Carbondale Reporter

Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 Board met Jan. 20.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

              Present                                                        Absent

Matt Troxel, President                                        Jonathan Killman 

Carolyn Gray  

Robbie Ray  

Chris Blumenstock 

Tim Bailey 

Jon Anderson 

Derek Hutchins, Superintendent of Schools

Carolyn Gray, Secretary-Board of Education

Seeing a quorum present, the Board of Education of Community unit School District No. 3 met Monday, January 20, 2020, 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-absent

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

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

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

Public comment: None

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 Bailey and seconded by Ray to approve the consent agenda as presented.

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

Old Business

A motion by Blumenstock and seconded by Bailey to approve the attached Board Policy Manual Updates as presented.

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

New Business

1. Approval of Application for School Maintenance Grant.

A motion by Anderson and seconded by Ray to approve the attached Application for FY 20 School

Maintenance Grant as presented.

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

2. Principal’s Report

A motion by Gray and seconded by Bailey to go into closed session on January 20, 2020 at 6:11 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.

9. Student disciplinary cases. 5 ILCS 120/2©(9).

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

Returned from closed session to regular session at 7:05 p.m.

There were no Executive Board Minutes to Approve

Items from Closed Session

1. A motion by Bailey and seconded by Anderson to employ Jennifer Lewis as a school bus driver for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.

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

Adjournment

A motion by Bailey and seconded by Blumenstock to adjourn and set the next regular Board Meeting date for Monday, February 17, 2020, at 6:00 p.m.

All voted: 6 yea

http://www.cocusd3.org/vimages/shared/vnews/stories/48c29338c113f/RegBoardMeetingJanuary20%2C2020.pdf