Carbondale Reporter

Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140 Board met Dec. 15.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

Roll Call

Approval of Agenda

Approval of November 15, 2022 Regular Meeting Minutes

Approval of Consent Agenda

*Approval of Schedule of Bills

*Presentation of Financial Reports

*Jackson County SFST December Distribution

*Approval of UPEA MOU—Sick Leave Request

*Correspondence

-Resignation from Lisa DiBiase, Speech & Language Pathologist

-Resignation Letter from Ruthie Mallett, Paraprofessional

Recognition of Guests and Visitors/Public Comment

*The Board of Education welcomes the audience to make public or employee comments. The Board has set aside time in the agenda specifically for this purpose. Pursuant to Board Policy 2.230, each speaker shall be limited to a 5- minute presentation. Please be aware that, while this is the time for the public to express its opinions and/or concerns, the Board may or may not comment regarding public presentations. If a matter of public comment warrants discussion or action of the Board of Education, such discussion or action will be added to the agenda for a future meeting.

UPEA Remarks

Presentation of FY22 Annual Financial Report

*Kevin Batteau, CPA, with Kujawa and Batteau will present the FY22 audit report to the Board. He will be available to answer any questions. Should you have any questions prior to the meeting, please contact Mrs. Brown. The administration recommends acceptance of the FY22 Audit as presented.

Passage of Levy and PTELL Resolution

*The preliminary tax levy was presented at the November board meeting. The district needs to levy taxes in the amount of $2,199,038 not including the bond and interest levy assessed by the County Clerk of $108,680 for a total 2022 levy of $2,307,718. The district is required to hold a Truth in Taxation hearing in December since the amount of taxes levied for 2022 exceeds the taxes extended for 2021 by more than 5%. Please note that we are legally required to compare last year’s extension of property taxes to the current year proposed levy. Because the equalized assessed valuation (EAV) of the district will not be determined until after the levy is filed, the dollar amount of the levy must be set high enough to cover the full extension amount available on each $100 of the final district EAV. Pursuant to the review of the Tax Levy and PTELL Resolution, the administration recommends that the Levy be approved as presented.

Approval of Resolution to Abate General Obligation School Bonds

The Administration recommends approving the resolution to abate General Obligation School Bond (Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2018A and General Obligation School Bond (Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2018B for the 2020 levy year. The debt payments for these bonds are to be paid from facility sales tax revenue rather than tax levy proceeds. Mrs. Brown will provide more information if needed.

Approval of IASB School Board Policies Online (SBPOL) Subscription *The Administration is requesting the Board consider extending our current PRESS Plus services to the web-published policy manuals through the School Board Policies Online subscription with IASB. A subscription to SBPOL would be an additional $2500 per fiscal year and is prorated on a quarterly basis at the time the subscription begins. Examples of board policy manuals web published through School Board Policies Online (SBPOL) can be viewed here.

Presentation of the First Reading of PRESS Policies Update—Issue 110 *IASB PRESS Plus Policy Services has provided the December 2022, Issue 110 of PRESS Plus with the most recent policy updates for Board consideration. The policy updates will be on review until the time of the second reading and approval at the January 19, 2023 board meeting.

Presentation of the First Reading of Administrative Procedures

*As a result of a recent State audit, it was recommended that the Board approve and adopt the following Administrative Procedures related to purchasing and safekeeping of assets to remain compliant with our State and Federal grants:

- 4:15 AP1 – Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers

- 4:15 AP2 – Treatment of Personally Identifiable Information under Grant Awards

- 4:60 AP1 – Purchases

- 4:60 AP3 – Criminal History Records Check of Contractor Employees

- 4:60 AP4 – Federal and State Award Procurement Procedures

- 4:80 AP1 – Checklist for Internal Controls

- 4:80 AP2 – Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Awareness Program

- 4:80 AP3 – Inventory Management for Federal and State Awards

The administrative procedures will be on review until the time of the second reading and approval at the January 19, 2023 board meeting.

Official Employment of Personnel

*Per Board approval in August to hire remaining staff as needed for the current school year, the administration recommends the official employment of the following individual(s) effective immediately:

1. Special Education Teacher—Bria Holford

2. Speech & Language Therapist—TBD

3. Paraprofessional(s)—TBD

4. Bus Aide—TBD

Administrative Updates

*Current Enrollment Figures (as of 12/13/2022)

*COVID-19/Other Illnesses Update

*Continuous School Improvement Update: Mrs. Varble will provide an overview of the items addressed by the CIT team on December 12.

Superintendent’s Evaluation Process—SuperEval Goals

*The evaluation process for the superintendent traditionally commences in December and concludes in February/March. The board will need to determine the timeline for completion and submission to the Board.

Administrative Remarks/Board Remarks

Adjournment

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