Alton Community Unit School District 11 Board of Education met Oct. 15.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
Mary Schell began the hearing at 7:00 p.m. and it ended at 7:01 p.m. No comments or questions from the public were presented.
Board members who answered present were: David Fritz, Ed Gray, Rosetta Brown, David Lauschke, Barry Macias, Vivian Monckton and David Goins
The following administrators were seated at the table: Kristie Baumgartner, Mark Cappel, Wendy Adams, Mary Schell (and Kara Twichell)
III. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
It was moved by Mrs. Brown, seconded by Ms. Monckton and carried unanimously that the Board of Education approve the Agenda for October 15, 2019.
IV. READING OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS
A thank you card was received from the Dravet Syndrome Foundation for a donation from the Alton School District on behalf of Dennis Clowers who is a relative of employee Jessica Sutphin.
V. CITIZENS’ AGENDA
None
VI. Information Items
A. Superintendent’s Report
-Audit Report by Scheffel Boyle
-Freedom of Information Act Requests
-Rotary Student of the Month for October- AHS – Lauren Weiner
-Optimist Student of the Month for October- AMS - Taylor Denby
-Optimist Student of the Month for October- West Elementary – Molly Hilgert
-Principal Appreciation Week October 21st – 27th Principal Appreciation Day is October 26th
-Board Member Recognition from IASB – Ed Gray
-Staff Recognition - East Elementary – Miguel Sostre
VII. Board Action Items
A. Motion: Consent Agenda
It was moved by Mrs. Brown, seconded by Mr. Lauschke and carried unanimously that the Board of Education approve the Consent Agenda as follows:
-Approval of the Regular Minutes of September 17, 2019 and Special Board Minutes of September 10th, September 20th, September 25th and September 27, 2019
-Treasurer’s Report
-Approval of Bills
-Student Activities and Convenience Funds Report
-Detailed Accounts Payable Listing
B. Motion: Personnel Report
It was moved by Mr. Lauschke, seconded by Ms. Monckton and carried unanimously that the Board of Education would accept the resignation through retirement with the retirement incentive of the following education support personnel effective as indicated:
Victoria Lehman – September 20, 2020
That the Board of Education would accept the resignation of the following educational support personnel effective as indicated:
Amanda Aragona – October 22, 2019
Jack Cox – October 10, 2019
Alexander Gudac – October 1, 2019
Ava Victorian – October 1, 2019
Sarah Wangler – October 17, 2019
That the Board of Education would offer Recall to the following educational support personnel effective as indicated:
Erica Clifford – October 28, 2019
That the Board of Education would offer employment to the following educational support personnel effective as indicated:
Raiven Curtis – September 25, 2019
Jessica Millman – September 30, 2019
That the Board of Education would accept the resignation of the following certificated personnel effective as indicated:
Lorraine Valladares – October 4, 2019
That the Board of Education would accept the resignation through retirement of the following certificated personnel effective as indicated:
David Jacobs – at the end of the 2020-2021 school year
That the Board of Education would accept the resignation of the following personnel in an extra duty assignment effective as indicated:
David Jacobs – Alton High School – Assistant Football Coach – at the end of the 2019-2020 season Spencer Lowe – Alton Middle School – Assistant Wrestling Coach – October 3, 2019
That the Board of Education would approve the appointment of the following personnel in an extra duty assignment effective for the 2019-2020 school year:
Carlos Anderson – Alton Middle School – Assistant Boys Basketball Coach Jenna Schmidt-Wiedman – Alton High School – Assistant Girls Volleyball Coach
C. Motion: Approval of Substitutes
It was moved by Mr. Lauschke, seconded by Mrs. Brown that the Board of Education would approve the following list of personnel to serve as substitute employees:
D. Motion: Approve Application for Federal Impact Aid Funds
It was moved by Mr. Lauschke, seconded by Mrs. Brown and carried unanimously that the Board of Education designate Mary Schell as the school official responsible for Impact Aid and approve submission of an application under Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 1965.
E. Motion: Approval of the Audit of School District for Fiscal Year 2019
It was moved by Mr. Lauschke, seconded by Ms. Monckton and carried unanimously that the Board of Education approve the audit as presented by the representatives from Scheffel Boyle certified public accountants firm.
F. Motion: Approve Resolution on Transportation Safety Hazards
It was moved by Mr. Lauschke, seconded by Mrs. Brown and carried unanimously that the Board of Education approve the Serious Safety Hazards as presented in the attached resolution.
G. Motion: Approval of Resolution to use HLS Funds for Paving Projects
It was moved by Mr. Lauschke, seconded by Mrs. Brown and carried unanimously that the Board of Education approve the attached resolution as presented to use Health/Life/Safety (HLS) Funds for paving projects at Alton Middle School and West Elementary School.
H. Motion: Approval of 10 Year Health Life Safety Survey
It was moved by Mr. Lauschke, seconded by Mrs. Brown and carried unanimously that the Board of Education approve the 10 Year Health Life Safety Survey as presented.
I. Motion: Approval of the FY19 District Report Card
It was moved by Ms. Monckton, seconded by Mrs. Brown and carried unanimously that the Board of Education approve the 2018-2019 District Report Card as presented by ISBE and the posting of said report card to the district website for parent and public view.
J. Motion: Approve the 2nd Reading of Policy
It was moved by Mrs. Brown, seconded by Mr. Goins and carried unanimously that the Board of Education approve the 2nd reading of the following policies:
February/March 2019
2:20 Powers and Duties of the School Board; Indemnification 2:40 Board Members Qualifications
2:50 Board Member Term of Office
2:60 Board member Removal from Office
2:250 Access to District Public Records 4:30 Revenue and Investments
4:100 Insurance Managements
4:110 Transportation
4:150 Facility Management and Building Programs
4:160 Environmental Quality of Buildings and Grounds
4:190 Targeted School Violence Prevention Program
5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment 5:250 Leaves of Absence
5:330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays and Leaves
6:15 School Accountability
6:65 Student Social and Emotional Development
6:185 Remote Educational Program
7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited
8:95 Parental Involvement
June 2019
2:110 Qualifications, Term and Duties of Board Officers
2:140 Communications To and From the Board
2:230 Public Participation at School Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board
2:240 Board Policy Development
3:10 Goals and Objectives
3:60 Administrative Responsibility of the Building Principal
4:20 Fund Balances
4:90 Activity Funds
5:35 Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act
5:40 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
5:130 Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information
5:180 Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity
5:310 Compensatory Time Off
6:40 Curriculum Development
6:110 Programs for Students at Risk of Academic Failure and/or Dropping Out of School and Graduation Incentives Program
6:340 Student Testing and Assessment Program 7:40-D Students
7:170 Vandalism
VIII. Conference Items
A. Recommendations from the Board of Education Relative to Agenda Topics for Future Consideration - None
B. Administrative Review of Topics for Future Consideration - None
IX. Adjournment – 7:50 p.m.
http://www.altonschools.org/media/pdf/10_15_19_R.pdf
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