Ashton Franklin Center Community Unit School District 275 Board met Aug. 16.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
I. The AFC Board of Education met in regular session. The meeting was brought to order by President, Mark Delhotal at 7:00pm in the JHHS Library.
II. Members present were: Amy, Mark, Jackie, Chad, Cullen, and Tiffany. Absent: Tim. Admin present: Mr. Lindy, Ms. Burkitt, Mrs. Torman.
III. Motion was made by Chad, seconded by Cullen to accept Consent Agenda items A-I as presented. Motion carried by unanimous roll-call vote.
IV. Liaison Reports
A. Ogle County Ed Co-op: Nothing to report.
B. AFC Ed Foundation: Nothing to report.
C. IASB: School Board Members are able to start registering for Conference seminars.
D. Technology: Still waiting on some techs to arrive; District internet server failed & needed to be rebuilt.
E. AFC FFA Alumni: Will be hosting “Touch A Tractor” at the ES on 9/3; Quarter Mania will be held on 2/5; Next meeting to be held on 8/25 with District admins. invited to attend.
F. FFA Report: Mrs. Viall presented review of past and upcoming activities and contests; Assisted the Lutheran Church with distributing lunch bags in the community; Will be hosting Blood Drive soon.
G. Insurance: Nothing to report.
H. PTC: Provided gift cards for Jr/Sr HS back to school activities; Purchased classroom snacks for ES; Gave each teacher a $50 to buy supplies for their classroom.
I. Music Boosters: Nothing to report.
J. Athletic Boosters: Working on putting together Fall Sports Program; Purchasing Sr. athlete banners for HS gym.
K. Acknowledgements: Thank you to PTC for teacher checks.
V. Recognition of Registered Visitors:
A. Lea Henert: Addressed the Board with concerns in regards to enforcing the Governor’s mask mandate.
B. Holly Gleissner: Addressed the Board to encourage the enforcement of the Governor’s mask mandate, & to ask that the Board & admins consider forming an extracurricular group for music students.
VI. Superintendent’s Report
A. Vaccine Clinic: AFC to host IDPH sponsored vaccine clinic on 8/26 at HS fitness Center.
B. Return to School: School will begin soon; Mitigations have changed since July mtg. with face masks now being required for everyone in school.
C. Lee County COVID-19 Current Metrics: Lee County is currently at 2.0% positivity rate.
VII. Principal’s Reports
A. Jr.-Sr. HS: Mrs. Torman reviewed the report as submitted.
B. ES: Ms. Burkitt reviewed the report as submitted.
VIII. Discussion Items
A. Preliminary FY 2022 School District Budget Review: The budget is projected to be an overall surplus, with a small deficit in Transportation & Tort funds. The budget doesn’t include all FY 22 state revenues as those numbers are not yet available. Budget does not account for ESSER related spending or revenue as those numbers are not available yet.
B. Intergovernmental Agreement with Dixon CUSD #170 for Food Service: This agreement would provide services to our kitchens through Arbor Management. Representatives with Arbor present, stated that their goal is to provide high quality meals to students. At this time, kitchens will be using food that has already been ordered & then will go to a similar menu as Dixon CUSD #170. Some ala carte items may be offered at Jr/Sr HS in future. Arbor is providing a head cook for the Jr/Sr HS & a manager to oversee both kitchens.
IX. Action Items
A. Motion made by Chad, seconded by Jackie to Approve the Intergovernmental Agreement with Dixon CUSD #170 for Service as presented. Motion carried by a unanimous roll-call vote.
B. Motion made by Amy, seconded by Tiffany to Approve a Resolution to Conduct a Public Hearing on the FY 2022 School District Budget on September 20, 2021 at 6:45pm. Motion carried by a unanimous roll-call vote.
C. Motion made by Chad, seconded by Jackie to Approve the Hires of Josh Stone as Long-term English Substitute, Angela McCaslin as ES Paraprofessional, Meghan Clark as ES Paraprofessional, Amanda Yocum as ES Kitchen Aide, Paula McConkey as ES Custodian and Sonia Calhoun-Gilroy as Head HS Softball Coach, and to Accept the Resignation of Tina Strasma. Motion carried by a unanimous roll-call vote.
X. Executive Session
A. Motion made by Amy, seconded by Tiffany to go into Executive Session at 7:46pm. Motion carried by unanimous roll call-vote.
B. Board returned to Regular Session at 9:17pm.
XI. Adjourn – Motion made by Cullen, seconded by Amy to adjourn the meeting at 9:17pm. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
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