Macon Reporter

Okaw Valley Community Unit School District No. 302 Board of Education met May 23.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

The Board of Education of Okaw Valley Community Unit School District #302 was called to order at 7:00 P.M. in the OVMS Media Center by President Rothrock with the following Board members and administrators present: John Vander Burgh, Grant Tice, Chelsea Beery,Tracy Ryherd, Heidi Vander Burgh, Ross Forlines, Matt Shoaff, and Kent Stauder. Absent: Greg Dickens, and Brooke Bartimus

VISITORS COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

None

Board Oath

CONSENT AGENDA

3.1 Recommendation to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Education held April 18 2019, Special Board Meeting held April 24, 2019, and the closed session minutes.

3.2 Approve the 2019-2020 schedule of the Okaw Valley CUSD #302 Board of Education Meetings.

3.3 Approve policy updates on first reading as recommended by PRESS:2:20, 2:40, 2:50, 2:60, 2:170, 2:250, 4:30, 4:40, 4:60, 4:100, 4:110, 4:150, 4:160, 4:170, 4:175, 4:190, 5:10, 5:250, 5:330, 6:15, 6:65, 6:185, 7:185, 7:190, & 8:95.

3.4 Approve catastrophic insurance provided by 1 Agency.

It was by moved Tracy Ryherd and seconded by John Vander Burgh that the Board of Education approve the Consent Agenda as presented.Roll call vote: Bartimus, absent; Ryherd, yea ; Beery, yea; Dickens, absent; Rothrock, yea; Vander Burgh, yea; Tice, yea. Yeas, 5; Nay, 0; Absent, 2; Abstention, 0. Motion carried.

FINANCIAL REPORT, BILLS, PAYROLL

The monthly financial report, bills, and payroll were presented for Board review. The Superintendent recommended that bills and payroll for the school district be approved as follows:

• Bills for the month of May 2019 - Education, $34,444.93; O & M, $13,831.38 Transportation, $8,230.58; Life/Safety, $4,601.55, Tort, $0.00 Bond, $0.00, Site/Construction, $17,191.00

• Payroll for the month April 2019 - Education, $273,425.61; O & M, $15,839.56; Transportation, $25,950.50; IMRF, $13,299.52 Tort, $5,029.12.

It was moved by Grant Tice and seconded by Chelsea Beery that the payroll for the month of April Contract Pay and Employee Liabilities 2019,and that the bills for the month of May 2019 be approved as presented. Roll call vote: Bartimus, absent; Ryherd, yea; Beery, yea; Dickens, absent; Rothrock, yea; Vander Burgh, yea; Tice, yea. Yeas, 5; Nay, 0; Absent, 2; Abstention, 0. Motion carried.

COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION Principals’ Reports:

OVES Principal, Written report provided, and discussed the following:

OVMS Principal, Written report provided, and discussed the following:

OVHS Principal, Written report provided, and discussed the following: Baseball lost in the regional semi-final

Superintendent’s Report:

Superintendent Stauder provided a written report to the Board of Education, and discussed the following:

Financial Software Summer Repairs

AGENDA ITEM #1: EIASE COOP Agreement

It was moved by Tracy Ryherd seconded by Tim Rothrock to approve the EIASE COOP Agreement as presented. Roll Call Vote: Bartimus, absent; Ryherd, yea; Beery, yea; Dickens, absent, Rothrock, yea, Vander Burgh, yea ,Tice, yea. Yeas, 5; Nay, 0; Absent, 2; Abstention, 0. Motion carried.

AGENDA ITEM #2: Transportation Committee Recommendations

It was moved by Chelsea Beery seconded by John Vander Burgh to approve the recommendations from Transportation Committee as presented. Roll Call Vote: Bartimus, absent; Ryherd, yea; Beery, yea; Dickens, absent, Rothrock, yea, Vander Burgh, yea ,Tice, yea. Yeas, 5; Nay, 0; Absent, 2; Abstention, 0. Motion carried.

CLOSED SESSION #3

It was moved by Tracy Ryherd and seconded by Tim Rothrock that the Board enter closed session at 7:53 p.m. as provided in 5 ILCS 120/2, subsection (c) for the purpose of discussing matters related to appointment, employment, performance, and compensation of employees. Roll call vote: Bartimus, absent; Ryherd, yea; Beery, yea; Dickens, absent; Rothrock, yea; Vander Burgh, yea; Tice, yea. Yeas, 5; Nay, 0; Absent, 2; Abstention, 0. Motion carried.

It was moved by Tracy Ryherd and seconded by Grant Tice that the Board of Education return to open session at 8:13 p.m. Voice Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried.

TENTATIVE TEACHING and NON-CERT. ASSIGNMENTS

It was moved by Brooke Bartimus seconded by Chelsea Beery to approve the tentative teaching assignments and non-cert assignments for 2019-2020. Roll Call Vote: Bartimus, yea; Ryherd, absent; Beery, yea; Dickens, absent, Rothrock, absent, Vander Burgh, yea ,Tice, yea. Yeas, 4; Nay, 0; Absent, 3; Abstention, 0. Motion carried

EMPLOYMENT

It was moved by Tim Rothrock seconded by Tracy Ryhred to approve the employment of summer workers; Dalton McGill, Sam Hagerman, Talon Russell, Chris Simpson, and Alex Hauck as presented. Roll Call Vote: Bartimus, absent; Ryherd, yea; Beery, yea; Dickens, absent, Rothrock, yea, Vander Burgh, yea ,Tice, yea. Yeas, 5; Nay, 0; Absent, 2; Abstention, 0. Motion carried.

It was moved by Tim Rothrock seconded by Tracy Ryherd to approve the employment of Erin Barker, District Speech Pathologist for the 2019-2020 school year as presented. Roll Call Vote: Bartimus, absent; Ryherd, yea; Beery, yea; Dickens, absent, Rothrock, yea, Vander Burgh, yea ,Tice, yea. Yeas, 5; Nay, 0; Absent, 2; Abstention, 0. Motion carried.

It was moved by Chelsea Beery seconded by Tim Rothrock to approve the employment of Nicole Davis, OVHS Resource Teacher as presented. Roll Call Vote: Bartimus, absent; Ryherd, yea; Beery, yea; Dickens, absent, Rothrock, yea, Vander Burgh, yea ,Tice, yea. Yeas, 5; Nay, 0; Absent, 2; Abstention, 0. Motion carried.

It was moved by Tim Rothrock seconded by Tracy Ryherd to approve the employment of Hope Robertson, OVES Resource Teacher as presented. Roll Call Vote: Bartimus, absent; Ryherd, yea; Beery, yea; Dickens, absent, Rothrock, yea, Vander Burgh, yea ,Tice, yea. Yeas, 5; Nay, 0; Absent, 2; Abstention, 0. Motion carried.

It was moved by Tim Rothrock seconded by Chelsea Beery to approve the employment of Bart Kennell, OVHS Spanish Teacher as presented. Roll Call Vote: Bartimus, absent; Ryherd, yea; Beery, yea; Dickens, absent, Rothrock, yea, Vander Burgh, yea ,Tice, yea. Yeas, 5; Nay, 0; Absent, 2; Abstention, 0. Motion carried.

It was moved by Tim Rothrock seconded by Tracy Ryherd to approve the employment of Brad Ackers, OVMS Baseball Coach as presented. Roll Call Vote: Bartimus, absent; Ryherd, yea; Beery, yea; Dickens, absent, Rothrock, yea, Vander Burgh, yea ,Tice, yea. Yeas, 5; Nay, 0; Absent, 2; Abstention, 0. Motion carried.

RESIGNATIONS

It was moved by Tim Rothrock seconded by John Vander Burgh to approve the resignation of Brennan Baker, OVHS XC & Track and Field Coach, Dave Benning OVHS Softball Coach, and Len Weaver OVHS Custodian. Roll Call Vote: Bartimus, absent; Ryherd, yea; Beery, yea; Dickens, absent, Rothrock, yea, Vander Burgh, yea ,Tice, yea. Yeas, 5; Nay, 0; Absent, 2; Abstention, 0. Motion carried

OLD BUSINESS

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved by Chelsea Beery and seconded by Tracy Ryherd that the Board of Education adjourn at 8:18 p.m. Voice vote: All voted aye. The motion carried.

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