Sangamon Sun

Bureau Valley Community Unified School District 340 Board met Oct. 23.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

Determining that a quorum was present, President King called the regular meeting to order at 7:00pm and directed the Secretary to call the roll.

ROLL CALL

PRESENT: Dye, Johnson, King, Olds, Siltman (via phone), Wiggim, Yepsen

ABSENT: None

During Building Reports, Mrs. Kristie Cady, Bureau Valley North Principal, thanked the volunteers who helped install the new playground equipment. Josh Bell, Technology Director, reported that the new projector screen at the high school was installed. Steven Foster,

Maintenance Director, reported that the new playground equipment at Wyanet would be installed this week.

Staff members from Bureau Valley North, Jennifer Davis and Val Peterson, gave a presentation on the greenhouse project. The greenhouse was built in the spring of 2017 using water bottles.

Families donated water bottles and the students prepared them for the frame. V & C Construction designed and built the frame. The students then attached the bottles to the frame.

The first year, the students planted mostly flower seeds. In 2018, they planted vegetables, too.

Old tires were donated and used as planters outside the greenhouse. They even grew milkweed to attract caterpillars. When the students returned to school this past fall, they harvested the vegetables and have eaten them. They have also fed the vegetables to their class pets.

There was no public comment.

It was moved by Yepsen and seconded by Dye to approve the consent agenda items:

1. Regular Meeting Minutes of September 25, 2018 and Budget Hearing Minutes of September 27, 2018

2. Activity Account Reports

3. Monthly Financial and Treasurer’s Reports

4. Bureau Valley #340 Bills and Payroll

5. FFA Overnight Trips

6. Addition of BVHS Activity Funds for Interact Club and Civics Club

ROLL CALL

AYES: Dye, Johnson, King, Olds, Siltman, Wiggim, Yepsen

NAYS: None

MOTION CARRIED 7-0-0 Absent

Mr. Lawson presented the Snow Removal Bids. The bid opening was October 17th. The district received 2 bids: Nathan Headley, and Guither Tree Service. Guither Tree Service had the lowest bid for snow removal and salt application for Bureau Valley North, Bureau Valley High School/District Office and BV Transportation-Manlius; Nathan Headley had the lowest bid for snow removal and salt application for Bureau Valley South-Buda, Bureau Valley Wyanet and BV Transportation-Sheffield. It was moved by Wiggim and seconded by Johnson to approve the following bids for snow removal for the 2018-2019 season: BVN-Walnut, BVHS/District Office-Manlius and BV Transportation-Manlius locations: Guither Tree Service at $74/hour for snow removal and $22/ 100 lbs of salt applied; BVS-Buda, BV Wyanet and BV TransportationSheffield locations: Headley’s Lawn Care at $60/hour for snow removal and $20/ 100 lbs of salt applied.

ROLL CALL

AYES: Dye, Johnson, King, Olds, Siltman, Wiggim, Yepsen

NAYS: None

MOTION CARRIED 7-0-0 Absent

Mr. Lawson presented the Intergovernmental Agreement with the Bradford CUSD #1. The new agreement will be in effect for the school years of 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. The school’s attorney was consulted and some language was changed with regard to students with IEPs. Final approval will be at the November meeting.

The purchase of new accounting software was discussed. The district has previously chosen a Powerschool product, but came to realize the product was not suitable for smaller school districts. After District Office staff viewed some demonstrations, the SDS product will best fit our needs. SDS gears their product to smaller school districts. It is hosted online with SDS performing the updates and backups. It was moved by Dye and seconded by Olds to approve the agreement to purchase Specialized Data Systems Finance Web System Software.

ROLL CALL

AYES: Dye, Johnson, King, Olds, Siltman, Wiggim, Yepsen

NAYS: None

MOTION CARRIED 7-0-0 Absent

To comply with the Accelerated Placement Policy adopted in June 2018, the district must develop determination procedures. Procedures for grades 6 – 8 are being presented. It was moved by Olds and seconded by Dye to approve the 6-8 Accelerated Placement Determination Procedures as presented.

VOICE VOTE MOTION CARRIED

Mr. Lawson presented the State of the District Report. The State Report Card will be available soon, but this report shares information about the district from our point of view, not strictly on data. The State Report Card classifies the Bureau Valley District as tier 2 or Commendable. Mr. Jason Spang, Bureau Valley High School Principal, discussed the SAT scores. Bureau Valley students have taken the SAT for two years. Prior to that, students took the ACT exam. The district is using Cambridge Educational Service to instruct our High School staff how to understand the format of the SAT and to help our students prepare for the exam. PARCC testing data indicates that Bureau Valley students struggle in Math versus the State average. The district has invested in new math curriculum.

Don King gave an update on the construction projects. The classroom addition at Bureau Valley High School should be closed in by the end of November and ready for internal work. The new gym should be ready by March.

It was moved by Johnson and seconded by Dye to enter into executive session at 7:30p.m. for the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity; Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees; or Student disciplinary cases; and Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Open Meetings Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes.

ROLL CALL

AYES: Dye, Johnson, King, Olds, Siltman, Wiggim, Yepsen

NAYS: None

MOTION CARRIED 7-0-0 Absent

It was moved by Dye and seconded by Johnson to close the executive session at 8:25p.m. and return to open session.

ROLL CALL

AYES: Dye, Johnson, King, Olds, Siltman, Wiggim, Yepsen

NAYS: None

MOTION CARRIED 7-0-0 Absent

ROLL CALL IN OPEN SESSION

PRESENT: Dye, Johnson, King, Olds, Siltman (via phone), Wiggim, Yepsen

ABSENT: None

It was moved by Johnson and seconded by Dye to approve and retain the executive session minutes of September 25, 2018.

VOICE VOTE MOTION CARRIED

It was moved by Yepsen and seconded by Wiggim to accept the retirement of Dave Birkey as BV Bus driver and accept resignations of Kevin Barnett as BV Transportation and Maintenance Director, Brett Kepner as BVN Paraprofessional, and Jennifer Moore as BVHS Cafeteria Staff; and approve dismissal of Victoria Boyle as BVHS Renaissance Sponsor, NHS Sponsor and Junior Class Sponsor.

VOICE VOTE MOTION CARRIED

It was moved by Wiggim and seconded by Yepsen to approve employment of Joyce Wallace as BVHS NHS Co-Sponsor, Janet Lund as BVHS Junior Class Co-Sponsor and Courtney Borowski as BVHS Freshman Girls Basketball Coach; and the transfer of Rita May from BVS Paraprofessional to BVWE Paraprofessional.

VOICE VOTE MOTION CARRIED

It was moved by Yepsen and seconded by Johnson to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with the Bureau Valley Education Association.

VOICE VOTE MOTION CARRIED

It was moved by Wiggim and seconded by Yepsen to approve the Separation Agreement with Victoria Boyle.

VOICE VOTE MOTION CARRIED

It was moved by Yepsen and seconded by Johnson to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m.

VOICE VOTE MOTION CARRIED

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