Princeville Community Unified School District No. 326 Board approves lease for activity bus

By Louie Torres

Dec 2, 2016

Princeville Community Unit School District No. 326 Board of Education met Tuesday, Oct. 11.

Here are the minutes as provided by Princeville Community Unit School District No. 326:

Princeville Community Unit School District #326

Regular Board Meeting Minutes

October 11, 2016

Regular Board Meeting Agenda

1) Meeting Called to Order Time: 6:30 pm

2) Roll Call

Present: John Calhoun, Darin Cowser, Mike Harmon, Ben Herrmann, Sue Hefler, Darwin Stahl

Absent: Ron Streitmatter – arrived 7:45 pm

3) Public Comment

None

4) Construction Update (BLDD/PJ Hoerr)

Locker-room floors need to be fixed

5) Annual Financial Report (Mr. Tim Custis, Gorenz and Associates, Ltd)

Financial Recognition this year

6) Consent Agenda

A. Consideration and action on Regular Board Meeting Minutes – September 13, 2016

B. Consideration and action on Executive Meeting Minutes – September 13, 2016

C. Consideration and action on Budget Hearing Minutes – September 13, 2016

D. Consideration and action on payroll for September 16th and September 30th

E. Consideration and action on treasurer’s report for September 2016

F. Consideration and action on payment of bills for October 2016

G. Consideration and action on Elizabeth Cowser’s FMLA request

H. Consideration and action on Scott Endress’ FMLA request

RECOMMENDATION: Motion to approve the consent agenda, as presented/with changes.

Motion: Sue Hefler 2nd Mike Harmon

Roll Call:

Ayes: Calhoun, Harmon, Hefler, Herrmann, Stahl

Nays:

Abstain: Cowser

5 Ayes 0 Nays 1 Abstain 1 Absent Motion: Carried

7) Administrative Reports

A. Superintendent Report

a. Enrollment Report – down 38 students from last year

b. Edcamp – 25 teachers attended; 12 were from other districts

c. 2016 Administrator and Teacher Salary and Benefits School Year Report – posted on the website

d. Evidenced Based Funding Model

e. Board Conference

B. PGS Principal Report

a. 2nd grade held their annual grandparents’ day on September 16th. More than 100 grandparents’ attended

b. On September 16th, select staff attended a CPI training refresher class

c. SIP Day on September 21st, staff brainstormed what “21st century learning looks like”

d. 3rd grade took a field trip to Gilles farm on October 3rd

e. Sherman’s is donating a friendship bench to the grade school. On October 28th there will be an assembly to discuss the bench, friendship and bullying

f. The Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) will be administered to all Kindergarten students next school year

g. No school on October 10th; PTO Walk-a-thon on October 14th; First popcorn and juice day on October 21st

C. PHS Principal Report

a. 6th through 11th grade took the MAP test September 12th – 23rd

b. Great Homecoming week at PHS – student conduct was exemplary

c. Cross Country placed 3rd at LTC meet

d. Golf finished season Wednesday, October 6th

e. Volleyball team is playing very well with only 1 conference loss

f. Football record is 3 wins, 3 losses with Mid-County, Mercer County and Stark

County remaining

g. 6th-12th grade parent teacher conferences will be held October 20th from 1pm – 7 pm

8) Board Discussion

A. County Facility Sales Tax

B. CIV-IASB Regional Dinner/Workshop

9) Action

A. Consideration and action on 2015-2016 Annual Financial Report

RECOMMENDATION: Motion to approve the 2015-2016 Annual Financial Report.

Motion: Darin Cowser 2nd John Calhoun

Roll Call:

Ayes: Cowser, Harmon, Hefler, Herrmann, Stahl, Streitmatter, Calhoun

Nays:

Abstain:

7 Ayes 0 Nays 0 Abstain 0 Absent Motion: Carried

TABLED

B. Consideration and action on RFP for HVAC at PJSHS (adding heating/cooling to renovated areas connecting to new junior high collaboration space)

RECOMMENDATION: Motion to approve RFP for HVAC at PJSHS including adding heating/cooling to renovated areas connecting to new junior high collaboration space.

Motion: Tabled

C. Consideration and action on new Spirit Bus (trading in current Spirit Bus and leasing new Spirit Bus)

RECOMMENDATION: Motion to approve leasing a new 2016 Chevy/Collins 14 passenger activity bus for two years at $8640 per year and trading in our

2010 activity bus for $19K.

Motion: Mike Harmon 2nd Darwin Stahl

Roll Call:

Ayes: Hefler, Stahl, Streitmatter, Cowser, Harmon

Nays: Herrmann, Calhoun

Abstain:

5 Ayes 2 Nays 0 Abstain 0 Absent Motion: Carried

10) Executive session for matters related to pending litigation [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11)], appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees [5 ILCS 120/2(c)1), individual student services [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10], purchase or lease of real property [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5)], and/or student discipline [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9)].

RECOMMENDATION: Motion to move into Executive session for matters related to pending litigation and appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees,

negotiations, individual student services and/or student discipline.

Motion: Sue Hefler 2nd: Ron Streitmatter

TIME: 8:44 pm Voice Vote: All in favor 7 Against 0 Motion: Carried

11) Return to Open Session

RECOMMENDATION: Motion to return to Open Session.

Motion: Ben Herrmann 2nd: Mike Harmon

TIME: 9:16 pm Voice Vote: All in favor 7 Against 0 Motion: Carried

12) Action Following Executive Session

A. Consideration and action on noncertified positions (David Murphy – Bus Driver)

RECOMMENDATION: Motion to approve David Murphy as Bus Driver.

Motion: Ron Streitmatter 2nd Darwin Stahl

Roll Call: