Centralia High School District 200 Board of Education met April 29.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
The Board of Education of Centralia High School met in regular session in the board room at 6:15 p.m.
Upon the call of the roll, the following were present: Mr. Keith Kessler, Mr. Rod Snow, Mr. Butch Border, Mr. Galen Mahle, Mr. Tyson Coffey, Mr. Mike Neudecker. Mr. Mike Sutherland was absent.
Others present included: Mr. Chuck Lane, Superintendent; Mr. Reid Shipley, Principal; Mr. Bobby Brenneisen, Assistant Principal; and Mr. Jamaal Heavens, Assistant Principal. Mr. Travis Cameron, Annex Principal was absent.
Board members were given the results of the official canvass of the April 6, 2021 consolidated election. A motion was made by Neudecker, seconded by Kessler, to accept the canvass of the votes, certify the election results, and declare that Mr. Olen (Butch) Border, Mr. Tyson Coffey, and Mr. Mike Sutherland are duly elected. Roll call vote: Ayes, Kessler, Snow, Mahle, Coffey, Border, Neudecker; nays, none; absent, Sutherland; all present voting aye, motion carried.
A motion was made by Kessler, seconded by Border, that the board adjourn sine die. Roll call vote: Ayes, Kessler, Snow, Mahle, Coffey, Border, Neudecker; nays, none; absent, Sutherland; all present voting aye, motion carried, and the board adjourned sine die at 6:19 p.m.
The new board convened at 6:20 p.m. and upon the call of the roll, the following were present: Mr. Keith Kessler, Mr. Rod Snow, Mr. Galen Mahle, Mr. Tyson Coffey, Mr. Butch Border, and Mr. Mike Neudecker. Mr. Mike Sutherland was absent.
A motion was made by Neudecker, seconded by Coffey, to appoint Superintendent Chuck Lane to serve as the temporary chairperson to conduct the election for board president. Roll call vote: Ayes, Kessler, Snow, Mahle, Coffey, Border, Neudecker; nays, none; absent, Sutherland; all present voting aye, motion carried.
Newly re-elected members, Mr. Border and Mr. Coffey, recited the Oath of Office together.
Superintendent Lane asked for nominations from the floor to fill the presidency of the board. A motion was made by Coffey, seconded by Snow, to nominate Mr. Galen Mahle as president. Hearing no other nominations, Mr. Lane declared the nominations closed and Mr. Mahle be elected president. All present voting aye, motion carried.
President Mahle asked for nominations to fill the vice-presidency of the board. A motion was made by Snow, seconded by Neudecker, to nominate Mr. Keith Kessler as vice president. Hearing no other nominations, Mr. Mahle declared the nominations closed and Mr. Kessler be elected vice-president. All present voting aye, motion carried.
President Mahle asked for nominations for the office of secretary of the board. A motion was made by Kessler, seconded by Coffey, to nominate Mr. Rod Snow as secretary. Hearing no other nominations, Mr. Mahle declared the nominations closed and Mr. Rod Snow be elected secretary. All present voting aye, motion carried.
Board member Mike Sutherland arrived at the meeting at 6:25 p.m.
A motion was made by Neudecker, seconded by Border, that the board hold its regular meetings on the fourth Thursday of each month in the board room at 7:00 p.m. Roll call vote: Ayes, Kessler, Snow, Mahle, Coffey, Border, Neudecker, Sutherland; nays, none; all present voting aye, motion carried.
A motion was made by Neudecker, seconded by Coffey, to appoint Keith Kessler as acting secretary. Roll call vote: Ayes, Kessler, Snow, Mahle, Coffey, Border, Neudecker, Sutherland; nays, none; all present voting aye, motion carried.
A motion was made by Neudecker, seconded by Coffey, that the board move into a closed session to discuss personnel and purchase/lease of property. Roll call vote: Ayes, Kessler, Snow, Mahle, Coffey, Border, Neudecker, Sutherland; nays, none; all present voting aye, motion carried, and the board moved into a closed session at 6:27 p.m.
A motion was made by Sutherland, seconded by Coffey, that the board resume open session. Roll call vote: Ayes, Kessler, Snow, Mahle, Coffey, Border, Neudecker, Sutherland; nays, none; all present voting aye, motion carried and the board resumed open session at 7:03 p.m.
Art teacher, Chris Tucker spoke to the board about the progress the art program has made at CHS. Mr. Tucker has been an art teacher here at CHS for 16 years. Over the years, he has been able to add more technology into the program to be more advanced than most high schools. He feels that CHS has the best program around. Current and former students addressed the board about how much they have learned and how far they have come. The students brought some of their favorite artworks they created as a result of the program and discussed how much Mr. Tucker has helped them develop their skills to get better. They said he has made a huge impact on them with the art program and some of them are continuing their college education in art.
A motion was made by Neudecker, seconded by Coffey, for approval by consent and acceptance of agenda items L-O as follows: 1) Minutes of the regular meeting on March 25, 2021, 2) Treasurer’s report, budget analysis, Imprest Fund expenditures, Activity Fund accounts, and cafeteria report for the period ending March 31, 2021, 3) Bills and payroll in the amount of $1,289,381.26 and 4) Staff travel analysis. Roll call vote: Ayes, Kessler, Snow, Mahle, Coffey, Border, Neudecker, Sutherland; nays, none; all present voting aye, motion carried.
Dr. Shipley gave a principal’s report. He informed the board that an intruder drill was held last week with the navigate prepared app we have in place. Last Friday, teachers were given their teaching schedules for next school year. The SAT testing including the SAT make-up date have been completed for the school year. AP exams will start next week. Prom and post prom will be held tomorrow night with about 125 students attending. Only CHS juniors and seniors are allowed to attend. The National Honor Society induction will be held next Friday, May 7th at 9:00 a.m. The Mayfete student assembly will be held May 11th and the evening performances will be held May 12th and May 14th starting at 8:00 p.m. Graduation will be held Sunday, May 23rd at 2:00 p.m. Every graduating senior will be given 4 tickets. Exams will be May 25th, 26th, and 27th. Students with a C- or better for 3rd and 4th quarter will be exempt from the exam. Teacher check-out day will be May 28th.
Superintendent Lane gave a superintendent’s report. He will be participating in a conference call within the next week in regards to the Governor moving the state into the bridge phase. This will allow for more attendance at events. It should increase the percentage of spectators to change from 25% to 60% of capacity. He is hoping we will be headed in the right direction and next school year we will be able to be back to a normal opening in August. Mr. Lane said budget talks have begun. Right now it doesn’t look like we will be getting any additional money and will be flat funded for EBF (evidence based funding). We will get what we currently are getting but none will be added. We are currently getting federal money and that is great, but we still need money from the state in order to sustain the improvements we can make with the federal money.
A motion was made by Sutherland, seconded by Coffey, to appoint Galen Mahle as the governing board member for the Kaskaskia Special Education District. Roll call vote: Ayes, Kessler, Snow, Mahle, Coffey, Border, Neudecker, Sutherland; nays, none; all present voting aye, motion carried.
A motion was made by Neudecker, seconded by Border, to renew the district’s annual membership in the Illinois High School Association. Roll call vote: Ayes, Kessler, Snow, Mahle, Coffey, Border, Neudecker, Sutherland; nays, none; all present voting aye, motion carried.
Superintendent Lane stated it was necessary to change the June board meeting to allow time to have the amended budget on display for 30 days. A motion was made by Kessler, seconded by Snow, to change the June board meeting to June, 28 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Roll call vote: Ayes, Kessler, Snow, Mahle, Coffey, Border, Neudecker, Sutherland; nays, none; absent, none; all present voting aye, motion carried.
The administration presented recommended changes to the Student Handbook for next year. The board will vote on the proposed changes at the May meeting.
Dr. Shipley informed the board on upcoming summer school and how it is being revamped. Instead of 2 classes (Math and English) that we normally offer, we will be offering 5 classes. There will be 2 math classes; math essentials and math occupations. There will be 2 English classes; literature class and a writing based class. A new addition is the Civics class, which will include the US and Illinois constitution test. All classes will be one full credit. We will be also offering an in-person algebra lab class for incoming freshmen from June 7th to July 8th, Monday – Thursday from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. This will be a ½ credit class. It will be a more of a tutoring class to help students that are behind due to all of the learning loss from COVID. If they pass this class, then they will be able to get out of taking a lab class their freshman year and take an elective instead. The students will be bused and a sack breakfast and lunch will be provided. Grant money will be used to help pay for this.
A motion was made by Coffey, seconded by Neudecker, to accept the letter of resignation from Jarett Boehne as a full-time aide and assistant girls’ soccer coach, effective April 23, 2021. Roll call vote: Ayes, Kessler, Snow, Mahle, Coffey, Border, Neudecker, Sutherland; nays, none; all present voting aye, motion carried.
A motion was made by Border, seconded by Sutherland, to employ Brooklyn Simonton as a family consumer science teacher for the 2021-2022 school year. Roll call vote: Ayes, Kessler, Snow, Mahle, Coffey, Border, Neudecker, Sutherland; nays, none; all present voting aye, motion carried.
A motion was made by Sutherland, seconded by Kessler, to employ Hannah Witter as a science teacher for the 2021-2022 school year. Roll call vote: Ayes, Kessler, Snow, Mahle, Coffey, Border, Neudecker, Sutherland; nays, none; all present voting aye, motion carried.
A motion was made by Border, seconded by Kessler, to employ Sylas Penrod as assistant wrestling coach for the 2020-2021 school year. Roll call vote: Ayes, Kessler, Snow, Mahle, Coffey, Border, Neudecker, Sutherland; nays, none; all present voting aye, motion carried.
A motion was made by Neudecker, seconded by Kessler, to employ Jacob Lund as assistant girls’ soccer coach for the 2020-2021 school year. Roll call vote: Ayes, Kessler, Snow, Mahle, Coffey, Border, Neudecker, Sutherland; nays, none; all present voting aye, motion carried.
A motion was made by Sutherland, seconded by Neudecker, to adjourn the meeting. Roll call vote; Ayes, Kessler, Snow, Mahle, Coffey, Border, Neudecker, Sutherland; nays, none; all present voting aye, motion carried, and President Mahle declared the meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m.
ADJOURNED 8:03 p.m.
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