East Alton School District 13 Board of Education met October 15

By Angelica Saylo Pilo

Jan 2, 2020

East Alton School District 13 Board of Education met Oct. 15.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

The Board of Education of East Alton District 13, Madison County, Illinois, met in Regular Session at 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, in the Professional Development Room, at East Alton Middle School, 1000 Third Street, East Alton, Illinois.

All stood for the Pledge of Allegiance.

On call of roll, the following members answered present:

Joan Mudge, President

Keith Trout, Vice President

Margaret Foiles, Secretary

Kim Handler

Mary Karrick

Marvin Peterson, entered at 6:03 P.M.

David Watts

COMMUNITY COMMENTS: None.

REGULAR MEETING.

Motion was made by Mary Karrick and seconded by Kim Handler to approve Regular Meeting minutes, September 17, 2019, and Executive Session minutes, September 17, 2019, as presented.

Motion carried with Karrick, Handler, Foiles, Trout, Watts, and Mudge voting “Yes.”

Motion was made by Keith Trout and seconded by David Watts to approve the bills from September 17, 2019 thru October 14, 2019, as presented. Motion carried with Trout, Watts, Foiles, Handler, Karrick, and Mudge voting “Yes.”

Motion was made by David Watts and seconded by Keith Trout to approve authorization to destroy EASD #13 Executive Session audio recordings more than eighteen months old, as presented. Motion carried with all members voting “Yes.”

Mrs. Warnecke provided the monthly attendance report which showed an enrollment of 800 students as of October 1st, which is up 15 students from last October. The current budget status was reviewed and indicates the district is on track with expected expenditures and revenues through the first quarter of the fiscal year. Late state payments total $264,624.97 at this point in the school year, which can mostly be attributed to the Early Childhood Block Grant payments that have not yet been received. Mrs. Warnecke provided the board with additional information about upcoming facilities needs and the continued work on creating a strategic plan to update the necessary facility structures and equipment.

Tri-District Collaboration Update:

Mrs. Smith provided the board with an update on the collaboration work that is being done with Wood River-Hartford and East Alton-Wood River High School.

District administrators continue to meet monthly to discuss curriculum and professional development alignment. Members of the East Alton staff attended a training with Wood River-Hartford staff on October 11th centering around trauma-informed practice and self-care. Middle School teachers will meet to collaborate on curriculum efforts on the February School Improvement Day. They will be focusing on comparing assessment information and using the data to drive conversations about instructional practices.

Motion was made by David Watts and seconded by Keith Trout to enter Executive Session at 7:07 P.M.