The Board of Education of
Hamilton County Community Unit District No. 10 met in regular session on the
evening of
The meeting
was called to order by Board President John Ewald. Roll Call was as follows: Present – Danny Anselment, Steve Becker, Randy
Kirsch, Rodney Rubenacker, and John Ewald.
Absent – Krystal Donelson and Tom Maulding.
Donelson and
Maulding entered the meeting at
Motion by Kirsch, second by Donelson to
approve the following items under the Consent Agenda: The minutes from the January
19, 2010 regular board meeting, minutes from the January 29, 2010 special board
meeting, the Treasurer’s Report, budget report, bill listing, destruction of
Executive Session Audio Tapes Older than 18 months per Code, First Reading: Revised
Policies GAAA, ED & ED-1, JBCBC & JBCBC-R, KABA & KABA-R, 1& 2. Final Adoption: Policies BBBAA, DA-R, FDAB,
CORRESPONDENCE
– None.
VISITORS – Rhet Vaughan, former
Hamilton County Unit #10 student was present to observe the governmental
process of the board for a classroom assignment.
Curt Reed was present to ask the
Board to donate the basketball championship banners and various memorabilia located
at the old high school to the Illinois Sports Hall of Fame located in
The Board verbally approved but
requested that Mr. Reed ask Brent Johnson, Head Maintenance Director, before
anything is removed from the gym.
Jeff Gray, baseball coach was present
to ask the Board’s permission to pursue the possibility of the high school
baseball team playing at Busch Stadium on
Motion by Anselment, second by Kirsch to
approve the above initial request with the stipulations that the Superintendent
will read and seek advisement on the contract between the baseball team and
Busch Stadium representatives. Roll Call
Vote- Voting Yes – Anselment, Kirsch, Becker, Donelson, Maulding, Rubenacker
and Ewald. Motion carried.
Dennis
Lynch, Trap Shooting Coach was present to discuss and ask approval to lower the
Trap Shooting Team grade level to include Jr. High for a trial basis at no
extra cost to the district.
Motion
by Anselment, second by Becker to approve the above request. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
SUPERINTENDENT’S
REPORT – Status.
Mr. Mitchell updated the Board on
various items: The Egyptian Division Spring Dinner Meeting is on
Mr. Mitchell told the Board that we
have used 4 of the 6 snow days built in the calendar and if no more used the
last day of school will be May 28th and if used school will go until
Lastly, Mr. Mitchell asked the Board
for there input on a request from E.T. Simmons asking the Board to allow them
to use the high school gravel parking lot as a storage area for asphalt
shavings created by road work on Rte. 142 later in March. After some discussion it was determined that
possible damage to school access roads could be severely damaged and to not
approve the parking lot for such use.
OLD BUSINESS
–
Motion
by Rubenacker, second by Anselment to redeem the Class E stock worth $2,250
from Wabash Valley Service Company. Roll
Call Vote – Voting Yes – Rubenacker, Anselment, Becker, Donelson, Kirsch,
Maulding and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Donelson to
appoint Debbie Reed as an additional FOIA Officer for the District and complete
the necessary on-line training as required.
Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion
by Anselment, second by Rubenacker to appoint the Superintendent and Irene
Biggerstaff and any Board members willing as District designees to receive
on-line training on the new Open Meetings Act requirements. Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Mr. Mitchell discussed with the Board
possible summer projects to be considered including fire suppression systems
for stoves at ES and DH and emergency light replacement throughout the
district.
Motion Rubenacker, second by Kirsch to approve a new
three year contract with Witter Studio as the District’s photography provider
with only a slight increase in costs for picture packages. Roll Call Vote –Voting Yes – Rubenacker,
Kirsch, Anselment, Becker, Donelson, Maulding and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Maulding to
enter in to executive session at
Motion by Becker, second by Donelson to
come out of executive session at
Motion
by Anselment, second by Maulding to approve the minutes from executive
session. Vote was taken by voice and
motion carried.
Motion by Kirsch, second by Donelson to
amend the approved Family Medical Leave Act request from David Crain, elementary
teacher, from beginning January 4, 2010 to January 7, 2010 and lasting
approximately 3 months. Vote was taken
by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Anselment second by Becker to accept
the letter of resignation from Julie Drew as a special education teacher and
re-assigned as a special education teacher aide effective retroactive to
Motion by Maulding, second by Kirsch to
employ Michelle Middendorf as a special education teacher assigned to the
Senior High School for the remainder of the 2009-2010 school year. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Maulding,
Kirsch, Anselment, Becker, Donelson, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Rubenacker, second by Becker to
approve the following volunteer high school assistant coaches for the spring,
2010 season: Jeff Karcher and Adam
Zimmerman-baseball; and Rhonda Tracy-softball.
Vote was taken by voice and motion carried.
Motion by Anselment, second by Rubenacker
to re-employ the following varsity assistant coaches for the spring, 2010
season: Ron Smith-baseball and Jerry
McGill-softball. Roll Call Vote- Voting
Yes – Anselment, Rubenacker, Becker, Donelson, Kirsch, Maulding and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Becker, second by Kirsch to approve
a 3% salary increase to all non-administrative district salaried employees not
covered by a collective bargaining agreement for the 2010-2011 school
year. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes –
Becker, Kirsch, Anselment, Donelson, Maulding, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Donelson, second by Becker to re-employ the
following district administration with a 3% salary increase for the 2010-2011
school year: Joy Battagliotti (10 months)-Dahlgren
Principal/Title I Dir./Cafeteria Dir./Response to Intervention Facilitator
(RtI); Christina Epperson (10 months)-Sp. Ed. Director/Preschool Principal/District
Test Coordinator; Jeff Fetcho (12 months)- Jr./Sr. High School
Principal/District Homeless Liaison; Jackie Frey (12 months)- East Side
Principal/Non-Discrimination Coordinator; Mark Scott (10 months)- Jr./Sr. High
School Assistant Principal/504 Coordinator and Clint Winemiller (10
months)-half-time Athletic Director/Elementary Basketball Coordinator and
half-time teaching duties as per salary schedule. Roll Call Vote – Voting Yes – Donelson,
Becker, Anselment, Kirsch, Maulding, Rubenacker and Ewald. Motion carried.
Motion by Kirsch, second by
Rubenacker to approve the Hourly Wage Rates/Staff Substitute Salary Rates
effective
Motion by Rubenacker, second by Donelson to
adjourn. Vote was taken by voice, motion
carried and the meeting adjourned at
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Board
President
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Board
Secretary