Amboy Community Unit School District 272 Board Met May 18.
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. Also present were Joshua Nichols, Michele James, Joshua Hannoy, Al Willis, Anna Willis, Yvonne Vicks, Bonnie Morris, Janet Crownhart, Andrew Full and Jenny Apple.
The floor was opened to comments from the public. CTS Group managers Michele James, Al Willis and Joshua Hannoy gave an update on the building project. The project is still on track to be ready for students in August. Katie Pratt announced that the Core Committee for Strategic Planning is established and have first meeting next week to discuss timeline, process and work on developing a larger committee that will help with the mission and vision for the district.
A motion was made by Leffelman and seconded by White to approve the following consent agenda item(s).
Minutes of the April 22, 2021 Open & Closed Regular Board Meetings;
Minutes of the April 29, 2021 Open Finance Meeting; and
Delete audio recordings dated November 12, 2019.
Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
For his financial report, Superintendent Nichols shared that we’ve received 98% of anticipated revenue for the year and $320,078 in sales tax dollars. The district has used 65% this year. The operating funds expenditures are where we anticipated with 83% of the fiscal year completed. He also shared information on ESSER II (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) and ESSER III funds.
A motion was made by Payne and seconded by White to approve the current expenditures and payroll. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
Principal Crownhart reviewed her report as presented and shared a thank you to the National Honor Society from Heritage Square for the items. Principal Full was on Zoom and was asked status on the Rock River Valley Conference. He has not heard back from them but will check and report back next week. He recognized Aarav Patel for donating back $120.00 to PTC from his Fannie May sales.
Superintendent Nichols reported on the following: 1) Summer Food Program 2) End of Year Enrollment 3) Maintenance Report and 4) Building Project.
Received first reading of 2021-2022 student handbooks.
A motion was made by Stenzel and seconded by Payne to approve the 2021-2022 fee schedule, as presented. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
A motion was made by Pratt and seconded by Stenzel to approve the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement between the Board of Amboy CUSD 272 and the Board of Ohio CHSD 505 to consolidate baseball, softball, volleyball, boys basketball, and girls basketball for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years, as presented. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
A motion was made by Leffelman and seconded by Pratt to approve the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement between the Board of Amboy CUSD 272, the Board of LaMoille CUSD 303, and the Board of Ohio CHSD 505 to consolidate football and football cheerleading for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years, as presented. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
A motion was made by Payne and seconded Pratt to approve the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement between the Board of Amboy CUSD 272, the Board of LaMoille CUSD 303, the Board of Ashton Franklin Center CUSD 275, and the Board of Ohio CHSD 505 to consolidate boys and girls cross country, boys and girls golf, boys and girls track and field, and wrestling for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years, as presented. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
A motion was made by White and seconded by Stenzel to adopt the resolution that appoints Joshua Nichols as preparer of the tentative budget, as presented. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
A motion was made by Leffelman and seconded by Payne to approve the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Amboy CUSD 272 and Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 for the Early Childhood Pre-K Program, as presented. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
A motion was made by Leffelman and seconded by Payne to adopt the resolution that appoints Joshua Nichols as preparer of the tentative budget, as presented. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
A motion was made by Payne and seconded by Leffelman to approve the quote from Midwest Educational Furnishings, Inc. for office furniture, as presented. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
A motion was made by Leffelman and seconded by White to approve the Architect Agreement with Richard L. Johnson Associates, Inc., as presented. This is for the outdoor classroom at Central School and will be done by the Amboy Education Foundation but through the school because it’s school property. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
A motion was made by Stenzel and seconded by Payne to approve the quote from CDW-G for 110 chromebooks, as presented. This replaces the 110 student chromebooks that are coming off lease this year. This covers the cost of the devices, Google license, and warranty. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
At 8:01 p.m., a motion was made by Payne and seconded by White to move to executive session to discuss appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting or specific volunteers of the public body; matters relating to individual students; and student discipline. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
At 8:54 p.m., a motion was made by Pratt and seconded by Payne to return to Open Session. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
A motion was made by Payne and seconded by White to approve the suspensions of students 5-18-21-1 through 5-18-21-17, as presented. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
A motion was made by Leffelman and seconded by Payne to approve the early graduation requests for students 22098, 22102, and 22091, as presented. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
A motion was made by Payne and seconded by White to accept the resignation of Kalla Mahar as Paraprofessional, effective May 26, 2021. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
A motion was made by Leffelman and seconded by Payne to accept the resignation of Karen Smith as Custodian, effective May 14, 2021. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
A motion was made by Pratt and seconded by Payne to approve the quote from the CTS Group for unit ventilator replacement with condensing units and exhaust fan replacements at the high school, as presented. This replaces 15 unit vents and provide air conditioning to those spaces as well as replace 26 exhaust fans. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
President Jones announced upcoming dates: AHS Graduation - Sunday, May 23; AJHS Promotion - Thursday, May 27 & Friday, May 28; and Regular School Board Meeting - Thursday, June 17, Central School, 7:00 p.m.
There being no further business to bring before the Board, a motion was made by Payne and seconded by White to adjourn the meeting at 8:58 p.m. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.
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