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Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6 Board met June 17.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

The Board of Education of Cissna Park Community Unit District #6 was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Bud Petry, with the following Board members and administrators present: Mrs. Kristina Phelan; Mr. Michael Kaeb; Mrs. Ashleigh Verkler; Mr. Jason Edelman; Mr. Brent Neukomm; Mr. Mark Wilkening; and Mr. Bud Petry; Dr. Daniel S. Hylbert, superintendent; Mr. Mark Portwood, principal 6-12 grade; Mrs. Bethanie Marshall, principal of grades K-5; and Mrs. Barbara Rust, board secretary.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Mr. Wilkening made the motion, seconded by Mrs. Verkler to APPROVE THE AGENDA as presented. Discussion. Vote: Ayes, all. Motion carried.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

Mr. Edelman made the motion, seconded by Mr. Neukomm to approve the recommended action ON THE FOLLOWING Consent Agenda Items as presented: IV. Minutes; VI.B. Payroll; and XI.A. Abatement of Working Cash Fund. Discussion. Vote: Mr. Edelman, aye; Mr. Neukomm, aye; Mr. Wilkening, aye; Mr. Petry, aye; Mrs. Phelan, aye; Mr. Kaeb, aye; and Mrs. Verkler, aye. Motion carried.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Mr. Edelman made the motion, seconded by Mr. Neukomm to APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING as presented. Discussion. Vote: Ayes, all. Motion carried.

PUBLIC HEARING / MEETING RELATED TO INTERNET SAFETY / ELECTRONIC ACCESS POLICY

Board President, Bud Petry, opened the required hearing/meeting for USAC E-Rate Program. Board Policy 6:235 “Access to Electronic Networks” was reviewed. There was no public testimony/questions related to the above policy.

FINANCIAL REPORTS AND PAYMENT OF BILLS/PAYROLL

Mr. Kaeb made the motion, seconded by Mr. Wilkening to approve the bills for the month of JUNE as presented: Education Fund, $34,741.26; Operations and Maintenance Fund, $4,690.48; Transportation Fund, $2,710.93; Tort Immunity, $25,725.28; and Fire Prevention and Life/Safety Fund, $46,182.66. Discussion. Vote: Mr. Edelman, aye; Mr. Neukomm, aye; Mr. Wilkening, aye; Mr. Petry, aye; Mrs. Phelan, aye; Mr. Kaeb, aye; and Mrs. Verkler, aye. Motion carried.

Mr. Edelman made the motion, seconded by Mr. Neukomm to approve the payroll for the month of JUNE in the amount of $141,230.29. Discussion. Vote: Mr. Neukomm, aye; Mr. Wilkening, aye; Mr. Petry, aye; Mrs. Phelan, aye; Mr. Kaeb, aye; Mrs. Verkler, aye; and Mr. Edelman, aye. Motion carried.

A discussion was held on the recent purchase of 42 Chromebooks through the Federal School Improvement Grant. Through this grant and the local budget, textbooks, calculators, and Chromebooks are being purchased in the hopes of improving junior high test scores.

HEARING OF DELEGATIONS

None

COMMUNICATIONS

The following letters were received: Resume from Madeline Hazelip for part-time cafeteria worker; resume from Aaron Alexander for the K-12 music education position; and a FOIA Request from Robert Flynn of Local 17 Insulators and Response from Dr. Hylbert.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

None

REPORT FROM PRINCIPALS

Mr. Mark Portwood and Mrs. Bethanie Marshall reviewed changes to the 2019-2020 student handbooks, which were later approved. Mr. Portwood explained the impact of weighted grades to the board members. With weighted grades certain classes get more value. Students are encouraged to take the harder courses such as Physics and Chemistry. A student’s GPA isn’t penalized for taking these harder classes. Mrs. Marshall and Mr. Portwood are encouraged that more students are taking these courses because of the weighted grades.

Mr. Neukomm made the motion, seconded by Mr. Edelman to ADOPT THE ELEMENTARY STUDENT HANDBOOK, THE JUNIOR HIGH / HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HANDBOOK, THE ACTIVITY HANDBOOK, AND THE TEACHERS’ HANDBOOK FOR 2018-2019 AS PRESENTED. Discussion. Vote: Ayes, 6; Nays, 1. Motion carried.

Mr. Kaeb made the motion, seconded by Mr. Wilkening to APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF AARON ALEXANDER AS K-12 MUSIC EDUCATION TEACHER WITH DUTIES TO BE ASSIGNED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. Discussion. Vote: Mr. Petry, aye; Mrs. Phelan, aye; Mr. Kaeb, aye; Mrs. Verkler, aye; Mr. Edelman, aye; Mr. Neukomm, aye; and Mr. Wilkening, aye. Motion carried.

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

Mr. Edelman made the motion, seconded by Mr. Neukomm to ABATE THE WORKING CASH FUND BY $18,000.00 AND TO PERMANENTLY TRANSFER THE SAME AMOUNT TO THE EDUCATION FUND. Discussion. Vote: Mr. Wilkening, aye; Mr. Petry, aye; Mrs. Phelan, aye; Mr. Kaeb, aye; Mrs. Verkler, aye; Mr. Edelman, aye; and Mr. Neukomm, aye. Motion carried.

Mr. Kaeb made the motion, seconded by Mr. Edelman to APPROVE A 210-DAY CONTRACT FOR MR. JEFFREY CLIFTON TO COVER 30 DAYS OF SUMMER EMPLOYMENT FOLLOWING THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR. THE ESTIMATED RATE OF PAY FOR THE 30 DAYS WILL BE $263.23 PER DAY. Discussion. Vote: Mr. Edelman, aye; Mr. Neukomm, aye; Mr. Wilkening, aye; Mr. Petry, aye; Mrs. Phelan, aye; Mr. Kaeb, aye; and Mrs. Verkler, aye. Motion carried.

Mr. Wilkening made the motion, seconded by Mr. Kaeb to ADOPT THE PROPOSED 2019-2020 SCHOOL CALENDAR, WITH AN OPENING DAY OF AUGUST 19, 2019 AND A CLOSING DAY OF MAY 29, 2020. Discussion. Vote: Ayes, all. Motion carried.

Mr. Neukomm made the motion, seconded by Mrs. Verkler to APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF MADELINE HAZELIP AS PART-TIME CAFETERIA WORKER AT AN HOURLY RATE OF $11.00 WITH DUTIES TO BE ASSIGNED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. Discussion. Vote: Mr. Neukomm, aye; Mr. Wilkening, aye; Mr. Petry, aye; Mrs. Phelan, aye; Mr. Kaeb, aye; Mrs. Verkler, aye; and Mr. Edelman, aye. Motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT

Mr. Kaeb made the motion, seconded by Mrs. Phelan to ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8:23 P.M. Discussion. Vote: Ayes, all. Motion carried.

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