Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 Board of Education met November 20.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
The closed meeting of the Board of Education, Somonauk Community Unit School District No. 432, was held in the Somonauk Middle School Conference Room at 6:05 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2017. The following members were present: Corey Britt, Jason Diebold, Scott Horsch, Norm Johnson, Tom Nielsen, Mike Short and Amy Wiegman. Absent: None. Jay Streicher, Superintendent, was also present.
At 6:05 p.m., it was moved by Nielsen, seconded by Short that the Board of Education go into closed session for the purpose of considering the dismissal, appointment, and employment of employees including compensation, benefits and evaluation; student disciplinary matters; the destruction of closed session audiotapes from December 2015 through May 2016; the review of closed minutes from May 2017 through October 2017; and the approval of the “Closed Session” minutes of October 16, 2017. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “Aye”: Britt, Diebold, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “Nay”: None. Absent: None. Motion carried.
At 7:01 p.m., it was moved by Short, seconded by Nielsen that the closed session be terminated and the Board reopen in Regular session. On a voice vote, all members present voted "Aye". Motion carried.
At 7:06 p.m., President Nielsen called the regular meeting to order. The following members were present: Corey Britt, Jason Diebold, Scott Horsch, Norm Johnson, Tom Nielsen, Mike Short and Amy Wiegman. Absent: None. Jay Streicher, Superintendent; Christy Pruski, James R. Wood Elementary Principal; and Laura Hatch, High School Principal, were also present.
President Nielsen opened the floor to any public comments. There being none, the regular meeting continued.
Summary Item 18.05.01 - Motions From Closed Session:
It was moved by Short, seconded by Wiegman, that the minutes of the “Closed Meeting” of October 16, 2017, be approved. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “Aye”: Britt, Diebold, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “Nay”: None. Motion carried.
It was moved by Wiegman, seconded by Short that the Board not release the closed session minutes from May 2017 through October 2017. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “Aye”: Britt, Diebold, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “Nay”: None. Motion carried.
It was moved by Short, seconded by Diebold that the Board destroy the closed session audiotapes from December 2015 through May 2016. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “Aye”: Britt, Diebold, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “Nay”: None. Motion carried.
It was moved by Short, seconded by Nielsen, that the Board approve the extended leave request of Ginger McGowen through the end of the 2017-2018 school year. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “Aye”: Britt, Diebold, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “Nay”: None. Absent: None. Motion carried.
Summary Item 18.05.02 – Consent Agenda Items:
It was moved by Short, seconded by Wiegman that the Board approve the minutes of the Regular meeting of October 16, 2017, the Treasurer’s Report for November, the list of invoices due, said lists and reports to be attached to and become a part of these minutes; the Activity Fund Summary, the S.E.B. Convenience Account Report, the Sports Boosters Report, the Music Boosters Report, the Cafeteria Report, and the Enrollment Report. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “Aye”: Britt, Diebold, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “Nay”: None. Motion carried.
Summary Item 18.05.03 – Administrative Reports:
Superintendent Streicher presented awards to Board members Scott Horsch for achieving the status of Master Board member and Mike Short for achieving Level 2 Master Board member status.
Board members took the opportunity to share information from the sessions they attended at the IASB Joint Conference. Norm Johnson shared information about a district who has a high school student appointed to the Board as a Member at Large; Tom Nielsen shared information on Community Engagement and one district where middle school students go to their local senior center to teach technology skills; Mike Short attended a session on salary schedules; Scott Horsch shared that he attended a session on Student Success and also represented the District at the Delegate Conference; Tom Nielsen and Jay Streicher attended an Ignite Session highlighting teachers providing professional development to other teachers.
Mr. Streicher reported on the attendance rates for the parent conferences held on November 2, 2017. Attendance at JRW was 94.66% attendance. The Middle School had 94 out of 252 families attend. The High School had 28 families schedule conferences.
Laura Hatch, High School Principal, presented the School Improvement Plan for the high school and data from the PSAT and SAT scores. There is not a lot of data available for comparison yet, but each year we will be building comparative data that will show student growth from year to year. She discussed goals set for the high school for the 2017-2018 school year and plans to reach those goals. High school teachers are working with Mandy Taxis, District Instructional Coach, and an instructional coach provided through the ROE.
Summary Item 18.05.04 – Old Gym:
Mike Short, Amy Wiegman and Jay Streicher held a meeting with community members who regularly use the old gym to discuss the conditions of the facility and to ask for input before a decision is made by the Board. Mike Short shared the information obtained at that meeting with the Board and addressed the current condition of the facility and capital improvements that would have to be made before the facility can be reopened for use. He also reviewed the options being considered to repair and maintain, lease to a third party, sell building to highest bidder, or to tear down the building and sell the land. There were two other options presented from the community meeting to create a community campaign to raise the funds needed for repairs or to partner with a third party. President Nielsen opened the floor to public comments and Jeremy Zimmerman, Jeremiah Sexton and Becky Morphey all offered comments for consideration by the Board before making a decision.
Summary Item 18.05.05 – Booster Accounts:
Superintendent Streicher discussed the communication from our auditor, Bill Newkirk, on the pros and cons for the district maintaining the booster club checking accounts. Discussion was held. It was moved by Nielsen, seconded by Diebold that the Board approve the transfer of the Music Booster and Sports Booster accounts to the control of those organizations. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “Aye”: Britt, Diebold, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “Nay”: Horsch. Motion carried.
Summary Item 18.05.06 – Personnel Report:
Secretary Short read the personnel report. It was moved by Short, seconded by Johnson that the Board approve the personnel report as presented. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “Aye”: Britt, Diebold, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “Nay”: None. Motion carried.
Summary Item 18.05.07 – Annexation Of School Property Into The Village Of Somonauk:
Superintendent Streicher presented the Resolution brought to the school district from the Village of Somonauk to annex a piece of property owned by the district into the Village of Somonauk. It was moved by Short, seconded by Diebold that the Board adopt Resolution No. 2018-3 Recommending Annexation of Certain Territory to the Corporate Limits of the Village of Somonauk, a copy of said resolution be attached to and become a part of the minutes. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “Aye”: Britt, Diebold, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “Nay”: None. Motion carried.
Summary Item 18.05.08 - Resolution Regarding Estimated Amounts Necessary To Be Levied For The Year 2017:
The recommended Resolution Regarding Estimated Amounts Necessary to be Levied for the Year 2017 was presented and explained by Superintendent Streicher. The recommended levy amount is $7,028,371 and the Bond and Interest Levy of $877,879 for a total of $7,906,250. It was moved by Short, seconded by Johnson, that the Resolution Regarding said Estimated Amounts Necessary to be Levied for the Year 2017 be adopted, a copy of said resolution to be attached to and become a part of the minutes. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “Aye”: Britt, Diebold, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “Nay”: None. Motion carried.
Summary Item 18.05.09 – Intergovernmental Agreements For 2017- 2018 With Sandwich And Leland:
It was moved by Nielsen, seconded by Wiegman that the Board approve the Intergovernmental Agreements for the 2018-2019 school year with Sandwich School District and Leland School District. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “Aye”: Britt, Diebold, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “Nay”: None. Motion carried.
Summary Item 18.05.10 – New Course For 2018-2019 – High School:
A proposal for Agricultural Technology was considered by the Board. It was moved by Short, seconded by Diebold that the Board approve the addition of the Agricultural Technology course proposal to our agriculture sequence. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “Aye”: Britt, Diebold, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “Nay”: None. Motion carried.
President Nielsen asked if there were any public comments and there being none, it was moved by Nielsen, seconded by Short that the meeting be adjourned at 9:46 p.m. On a voice vote, all members present voted “Aye”. “Nay”: None. Motion carried.
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