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West Lincoln Broadwell Elementary School District 92 Board met May 21.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

President Tom Kissel called the regular meeting of the Board of Education to order at 7:00 p.m. in the West Lincoln-Broadwell conference room. All members were present, as was Principal Baker and Superintendent Climer. There were no audience members.

Brad Luckhart made a motion, seconded by Mike Simonson, to approve the Minutes of the April 16, 2018 Regular Meeting. (Motion carried.)

Financial Report:

On a motion from Brad Luckhart and seconded by Patricia Burge, the financial reports were approved as presented. (Motion carried.)

On a motion from Brad Luckhart and seconded by Patricia Burge, the May bills and April payroll were approved as presented. (1)

Administrative Report:

A.Student Services:

The last student attendance day is Tuesday, May 29th.

Kudos were given to the track and field athletes who qualified for the IESA State Meet which was held in East Peoria on May 11th and 12th, noting that two of our athletes (Kloe Frobe and Becca Heitzig) received 4th place medals in their respective races.

Mrs. Baker reported that the WLB Pom Team is making a comeback in 2018-19 and will perform at home games only.

The students and staff were applauded for presenting the American Cancer Society with $800+ during the annual Relay for Life event on May 11th.

Brad Luckhart made a motion, seconded by Patrick Hake, to establish a Beta Club activity account. (Motion carried.)

B.Curriculum & Instruction:

PARCC results should be in over the summer and will be shared at that time.

School Improvement, RtI/PST, and Safety/Emergency committees have been formed and will meet over the summer. The Handbook meeting is scheduled for May 30th at 1:00 p.m.

The 2018-19 daily schedule has been revamped to accommodate longer math and ELA periods, a Health curriculum for 7th and 8th, and a STEM lab period for all 5th – 8th grade students.

Math (5-8), science (K-8), health (7-8), and social science (3-8) curriculums have been updated and were purchased using Title I grant funds.

C. Building, Grounds & Equipment:

On a motion from Brad Luckhart and seconded by Scott Goodman, approval was given for Barrick Enterprises to resurface the south end of the parking lot at a cost of $6400.00 (Motion carried.)

Scott Goodman made a motion, seconded by Steven Goodman, to purchase sound proof panels for the walls of the Science Room at an approximate cost of $280.00. (Motion carried.)

On a motion from Steven Goodman and seconded by Patrick Hake, approval was given to purchase filters for lead removal for classroom sinks in the elementary hallway and to install a water fountain/bottle filler by the gym, compliments of ALMH Catch. (Motion carried.)

Mike Simonson made a motion, seconded by Brad Luckhart to secure D & K Bennett to refinish the gym floor at a cost of $975.00. (Motion carried.)

On a motion from Patrick Hake and seconded by Mike Simonson, approval was given for gym hallway lights upgrade and sound system relocation pending installation by July 15th, at an approximate cost of $3200.00. (Motion carried.)

Members acknowledged the ROE Health/Life Safety Report and noted how each item was being addressed.

D.Transportation:

Due to an IDOT inspection, bus #5 is currently out of operation, but will not be an issue for next year, as we will be going to 3 routes and will use the 4th bus as our spare.

E.Personnel: Deferred to Executive Session.

Board Committee Reports:

A.Finance – No report given.

B.Building and Grounds – Report given above.

C.Policy – No report given.

D.Strategic Planning – No report given.

Unfinished Business:

Scott Goodman made a motion, seconded by Patrick Hake, to destroy the November, 2016 executive session audio tapes, as the required 18 month holding period has expired. (Motion carried.)

On a motion from Patrick Hake and seconded by Brad Luckhart, the Board adopted the 2017-18 Budget Amendment which had been placed on the table for 30 day public review in April and presented at the budget hearing prior to the regular meeting at 6:45 p.m. (2)

Tom Kissel made a motion, seconded by Brad Luckhart, to approve the resolution for working cash abatement of $300,000.00 into the education fund. (3)

On a motion from Brad Luckhart and seconded by Patrick Hake, the policy updates were approved as presented last month, namely sexual harassment and bond issuance obligation policies. (Motion carried.)

New Business:

Brad Luckhart made a motion, seconded by Patricia Burge, to adopt the prevailing wage resolution. (Motion carried.)

Brad Luckhart made a motion, seconded by Patrick Hake, to release meal/milk bids. (Motion carried.)

On a motion from Tom Kissel and seconded by Scott Goodman, membership in the Illinois Association of School Boards was renewed. (Motion carried.)

Principal Baker reported that she had begun data collection for the FY19 budget, will wait until the FY18 books have been closed to proceed further.

Members received a copy of FY19 tax extension computation report.

Brad Luckhart made a motion, seconded by Steven Goodman, to approve the 403b Retirement Plan Restatement. (Motion carried.)

Executive Session:

On a motion from Patrick Hake and seconded by Scott Goodman, the board adjourned to executive session to discuss personnel matters. The time noted was 8:19 p.m. (4)

Tom Kissel made a motion, seconded by Patrick Hake, to return to regular session at 8:32 p.m. (5)

On a motion from Brad Luckhart and seconded by Mike Simonson, approval was given for the ESP 2% salary increase for support staff, but froze the extracurricular/coaching stipends, and eliminated bus driver attendance bonuses for 2018-19. (Motion carried.)

Patrick Hake made a motion, seconded by Brad Luckhart, to hire Dan Horn as the new Athletic Director. (Motion carried.)

On a motion from Tom Kissel and seconded by Patrick Hake, Beth Guy and Tiffany Battin were hired as Cheerleading/Pom coaches, with the stipend being split equally between them. (6)

Mike Simonson made a motion, seconded by Steve Goodman, to accept the resignation of Laura Skelton, lunch server. (Motion carried.)

On a motion from Steven Goodman and seconded by Brad Luckhart, Ray Skelton was reassigned to substitute bus driver/extracurricular driver. (Motion carried.)

Having no further business, Patrick Hake made a motion, seconded by Steven Goodman, to adjourn the meeting. The time was 8:42 p.m. (7)

http://www.wlb92.org/minutes.html