Carbondale Reporter

Murphysboro Community Unit School District #186 Board of Education met Sept 28.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The regular meeting of the Board of Education was called to order by President Rick Runge at 6:00 p.m., in the Board Room at McElvain School, 593 Ava Road, Murphysboro, Illinois.

Board Members present: Mr. Bame, Mr. Beavers, Mrs. Brasel, Mr. Green, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Eovaldi, Mr. Runge

Administrators Present: Dr. Evers, Mrs. Bush, Ms. Finke, Mr. Hernan, Mr. Ellermeyer Administrators Absent: Mrs. Sunny

Others present: Steve Carrington, Georgia Marshall, Paula Maloney, Shirley Krienert, Denise Brown, Robert Kupferer

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Shirley Krienert

Mrs. Eovaldi made the motion and Mr. Brown gave the second to approve the agenda with the addition of “Discussion of a Student Disciplinary case” under “D” and the addition of “Action on Individual Student Matter” under “F”.

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. Green gave the second to approve the consent agenda consisting of the following items:

District #186 regular board meeting minutes dated August 17, 2021

Tri-County regular board meeting minutes dated August 11, 2021

Tri-County bills for September 2021

Applications

Reports

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent - None

The president declared the motion carried.

Mr. Brown made the motion and Mr. Bame gave the second to approve the bills for September 2021 as presented.

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mr. Brown – Aye Mrs. Brasel – Aye Mr. Runge - Aye Mr. Bame – Aye Mr. Green - Aye Mr. Beavers – Aye Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

Under communications Mr. Beavers made the motion and Mrs. Eovaldi gave the second to approve the resignation of Taylor Cavanaugh, MMS girls basketball coach, effective immediately.

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None

The president declared the motion carried.

Mrs. Eovaldi made the motion and Mrs. Brasel gave the second to approve the resignation of Shannon Starrick as of October 11, 2021.

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 Mr. Beavers gave the second to approve the maternity leave of Kate Ripley to tentatively begin October 21, 2021 with an anticipated return date of January 4, 2022.

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None

The president declared the motion carried.

Mr. Green made a motion and Mr. Bame gave the second to approve the resignation of Kimbra Kilpatrick, effective June 15, 2022, or two weeks after the last teacher’s institute if the 2021-2022 calendar should change.

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None

The president declared the motion carried.

Mrs. Eovaldi made the motion and Mrs. Brasel gave the second to approve the maternity leave of Morgan Smith to tentatively begin February 7, 2022 with an anticipated return date of April 2, 2022.

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None

The president declared the motion carried.

The fish bowl items were read.

Under the Freedom of Information Act:

Angel Tormis from SteepSteel, LLC requesting copies of all active leases/licenses for cell towers, rooftop antennas, or other wireless installations on property owned or managed by Murphysboro Community Unit School District, Illinois along with 24 months of associated payment histories. The request was answered in a timely manner.

Kallie Cox requesting electronic copies of:

Electronic copies of any documents pertaining to how Murphysboro High School plans to spend their allotted ESSER III funds and any copies of notice or communication given to the public requesting their input on how these funds would be spent, including but not limited to social media posts, flyers, emails, and newspaper postings or articles. The request was answered in a timely manner

Matthew Johansson, requesting a copy of the agreement/waiver agreed to at the 8/17/2021 board

meeting to reimburse retirees. The request was answered in a timely manner

Matthew Johansson, requesting:

1. Original and final calendar for 2016-17

2. Original and final calendar for 2017-18

3. Original calendar for 2018-19 (we have the final)

4. Final calendar for 2019-20 (Julie got it from District, but it has no date on it, and it is not clear that Board of Ed ever adopted it. They tabled it on 3/17/20).

5. Board Resolution authorizing reimbursement to the retirees

The request was answered in a timely manner

LocalLabs requesting a list of all material in the district that fall under the 1619 project. The request was answered in a timely manner

Under public concerns Robert Kupferer expressed concern about masking in our schools. He has two children that attend the Murphysboro Schools. He shares that he has researched the Administrative Code Title 77 part 69, 69010 regarding the definitions of quarantine and communicable diseases, and shared his findings with the Board. He is concerned that the students wearing masks during recess, PE as well as waiting on their rides after school is affecting their health. He also states that the mandate is not a law it is a recommendation, he asks the Board to reconsider their decision regarding the mask mandate and he is prepared to take it further if need be.

There were no employee concerns.

Under Old Business Mr. Beavers made a motion and Mrs. Brasel gave the second to approve the FY22 budget as presented.

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mr. Beavers – Aye Mr. Brown – Aye Mr. Runge - Aye Mrs. Brasel – Aye Mr. Bame - Aye Mr. Green – Aye Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

Dr. Evers shares information regarding Covid, each week she sends the Covid numbers to the Board. The district has swabbed almost 2000 students and staff since implementing the rapid test pilot. Regarding the governor’s weekly surveillance mandate, we swab each faculty member, student teacher, coach, etc. that are not fully vaccinated every Wednesday.

There were no new financial updates.

Under New Business Mr. Beavers made a motion and Mr. Bame gave the second to approve Salary and Compensation Report Public Act 096-0434 as presented.

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mr. Beavers – Aye Mr. Brown – Aye Mr. Runge - Aye Mr. Bame – Aye Mrs. Eovaldi - Aye Mr. Green – Aye Mrs. Brasel – Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

Mr. Green made a motion and Mrs. Brasel gave the second to approve the Salary and Compensation Report Public Act 097-0256 as presented.

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mr. Green – Aye Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye Mr. Runge - Aye Mrs. Brasel – Aye Mr. Bame - Aye Mr. Brown – Ayes Mr. Beavers - Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

Mr. Runge made a motion and Mr. Green gave the second to approve the addition of a mural by the Revitalize 62966 Committee, to the East end of the exterior cafeteria front of the Murphysboro Middle School as presented.

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mr. Runge – Aye Mr. Bame – Aye Mr. Brown - Aye Mr. Green – Aye Mr. Beavers - Aye Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye Mrs. Brasel - Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

Under new business Mr. Green made a motion and Mr. Brown gave the second to approve the Library Expenditure Report Application as presented.

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. Beavers gave the second to approve the Back to Books Library Grant application as presented.

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. Bame gave the second to go out to bid on a new maintenance van as presented.

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mr. Beavers – Aye Mr. Green – Aye Mr. Runge - Aye Mr. Bame – Aye Mr. Brown - Aye Mrs. Brasel – Aye Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

Mrs. Eovaldi made a motion and Mrs. Brasel gave the second to approve the continuation of the Community Eligibility Provision Program (CEP) as presented.

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. Bame gave the second to approve the 2020-2021 Audit Report as presented.

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None

The president declared the motion carried.

Mr. Green made a motion and Mr. Beavers gave the second to approve severing the food service agreement with Kohl Wholesale as presented.

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mr. Green – Aye Mr. Brown – Aye Mr. Runge - Aye Mr. Beavers – Aye Mrs. Eovaldi - Aye Mrs. Brasel – Aye Mr. Bame - Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

Mr. Runge made a motion and Mr. Bame gave the second to work with Sysco Foods to fulfill the needs of the districts food service program as presented.

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mr. Runge – Aye Mr. Green – Aye Mr. Bame - Aye Mr. Bame – Aye Mr. Brown - Aye Mrs. Brasel – Aye Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

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. Discussion of Student Disciplinary Case

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mr. Beavers – Aye Mr. Brown – Aye Mr. Runge - Aye Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye Mr. Bame - Aye Mr. Green – Aye Mrs. Brasel – Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

The board moved into closed session at 6:38 p.m. The board returned to open session at 6:58 p.m.

Mr. Brown made a motion and Mrs. Brasel gave the second to approve the closed session minutes for the regular meeting, August 17, 2021.

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye- All; Nay – None; Absent – None

The president declared the motion carried.

Mrs. Eovaldi made a motion and Mr. Beavers gave the second to dismiss an educational support employee for no call, no show, as presented.

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye Mrs. Brasel – Aye Mr. Runge - Aye Mr. Beavers – Aye Mr. Green - Aye Mr. Bame – Aye Mr. Brown – Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

Mr. Beavers made a motion and Mr. Bame gave the second to approve the disciplinary action of a student as presented.

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mr. Beavers – Aye Mr. Green – Aye Mr. Runge - Aye Mr. Bame – Aye Mr. Brown – Aye Mrs. Brasel – Aye Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

Mr. Beavers made a motion and Mr. Green gave the second to employ Virginia Griffin, Carruthers 5th grade.

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mr. Beavers – Aye Mr. Brown – Aye Mr. Runge - Aye Mr. Green – Aye Mrs. Eovaldi - Aye Mrs. Brasel – Aye Mr. Bame – Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

Mrs. Eovaldi made a motion and Mrs. Brasel gave the second to involuntarily transfer Lisa Marlow, MHS nurse to MMS nurse and Charlene Mileur MMS nurse to MHS nurse.

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye Mr. Brown – Aye Mr. Runge - Aye Mrs. Brasel – Aye Mr. Bame - Aye Mr. Green – Aye Mr. Beavers – Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

Mr. Green made a motion and Mr. Beavers gave the second to employ the following non-certified: Laura Crabtree, custodian; Allison Brown, Tara Brunaugh and Lori Elwell, asst. musical directors; LaTasha Leasure, lunch monitor.

A roll call vote was recorded as follows:

Mr. Green – Aye Mrs. Eovaldi – Aye Mr. Runge - Aye Mr. Beavers – Aye Mr. Bame - Aye Mr. Brown - Aye Mrs. Brasel – Aye

The president declared the motion carried.

Mr. Brown made a motion and Mrs. Eovaldi gave the second to adjourn the meeting at 7:02 p.m.

A voiced vote was recorded as follows: Aye – All; Nay – None; Absent – None

The president declared the motion carried.

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