Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 Board of Education met Aug. 18.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The regular meeting of the Board of Education was called to order by President Rick Runge at 6:30 p.m, in the Board Room at McElvain School, 593 Ava Road, Murphysboro, Illinois.
Board Members present: Mr. Brown, Mr. Beavers, Dr. Doerr, Mr. Green, Mrs. Jaynes, Mrs. Eovaldi, Mr. Runge.
Board Members Absent: None
Administrators Present: Dr. Evers, Mrs. Bush (via conf. call), Mr. Todd, Mr. Ellermeyer, Ms. Finke, Mr. Keener
Administrators Absent: Mrs. Sunny
Others present: Steve Carrington, Brian Tripp, Michelle Asa, Darl Young, Tabitha Harris
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Rick Runge
Mr. Brown read a tribute to honor Mr. James Wells who passed away earlier this month.
Mrs. Eovaldi made the motion and Mr. Beavers gave the second to approve the agenda as presented.
A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent - None
The president declared the motion carried.
Mr. Beavers made the motion and Mr. Brown gave the second to approve the consent agenda consisting of the following items:
District #186 regular board meeting minutes dated July 21, 2020
District #186 special board meeting minutes dated August 3, 2020
Tri-County regular minutes dated July 8, 2020
Tri-County bills for July 2020
Applications
Reports
A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent - None
The president declared the motion carried.
Mr. Green made the motion and Mrs. Eovaldi gave the second to approve the bills for August 2020 as presented.
A roll call vote was recorded as follows:
Mr. Green - Aye Dr. Doerr - Aye Mr. Runge – Aye
Mrs. Eovaldi- Aye Mrs. Jaynes - Aye
Mr. Beavers- Aye Mr. Beavers - Aye
The president declared the motion carried.
Under Communications, Mr. Green made a motion and Mr. Brown gave the second to approve the resignation of Jamie Worthen, lunch monitor, effective immediately.
A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None
The president declared the motion carried.
Mrs. Jaynes made a motion and Dr. Doerr gave the second to approve the resignation of Jodi Ruffner, paraprofessional, effective August 1, 2020.
A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None
The president declared the motion carried.
Mr. Beavers made a motion and Mrs. Jaynes gave the second to approve the retirement of Diane McDonnell, cook, effective August 1, 2020.
A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None
The president declared the motion carried.
Mrs. Jaynes made a motion and Dr. Doerr gave the second to approve the resignation of LaTasha Leasure, lunch monitor, effective immediately.
A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None
The president declared the motion carried.
Mrs. Jaynes made a motion and Mr. Brown gave the second to approve the resignation of Jennifer Wharton, paraprofessional, effective immediately.
A voice vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None
The president declared the motion carried.
Mrs. Jaynes made a motion and Mr. Beavers gave the second to approve the resignation of Shania McNeely, paraprofessional, effective immediately
A voice vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None
The president declared the motion carried.
Mr. Beavers made a motion and Mrs. Eovaldi gave the second to approve the resignation of Ally Junge, MHS Head Volleyball Coach, effective immediately.
A voice vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None
The president declared the motion carried.
There was one request falling under the Freedom of Information Act, Don Adams with Municipal & Scholastic Placements requested a copy of the current school board legal liability insurance policy issued to the school district. The information was provided in a timely manner.
No public comments/concerns were presented.
There was one employee, Brian Tripp, who addressed the board. Mr. Tripp shared that he has appreciated everything that the teachers, the board, superintendent and the administrator at the high school have done to make the first day of in-person learning go smoothly. He also stated that as adults we all need to stay vigilant on enforcing the social distancing, mask wearing and sanitizing.
Two Fish Bowl items were read.
Under Old Business, Mrs. Bush updated the board about finances. The tentative budget was presented at the meeting, she does anticipate that there will be several changes before the September Budget hearing. She also states that we will be deficit spending this year, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. We will be seeing stagnant funding in our evidence base funding, we will not be getting an increase in funding due to the Covid crisis. Dr. Evers states that a digital equity grant is available, and if we were to be awarded this grant it will be in the amount of $120,000, which would help us add additional technology and hot spots that are needed.
Dr. Evers updated the board on the Covid-19 pandemic. All the buildings made minor modifications to their building management plans (dismissal times, visitor access, etc.)
Mrs. Eovaldi made a motion and Mr. Green gave the second to approve the PRESS Policy Update #104 as presented.
A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None
The president declared the motion carried.
The tentative budget for FY21 was distributed. Mr. Beavers made a motion and Mr. Brown gave the second to set a Budget Hearing for September 22, 2020 at 6:15 p.m. in order to review the proposed budget and receive public questions and comments.
A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None
The president declared the motion carried.
Mr. Brown made a motion and Mr. Green gave the second to authorize entering into agreements with Paragon Promotions Inc., for GJAL and gold cards at the high school for fundraising opportunities.
A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None
The president declared the motion carried.
As a requirement of Public Act 96-9434, Mrs. Eovaldi made the motion and Mr. Brown gave the second to approve the district’s salary and compensation report with the addition of Curriculum Coordinator being added to the description of the high school asst. principal and the principal at GJAL. Once the corrections are made it will be placed on the district website prior to October 1.
A roll call vote was recorded as follows:
Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye Mr. Green – Aye Mr. Runge - Aye
Mr. Brown – Aye Mrs. Jaynes - Aye
Dr. Doerr – Aye Mr. Beavers -Aye
The president declared the motion carried.
Mrs. Jaynes made the motion and Mr. Green gave the second to approve entering into an intergovernmental agreement with Sallie Logan Library.
A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None
The president declared the motion carried.
Dr. Evers provided information on the SIU Dental Grant Sealant Program. She advised the board of the extra precautions that will be taken due to Covid in regards to cleaning student’s teeth. It was also mentioned that a FEMA trailer might be a better option than having them in the building as done in previous years.
PRESS #105 updates were sent to each member via email for the first reading. The updates will stay on review until the September meeting.
The lease renewal with SIU Head Start was tabled until the draft has been approved by SIU and District #186.
Mr. Beavers made the motion and Mrs. Eovaldi gave the second to move into closed session pursuant to Section 2 of the Open Meetings Act, 5 Illinois Compiled Statutes 120/2(c), to review:
1. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal
of specific employees of the district including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity.
2. Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.
A roll call vote was recorded as follows:
Mr. Beavers – Aye Mrs. Jaynes – Aye Mr. Runge - Aye
Mrs. Eovaldi– Aye Mr. Brown - Aye
Mr. Green – Aye Dr. Doerr - Aye
The president declared the motion carried.
The board moved into closed session at 7:28 p.m. The board returned to open session at 8:09 p.m.
Mr. Beavers made a motion and Mr. Green gave the second to approve the closed session minutes from the regular board meeting dated July 21, 2020 and the special board meeting dated August 3, 2020.
A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None
The president declared the motion carried.
Mr. Beavers made a motion and Mr. Brown gave the second to approve a Memorandum of Agreement between the Board and the MEA as presented.
A roll call vote was recorded as follows:
Mr. Beavers – Aye Dr. Doerr – Aye Mr. Runge -Aye
Mr. Brown – Aye Mr. Green - Aye
Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye Mrs. Jaynes – Aye
The president declared the motion carried.
Mr. Green made a motion and Mr. Brown gave the second to post for the following positions: MMS 6th grade Math and MHS Head Volleyball Coach.
A roll call vote was recorded as follows:
Mr. Green – Aye Dr. Doerr – Aye Mr. Runge - Aye
Mr. Brown – Aye Mrs. Jaynes - Aye
Mr. Beavers - Aye Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye
The president declared the motion carried.
Mrs. Eovaldi made a motion and Mrs. Jaynes gave the second to employ the following:
Certified: Cristy Desormeaux, MMS 7th grade Language Arts. Voluntary Transfer: Tammy Caldwell from 6th grade Math to Dean of Students at Carruthers (pending math hire), Non-Certified: Geri Ellis, MHS paraprofessional; Jessica Compton and Angela McCann, Carruthers paraprofessionals.
A roll call vote was recorded as follows:
Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye Dr. Doerr – Aye Mr. Runge - Aye
Mrs. Jaynes – Aye Mr. Green - Aye
Mr. Beavers – Aye Mr. Brown – Aye
The president declared the motion carried.
Mr. Green made a motion and Mr. Beavers gave the second to adjourn the meeting at 8:12 p.m.
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