Amboy Community Unified School District 272 Board met Oct. 23.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
President Jones called the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education to order at 7:00 p.m. All board members were present except Leffelman. Also present were Joshua Nichols, Yvonne Vicks, Bonnie Morris, Anna Willis, Ryan Steines, Janet Crownhart, Andrew Full, Joyce Schamberger and Jenny McCoy.
President Jones opened the floor for public comments. There were none.
A motion was made by Schnaiter and seconded by Payne to approve the following Consent Agenda Item(s):
Minutes of the September 13, 2018, Open & Closed Regular Board Meetings; and
Delete audio recordings dated April 13, 2017 & April 27, 2017. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
The next order of business was the presentation of the Annual Financial Audit by Ryan Steines of Winkel, Parker & Foster, CPA PC.
According to the report, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the assets and liabilities arising from cash transactions of each of the individual funds and account groups of Amboy Community Unit School District #272 as of June 30, 2018, and its revenue received and expenditures disbursed during the year then ended on the basis of the financial reporting provisions of the Illinois State Board of Education.
A motion was made by Schnaiter and seconded by Stenzel to approve the Annual Financial Audit as of June 30, 2018, as presented. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
Superintendent Nichols shared the following for the finance report:
• Received 52% of anticipated revenue thus far from General State Aide and Transportation.
• FRIS is now showing Title I Grant reimbursements.
• Used 23% of annual expenses thus far and running about 2.3% under budget.
A motion was made by Payne and seconded by Schnaiter to approve the current expenditures and payroll. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
The Principal Reports were reviewed as presented. Superintendent Nichols shared some of the items from the maintenance report such as the boiler and dealing with asbestos while hanging up a whiteboard at Central. At the Junior High, the fire alarm system had several issues with sensor defect and failed fire doors.
President Jones thanked the Principals for keeping Facebook updated.
A motion was made by Hummel and seconded by Payne to approve the resolution approving participation in the Lee Ogle Enterprise Zone, as presented. Superintendent Nichols shared the means of this resolution. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
At 7:27 p.m., a motion was made by Schnaiter and seconded by Hummel to move to Executive Session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the public body; and student discipline. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
At 7:42 p.m., a motion was made by Schnaiter and seconded by Payne to return to Open Session. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
A motion was made by Schnaiter and seconded by Stenzel to approve the suspensions of Students 10- 23-18-1 through 10-23-18-7, as presented. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
A motion was made by Payne and seconded by Schnaiter for the following personnel:
• Accept the retirement resignation of Betty Thompson as Bus Aide, effective September 27, 2018.
• Approved Sarah Land as full-time Rotation and Science Teacher at the Junior High, effective October 15, 2018.
• Approved Chris Payne as 7th Grade Boys Basketball Coach for the 2018-2019 school year.
• Approved Kelly Foster as Junior High Cheerleading Sponsor for the 2018-2019 school year.
• Approved Adam Surufka as Fresh/Soph Baseball Coach for the 2018-2019 school year.
• Approved Amy Schwamberger as Junior High Accompanist for the 2018-2019 school year.
• Approved the employment of Bettina Garcia as Bus Aide, effective September 28, 2018.
• Approved the employment of Marge Becker as Bus Aide, effective August 29, 2018.
• Approved the employment of Lora Berogan as Bus Aide, effective October 24, 2018.
Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
Upcoming dates include:
Regular Board Meeting – November 13, 2018, 7:00 p.m. – AHS IASB Joint Annual Conference – November 15-18, 2018 - Chicago
There being no further business to bring before the Board, a motion was made by Schnaiter and seconded by Payne to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 p.m.
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