Princeton Elementary School District 115 Board of Education met September 27.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
The regular meeting of the Princeton Elementary District #115 Board of Education was held Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 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: Steve Bouslog, Mark Frank, Doris Hamilton and Terry O’Neil. J.P. Aley and Elizabeth Arkels were absent. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Superintendent Tim Smith and Recording Secretary Lisa Bettner were also in attendance. Administrators Amanda Carr, J.D. Orwig and Egan Hicks of the Best program, as well as Samantha Casey of Hopkins & Associates, were present as well.
Agenda Amendments: Mr. Bouslog made a motion, second by Mr. O’Neil, to amend the agenda to move Executive Session to the end of the Action Items. All ayes. Motion carried. Mr. Aley and Mrs. Arkels absent.
Public Participation: None.
Program / Recognition: Samantha Casey from Hopkins and Associates was in attendance to present the Annual Financial Review with the Board. She went over the review in great detail and answered questions that the Board had. Mr. Smith conveyed his thanks to Samantha and Joel, of Hopkins and Associates, for their hard work and cooperation throughout the year in assisting the District Office with the financials.
Approval of Agenda: Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mr. O’Neil, to approve the amended Agenda. All ayes. Motion carried.
Approval of Consent Agenda Items: Motion made by Mr. Frank, second by Mr. O’Neil, to approve the Consent Agenda. Roll call vote. All ayes. Mr. Aley and Mrs. Arkels absent. Motion carried.
Administrative/Staff Presentation: Mrs. Carr spoke to the Board about Uniform Grade Reporting system that the staff at Logan Jr. High would like to implement. The program would create greater consistency in reporting of grades throughout the 5th – 8th grade sections. Mrs. Carr spoke about the percentage of the Summative grades being at 65% and Formative grades at 35%. The idea of implementation is so that all students will be graded more evenly across the board. Mrs. Carr spoke in detail about the system.
Superintendent’s Report:
Mr. Smith reviewed the FY18 Budget and first 2 months of financials with the Board. Discussion held and questions were addressed. The state owes us a total of $272,592 in the Education Fund and Transportation Fund at this point. Mr. Smith is optimistic regarding the future of balanced budgeting if the State makes payments on time.
He also reminded Board members of the upcoming Governance Review that is scheduled for October 19th.
Mr. Smith received a letter from the Illinois Department of Revenue stating that they will not seek repayment of overpaid funds regarding the Property Tax Replacement payments that were made incorrectly several months ago.
Informational Items: Mr. Smith reminded the Board of the upcoming IASB Fall Meeting at Starved Rock on October 12th. He will need reservations for Board members by Oct. 10th.
Mr. O’Neil and Mr. Frank met to go over changes of the Board Policy. Recommendation were presented to the Board and will be voted on during next month’s meeting. If there are questions, please let them know.
Action Items:
Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mr. O’Neil, to adopt the FY18 PES Budget as presented. Roll call vote. All ayes. Mr. Aley and Mrs. Arkels absent. Motion carried.
Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mrs. Hamilton, to adopt the FY18 BEST Budget as presented last month with no changes. Roll call vote. All ayes. Mr. Aley and Mrs. Arkels absent. Motion carried.
Mr. Bouslog made a motion, second by Mr. O’Neil, to approve Kylee Gutshall as the KIDS (Kindergarten Individual Developmental Survey) Administrator. Roll call vote. All ayes. Mr. Aley and Mrs. Arkels absent. Motion carried.
Motion made by Mr. O’Neil, second by Mrs. Hamilton to approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement with PFT, through 2022. Roll call vote. All ayes. Mr. Aley and Mrs. Arkels absent. Motion carried.
Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mrs. Hamilton, to approve the Salary Compensation Report. Roll call vote. All ayes. Mr. Aley and Mrs. Arkels absent. Motion carried.
Motion made by Mr. O’Neil, second by Mr. Frank, to approve the District Title Plan. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mrs. Hamilton, to approve the IESA Volleyball Membership at a cost of $55. Roll call vote. All ayes. Mr. Aley and Mrs. Arkels absent. Motion carried.
Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mr. O’Neil, to approve the FY17 Annual Financial Review as presented. Roll call vote. All ayes. Mr. Aley and Mrs. Arkels absent. Motion carried.
Motion made by Mr. O’Neil, second by Mr. Frank, to approve the Uniform Grade Reporting as presented. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion made by Mr. Bouslog, second by Mr. O’Neil, to move into Executive Session.
Future District / Board Considerations: None.
Adjournment:
Motion made by Mr. O’Neil, second by Mr. Bouslog, to adjourn at 6:41 p.m. All ayes. Motion carried.
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