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Auburn Community Unit School District 10 Board met March 11.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

The following members answered roll call at the regular meeting of the Auburn Board of Education on March 11, 2020: Present: Fred Jessup, Carl Kessler, John Megginson, Josh Smith, and Scott Norris. Absent: Matt Kern and Brad Smith. Also present were Darren Root, Amy Donaldson, Nathan Essex, Matt Grimm, Mark Dudley, Dave Bates, Sarah Smith, Heather Karaffa Jennifer Workman, Melissa Miller, Charlie Patterson, Alex Carter, Mark Killam, Erin Bidleman, and Ruby Howard secretary to the board.

Kessler moved to adopt the agenda. Norris seconded the motion. The voting was as follows:

Jessup yea           Norris yea 

Kern absent          B. Smith absent 

Kessler yea           J. Smith yea 

Megginson yea

There being 5 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, the president declared the motion carried.

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Megginson moved to go into Closed Session at 7:26 pm. J. Smith seconded the motion. The voting as follows: 

Jessup yea           Norris yea 

Kern absent          B. Smith absent 

Kessler yea           J. Smith yea 

Megginson yea

There being 5 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, the president declared the motion carried.

Board came out of Closed Session at 7:55 pm.

Norris moved to approve consent agenda items which consisted of:

• Approved Minutes of Regular Board Meeting 2/19/2020

• Approved Minutes and Seal of Closed Session 2/19/2020

• Approved SASED Action Items

• Approved School District Accounts Payable / Payroll

• Approved School Activity Accounts Payable

• Approved Monthly Financial Report

• Approved Monthly Activity Accounts Report

• Employed Cook - Amelia Milligan

• Approved 20/21 School Calendar

• Approved IHSA 2020/21 Membership

• Approved IESA 2020/21 Membership

• Approved Maternity Leave - Meghan Visintin - August 2020

• Approved Volunteer Assistant High School Track Coach- Jay Weber

• Accepted Resignation of Assistant JH Track Coach - Kip Smith

• Accepted Resignation of Pre-K Teacher - Sara Harkness

• Employed Asst. JH Track Coach - Anthony Krivi

Kessler seconded the motion. The voting was as follows:

Jessup yea           Norris yea 

Kern absent          B. Smith absent 

Kessler yea           J. Smith yea 

Megginson yea

There being 5 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, the president declared the motion carried.

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Megginson moved to approve Administrators’ contracts - Root, Donaldson, Grimm, and Essex. Norris seconded the motion. The voting as follows:

Jessup yea           Norris yea 

Kern absent          B. Smith absent 

Kessler yea           J. Smith yea 

Megginson yea

There being 5 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, the president declared the motion carried.

Megginson moved to set Administrators’ salaries with 2.45% raise – Root, Donaldson, Grimm, and Essex. Kessler seconded the motion. The voting as follows:

Jessup yea           Norris yea 

Kern absent          B. Smith absent 

Kessler yea           J. Smith yea 

Megginson yea

There being 5 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, the president declared the motion carried.

Kessler moved to re-employ Melissa Warwick. Norris seconded the motion. The voting as follows:

Jessup yea Norris yea Kern absent B. Smith absent Kessler yea J. Smith yea Megginson recuse

There being 4 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, 1 “recuse”, the president declared the motion carried.

Norris moved to set Melissa Warwick’s salary with 2.45 raise. J. Smith seconded the motion. The voting as follows:

Jessup yea           Norris yea 

Kern absent          B. Smith absent 

Kessler yea           J. Smith yea 

Megginson recuse

There being 4 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, 1 “recuse”, the president declared the motion carried.

Megginson moved to approve System of Dismissal List. J. Smith seconded the motion. The voting as follows: 

Jessup yea           Norris yea 

Kern absent          B. Smith absent 

Kessler yea           J. Smith yea 

Megginson yea

There being 5 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, the president declared the motion carried.

Megginson moved to give permission to seek Milk, Bread, and Ice Cream Bids. J. Smith seconded the motion. The voting as follows:

Jessup yea           Norris yea 

Kern absent          B. Smith absent 

Kessler yea           J. Smith yea 

Megginson yea

There being 5 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, the president declared the motion carried.

Kessler moved to extend MJ Kellner Contract through 2020/21. Norris seconded the motion. The voting as follows:

Jessup yea           Norris yea 

Kern absent          B. Smith absent 

Kessler yea           J. Smith yea 

Megginson yea

There being 5 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, the president declared the motion carried.

Megginson moved to accept the resignation of Mason Greenwood, social worker. J. Smith seconded the motion. The voting as follows:

Jessup yea           Norris yea 

Kern absent          B. Smith absent 

Kessler yea           J. Smith yea 

Megginson yea

There being 5 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, the president declared the motion carried.

J. Smith moved to approve teacher non-renewal resolution for Tracy Lewis. Norris seconded the motion. The voting as follows:

Jessup yea           Norris yea 

Kern absent          B. Smith absent 

Kessler yea           J. Smith yea 

Megginson yea

There being 5 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, the president declared the motion carried.

J. Smith moved to adjourn at 8:10 pm. Megginson seconded the motion. The voting was as follows:

Jessup yea           Norris yea 

Kern absent          B. Smith absent 

Kessler yea           J. Smith yea 

Megginson yea

There being 5 “yeas”, 0 “nays”, the president declared the motion carried

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