Carbondale Reporter

Johnston City Community Unit School District 1 Board of Education met Sept. 18.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The Board of Education of the Johnston City Community Unit School District No. 1 met at a regular Board meeting held on September 18, 2024 with the FY25 Budget Hearing beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Unit Office, 1113 Grand Avenue, Johnston City, IL. President Chris Cullum called the meeting to order and asked the clerk for the attendance roll call.

ROLL CALL

Present: Chad Barras, Jimmy Dean, John Etherton, Patti Martin, Randy McIntosh, John Van, and Chris Cullum

Absent: None

Motion made by John Etherton and seconded by Jimmy Dean to conduct the FY25 Budget Hearing at 6:01 p.m.

Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, Van, and Cullum Motion Carried.

No comments from the audience.

Motion made by Randy McIntosh and seconded by John Van to adjourn the FY25 Budget Hearing at 6:04 p.m.

Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, Van, and Cullum Motion Carried.

President Chris Cullum called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. and asked the clerk for the attendance roll call.

Present: Chad Barras, Jimmy Dean, John Etherton, Patti Martin, Randy McIntosh, John Van, and Chris Cullum

Absent: None

Motion made by Chad Barras and seconded by Patti Martin to approve the consent agenda consisting of the following:

A. Approval of Regular and Closed Session Minutes of the 8/15/24 Regular Meeting and the Regular Session Minutes of the 8/23/24 Special Meeting

B. Approval of Treasurer’s Report

D. Approval of the Following Financial Reports: FY25 Administrative Compensation Report, FY24 Administrator and Teacher Salary Reports, FY25 IMRF Compensation Report, FY24 School Contracts over $25,000.00

Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, Van, and Cullum Motion Carried.

Motion made by John Van and seconded by Chad Barras to approve the bills for payment.

Voting Aye: Barras, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, Van, and Cullum

Abstaining: Dean

Motion Carried.

Mrs. Clark provided construction updates from Steve Sims, Architechniques, to the Board. • Most all the project shop drawings and submittals have been provided and reviewed and approved at this point.

• All the site demolition and building demolition for phase A 1 has been completed.

• The footings excavations have been completed and footings poured on the north portions of the property concrete tests are ongoing and will be provided to us to prove compliance with the specifications. There are no concerns to date.

• Foundations walls have been poured at the north portion of the project and again concrete tests are ongoing for these and reports will be provided to us.

• Backfill at the north portion of the project is ongoing and slab work should begin soon in this area.

• At the south portion of the project, rough grading and building layout has been completed. Foot excavations began on Tuesday, and we are awaiting reports of soils conditions.

• Once soils reports are completed and approved, footings will be poured, followed by form setting and pouring of foundation walls after review and approval of reports on footings.

The Jefferson School Playground should be completed at the end of the week.

Motion made by John Van and seconded by Randy McIntosh to adopt/approve the PRESS Policy Updates as presented.

Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, Van, and Cullum Motion Carried.

Motion made by Randy McIntosh and seconded by John Van to approve the MOU with ACT Now.

Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, Van, and Cullum Motion Carried.

Motion made by Chad Barras and seconded by John Etherton to approve the FY25 Budget as presented.

Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, Van, and Cullum Motion Carried.

Motion made by John Van and seconded by Jimmy Dean to approve the overnight and out of state trip for the FFA to the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN on October 23- 24, 2024.

Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, Van, and Cullum Motion Carried.

Motion made by Jimmy Dean and seconded by John Etherton to approve the Resolution to Recognize Volunteers from Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 773 and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 318.

Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, Van, and Cullum Motion Carried.

Mrs. Clark informed the Board that the District received a FOIA request from the Carbondale Reporter.

Motion made by John Etherton and seconded by John Van to accept the resignations of Rose Rice as a bus driver, David Kindlesparger as a bus driver, to employ Heather Will as a Sophomore Class Co-Sponsor, Jamie Chiaventone as a Sophomore Class Co-Sponsor, Kalliana Lazorchak as the 7th Grade Girls’ Basketball Coach, to approve Megan Hearn as a Volunteer Assistant High School Volleyball Coach, Stacy Warren as the Volunteer Middle School Dance Coach and to post a bus driver and two (2) Community School Coordinator positions.

Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, Van, and Cullum Motion Carried.

Mrs. Clark provided the following updates to the Board.

• The IHSA approved High School Girls’ Basketball Co-op with Crab Orchard.

• The Black Diamond Conference meeting was held and voted on and passed to permanently remove Vienna from the Black Diamond Conference in football and add Red Hill to the conference for football only.

• Monday, September 23rd, we will begin 7 routes. Mrs. Vancil is notifying all parents of students that will be affected.

Motion made John Etherton and seconded by John Van to adjourn the meeting at 6:35 p.m.

Voting Aye: Barras, Dean, Etherton, Martin, McIntosh, Van, and Cullum Motion Carried.

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