MINUTES

BOARD OF EDUCATION

October 20, 2010

The meeting was called to order by President Clint Feezel at 7:00 P.M.

The following members were present: Teresa Barnick, Katriena Kroll,

Randy Mason, Brian Oberlink and Laura Willms. Also present were:

Superintendent Doug Slover; Principals Adam Bussard and Angela Reeter.

Guest present were: Teachers Leslie Lloyd and Travis Redden; Athletic

Director Vince Rohr; Robin Yockey of Mose, Yockey, Brown and Kull, LLC;

Laura Weber, Melanie Allen and Bob Fogarty from Honeywell; parent Sara

Stonecipher.

Steve Sefton entered meeting at 7:40 P.M.

Motion by Kroll, seconded by Feezel that the consent agenda be Approve

Consent

approved as follows: Agenda

That the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Education

held on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 be approved as presented.

Further, that the Treasurer’s Report be approved as presented.

Further, that the list of bills be approved as presented.

Further, to authorize the Superintendent to prepare the 2010 Prepare

Tax Levy

Tax Levy for consideration at the December 13, 2010 meeting of the

Board of Education.

Further, to approve an application for the School Library Grant Approve

School

from the Illinois State Library, and to adopt the Illinois School Library Library

Grant

Media Program Guidelines for the 2010 – 2011 school year.

Further, to renew the American Fidelity Assurance Company Renew

Section 125

Section 125 Plan effective December 1, 2010 through November 20, Plan

2011. Barnick, Mason, Oberlink, Sefton, Willms, Kroll, Feezel, Yes.

Motion by Mason, seconded by Feezel to accept the Audit Accept

Audit

Report after review for fiscal year 2010 as prepared by Mose, Yockey, Report

Brown and Kull, LLC Accounting Firm of Shelbyville, IL. Barnick,

Mason, Oberlink, Sefton, Willms, Kroll, Feezel, Yes.

The Board was given a presentation on the school newspaper. Newspaper

The Board discussed the I.A.S.B. Conference to be held in I.A.S.B.

Conference

Chicago November 18 – 21, 2010.

Motion by Barnick, seconded by Kroll to adopt an Interagency Approve

IDHFS

Agreement between the LEA and the Illinois Department of Healthcare Agreement

and Family Services. Barnick, Mason, Oberlink, Sefton, Willms, Kroll,

Feezel, Yes.

The Board heard an update on the Enhancing Education EETT Grant

Update

Through Technology Grant.

Motion by Kroll, seconded by Sefton to approve the distribution School

Report

of the Elementary, Junior High, High School and District Report Cards Cards

after review. Barnick, Mason, Oberlink, Sefton, Willms, Kroll, Feezel,

Yes.

Superintendent Doug Slover reviewed with the Board Sales Tax

Information

information on a meeting for a proposed 1% sales tax increase.

Motion by Barnick, seconded by Feezel to approve a field trip Approve

Field Trip

to attend the “Bodies – the Exhibition” at the St. Louis Galleria from

Sandra Stine and Rita Wakefield which was approved as a mini-grant

through the Brownstown Community Unit School District No. 201

Foundation. Barnick, Mason, Oberlink, Sefton, Willms, Kroll,

Feezel, Yes.

Motion by Sefton, seconded by Willms to approve the Approve

Fundraisers

fundraising requests for the following: Sophomore Class – cookie

dough/bread twists; High School Cheerleaders – chili supper;

Junior Class – magazine sales; High School Boys’ Basketball – dodge

ball tournament for grades 6-12 on Nov. 6, 2010. Barnick, Mason,

Oberlink, Sefton, Willms, Kroll, Feezel, Yes.

Motion by Kroll, seconded by Mason that a closed session be Into

Closed

called at 8:53 P.M. for the purpose of personnel. This closed session Session

is authorized under the Open Meeting Act, House Bill 411, Public Act

82-78, which allows the Board to consider such information. Barnick,

Mason, Oberlink, Sefton, Willms, Kroll, Feezel, Yes.

Motion by Mason, seconded by Feezel to come out of closed Out of

Closed

session at 10:55 P.M. Barnick, Mason, Oberlink, Sefton, Willms, Session

Kroll, Feezel, Yes.

Motion by Barnick, seconded by Kroll that the minutes of the Approve

Minutes

closed session be approved. Barnick, Mason, Oberlink, Sefton, Closed

Session

Willms, Kroll, Feezel, Yes.

Motion by Kroll, seconded by Feezel to employ Jodi Winkler as Employ

Sub Driver

a substitute/extra-curricular bus driver pending completion of all

requirements. Barnick, Mason, Oberlink, Sefton, Willms, Kroll,

Feezel, Yes.

Motion by Willms, seconded by Feezel to adjourn at 11:00 P.M. Adjourn

Barnick, Mason, Oberlink, Sefton, Willms, Kroll, Feezel, Yes.