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Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6 Board met Feb. 28.

Here are 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 Vice-President Mark Wilkening, with the following Board members and administrators present: Mrs. Rachel Hurliman, Mrs. Kristina Phelan, Mr. Michael Kaeb, Mr. Jason Edelman, Mr. Brent Neukomm—entered at 7:17a.m., and Mark Wilkening; Dr. Daniel S. Hylbert, superintendent; Mr. Mark Portwood, grades 6-12 principal; Mrs. Bethanie Marshall, grades K-5 principal; and Mrs. Barbara Rust, board secretary.

APPROVAL of AGENDA

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

APPROVAL of CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

Mrs. Phelan made the motion, seconded by Mrs. Hurliman to approve the recommended action ON THE FOLLOWING Consent Agenda Items as presented: IV. Minutes; V.B. Payroll; VIII.C.1. Accept Resignation of Kara Borchers as 5th Grade Teacher; VIII.C.2. Accept Resignation of Abby Petry as District Bookkeeper; X.A. Approve Amended 2021-2022 School Calendar. X.B. Approval of 2022-2023 Application for Parent/Teacher Conference Program; and X.C. Approval of Participation in Pre-School Co-Op for 2022-2023; and X.D. First Reading of Board Policy Changes. Discussion. Vote: Mr. Edelman, aye; Mr. Wilkening, aye; Mrs. Hurliman, aye; Mrs. Phelan, and Mr. Kaeb, aye. Motion carried.

APPROVAL of MINUTES

Mrs. Phelan made the motion, seconded by Mrs. Hurliman to APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING AS PRESENTED. Discussion. Vote: Ayes, all. Motion carried.

FINANCIAL REPORTS and PAYMENTS of BILLS/PAYROLL

Mr. Edelman made the motion, seconded by Mr. Kaeb to approve the bills for the month of FEBRUARY as presented: Education Fund, $140,696.70; Operations and Maintenance Fund, $21,550.92; Transportation Fund, $7,333.32; IMRF/SS Fund, $5,829.29; and Tort Immunity, $4,004.27. Discussion. Vote: Mr. Edelman, aye; Mr. Neukomm, aye; Mr. Wilkening, aye; Mrs. Hurliman, aye; Mrs. Phelan, aye; and Mr. Kaeb, aye. Motion carried.

Mrs. Phelan made the motion, seconded by Mrs. Hurliman to approve the payroll for the month of FEBRUARY in the amount of $160,868.06. Discussion. Vote: Mr. Wilkening, aye; Mrs. Hurliman, aye; Mrs. Phelan, aye; Mr. Kaeb, aye; Mr. Edelman, aye; and Mr. Neukomm, aye. Motion carried.

HEARING of DELEGATIONS

None

COMMUNICATIONS

The following communications were received: Resignation Letter from Kara Borchers as 5th grade teacher, Resignation Letter from Abby Petry as District Bookkeeper, and Resignation Letter from Kelsie Pool.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Building Committee

After much discussion, the board decided to move funding from the federal ESSER II grant from parking lot work to junior high electrical and air conditioning.

Mr. Kaeb made the motion, seconded by Mr. Neukomm to APPROVE THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY ABATECO, INC. TO ABATE THE WINDOWS IN THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AT A COST OF $16,000.00. Discussion. Vote: Mr. Neukomm, aye; Mr. Wilkening, aye; Mrs. Hurliman, aye; Mrs. Phelan, aye; Mr. Kaeb, aye; and Mr. Edelman, aye. Motion carried.

Mr. Kaeb made the motion, seconded by Mr. Neukomm to APPROVE THE ALTERNATE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY ABATECO, INC. TO ABATE THE WINDOWS IN ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS 101, 102, 103, and 104 AND COMPUTER LAB ROOM 106 AT A COST OF $7,650.00. Discussion. Vote: Mr. Neukomm, aye; Mr. Wilkening, aye; Mrs. Hurliman, aye; Mrs. Phelan, aye; Mr. Kaeb, aye; and Mr. Edelman, aye. Motion carried.

Mr. Neukomm made the motion, seconded by Mrs. Hurliman to ACCEPT THE QUOTE SUBMITTED BY BACON & VAN BUSKIRK IN THE AMOUNT OF $44,850 TO REPLACE THE WINDOWS IN ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS 101, 102, 103, AND 104 AND COMPUTER LAB ROOM 106. Discussion. Vote: Mr. Wilkening, aye; Mrs. Hurliman, aye; Mrs. Phelan, aye; Mr. Kaeb, aye; Mr. Edelman, aye; and Mr. Neukomm, aye. Motion carried.

Mr. Kaeb made the motion, seconded by Mrs. Hurliman to APPROVE THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY BAILEY EDWARD ARCHITECTS TO OVERSEE THE ELECTRICAL UPGRADE AND AIR CONDITIONING PROJECTS FOR THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AT A COST OF $12,465. Discussion. Vote: Mr. Wilkening, aye; Mrs. Hurliman, aye; Mrs. Phelan, aye; Mr. Kaeb, aye; Mr. Edelman, aye; and Mr. Neukomm, aye. Motion carried.

Mr. Kaeb made the motion, seconded by Mr. Edelman to APPROVE THE PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY JODAN CONTRACTING, INC. TO UPGRADE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AT A COST OF $21,100 AND INSTALL AIR CONDITIONING AT A COST OF $17,450. Discussion. Vote: Mrs. Hurliman, aye; Mrs. Phelan, aye; Mr. Kaeb, aye; Mr. Edelman, aye; Mr. Neukomm, aye; and Mr. Wilkening, aye. Motion carried.

Transportation Committee

Board member, Kristina Phelan, wanted to revisit Interscholastic Transportation. She wanted to know if the board could get creative and figure out a way to resolve the extracurricular transportation between the Cissna Park and Milford school districts. Another board member suggested private funding.

Negotiations & Personnel

Mrs. Phelan made the motion, seconded by Mrs. Hurliman to ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF KARA BORCHERS EFFECTIVE AT THE END OF THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR. Discussion. Vote: Mr. Wilkening, aye; Mrs. Hurliman, aye; Mrs. Phelan, aye; Mr. Kaeb, aye; Mr. Edelman, aye; and Mr. Neukomm, aye. Motion carried.

Mrs. Phelan made the motion, seconded by Mrs. Hurliman to ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF ABBY PETRY AS DISTRICT BOOKKEEPER EFFECTIVE MARCH 3, 2022. Discussion. Vote: Mrs. Hurliman, aye; Mrs. Phelan, aye; Mr. Kaeb, aye; Mr. Edelman, aye; Mr. Neukomm, aye; and Mr. Wilkening, aye. Motion carried.

REPORT FROM PRINCIPALS

Mrs. Bethanie Marshall, grade school principal, spoke to the board about potentially having summer school activities this summer. The school would run from July 11, 2022 through August 4, 2022. Several teachers were interested in helping with instruction. Mrs. Marshall will be meeting with elementary teachers later this week to discuss more details of the possibility.

Mr. Mark Portwood, junior high and high school principal, informed the board that Christ Lutheran school is interested in expanding the co-op to include high school girls’ basketball and volleyball. A possible motion will be included on the March school board meeting.

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

Mrs. Phelan made the motion, seconded by Mrs. Hurliman to APPROVE THE AMENDED 2021-2022 SCHOOL CALENDAR TO REFLECT THE USE OF EMERGENCY DAYS ON FEBRUARY 2ND AND FEBRUARY 3RD; DELAYED START DAYS ON FEBRUARY 4TH AND FEBRUARY 18TH; AND AN INTERRUPTED DAY ON FEBRUARY 17TH DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. Discussion. Vote: Ayes, all. Motion carried.

Mrs. Kristina made the motion, seconded by Mrs. Hurliman to APPROVE THE 2022-2023 APPLICATION FOR PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE PROGRAM AS PRESENTED. Discussion. Vote: Ayes, all. Motion carried.

Mrs. Phelan made the motion, seconded by Mrs. Hurliman to APPROVE PARTICIPATION IN THE FORD / IROQUOIS PRE-SCHOOL COOPERATIVE DURING THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL TERM. Discussion. Vote: Mr. Wilkening, aye; Mrs. Hurliman, aye; Mrs. Phelan, aye; Mr. Kaeb, aye; Mr. Edelman, aye; and Mr. Neukomm, aye. Motion carried.

A first reading of board policy changes was presented to the board. At the March 2022 school board meeting a second reading and approval will be presented.

Dr. Hylbert discussed e-learning days versus emergency days with the board. The school district can elect to go through a process to get an approved e-learning plan with the I-KAN Regional office. If the district goes through the process and gets an approved plan, it may use up to five e-learning days to substitute for regular school days in the calendar. E-Learning days are not remote learning in that they must be interactive with the teacher and the student for a full five clock hours of instruction during the school day. The board at this time has chosen not to pursue the use of e-learning days and will continue the use of emergency days when in-person learning cannot be achieved.

ADJOURNMENT

Mr. Neukomm made the motion, seconded by Mr. Edelman to ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8:15 P.M. Discussion. Vote: Ayes, all. Motion carried.

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