June Board of Education Meeting Newsletter
by Dr. Gary Kelly
June 18, 2010
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING NEWSLETTER
DUQUOIN COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #300
CENTRAL OFFICE - 845 EAST JACKSON ST.
DUQUOIN, ILLINOIS 62832
MEETING HELD IN K-8 SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER
THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2010
6:30 P.M.
Larry Valier – PRESIDENT Gary Kelly, Ph.D.
Joseph Day – VICE PRESIDENT SUPERINTENDENT
John Vancil - SECRETARY
Paul Brock – BOARD MEMBER
Randy DeMent - BOARD MEMBER Cory Robbins
Charles Rice - BOARD MEMBER BUSINESS MANAGER
Michael Ward - BOARD MEMBER
1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m. by President Larry Valier.
2. ROLL CALL: Present – Brock, Day, Rice, Valier, Vancil, and Ward; DeMent arrived at 6:40 p.m. Absent – none.
3. FINANCIAL ITEMS:
a. Approved the payment of bills for May 2010.
b. Approved the May 2010 financial report.
4. CONSENT AGENDA:
a. Approved the minutes of the following meeting:
-May 20, 2010 regular Board of Education meeting (including executive session minutes);
b. Approved the suspensions imposed by the Principals for the month of May.
5. RECOGNITION: IASA Executive Director Dr. Brent Clark made a ring presentation to Dr. Gary Kelly, District Superintendent in observance of his becoming President of the Illinois Association of School Administrators for the 2010-2011 school year. Dr. Clark also thanked the Board for allowing Dr. Kelly to serve in several leadership positions as part of the IASA Board of Directors during the past six years.
6. PUBLIC HEARING:
a. DEA Representative – Jean Ann Mathis, Co-President of the DEA spoke to the Board in appreciation of the work done by the Administration regarding the district health insurance plan. The Superintendent and District Manager were able to negotiate a reasonable increase with the district health insurance provider even though the district’s health insurance claims nearly doubled during the past year.
b. Public – None
7. NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a. The Board adopted the annual prevailing wage resolution in accordance with the Prevailing Wage Act.
b. The Board renewed the district’s school resource agreement with the Perry County Sheriff’s Office. The renewal would be an extension of the present agreement once it is received by the district from the sheriff’s office.
c. High school construction project – bonding resolutions/purchase of property
-The Board adopted a resolution authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source) in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000 pursuant to Local Government Debt Reform Act of the State of Illinois as amended.
-The Board adopted a resolution declaring the intention to avail of the provisions of Article 19 of the School Code of the State of Illinois, as amended and to issue bonds for the purpose of paying claims against the District.
-The Board is awaiting final confirmation of information from the Capital Development Board prior to acting on a sale agreement with Big S Transport Inc.
d. The Board renewed the district’s health insurance plan with Blue Cross/Blue Shield for 2010-2011 school year. The increase to premiums for the coming year will be 13.5%. from the current year.
e. The Board entered into a lease/purchase agreement with MV Student Transportation to provide two multi-function school activity busses. The multi-function busses will be used by the District since passenger vans are no longer to be used to transport students as of July 1, 2010.
f. The Board approved the request of the High School FBLA sponsor and two students to attend the national FBLA conference.
8. EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Board entered into executive session at 7:50 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees. The Board returned to regular session at 8:05 p.m.
9. RESIGNATIONS:
a. The Board accepted the resignation of Megan Schneider as an Elementary School Teacher effective prior to the 2010-2011 school year.
10. ADJOURNMENT: The Board adjourned at 8:06 p.m.
