MINUTES OF THE REGULAR
MEETING OF THE
President
Mike Short called the meeting to order at
Upon
roll call, the following board members answered present: Dawn Bachtold, David Dowling, Phillip Duling,
Jeff Jarboe, Mike Short, Dean Swan, and Shawn Young.
Others
present were Marvin Barger, Andy Bennett, Jeff Graham, Cliff McClure, Tom
Pacey, Steve Pacey, John Rawdin, Tara Tighe, Meg Thilmony, and Marilyn Weber.
Dean
Swan moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. David Dowling seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all
members present voted aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Jeff
Jarboe moved to approve the Treasurer’s Report.
Phillip Duling seconded the motion.
Upon roll call, all members present voted aye, there being no nay votes
the motion carried.
Dean
Swan moved to approve payment of all current bills. Shawn Young 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 Vicki Good thanking the board for the retirement plaque
and life-time activity pass.
Dean
Swan read a letter from Jennifer Mosley resigning as teacher aide at Clara
Peterson.
Dean
Swan read a letter from Claudia Beppler resigning as head cook at Clara
Peterson.
Dean
Swan read a letter from Jim
Mr.
McClure and the Board recognized Tom Pacey for his accomplishment at the 2006
IESA State Track Meet.
Steve
and Tom Pacey left the meeting at
Jim
Shields arrived at
Mr.
McClure introduced Jeff Graham to discuss the summer school program. 92 students enrolled. Nine classrooms are involved along with the
computer labs. Everything is going well
and the last day for summer school is August 4th.
Mr.
Bennett gave a report on the summer maintenance projects. All the projects are on schedule. The Junior High landscaping project has
started. Mr. McClure called Scot
Fairfield and informed him that the roofers have not shown up at Clara Peterson. The roofing company informed Mr. Fairfield
that the roof will be complete before the start of school.
Mr. McClure
recommended the board set time, place and date for the regular meeting of the
Mr. McClure
recommended the board approve the bread bid from Interstate Brands for the
2006-2007 school year.
Dean Swan made a motion to approve the bread bid from Interstate Brands
for the 2006-2007 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 recommended
the board approve the milk bid from Prairie Farms Peoria Division for the
2006-2007 school year.
Mr. McClure
recommended the board approve the waste removal proposal from Elson’s Paxton
Sanitary for the 2006-2007 school year. David Dowling made a motion to approve the
waste removal proposal from Elson’s Paxton Sanitary for the 2006-2007 school year.
Mr.
McClure informed the board that he has been working on the 2007 FY budget and
he would like to meet with the finance committee before the next meeting. A discussion was held regarding moving the
September board meeting due to putting the 2007 Budget on display. This will be decided at the August meeting.
Mr.
McClure discussed the annual building inspection by the Champaign-Ford
ROE. The inspection was performed by the
Regional Office of Education. The
District Maintenance staff will address items that are listed out of compliance
during routine summer maintenance. This
report has been shared with the principals.
Mr. McClure has prepared his response to the inspection. Mr. McClure recommended the board approve the
annual building inspection report and his response to the inspection.
Stan
Daro arrived at
Mr.
McClure discussed the Use of Facilities Policy.
He is recommending the board approve the Use of Facilities Policy, Fee
Structure, Hold Harmless Agreement/Contract and Permit. Dawn Bachtold made a motion to approve the
Use of Facilities Policy, Fee Structure, Hold Harmless Agreement/Contract and
Permit. 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 discussed the ISBE audit for the Title Programs. The auditor was very positive about the
organization of the material for the audit.
He was very happy with the helpfulness of the staff. The District did receive a penalty for receiving
more federal funds than was disbursed.
The auditor also found a $1600 error in the District’s favor regarding
special education and the district will be getting reimbursed for that amount.
David
Dowling and Mr. McClure attended the TIF meeting that was recently held at the
Lakeview Country Club and they both have a better understanding on what it
means to the school district. Mr.
Dowling gave an update on the meeting and what he took away from the meeting. TIF is diverting tax dollars from the school
district to the city. This is something
that the school district must be involved in if this issue comes to Paxton.
Mr.
McClure also informed the board about the National School Lunch Audit and it went
very well.
Dawn
Bachtold made a motion to go into closed session to discuss the appointment,
employment, compensation, and performance of specific employees of the public
body and to discuss collective negotiating matter between the public body and
its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules
for one or more classes of employees. David
Dowling seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted aye,
there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Closed
session began at
Dawn
Bachtold 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
Mr.
Short read a letter from Kelli Vaughn, Junior High Athletic Director, requesting
the board consider adding an assistant softball coach at the junior high.
Mr.
McClure recommended the board accept the following resignations: Jim
Mr.
McClure recommended the board recall the following teacher aides that were
dismissed in the Spring due to the Reduction in
Force. Jeff Jarboe made a motion to
recall
Mr.
McClure recommended the board hire Hope Miller as teacher aide at the Junior
High. Jeff Jarboe made a motion to hire
Hope Miller as teacher aide at the Junior High.
Mr.
McClure recommended the board hire Jillian Nickell as
teacher aide at the High school. David
Dowling made a motion to hire Jillian Nickell as
teacher aide at the High School.
Mr.
McClure recommended the board hire Jodi Lareau as Freshman Girls Basketball
Coach. Phillip Duling made a motion to
hire Jodi Lareau as Freshman Girls Basketball Coach. Jeff Jarboe seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all members present voted
aye, there being no nay votes the motion carried.
Mr.
McClure recommended the board hire David Acevado as
Spanish Teacher. David Dowling recommended
the board hire David Acevado as Spanish Teacher.
Mr.
McClure recommended the board hire
Mr.
McClure recommended the board hire Don Shields as Assistant Football Coach. David Dowling made a motion to hire Don
Shields as Assistant Football Coach.
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 hire Vicky St. Peter as High School class
sponsor. Jeff Jarboe made a motion to
hire Vicky St. Peter as High School class sponsor. 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 hire Robert Lindsey as Assistant High School
Baseball Coach.
Mr.
McClure recommended the board hire Kelly Neukomm as 8th Grade Girls
Volleyball Coach. Dean Swan made a
motion to hire Kelly Neukomm as 8th Grade Girls Volleyball
Coach.
Mr.
McClure recommended the board hire Erin McKavanagh as
8th Grade English Teacher.
David Dowling made a motion to hire Erin McKavanagh
as 8th Grade English Teacher.
Jeff Jarboe 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 adding a Junior High Softball Assistant
Coach position.
Dean
Swan made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Meeting
adjourned at
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