Macon Reporter

Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9 Board of Education met May 8.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Call to Order

President Stephanie Guerrero called the May meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Board members present were: Jessica Browning, Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Josh Hilbert, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood.

Administration

Also present: Superintendent Bob Meadows, SVP Principal Hilda Rice, SVI Principal Kristina Sommer, and SVHS Principal Jonathan Field.

Pledge to the Flag

Dr Field led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Visitors

Stephanie Guerrero welcomed the visitors. Visitors present were: Dave Fleming.

Mr. Fleming addressed the Board regarding the Sports Pass proposal and the Illiopolis Football Scoreboard.

Closed Session

Josh Hilbert moved and Matt Wood seconded the motion to enter closed session at 6:04 p.m. for the reasons stated on the agenda. Roll call vote: Ayes- Jessica Browning, Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Josh Hilbert, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

Closed Session Adjournment

Josh Hilbert moved and Jeff Stahl seconded the motion to re-enter open session at 6:13 p.m. Roll call vote: Ayes- Jessica Browning, Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Josh Hilbert, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

Closed Session Minutes

Jessica Browning moved and Matt Wood seconded the motion to accept the closed session minutes as read in closed session. Roll call vote: Ayes- Jessica Browning, Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Josh Hilbert, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

Resignation

Jeff Stahl moved and Josh Hilbert seconded the motion to accept the resignation of Amy Webb as MS Assistant Girls Basketball Coach effective immediately. Roll call vote: Ayes- Jessica Browning, Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Josh Hilbert, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

Employment

Lori Campbell moved and Martha Leeper seconded the motion to employ Kennedi Knackmuhs as an Ag Teacher effective at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year. Roll call vote: Ayes- Jessica Browning, Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Josh Hilbert, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

Employment

Matt Wood moved and Lori Campbell seconded the motion to employ James Marksberry as a paid, HS Assistant Football Coach effective at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year. Roll call vote: Ayes- Jessica Browning, Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Josh Hilbert, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

Consent Agenda

Josh Hilbert moved and Jessica Browning seconded the motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. Roll call vote: Ayes- Jessica Browning, Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Josh Hilbert, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

Superintendent’s Report

Mr Meadows discussed the following items with the Board:

Amended BudgetSports Pass Proposal

Illiopolis Football Scoreboard

HS Special Education Aide Proposal

Josh Hilbert and Jessica Browning exited the meeting at 6:42 p.m.

Amended Budget

Martha Leeper moved and Stephanie Guerrero seconded the motion to accept the tentative FY24 Amended District Budget as presented. Roll call vote: Ayes- Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

Amended Budget Hearing

Martha Leeper moved and Jeff Stahl seconded the motion to set the hearing for the FY24 Amended District Budget as part of the regular board meeting on June 19, 2024 at 6:00 P.M. Roll call vote: Ayes- Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

Auditors

Matt Wood moved and Jeff Stahl seconded the motion to hire Kerber, Eck, and Braeckel LLP as District auditors for the FY24 school year at a cost not to exceed $39,500.00 Roll call vote: Ayes- Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

CD

Matt Wood moved and Martha Leeper seconded the motion to renew the 6 month CD for the amount of $1,026,187.08 with a mature date of November 16, 2024. Roll call vote: Ayes- Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

Board Meeting Schedule

Lori Campbell moved and Martha Leeper seconded the motion to approve the 2024-2025 Board Meeting Schedule as presented. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

Insurance

Martha Leeper moved and Stephanie Guerrero seconded the motion to approve the bid for health insurance for the 2024-2025 school year from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois for the amount of $876.02 per employee per month. Roll call vote: Ayes- Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

Macon-Piatt Alternate Education

Jeff Stahl moved and Matt Wood seconded the motion to approve the Intergovernmental Agreement with the Macon-Piatt Regional Office of Education to provide safe school (Milligan Academy), truant alternative/optional education (Futures Unlimited), and the Option Three Alternative Program for the 2024-2025 school year. Roll call vote: Ayes- Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

Illiopolis Football Field Scoreboard

Matt Wood moved and Jeff Stahl seconded the motion to approve an amount not to exceed $11,000 towards 50% of the purchase and installation of the Illiopolis Football Field Scoreboard. Roll call vote: Ayes- Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

Flooring America

Jeff Stahl moved and Stephanie Guerrero seconded the motion to approve the bid from Flooring America to replace floor tile in two classrooms and two bathrooms at the high school for the amount of $12,937.55. Roll call vote: Ayes- Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

United Glass

Matt Wood moved and Lori Campbell seconded the motion to approve the bid from United Glass to replace two MS Boiler Room doors for the amount of $6,911.00. Roll call vote: Ayes- Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

Board Policy Updates

Martha Leeper moved and Lori Campbell seconded the motion to update Board Policies: Draft Updates-2:40, 2:260, 5:10, 5:20, 5:300, 5:330, 7:10, 7:10-E, 7:20, 7:180, 7:270, 7:290, 2:270. New-2:270. Rewritten-5:100, Review and Monitoring-2:50, 2:60, 2:140, 4:20, 4:110, 5:35, 5:40, and 6:40 as presented. Roll call vote: Ayes- Lori Campbell, Stephanie Guerrero, Martha Leeper, Jeff Stahl and Matt Wood. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

A special meeting will be held June 11, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of short-term goal setting as the Board welcomes Dr. Jonathan Field as the new SV Superintendent.

The hearing for the FY24 Amended District Budget will be held on June 19, 2023 at 6:00 P.M. with the regular meeting to begin immediately after.

Adjournment

Jeff Stahl moved and Matt Wood seconded the motion that the meeting be adjourned at 7:42 p.m. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

https://www.sangamonvalley.org/board-meetings/may-8-2024-regular-meeting