MINUTES
OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PAXTON-BUCKLEY-LODA COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT NO.
10 BOARD OF EDUCATION OF FORD, CHAMPAIGN, VERMILION, IROQUOIS AND LIVINGSTON
COUNTIES OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS HELD WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2005 AT 7:05 P.M. AT
THE PAXTON-BUCKLEY-LODA BOARD ROOM IN PAXTON, ILLINOIS.
President Mike
Short called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
Upon roll call, the following board members
answered present: Dawn Bachtold, David Dowling, Phillip Duling, Mike
Short, Dean Swan and Shawn Young. Jeff Jarboe was absent.
Others present were Marvin Barger, Mike
Brehm, Will Brumleve, Nancy
Dewey, Trent
Eshleman, Bill
Lee, Nick Leon, Cliff McClure, Debi Meents, Jean
Meuser, Laura
Peden, Ashley Peeler, John
Rawdin, Lynn Rubarts, Fred Swink, Anna Talbert,
Tara Tighe,
Marilyn Weber
and Julie Withrow.
Shawn Young moved to approve the minutes of
the previous meetings. David Dowling
seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted aye, there being
no nay votes the motion carried.
Dean Swan moved to approve the Treasurer’s
Report. David
Dowling seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
David Dowling moved to approve payment of all
current bills. Dean Swan seconded the
motion. Upon roll call, all members
present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Dean Swan read a letter from Stacy
Johnson thanking the board for the financial
support for her continuing education.
Dean Swan
read a letter from Nancy Taylor
resigning as High School Special Education Teacher.
Dean Swan
read a letter from Debra Flessner
resigning as an individual Teacher Aide at Loda
Grade School.
Mike Short
spoke about retiring board member Al
Schweighart and presented him with a recognition
plaque and a life-time activity pass.
Mr. McClure introduced Ashley Peeler to
discuss the FCCLA program at PBL
High School.
Moved to item 10.10 - Action on FBLA
& FCCLA National Conference. It is Mr. McClure’s recommendation to give
$200.00 for each state representative for a total of $800.00. Phillip Duling made a motion to approve a
$200.00 stipend for each four participants for a total of $800.00. David Dowling seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Debi
Meents and Ashley Peeler left the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
Nancy Baird and Julie
White arrived at 7:18 p.m.
Mr. McClure discussed the policies, exhibits,
and administrative procedures that he is requesting for approval. The following policies were approved: 2:30, 2:50, 2:210, 2:220, 4:140, 4:200,
5:220, 8:30, 8:30 Ex. 1, 8:30 Ex. 2, 8:30 AP; 8:50 - delete this policy, 5:240, 5:270, 5:290,
6:15 AP 1, 6:15 AP 2, 6:20, 6:200 – delete this policy, 6:300, 7:40AP, 7:190AP
2, 7:240 AP1. Mr. McClure recommended
the board policies, exhibits and administrative procedures listed above be
approved. Dawn Bachtold
made a motion to approve the policies, exhibits, and administrative
procedures. David
Dowling seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure introduced Julie
White and Nancy Baird from the PBL
Education Foundation. They presented the
board with a check for $5,360 for mini-grants, opportunity grants, and PBL
Grants. They also asked the board for
their permission to kick-off their “It Only Makes Cents” campaign at
registration. The Foundation ran this
fundraiser during registration last year and it was very successful and well
received. Mr. McClure recommended the
board accept the monetary donation from the PBL
Education Foundation in the amount of $5,360.
Shawn Young made a motion to accept the monetary donation from the PBL
Education Foundation in the amount of $5,360.
Dean Swan seconded the motion.
Upon roll call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes
the motion carried. Mr. McClure
recommended the board approve the PBL
Education Foundation’s “It Only Makes Cent’s” campaign. David Dowling made a motion to approve the PBL
Education Foundation’s “It Only Makes Cent’s” campaign. Dawn Bachtold seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Jean Meuser,
Laura Peden,
and Anna Talbert
left the meeting at 7:32
p.m.
Mr. McClure introduced Andy
Bennett to discuss the complete list of items
that are in need of remediation at the New Junior High. The Skillman Corporation is not being very
responsive on the issues that need to be resolved at the new junior high. There will be a meeting scheduled with an
executive from Skillman in the near future if these items are not resolved. Mr. McClure informed the board that the
Paxton Record ran an article on the move and Jay
Ross is still needing volunteers for the
move on June 8th and 9th.
Mr. McClure reported to the board about the
Sale of Loda Grade School. Mr. Fred Swink of Paxton bid $27,000 for the Loda
Grade School
property. Mr. McClure recommended the
board accept Mr. Fred Swink’s bid of $27,000 for the Loda
Grade School
property at 301 E. Jefferson, Loda,
IL. David Dowling made a motion to accept Mr.
Fred Swink’s bid of $27,000 for the Loda
Grade School
property at 301 E. Jefferson, Loda,
IL
and the communication tower. Dean Swan
seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all
members present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried. Mr. McClure recommended the board approve the
resolution of the communication tower since it is no longer of use to the
district. Dean Swan made a motion to
approve the resolution of the communication tower since it is no longer of use
to the district. David Dowling seconded
the motion. Upon roll call, all members
present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried. Mr. McClure recommended the board set June 22, 2005
as the closing date of the property at 301 E. Jefferson, Loda,
IL. David Dowling made a motion to set the
closing date on June
22, 2005.
Shawn Young seconded the motion.
Upon roll call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes
the motion carried.
Fred Swink left the
meeting at 7:46 p.m.
Mr. McClure informed the board that bids were
received on May
16, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. for the Loda Grade
School Garage and Portables. Mr. McClure
recommended the board accept the bid of $7,375 for the north portable classroom
from the Tyson Corporation, out of Indianapolis,
IN. David Dowling made a motion to accept the bid
of $7,375 for the north portable classroom from the Tyson Corporation. Dawn Bachtold seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried. Mr. McClure recommended the board accept the
bid from Mike & Tracy Wise for the east portable classroom - Alternate 1 in
the amount of $1,000. Shawn Young made a
motion to accept the bid of $1,000 for the east portable classroom from Mike
& Tracy Wise. Phillip Duling seconded
the motion. Upon roll call, all members
present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried. Mr. McClure recommended the board accept the
bid of $251 from Mark Stevenson for the Loda
Grade School
garage. Dean Swan made a motion to
accept the bid of $251 from Mark Stevenson for the Loda
Grade School
garage. David Dowling seconded the
motion. Upon roll call, all members
present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure reviewed with the board the
transportation bids. Only one bid was
received, from First Student. Mr.
McClure recommended the board accept the bid from First Student for student
transportation for the 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008 school years. First year for $442,464, second year
$451,264, and third year for $460,416 for a three year contract totaling
$1,354,144 and waive bid requirement, 3.4.
Dawn Bachtold made a motion to accept the bid from First Student for
student transportation for the 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008 school years in
the amount of $1,354,144. David Dowling
seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all
members present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure introduced Ms. Tighe. Ms. Tighe updated the board on summer school.
The only major change is that there will not be Jump Start this year. There will be another section added to first
grade to accommodate this change.
Mr. McClure introduced the principals to
discuss the final changes to the 2005-2006 student handbooks. Mr. Eshleman informed the board that the
changes from the previous meeting still hold.
Mr. Lee discussed his changes regarding logistics in moving to the new
building. There will be more small
changes once the new principal is hired and the new phone numbers have been
assigned. Mr. Rawdin discussed his and
Mr. Flaherty’s changes regarding Drug & Alcohol possession on school
premises. Mr. McClure contacted Chris
Miller regarding the words “could” and “should” verbiage in regards to drugs
and alcohol. Mr. McClure discussed Mr.
Flaherty’s change regarding the tardy policy.
Mr. McClure recommended the board approve the PBL
2005-2006 student handbooks. Dawn
Bachtold made a motion to approve the PBL
2005-2006 student handbooks. David
Dowling seconded the motion. Upon roll
call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure recommended the board approve the
amended 2005 budget. David Dowling made
a motion to approve the fiscal year 2005 PBL
District #10 amended budget. Dean Swan
seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all
members present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure introduced Mike
Brehm to give an update on the technology
needs for the new building. Mr. Brehm
discussed the District’s hardware needs and potential costs of these
items. Mr. McClure recommended the board
approve releasing technology bids. The
bid opening will be held on July 1st at 2:00 p.m. Dean Swan made a motion to approve releasing
technology bids. David Dowling seconded
the motion. Upon roll call, all members
present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Julie Withrow
left the meeting at 8:14
p.m.
Mr. McClure recommended the District host
high school registration on August
9, 2005 from 1:00 – 6:30 p.m.,
August 10, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-3:00 p.m., and new students will
register on August 11th from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-3:00 p.m. High school registration will be held in the
Little Assembly. Mr. McClure also
recommended that the District hold pre K-8 registration in the commons of the
New Junior High on August 11 from 11:30a.m.
until 7:00
p.m. The
secretaries are very supportive of this change.
David Dowling made a motion to approve the high school registration
dates for August
9, 2005 from 1:00 – 6:30 p.m.,
August 10, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-3:00 p.m., and new students will
register on August 11th from9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-3:00 p.m. High school registration will be held in the
Little Assembly. Also, approve the District
hold pre K-8 registration in the commons of the New Junior High on August 11
from 11:30a.m.
until 7:00
p.m.. Dawn
Bachtold seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried. Mr. McClure recommended the board approve the
dates of November 7th and 8th for parent teacher
conferences in the evenings. Dawn
Bachtold made a motion to approve the dates of November 7th and 8th
for parent teacher conferences in the evenings.
David Dowling seconded the motion.
Upon roll call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes
the motion carried.
Mr. McClure discussed the District’s current
lunch and milk prices. The district
currently charges $1.40 for elementary lunch, $1.65 for Junior High and $1.90
for High School lunch. Mr. McClure
recommended to increase Junior High lunch prices to $1.90 and
leave high school the same. The
students will be eating out of the same cafeteria and there is no difference in
portions. Students who have financial
need and qualify have access for free or reduced lunch ($4.00 for 10
meals). Mr. McClure also recommended
that Elementary lunch remain at $1.40 per day.
Kindergarten milk costs $45.00 per year and extra individual milk carton
are $.25. Mr. McClure recommended that
the milk prices remain the same. David
Dowling made a motion to increase Jr. High Student lunch to $1.90 per day. Dawn Bachtold seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure discussed the employee health
insurance premiums. Health Alliance increased
premiums by 5% and Personal Care by 11.3%.
David Dowling made a motion to approve employee health insurance
contracts from Health Alliance and Personal Care for the 2005-2006 school year. Phillip Duling
seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all
members present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure discussed student insurance with
the board. The District has offered Kidguard from Lawrence E. Smith and Associates so parents
can purchase affordable optional insurance for their child or for participation
in football. Mr. McClure has been
approached by Insurance Providers inquiring if the District would be interested
in student insurance provided by American Youth Student and Sports
Insurance. This student insurance
package is a little more expensive but offers more benefits than Kidguard. No action
is required tonight. There will be a
recommendation at the June meeting.
Mr. McClure introduced Andy
Bennett to discuss the summer maintenance
projects. There are quite a few projects
that need to be completed at each building over the summer. Mr. Bennett handed out a list of those items
to the school board member. Discussion
was also held about what the District would do with pictures from
Buckley-Loda/Loda. The district is not
sure at this time what to do with those pictures. Mr. McClure will be having a conversation
with Chris Miller, the school’s attorney to determine any legal recourse the
district has to these pictures.
Stan Daro
arrived at 8:47 p.m.
Mr. McClure recommended the board approve the
summer hours for the District Administrative Offices. School offices and the Unit Office will open
at 7:00am
and close at 3:00 p.m. The new hours will begin on June 6th
and end August 5th. Shawn
Young made a motion to approve summer office hours from 7am to 3pm for
District Administrative offices beginning on June 6 and running until August 5th. David Dowling seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure discussed two legislative updates
regarding state funding for public schools.
Mr. McClure wanted to bring this to the school board for their
information. Mr. McClure does not
believe this bill is veto proof.
Mr. McClure recommended the board approve
renewal of the Ford-Iroquois Public Health Contract in the amount of
$8,280. This is an increase of $100.00
from last year. David Dowling made a
motion to approve the renewal of the Ford-Iroquois Public Health Contract in
the amount of $8,280. Phillip Duling
seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all
members present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
In other business, Mr. McClure informed the
board that graduation is set for Friday, May 27th at 7:00 p.m.
Mr. McClure and Mr. Daro have finished up the
union contract for 2005-2006 school year. Mr. McClure
will get a copy distributed by the next board meeting. Mr. McClure would also like to meet with the
insurance committee in the next three weeks.
Mr. McClure distributed a fundraiser
information sheet from the PBL Band Boosters.
Mrs. Nuss provided the information regarding buying a piano and a fund
raiser to support the purchase of this Clara Nova piano. This item will be brought to the board for
consideration at the June meeting.
Mike Short
named the committee members for the 2005-2006 school year.
Mike Short
congratulated the Junior High and High School track teams for the participants
that advanced to the state track meet.
David Dowling made a motion to go into closed
session to discuss employment of specific employees. Phillip Duling
seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all
members present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Closed session began at 9:25 p.m.
Shawn Young moved to come out of closed
session. David Dowling seconded the
motion. Upon roll call, all members
present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Closed session ended at 10:50 p.m.
Mr. McClure recommended the board accept the
resignation of Nancy Taylor
as Special Education Teacher. David
Dowling made a motion to accept the
resignation of Nancy Taylor
as Special Education Teacher. Dawn
Bachtold seconded the motion. Upon roll
call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion
carried.
Mr. McClure recommended the board accept the
resignation of Debra Flessner
as an individual aide at Loda
Grade School. David Dowling made a motion to accept the
resignation of Debra Flessner
as an individual aide at Loda
Grade School. Dawn Bachtold seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure recommended the board approve the
hiring of Lisa Allen as high school special education teacher. Dawn Bachtold made a motion to approve the
hiring of Lisa Allen as high school special education teacher. David
Dowling seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure recommended the board approve the
hiring of Jill Steiner as Title I Math Teacher at Clara Peterson. David
Dowling made a motion to approve the hiring
of Jill Steiner as Title I teacher at Clara Peterson. Phillip Duling seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure recommended the board approve the
hiring of Amy Swan
as 4th Grade Teacher. Phillip
Duling made a motion to approve the hiring of Amy
Swan as 4th Grade Teacher. David Dowling seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr. McClure recommended the board approve the
hiring of Amy Teske
as part time guidance secretary at the high school. Shawn Young made a motion to approve the
hiring of Amy Teske
as part time guidance secretary. Phillip
Duling seconded the motion. Upon roll
call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion
carried.
Mr. McClure recommended the board approve the
hiring of Tammy Ross as Food Service Director.
Dawn Bachtold made a motion to approve the hiring of Tammy Ross as Food
Service Director. David Dowling seconded
the motion. Upon roll call Dawn Bachtold, Dave Dowling, Phillip
Duling, Shawn Young, and Mike Short
voted aye, Dean Swan abstained. The
motion carried 5-0-1.
Shawn Young made a motion to adjourn. David Dowling seconded the motion. Upon roll call,
all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion
carried.
Meeting adjourned at 10:55 p.m.
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President, Board of Education Secretary, Board
of Education