Odell Grade School District #435

Odell, IL 60460

Board of Education Meeting

September 10, 2008

OFFICIAL MINUTES

1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mark Johnson at 7:00 p.m.

2.  ROLL CALL: M. Johnson called the roll with the following members answering, “present”: Mark Johnson, Shari Hoegger, Jeff LaBorence, Kevin Roe, Jamie Wykes, and Deb Snyder. Cate Wilson was Absent

3.  RECOGNITION OF VISITORS: Mary Helen McCorvie and Cheryl Crater. Lana Hoegger and Melissa Foster arrived at 7:14 p.m.

4.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion by D. Snyder and seconded by J. LaBorence. Upon voice vote, the motion passed: 6-0-1

5.  APPROVAL OF BILLS & PAYROLL: Motion by D. Snyder and seconded by J. LaBorence, excluding girls basketball scorekeeper payments. Upon voice vote, the motion passed: 6-0-1

6.  APPROVAL OF TREASURER’S REPORT: Motion by J. LaBorence and seconded by D. Snyder. Upon voice vote, the motion passed: 6-0-1

7.  OLD BUSINESS

  1. Motion by D. Snyder and seconded by J. LaBorence to approve Lynne Adair as 8th Grade Class Sponsor. Upon roll call vote, the motion passed: 6-0-1
  2. Motion by D. Snyder and seconded by S. Hoegger to approve Jeremy Keesee as Administrative Aid. Upon roll call vote, the motion passed: 6-0-1
  3. Motion by S. Hoegger and seconded by J. LaBorence to approve Kathy Wiemken as Athletic Director. Upon roll call vote, the motion passed: 4-2-1
  4. Motion by J. LaBorence and seconded by J. Wykes to approve Judy Adams, Cheryl Crater, and Kara Hinds as co-FLEX Coordinators. Upon roll call vote, the motion passed: 6-0-1
  5. Motion by J. Wykes and seconded by S. Hoegger to approve Sandy Erickson as Fine Arts Coordinator. Upon roll call vote, the motion passed: 6-0-1
  6. Motion by S. Hoegger and seconded by J. Wykes to approve Jeremy Keesee as Math Team Coach. Upon roll call vote, the motion passed: 6-0-1
  7. Motion by D. Snyder and seconded by S. Hoegger to approve Kathy Wiemken as head of the Memories CD project. Upon roll call vote, the motion passed: 6-0-1
  8. Motion by J. LaBorence and seconded by K. Roe to approve Kathy Wiemken as WebMaster. Upon roll call vote, the motion failed: 2-4-1
  9. Motion by D. Snyder and seconded by J. Wykes to approve Judy Adams and Christy Basham as co-Pre-K Coordinators. Upon roll call vote, the motion passed: 6-0-1
  10. Motion by S. Hoegger and seconded by J. LaBorence to approve July Flynn as Speech Coach. Upon roll call vote, the motion passed: 6-0-1
  11. Motion by J. Wykes and seconded by K. Roe to approve Judy Adams as Spelling Bee Sponsor. Upon roll call vote, the motion passed: 6-0-1
  12. Motion by S. Hoegger and seconded by J. LaBorence to approve Julie Flynn and Lindsay Childs as Student Council co-Sponsors, Judy Adams as Technology Director, and Kathy Wiemken as Yearbook Sponsor. Upon roll call vote, the motion passed: 6-0-1

8.  NEW BUSINESS

  1. Motion by D. Snyder and seconded by J. Wykes to approve the 2008-2009 Annual School Budget. Upon roll call vote, the motion passed: 6-0-1.
  2. Motion by D. Snyder and seconded by J. LaBorence to approve the Application for Recognition of Schools. Upon voice vote, the motion passed: 6-0-1

9.  EXECUTIVE SESSION:

A motion by D. Synder and seconded by J. LaBorence to enter closed session for the purpose of terms and conditions of employment of Personnel and evaluation of specific personnel, student discipline, and purchase of real estate. Upon voice vote, the motion passed unanimously: 4-0-3 (7:18 p.m.)

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION:

A motion was made D. Snyder and seconded by K. Roe to return to open session. Upon voice vote, the motion passed: 5-0-2 (8:27 p.m.)

10.  DISCUSSION/INFORMATION:

  1. Information regarding background checks for parent volunteers was presented to the board. Superintendent Wolf recommends the policy committee develop a policy on the issue.
  2. ISBE revisions to ISAT scores increased the percentage of OGS students meeting and exceeding standards in reading.
  3. Odell Grade School met Adequate Yearly Progress (APY) for 2008.
  4. Discussion of the Livingston County Sales Tax took place. The board is not interested in promoting the sales tax.
  5. Supt. Wolf informed the board of a $3,600 per year savings by switching to Property Insurance Liability Insurance from Country Companies to the Prairie State Insurance Cooperative. There are still some questions that remain to be answered.
  6. Supt. Wolf informed the board that a Response-to-Intervention Plan (RtI) must be adopted by January 2009. The board will be asked to adopt the RtI plan at the next board meeting.
  7. Supt. Wolf informed the board of the need to approve the new School Improvement Plan (SIP) at the next board meeting.
  8. Supt. Wolf informed the board of the need for an Annual Public Performance Site License for showing movies in the classrooms. The cost is $630 for a two-year license and $350 for one-year. The board suggested staff call and ask the producers for permission before showing movies.
  9. The board was updated on Pontiac Dist. 429 planned withdrawal from LCSSU.

11.  RETURN TO CLOSED SESSION:

A motion was made by D. Snyder and seconded by J. LaBorence to enter closed session for the purpose of terms and conditions of employment of Personnel and evaluation of specific personnel, student discipline, and purchase of real estate. Upon voice vote, the motion passed unanimously: 6-0-1 (9:09 p.m.)

12.  RETURN TO OPEN SESSION: A motion was made by D. Snyder and seconded by J. LaBorence to return to open session. Upon voice vote, the motion passed unanimously: 6-0-1 (10:34 p.m.)

13.  ADJOURNMENT: A motion to adjourn was made by D. Snyder and seconded by J. LaBorence. Upon voice vote, the motion passed unanimously: 6-0-1 (10:38 p.m.)

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Mark Johnson, President Shari Hoegger, Secretary