Carbondale Reporter

Carbondale Community High School District 165 Board of Education met March 19.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

The regular meeting of the Board of Education of School District 165 was held in the cafeteria of Carbondale Community High School, 1301 East Walnut Street, Carbondale, Illinois, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Upon roll call, the following members were present:

Linda Flowers Francis Tsung

Joe Hudgins Brian Woodard

Christopher Swims

The following members were absent:

Lana Galan Julie VanWinkle

Also present were:

Stephen Murphy Ryan Thomas

Donna Fager Elius Reed

President Woodard declared a quorum present and the regular meeting of March 19, 2020, was called to order.

Approval of Minutes: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Swims, to approve the minutes of the regular scheduled meeting and executive session of February 20, 2020. Roll call: Flowers, Hudgins, Swims, Tsung and Woodard voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Public Comments: Elius Reed: Mr. Reed issued the following statement to the Board of Education:

I state that during the 3/19/2020 CCHS School Board Meeting Public Comments I stated that they (the Local 773 Union) had started the Local 773 Union High School Apprenticeship Program on about 8/2018-they then attended a 12/2018 meeting Illinois Gov. Pritzler and Lt. Gov. Stratton to get State funding for the Local 773 Union High School Apprenticeship Program; I attended the meeting and saw that 13 white male High School students-no black male High School students had been admitted into the Local 773 High School Apprenticeship Program; during the 4/2019 Local 773 Union Meeting I told the Local 773 Union High School Apprenticeship Program Administrator Griffin Goetz the they need to have some black High School students admitted/enrolled in the Local 773 High School Apprenticeship Program in order to get the State or Federal funding; Goetz stated the he would have some black students enrolled in the next Apprenticeship class-he is waiting on the Cairo High School to sign the Local 773 High School Apprenticeship Program Memorandum Agreement-I told Goetz that he could have got some of the black Carbondale Community High School (CCHS) students-Goetz stated that the CCHS Officials did not want the Local 773 Union High School Apprenticeship Program; I told CCHS Superintendent Steve Murphy that the Local 773 Union Officials had stated that the CHHS Officials did not want the Local 773 Union High School Apprenticeship Program-CCHS Sup. Steve Murphy stated that was not true; at the beginning of the 1/12/2020 Local 773 Union meeting Local 773 High School Apprenticeship Program Administrator Griffin Goez told me that the CCHS Officials had signed the Local 773 Union High School Apprenticeship Program Memorandum Agreement; during the 1/16/2020 CCHS District 165 School Board Meeting Superintendent Steve Murphy thanked the School Board members for having voted to approve the Local 773 Union High School Apprenticeship Program Memorandum Agreement. I asked what is the current status of the Local 773 Union CCHS High School Apprenticeship Program-when will CCHS students be admitted-how many CCHS students will be admitted into the Local 773 High School Apprenticeship Program; District 165 Superintendent Steve Murphy stated that they had 10 applicants/3 black student applicants-the Local 773 Apprenticeship Program applications were filed; the Carbondale Community High School and several other High Schools are closed because of the Corona Virus.

Mr. Murphy said that he believed two students applied for the program, but the application process may be in a great deal of flux with the COVID-19 outbreak.

Science Dept. Thank You: The Board received a thank you letter from the science department for the Board’s continued support of the department and science facilities.

2020 Top Ten Academic Student Banquet Cancelled: The 2020 Top Ten Academic Student Banquet was cancelled due to the COVID-19 epidemic.

FOIA Requests: The Board received a listing of the 2019-20 FOIA requests received to date.

World Lang. Dept. Newslet.: The Board received the World Languages Department Newsletter.

Payment of Bills : Motion by Swims. seconded by Tsung, to pay the remaining bills for the month of February 2020; and, those available for payment for the month of March 2020. Roll call: Hudgins, Swims, Tsung, Woodard and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none. motion carried.

Principal’s Report: None

Superintendent’s Report: Mr. Murphy reported the following:

∙COVID-19 Epidemic Update

∙The need to re-evaluate bonding and construction through the shutdown.

Audit Engagement Contract Extension: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Swims, to accept the audit engagement three-year (FY20, FY21 and FY22) contract extension from Emling & Hoffman, P.C. as presented. Roll call: Swims, Tsung, Woodard, Flowers and Hudgins voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

District Transportation Services Contract Extension Tabled: A motion was made by Hudgins, and seconded by Flowers, to accept the 12% increase one-year contract extension from West Bus Service Company as presented. Before the vote was taken there was discussion among the Board to request West Bus Service to make accommodations for gas prices in their contract. Following discussion, it was agreed to table the motion to the April Board meeting to allow administration to contact West Bus Service Company and see if they would make adjustments in their contract.

Motion by Tsung, seconded by Swims, to table the motion to accept the 12% increase one-year contract extension from West Bus Service Company. Roll call: Swims, Tsung, Woodard and Hudgins voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Band Wing and Art Wing Roof Replacement Bids: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Hudgins, to acknowledge receipt of the bids received for the band wing and art wing roof replacement; and, to award the Base bid for the Art Wing Roof Replacement to Geissler Roofing Company Inc. of Belleville, IL in the amount of $117,500.00 as presented in Mr. Lundsford’s memo. Roll call: Woodard, Flowers, Hudgins, Swims and Tsung voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Draft 2020-21 School Calendar: Mr. Murphy reviewed the draft 2020-21 School Calendar for the Board. Final adoption of the calendar will occur at the April 16, 2020 Board of Education meeting.

2020-21 IHSA Membership Renewal: Motion by Swims, seconded by Flowers, to continue membership in the Illinois High School Association for the 2020-21 school year. Roll call: Flowers, Hudgins, Swims, Tsung and Woodard voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Executive Session: None

Resignations/Retirements: Motion by Swims, seconded by Hudgins, to accept the resignations/retirements of the following personnel as presented:

a. Resignation of Krystal Emrick (physical education teacher) effective at the end of the 2019-20 school year.

b. Resignation of Sarah Dubach (English teacher) effective at the end of the 2019-20 school year.

c. Resignation of Franciene Sabens (counselor) effective at the end of the 2019-20 school year.

Roll call: Hudgins, Swims, Tsung, Woodard and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Employment of Personnel: Motion by Swims, seconded by Tsung, to employ the following personnel as presented:

a. Assistant Secretary to the CSBO/District Cashier--Tracy Hagston as the part-time Assistant Secretary to the Chief School Business Official/District Cashier at the rate of $13.00 per hour.

b. 2019-20 Extra-Duty Personnel--Personnel:

Assistant Boys Track Coach: Jason Perry $2,266.50

Assistant Girls Track Coach: Ashley Ziegler $2,266.50

Assistant Baseball Coach: Matt Duckworth $500.00

c. 2020-21 Physical Education Teacher--Heather Webb as a full-time physical education teacher for the 2020-21 school year. Ms. Webb’s education and experience will place her at line 10, column MA/MS, on the teacher salary schedule.

Roll call: Swims, Tsung, Woodard and Hudgins voted yes. Member Flowers voted no. Motion carried.

2019-20 Volunteers: None

2019-20 Personnel to be Notified of Honorable Dismissal: Motion by Swims, seconded by Hudgins, to honorably dismiss at the end of the 2019-20 school year, or current grant period, or current contract, the following personnel as presented, due to a discontinuance of services:

Part-time Faculty: Rebecca Browning, Jenna Jamieson and Kevin Stamp

Rebound Grant Personnel: Ivory Rush-Aldridge, Katie Babcock, Lisa Britt, Stephanie Brown, Denise Diliberto, Matthew Duckworth, Mark Hutchings, Marla Martin, Sean McGahan and Sandra Snowden.

Roll call: Tsung, Woodard, Flowers, Hudgins and Swims voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

2020-21 Administrative and Professional Support Personnel Employment Contracts: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Swims, to approve the following 2020-21 annual administrative and professional support personnel employment contracts as presented: Mark Albertini, Athletic Director; Don Biggs, Maintenance Director; Terica Doyle, Assistant Principal; Ethan Graham, Curriculum Director; Alejandro Ruiz, Dean of Students; Mandy McKee, Special Education Director; Gwen Poore, Assistant Principal. Roll call: Woodard, Flowers, Hudgins, Swims and Tsung voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

2020-21 Re-Employment of Tenured and Non-Tenured Faculty and Educational Support, Cafeteria, Maintenance, Teacher Aide and Hall Monitor Personnel: Motion by Tsung, seconded by Flowers, to re-employ the following Tenured and Non-Tenured Faculty and Educational Support, Cafeteria, Maintenance, Teacher Aide and Hall Monitor personnel for the 2020-21 school year as presented:

Tenured Faculty: Daron Absher, Jessica Anderson, Helen Aldridge-Bottje, Christopher Apple, Stephen Arvanis, Suzanne Asaturian, Pamela Barr, Brenda Berg, Erik Berrey, Michelle Buchheit, Michael Butler, Justin Dennis, Lena Dierks, Michael Dollins, Betsy Geiselman, Linaya Germann, Emily Goins, Theresa Goodin, Andrew Gwinup, Scott Hankey, Jeff Hansen, Eric Hanson, Teresa Harris, Brandi Jones, Gloria Jones, Sandra Jordan, Lori Koester, Meredith Jones, Bryan Lee, Judy Major, Stacey Massie, Angela Mausey, Justin Merriman, Jim Miller, Donald Moberley, Marcella Morris, Carrie Mueller, Erinn Murphy, Matthew Peck, Jason Perry, Kyle Povolish, Stephen Powers, Amy Prudencio, Jessica Pyatt, Erin Sagaskie, Tracie Shackles, Sandy Stanley, Greg Storm, Arnold Taylor, Dallas Terry, Michelle Thomas, Greg Townsend, Kimberly Wheeler and Mark Woodside

Non-Tenured Faculty:

Faculty Completing 4th Year: Crystal Harsy, Rasheeda Love and Cara Polczynski

Faculty Completing 3rd Year: Krista Antrim, Krystal Kill, Christi McGee, Melanie Nelson and Joshua Taylor Faculty Completing 2nd Year: Dawn Bassett and Charles Buss

Faculty Completing 1st Year: Kameilah Amaya-Allen, Katie Bachman, Alexanderia Bassett, Mark Hostert, Jennifer Kennedy, Brenda Krutsinger, Melisa Lopez, Kasey Paris, Jane Rendon, Dawn Taylor and Ashley Ziegler

Educational Support Personnel: Rebecca Cissell, Mindy Clark, Irene Davenport, Brittany DeVantier, Verlena Greer, Rannetta Halteman, Lauren Hannick, Vonda Hill, Marialice Jenkins, Lucia Kelso, Kelly Lannom, Michelle Lewis, Clint Mifflin, Amy Morse, Rachel Peters, Laurie Rendleman, Jarrod Ritter, Sheila Segelken, Rena Weller and Matthew Young

Cafeteria Personnel: Katie Behrens, Jerry Broski, Gregory Donahue, Belinda Hickam, Aubrey Hines, Heather Hines and Robin Mayhugh

Maintenance Personnel: Eric Fowler, Michael Green, Austin Hardwig, Keith Keipp and David Little

Teacher Aide Personnel: Paul Decker, Jo Carol Deniston, Denise Dyer, Jeleania Fields, Scott Lambert, DeAnne Miller, Jessica Sergeev, Heather Taylor and Katherine Vieceili

Monitor Personnel: Trebor Mann, Nick Pradel, Andrew Smith, Carlton Smith, DeAndre Smith, Kevin Stamp, Unree Westley and Clare Wirngo

Roll call: Flowers, Hudgins, Swims, Tsung and Woodard voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

April Board Meeting: The April Board of Education meeting will be Thursday, April 16, 2020.

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 6:49 p.m.

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