural
II. PUBLIC HEARING PETITONS, QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM GUESTS AND
VISITORS
2.01 Public Comment
Type: Discussion
At this point of our agenda, the public may address the Board. Comments are limited to
three minutes per speaker. While a speaker may address any topic, we urge you to comment on
matters that are on our agenda or which may be coming before the Board in the near future. The
Board would like to remind the audience that the Board does not respond to or act on personnel
complaints made in open session. The District has an established process for filing a personnel
complaint and, consistent with the Open Meetings Act, we consider the appointment, employment,
compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees in executive session.
Similarly, the Board does not accept or respond to new evidence or arguments regarding student
discipline matters. Consistent with the provisions of the School Code, and Illinois School Student
Records Act, student discipline matters are heard before a hearing officer in a closed meeting, and
acts on the hearing officer’s report only.
III. BOARD REORGANIZATION
3.01 Approve Canvassing of Election Results
3.02 Current Board Adjourns Sine Die
3.03 New Board Appoints President Pro Tem
3.04 President Pro Tem Conducts Oath of Office for Board Members
3.05 Election and Seating of Board President
3.06 Election of Board Vice-President
3.07 Appointment of Board Secretary
3.08 Appointment of Board Treasurer
3.09 Appointment of Governing Board Representative for April 2017 through April 2018
3.10 Set Dates, Times and Location of Regular Meetings
3.11 Discuss Board Committee Appointments
IV. FINANCIAL REPORT
4.01 Treasurer’s Report: Ron Blumenshine
Type: Information
V. CONSENT AGENDA
Type: Action
Recommended: Approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
5.01 Minutes of the Meeting(s): Regular – March 15, 2017
5.02 Treasurer’s Report
5.03 Bills
5.04 Employee and/or Board Member professional development, travel expenditures
and/or reimbursements
5.05 Receipts
5.06 Payroll
5.07 Activity report
5.08 Disposal of Closed Session
Audio Recording(s) –
5.09 FOIA Requests: Marseilles Education Association, received 3/31 & responded to 4/5
VI. ORGANIZATION/COMMITTEE REPORTS TO THE BOARD
6.01 Curriculum: Dr. Kristin Heredia
Type: Informational
6.02 Building Operations & Maintenance: Mr. Brent DeFore
Type: Informational
VII. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
7.01 Principal: Mr. Jeff Owens
Type: Informational
7.02 Superintendent: Mrs. Brenda Donahue
Type: Informational
VIII. ACTION ITEMS
8.01 Approve the Consent Agenda.
Type: Action
Recommended: Approve the Consent Agenda as presented
8.02 Mr. Ron Silver, Chief, Planning & Acquisition MVD Regional Real Estate Division
North, of the US Army Corps of Engineers has requested to address the board
regarding the next steps of the levee behind the school.
Type: Informational
8.03 Students from Mrs. Raikes’s class will presenting on their entrepreneurial projects.
Type: Informational
Recommended: The students will be sharing their business ideas with the Board.
8.04 Approve the 2017-2018 student fees.
Type: Action
Recommended: Approve as presented. We will be starting a small fee for prekindergarten
and raising breakfast & lunch prices a quarter.
8.05 Approve 2017-2018 IESA Registration.
Type: Action
Recommended: Approve as presented. This is our yearly membership dues for all
sports.
8.06 Consider the approval of the 2017-2018 tentative calendar.
Type: Action
Recommended: Calendar options were reviewed and discussed. The high school
calendar was also conferred upon. Two options were reviewed by the MEA. Once
board approved, the calendar will be submitted to the Regional Office of Education for
review and approval.
8.07 Approve the resignation of Mrs. Christina Crabbe, kitchen employee, effective March
31, 2017
Type: Action
Recommended: Approve as presented.
8.08 Approve the employment of Mr. Gary Boren for a three hour custodial position.
Type: Action
Recommended: Approve as presented.
8.09 Consider the approval for the first reading of the PRESS Plus Policy Issue 94
Type: Action
Recommended: Approve as presented. The policy committee will set up a date to
review.
8.10 Approve the employment of Mrs. Melissa Small for the positions of crossing guard
and kitchen worker.
Type: Action
Recommended: Approve as presented.
8.11 Approve the resignation of Ms. Ashley Schwingle at the end of her 2016-2018
contract.
Type: Action
Recommended: Approve as presented.
8.12 Approve the resignation of Mrs. Lisa Metzen, bus monitor, effective May 12, 2017.
Type: Action
Recommended: Approve as presented.
8.13 Approve the resignation of Mrs. Diana Newcomer as yearbook advisor effective the
end of the 2016-17 school year.
Type: Action
Recommended: Approve as presented.
8.14 Approve the hiring of up to two people for extra help this summer.
Type: Action
Recommended: Approve as presented. They will be paid substitute pay for less than
30 hours per week. We will be as conservative as possible and closely monitor the
need.
8.15 Approve a three-year lease with Midwest Transit for five 2018 77 passenger buses, 2
2017 18 plus 1 passenger buses. This lease also includes our current 14 passenger
“activity” bus.
Type: Action
Recommended: Approve as presented.
IX. OLD/NEW BUSINESS
9.01 Old Business – Approve placing the 2016-2017 Superintendent evaluation on file.
Type: Action
Recommended: Approve as presented.
9.02 New Business – 2017-2018 Board Dates
Type: Informational/Discussion
Recommended:
X. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific
employees of the public body, including hearing testimony of a complaint lodged against an
employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.
5ILCS120/2©(1).
XI. RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION
XII. MOTION(S) RESULTING FROM CLOSED SESSION
XIII. ADJOURNMENT
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