Stockton Community Unit School District 206 Board of Education met June 17.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The regular meeting of the Stockton Community Unit School District #206 was called to order at 6:32 pm in the middle school conference room. Members present included Roger Groezinger, Todd Vincent, Nicole Haas, Neill Cahill, Scott Hayes, John Raab and Stephanie Broshous. No amendments were made to the agenda. The consent agenda of regular and closed session minutes for May 20, 2019; amended regular meeting minutes for April 15, 2019; payment of bills totaling $65,461.54; financial report; and administrative reports were approved 6-0 following a motion Cahill and second by Haas. Member Haas abstained. There were no public petitions and hearings.
Superintendent’s report, Mrs. Fox reported:
• Summer work updates
o Elementary School work is started – floors, ceiling in computer lab lowered, painting, cleaning
o High School transformer upgrade is started to be completed before the start of school.
o New Gym floor mats for the high school have been purchased for $3,400 as part of a grant with Dunlap Industries. Dr. Gilliland had placed Stockton on a waiting list for this grant three years ago and this year we were approved.
• Athletic Boosters agreed to make a one-time donation of $30,000 toward the bleacher replacement at the football field. This donation is greatly appreciated.
• Working on FY20 Budget.
• Working on professional development for 2019-2020 school year.
ES Good News Report, Mrs. Fox reported:
• The Day at the Park was a huge success. Thanks to Ms. Alt for running the activities for the day and to all the staff for helping out throughout the day. Each student received a Tropical Snow.
• Thank you to Stockton Bowling Lanes and Stockton Park District for donating passes and prizes for end of the school year assembly.
• Thank you to the Cafeteria Ladies for the picnic lunch the last day of school.
• Congratulations to the top readers in each 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade class. Each of these students received a $25 Amazon gift card from the PTO.
o Allison Kline – Mrs. Cassens 2nd Grade o Alex Jordan – Mrs. Curtiss 2nd Grade o Madellyn Libberton – Mrs. Rillie 3rd Grade o Mason Henderson – Mrs. Powell 3rd Grade o Caitlynn Robeldo – Mrs. Offenheiser 4th Grade o Alexis Bennett – Ms. Thompson 4th Grade
ES Administrative Report, Mrs. Fox reported:
• Working on GATA (grant accountability and transparency act) material, IDEA grant, Title grants, faculty handbook updates, school magnets for registration, and preparing for registration on August 7th.
HS Good News Report, Mrs. Downey reported:
• Congratulations to Brynn Haas for her watercolor painting making it into the Illinois Art Education Association Student Show for next school year.
HS Administrative Report, Mrs. Downey reported:
• FFA members attended the State FFA Convention June 10th-13th in Springfield.
• The student handbook has been sent to press.
• Grade 11 PE data has been submitted to the state.
MS Good News Report, Mr. Fox reported:
• Congratulations to the American Legion Essay winners. The topic this year was, “What are my responsibilities as a U. S. citizen?”
o 7th grade – First place Ashlyn Schubert, second place Mavrick Winters, third place Jerett Gillen
o 8th grade – First place Jadyn Steen, second place Olivia Harnish, third place Dayton Julius
• 8th grade Awards presented to the following students during the promotion program are as follows:
o American History – Katherine Crome and Jadyn Steen
o Math – Katherine Crome and Dustin Oppold
o Science – Katherine Crome and Madeline Harbach
o English – Katherine Crome and Ryley Schultz
o Citizenship – Dustin Oppold and Ryley Schultz
o Scholastic Key – Katherine Crome and Ryley Schultz
MS Administrative Report Mr. Fox reported:
• The middle school handbook has been submitted to the company that creates them.
• Mrs. Graves put together a great yearbook for the students this year. These will be handed out when the students return at the end of the summer.
• State physical education data has been submitted for grades 5 and 7.
• Mr. Broshous and I will be working on the transportation report this week.
Mrs. Fox reviewed minutes from the CTE Academy and Northwest Special Education Cooperative. Building and Grounds committee reported on discussion from building and grounds meeting. Committees reviewed the current building information and began discussion to determine how to address district building needs.
The board took the following action:
1. Approved amended FY19 budget 7-0 following a motion by Vincent and second by Raab.
2. Approved concussion protocol for the 2019-2020 school year with the addition of adding volleyball coach contact information 7-0 following a motion by Haas and second by Hayes.
3. Approved consolidated grant application 7-0 following a motion by Haas and second by Hayes.
4. Approved replacement of leaking elementary school water heater w 75-gallon water heater from Mechanical 7-0 following a motion by Hayes and second by Groezinger.
5. Approved Superintendent Colleen Fox to review, accept, and sign-off on the finance statements of the district which include the audit report and financial reports to the state on behalf of Stockton School District 7-0 following a motion by Cahill and second by Groezinger.
6. Approved replacement of four sets of bleachers with J and D Enterprises with thanks to the Stockton Athletic Boosters for the one-time $30,000 donation 7-0 following a motion by Haas and second by Broshous.
7. Approved Dr. Mike Schiffman to evaluate Principal Brad Fox and Principal Colleen Fox for the 2019-2020 school year per attached contract 7-0 following a motion by Groezinger and second by Vincent.
8. Approved purchase of Eagle Steam Table for elementary school cafeteria in the amount of $2,833.99 7-0 following a motion by Vincent and second by Hayes.
9. Approved adjusted fee schedule for 2019-2020 school year 7-0 following a motion Cahill and second by Groezinger.
The following informational items were discussed: 1. Scheduling a Board Retreat for July. 2. Scheduling the final Strategic Planning session in October. 3. Scheduling the State of Schools Address for the community in January.
The board voted to go into closed session under the Open Meetings Act 5 ILCS 120/2 for the purpose of appointment, employment, compensation, performance of personnel, and matters relating to students at 7:22 pm 7-0 following a motion by Haas and second by Groezinger. The board voted to return to open session at 8:01 pm 7-0 following a motion by Cahill and second by Haas.
The board took the following action:
1. Approved appointment of Dan Stevens a speech coach for the 2019-2020 school year 7-0 following a motion by Groezinger and second by Haas.
2. Approved appointment of Deb Huso as Scholastic Bowl Coach and Yearbook Advisor for the 2019-2020 school year 7-0 following a motion by Vincent and second by Hayes.
3. Approved appointment of Caleb Stines as tech support person for the summer 7-0 following a motion by Groezinger and second by Haas.
4. Approved hire of Sonya Dittmar as elementary cafeteria worker 7-0 following a motion by Cahill and second by Broshous.
5. Approved Mike Hyland as part-time driver’s education teacher and Mike Smith as part-time chemistry/physics/physical science teacher for the 2019-2020 school year 7-0 following a motion by Haas and second by Vincent.
6. Approved cross country volunteer assistant coach Connor Hayes 6-0 following a motion by Vincent and second by Raab. Member Hayes abstained.
7. Approved resignation of head softball coach Mike Renz with regrets 7-0 following a motion by Haas and second by Cahill.
8. Approved Jeremy Tucker as part-time bus driver 7-0 following a motion by Groezinger and second Broshous.
The board adjourned at 8:06 pm following a motion by Groezinger.
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