Bartelso School District 57 Board of Education met Sept. 15.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
Vice President Jill Spihlmann called the Budget Hearing to order at 7:00 p.m. Present to roll call were Board Members Jill Spihlmann, Jaime Becker, Mark Toennies, Eric Varel, Tanya Loepker and Michael Schlautman. Also present were Superintendent Tom Siegler and recording secretary Shelly Winning. Absent was Board Member Jill Daugherty.
Superintendent presented the Budget Hearing, Board discussion and Public Comments.
Motion by Jaime Becker, seconded by Mark Toennies to close the budget hearing, 6 – 0. Motion carried. Time 7:02.
Vice President Jill Spihlmann called the regular meeting to order at 7:03 pm. Present to roll call were Board Members Jill Spihlmann, Jaime Becker, Mark Toennies, Eric Varel, Tanya Loepker and Michael Schlautman.
Teacher representatives at the meeting were Kara Gall and Shelby Brandmeyer.
Visitor to the meeting was Renee Moore.
Visitor recognition:
Renee Moore asked the board about gym usage/practice for a club team consisting of Bartelso, Aviston and Germantown players. She stated that the club team was insured and all proper health and accident forms were submitted. The board thanked her and stated they would discuss it during the meeting.
Superintendent’s report:
Mr. Siegler informed the board of the funding from the grants: REAP, IDEA part B: Flow-Through and Pre-K Speech; Title IIA and ESSR.
The Grandparents Day has been cancelled for the FY22 school year.
The PFC met on August 25, 2021 and items approved included, playground mulch, field trips, teacher stipends, end of season parties, classroom materials, Teacher Ease subscription, assembly presenter, laminator, additional goals in the gym.
The book fair is scheduled for October 8th & October 10th.
The Fall Fest Mega Raffle Tickets are due back on September 21, 2021.
Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for October 26th and October 27th, 2021.
After School activities have started: Chess Club by John Feldman, Book Club by Colleen Kunz. The Robotics club by Katie Southard will be starting soon.
The 911 assembly was a great success; the Hat for Heroes donations for The Tunnel to Towers Foundation/ In Memory of Tim Jansen was over $600.00. Rachel Menkhaus Smith was our guest speaker and she did an amazing job informing our students about her time during 911. Our students had many questions and truly enjoyed her visit with us.
The Bartelso News & Weather had it’s first airing on Friday September 10th. Brooke Nordike and Sloan Winkeler hosted the show and they did a great job!!
The vaccine mandate/non-vac weekly testing starts next week, September 20th, 2021. We have 2 employees trained and the supplies needed to start the in school Covid testing.
Motion by Tanya Loepker, seconded by Jaime Becker to approve the consent agenda of the Bartelso SD #57 Board of Education as presented; Jaime Becker, yea; Mark Toennies, yea; Eric Varel, yea; Michael Schlautman, yea; Jill Spihlmann, yea; 6 yea, 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Mark Toennies, seconded by Michael Schlautman to adopt the FY22 budget as presented; Mark Toennies, yea; Eric Varel, yea; Tanya Loepker, yea; Michael Schlautman, yea; Jill Spihlmann, yea; Jaime Becker, yea; 6 yeas; 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Eric Varel, seconded by Jaime Becker to approve the Superintendents goals as presented; Eric Varel, yea; Tanya Loepker, yea, Michael Schlautman, yea; Jill Spihlmann, yea; Jaime Becker, yea; Mark Toennies, yea; 6 yeas; 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Tanya Loepker, seconded by Mark Toennies to approve the application of the School Maintenance Project Grant; Tanya Loepker, yea; Michael Schlautman, yea; Jill Spihlmann, yea; Jaime Becker, yea; Mark Toennies, yea; Eric Varel, yea; 6 yeas, 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Tanya Loepker, seconded by Michael Schlautman to approve authorizing Lunsford Architects, Inc. to prepare the bid documents for the Maintenance Grant roof work; Michael Schlautman, yea; Jill Spihlmann, yea; Jaime Becker, yea; Mark Toennies, yea; Eric Varel, yea; Tanya Loepker, yea; 6 yeas; 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Jaime Becker seconded by Tanya Loepker to approve the application of the School Maintenance Project Grant to include the Rooters Asphalt bid; Mark Toennies, nay, Jill Spihlmann, yea; Eric Varel, yea; Michael Schlautman, yea; Tanya Loepker, yea; Jaime Becker, yea; 5 yeas; 1 nay. Motion carried.
Discussion and consideration:
Rooters asphalt has submitted a bid for the back lot.
Covid-related absences were discussed and a decision was made.
Gym usage was discussed and a decision was made to only let Bartelso students use the gym.
Bob Gerdes has resigned as Golf coach and we are in need of a new coach.
Regular meeting ended at 8:40 pm.
Motion by Jill Spihlmann seconded, by Jaime Becker to enter into executive session to discuss: Personnel 5 ILCS 120/2 (c.) (1); Jill Spihlmann, yea; Jaime Becker, yea; Mark Toennies, yea; Eric Varel, yea; Tanya Loepker, yea; Michael Schlautman, yea; 6 yeas; 0 nays. Begin time: 8:30 pm.
Motion by Mark Toennies , seconded by Michael Schlautman to come out of executive session; Jill Spihlmann, yea; Jaime Becker, yea; Mark Toennies, yea; Eric Varel, yea; Tanya Loepker, yea; Michael Schlautman, yea; 6 yeas; 0 nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Tanya Loepker, seconded by Jaime Becker to adjourn the meeting. 6 - 0 motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 pm.
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