Somonauk Community Unit School District No. 432 Board of Education met March 16.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The closed meeting of the Board of Education, Somonauk Community Unit School District No. 432, was held in the Somonauk High School Legacy Room at 6:32 p.m. on Monday, March 16, 2020. The following members were present: Corey Britt, via webex, Nick Deacon, Norm Johnson, Tom Nielsen, Michael Short and Amy Wiegman. Jay Streicher, Superintendent, was also present. Scott Horsch arrived at 6:34.
At 6:32 p.m. it was moved by Short, seconded by Nielsen that the Board of Education go into closed session for the purpose of considering the dismissal, appointment, retirement and employment of employees, including compensation, benefits and evaluation; student disciplinary matters; and closed session minutes of February 18, 2020. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “AYE”: Britt, Deacon, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “NAY”: None. Absent: Horsch. Motion carried.
Horsch Arrived at 6:34
At 7:02 p.m. it was moved by Short, seconded by Nielsen that the closed session be terminated and the Board reopen in regular session. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “AYE”: Britt, Deacon, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “NAY”: None. Motion carried.
At 7:06 p.m., President Short called the regular meeting to order. The following members were present: Nick Deacon, Scott Horsch, Norm Johnson, Tom Nielsen, Michael Short and Amy Wiegman. Absent: Corey Britt. Jay Streicher, Superintendent, and Elizabeth Ness, Communications Director were also present. Corey Britt arrived at 7:12.
The student highlight was postponed.
President Short recognized any visitors for public comment. There were none.
SUMMARY ITEM 20.11.01 - MOTIONS FROM CLOSED SESSION
It was moved by Nielsen, seconded by Horsch, that the Board approve the closed session minutes of February 18, 2020. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “AYE”: Deacon, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “NAY”: None. Absent: Britt Motion carried.
SUMMARY ITEM 20.11.02 – CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
It was moved by Nielsen, seconded by Wiegman, that the Board approve the minutes of the regular meeting of February 18, 2020; the Treasurer’s Report for February, the list of invoices due, said lists and reports to be attached to and become a part of these minutes;
Cafeteria Report, Enrollment Report and F.O.I.A Report. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “AYE”: Deacon, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “NAY”: None. Absent: Britt. Motion carried.
Corey Britt arrived at 7:12.
SUMMARY ITEM 20.11.03 – ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
Nick Deacon reported the SEF meeting tomorrow night has been cancelled. Deacon stated that the biggest tasks on the SEF agenda is the scholarships and planning the Memorial Day fundraiser. He also said that the Highschool was the school that won the grant to redo a part of their Lab.
Norm Johnson reported they will not be meeting for the IVVC meeting, but they will receive notifications.
Elizabeth Ness gave an update on her position this year and what she is working on for the future. She showed the Board examples of what she and other administrators started to internally communicate to all staff. This included: emails, faculty meetings, google share files and the Bobcat Boxers. She then explained what the district was doing to communicate with the community. Ness discussed an overview of the communication plan of what was taking place. She delivered social media statistics along with communications techniques that were still a work in progress. She then presented a draft of a communication survey that would go out to the community which would help get a better understanding of how the community engaged with the social media platforms/communication techniques provided by the district.
Superintendent Streicher gave the Board an update on COVID-19. He said that our school was in a forced change and we were all working together showing the districts strengths. He told the Board that he got updates from the state and said that the closure as of now is lasting until the 30th of March. Streicher mentioned it was very possible that the state testing would be cancelled. He stated as of now there were no changes being made for Special Educations and all deadlines had to be met. Streicher said student work was not to be counted as a grade and hotspots were going to be made available to students who do not have internet. He went on to say the district was undergoing a deep cleaning and working hard to provide a safe environment. He explained we did not have a requirement to serve lunches but we would have to serve lunch on site in order to get reimbursement.
SUMMARY ITEM 20.11.04 – PERSONNEL REPORT
Secretary Nielsen read the personnel report. It was moved by Nielsen, seconded by Johnson that the Board approve the personnel report as presented. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “AYE”: Britt, Deacon, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “NAY”: None. Motion carried.
SUMMARY ITEM 20.11.05 – APPROVAL OF TENURED SENIORITY LIST, NON- TENURED SENIORITY LIST, HONORABLE DISMISSAL LIST AND NON- CERTIFIED SENIORITY LIST
It was moved by Nielsen, seconded by Wiegman that the Board approve the Seniority lists and Honorable Dismissal List as presented. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “AYE”: Britt, Deacon, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “NAY”: None. Motion carried.
SUMMARY ITEM 20.11.06 – CTS CONTRACT
Superintendent Streicher said that he had talked to PMA and they said we could get the proposals from CTS and choose not to go through with them, but he said CTS spent a lot of time and money in creating the proposals for the district. It was said that CTS was coming the following day to do a walk through. Superintendent Streicher said they would get more details after the proposals in which they could pick and choose what was to be done. It was moved by Nielsen, seconded by Johnson, that the Board approve CTS as the preferred performance contract vendor. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “AYE”: Britt, Deacon, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “NAY”: None. Motion carried.
SUMMARY ITEM 20.11.07 – CONTRACT RENEWAL WITH SINGLE PATH
It was moved by Nielsen, seconded by Wiegman, The Board approve the Single Path contract as presented. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “AYE”: Britt, Deacon, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “NAY”: None. Motion carried.
SUMMARY ITEM 20.11.08 – IHSA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FOR 2020-2021
It was moved by Wigman, seconded by Horsch, that the Board approve the IHSA Membership Renewal for 2020-2021. On a roll call vote, the following members voted “AYE”: Britt, Deacon, Horsch, Johnson, Nielsen, Short and Wiegman. “NAY”: None. Motion carried.
President Short opened the floor for any comments. With there being none at 9:03 p.m., it was moved by Nielsen, seconded by Short that the meeting be adjourned. On a voice vote, all members present voted “AYE”. “NAY”: None. Motion carried.
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