Carbondale Reporter

Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 Board met May 15.

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

Seeing a quorum present, the Board of Education of Community unit School District No. 3 met Monday,

May 15, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. at the Crab Orchard School in the Conference Room for a regular board

meeting.

Roll call was taken with:

Troxel-present, Gray-present, Ray-present, Bailey-present, Anderson-present, Blumenstock-present,

Killman-present

Approval of Agenda: Any items to be added to the agenda

A motion by Gray and seconded by Bailey to approve the agenda as presented.

Vote: Gray-yes, Ray-yes, Bailey-yes, Anderson-yes, Blumenstock-yes, Killman-yes, Troxel-yes

Public comment: Nikki Ashmore, Jenny Watts spoke to the board regarding only one teacher for 4th grade

next year.

Consent Agenda: Items to be considered for approval:

1. Approval of Minutes

2. Approval of Bills

3. Approval of Financial Report

4. Approval of Activity fund Accounts

A motion by Ray and seconded by Bailey to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.

Vote: Gray-yes, Ray-yes, Bailey-yes, Anderson-yes, Blumenstock-yes, Killman-yes, Troxel-yes

Old Business

1. Approval of Tentative Amended Budget for 2016-2017 (FY17).

A motion by Blumenstock and seconded by Gray to approve the tentative amended budget for 2016-2017

(FY17) as presented.

Vote: Gray-yes, Ray-yes, Bailey-yes, Anderson-yes, Blumenstock-yes, Killman-yes, Troxel-yes

2. Approval of Application for School wide Programming Waiver.

A motion by Killman and seconded by Blumenstock to approve the attached application for School wide

Programming Waiver.

Vote: Gray-yes, Ray-yes, Bailey-yes, Anderson-yes, Blumenstock-yes, Killman-yes, Troxel-yes

3. Principal’s Report

4. Superintendent’s Report

A motion by Gray and seconded by Killman to go into closed session on May 15, 2017, at 6:28 p.m., in the

Crab Orchard School to discuss:

1. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific

employees of the District or legal counsel for the District, including hearing testimony on a

complaint lodged against an employee or against legal counsel for the District to determine its

validity. 5 ILCS 120/2©(1), as amended by P.A. 93-0057.

2. Collective negotiating matters between the District and its employees or their representatives,

or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5 ILXA

120/2©(2).

Vote: Gray-yes, Ray-yes, Bailey-yes, Anderson-yes, Blumenstock-yes, Killman-yes, Troxel-yes

Return from Closed session to regular session at 6:58 p.m.

No executive minutes were read.

Items from Closed Session

Personnel

A motion by Bailey and seconded by Blumenstock to approve the attached teacher assignments for the

2017-2018 school year.

Vote: Gray-yes, Ray-yes, Bailey-yes, Anderson-yes, Blumenstock-yes, Killman-yes, Troxel-yes

A motion by gray and seconded by Ray to approve the following teacher and aide for the summer school

to teach remedial reading to elementary students from May 22 to June 19, 2017:

Tara Tanner Elementary Teacher

Amanda Killman Elementary Aide

Vote: Gray-yes, Ray-yes, Bailey-yes, Anderson-yes, Blumenstock-yes, Killman-abstain, Troxel-yes

A motion by Bailey and seconded by Blumenstock to approve Kevin Stephens as Assistant HS Softball

Coach retroactive to the beginning of the 2017 softball season.

Vote: Gray-yes, Ray-yes, Bailey-yes, Anderson-yes, Blumenstock-yes, Killman-yes, Troxel-yes

Adjournment

A motion by Gray and seconded by Killman to adjourn and set the next Regular Board Meeting Date for

June 19, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.

All voted: 7 yea

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