Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 Board met Dec. 21.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
I. CALL TO ORDER BY THE PRESIDENT
A. Roll call by the Secretary
II. CLOSED SESSION: * (C) (1) to consider the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the District and (C) (2) to consider 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 (C) (5) the purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body (C) (8) Security Procedures (C) (9) Student Disciplinary Cases (C) (11) Litigation * 5ILCS 120/2 Open Meetings The School Code of Illinois/2020
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
SINE DIE
IV. TAX LEVY HEARING – 7:30 pm
A. Presentation by Dr. Sullens
B. Comments/Discussion by Visitors and Board Members
C. Consideration and Approval of:
1. Bond Resolution (Transfer of County Sales Tax Money for $427,700.00 to Pay General Obligation School Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source) Series 2013)
2. Bond Resolution (Transfer of County Sales Tax Money for $101,900.00 to Pay General Obligation School Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source) Series 2018)
3. 2020 Tax Levy
SINE DIE
V. INVITED GUESTS ADDRESS THE BOARD
VI. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
A. District #229 Open Meeting – November 16, 2020
B. District #229 Closed Meeting – November 16, 2020
C. District #229 Special Open Meeting – November 23, 2020
D. District #229 Special Closed Meeting – November 23, 2020
VII. CONSIDERATION OF FINANCIAL AND TREASURER'S REPORTS
A. District #229
VIII. CONSIDERATION OF BILLS AND PAYROLL A. District #229
IX. COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE
X. REPORT OF ADMINISTRATION
A. Superintendent
1. State of IL FY2021 Budget/ISBE FY2022 Budget
2. Winter Break Cleaning & Maintenance Projects
3. Good Fellows/Key Club Baskets
4. The Gordon Vickrey Memorial Food Drive – Donations to the Kewanee Food Pantry
5. County Sales Tax for Tax Year 2020 Projects Included: Payment of Bonds for Lyle/Belle/Central/KHS Additions and Improvements
B. Mr. Atwell – KHS Athletic Director
1. KHS Winter Sports Update
2. IESA Sports Update
XI. SUPERINTENDENT COMMITTEE REPORTS
XII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Update on KHS Visitor Bleachers
B. Update on Front Entrance at Central School
C. Update on KHS Teacher’s Lounge & KHS Home Ec Expansion
XIII. NEW BUSINESS
A. Consideration and Approval of the 2019-2020 School District Audit, Transfers, and Adjustments as Recommended by the Auditors (Final audit, due to the CARES Act, will be filed when completed directly to ISBE)
B. 1st Reading of New & Revised Policies
C. Consideration and Approval of Kewanee Community Unit School District #229 Section 125 Cafeteria Plan Summary of Material Modifications
D. Consideration and Approval of 2020-2021 Calendar Adjustments: Adaptive Pause and Remote Learning Planning Days
E. Consideration and Approval of Chromebooks Bid
F. Consideration and Approval of Allowing ExCel School To Use Kewanee School District’s Driver’s Education Vehicle
XIV. ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION
A. Resignations
1. Jim Padilla – Resource Officer – Effective 11/24/2020
2. Spencer Gomez – Central Cafeteria/Playground Supervisor – Effective 1/4/21
3. Gayle Gerard – Central Title I Teacher – Effective End of 2020-2021 School Year
B. Retirements
C. Hires
1. Belle Secretary
D. Leaves
1. Casie Douglas – Maternity Leave – Estimated Dates 1/19/21 to 3/12/21
E. Long Term Sub
1. Central 6th Grade Teacher – 2nd Semester School Year 2020-2021
F. Transfers
G. Volunteers
1. KHS Wrestling
H. Student Teachers
1. Hailey Cox at Irving School (with Mrs. Kluever)
2. Kelly Gill at KHS (50 hours practicum with Mrs. Callahan)
I. Other Action Arising From Closed Session
1. Moment of Silence for Patricia Yepsen (Sister of Mr. Golby & Former Teacher)
2. Moment of Silence for Dixie Cernovich (Mother of Randy Cernovich – Transportation Director)
3. Moment of Silence for Shige Long (Former Neponset Grade School Cook)
4. Moment of Silence for Jim Findley (Former Employee; Brother In Law of Connie Wager – Dist. Adm. Office and Doug Wager – Dist. Maintenance and Father of Kari Sturtevant – Henry/Stark Aide at Belle)
5. Moment of Silence for Dwaine Wager (Father of Doug Wager – Dist. Maintenance; Father In Law of Connie Wager – Dist. Adm. Office and Katie Wager – KHS Counselor)
6. Moment of Silence for Betty Brown (Former Employee in the KHS Art Dept.)
7. Moment of Silence for Terry Stevenson (Mother In Law of Erin Stevenson – KHS/Visitation Foodservice)
8. Moment of Silence for Phil Beauprez (Former Elementary Coach at Central and Longtime Official for Football & Basketball)
9. Other
XV. COMMENTS FROM VISITORS AND BOARD OF EDUCATION
XVI. ADJOURNMENT
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