Salem Community High School District No. 600 Board of Education met Oct. 18.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
The regular meeting of the Board of Education District #600 was called to order by President Eric Bandy at 7:00 P.M. Board members present were Eric Bandy, Marla Tolliver, Kyle Ambuehl, Diane Eller, Mike McKinzie, Sarah Meador, and Joe Telford. Board members absent – None.
Administrators present: Superintendent Detering, Principal Boles and Asst. Principal Wolfe.
Visitors Present: James Devon Jones, Dale Boatman, Debbie Boatman, and reporters from Salem Times Commoner, Centralia Sentinel and WJBD Radio.
MOTION: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
The minutes of the September 20, 2021 Regular Board Meeting and the October 6, 2021 Special Board Meeting were approved as presented.
Vote: 7 ayes. Motion carries.
ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA– There were no adjustments to the Agenda. PUBLIC FORUM– No one requested to speak during public forum.
COMMUNICATIONS – Supt. Detering reported that we received a letter of resignation from Belinda Alvis as attendance secretary effective September 30, 2021.
MOTION: ACCEPT LETTER OF RESIGNATION FROM ATTENDANCE SECRETARY
Motion was made by Mike McKinzie and seconded by Sarah Meador to accept a letter of resignation from Belinda Alvis as Attendance Secretary effective September 30, 2021.
Vote: Meador-yes; Ambuehl-yes; Telford-yes; Eller-yes; McKinzie-yes; Bandy-yes; Tolliver-yes. Motion carried.
MOTION: TREASURER’S REPORT
Motion was made by Sarah Meador and seconded by Kyle Ambuehl to receive the treasurer’s report and file it for audit.
Vote: Ambuehl-yes; Tolliver-yes; Meador-yes; Eller-yes; Bandy-yes; McKinzie-yes; Telford-yes. Motion carries.
MOTION: APPROVAL OF BILLS
Motion was made by Mike McKinzie and seconded by Joe Telford to approve payment of the bills as presented.
Vote: Telford-yes; Tolliver-yes; Ambuehl-yes; Eller-yes; McKinzie-yes; Meador-yes; Bandy-yes. Motion carries.
FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT
Supt. Detering presented and reviewed the 1st quarter financial report. Expenditures are at 11.14% and revenue is at 17.77%. Discussion was held. He reported the report looks substantially different that it has in years’ past as we have the bond revenue and no expenditures yet. We also have the ESSER monies that have inflated both revenues and expenditures in the budget, but we have not received or spent any of the money yet. He stated that it is very difficult to project the budget because of changes to revenues and expenses due to Covid, bonds and summer projects.
ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORTS
ASST. PRINCIPAL’S REPORT – Asst. Principal Wolfe presented the attendance report for the month of September, showing 92.23% ADA. He reported 133 contacts with 89 students; 57 general conferences with 52 students; 28 Crisis Classes given to 23 students; 19 after school detentions given to 17 students; 19 lunch detentions given to 16 students and 7 out of school suspensions for 6 students.
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT – Principal Boles reported: The end of 1st quarter was October 15, and grade cards will be mailed this week; Peer Helpers sponsored a blood drive on October 15 resulting in over 60 units being donated. He thanked Jenny Knapp and Marianne Russell and the Peer Helpers for all their hard work; Fellow of Christian Athletes sponsored Fields of Faith on Wednesday, October 13.
Principal Boles reported Homecoming activities included dress up dates: Monday Pajama/Virtual Day, Tuesday Country or Country Club Day, Wednesday Class Clash Day, Thursday Old Timers’ Day, and Friday Spirit Day. The girls had Powder Puff Football teams and the guys had Mighty Muscles Volleyball teams. The Senior class won 1st place in both competitions. The Homecoming football game was Friday, October 8 and the Homecoming dance was held off campus and A Fair Barn.
In sports, Principal Boles reported that the Boys’ Soccer team set a new school record for wins as well as a new school record for goals scored set by Eli Davis. In Girls’ Golf, we had 2 State qualifiers – Kenzie Anderson and Alyssa Paul. The last regular season football game with be this Friday at Charleston. He stated that winter sports will be starting up in a couple of weeks.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT –BONDS – Supt. Detering reported that the bond sale closed on Tuesday, October 12 and we have received the proceeds which will show in the October Treasurer’s report. He stated that we are moving about half of the proceeds to a money market account with Marion County Savings Bank until we spend them this upcoming summer. Iuka State Bank had requested this as they did not want the entire 8.4 million. ESSER 2 and ESSER 3 – Supt. Detering reported that the ESSER 2 grant has been approved and the ESSER 3 grant of about 1.6 million has been submitted to ISBE. COVID19 UPDATE – Supt. Detering reported that we currently have 7 positive cases and 7 quarantined due to close contacts. Sarah Meador asked if we are still teaching online. Supt. Detering stated that we are doing live zoom only for those that are approved. As far as employees, we have 18 that have not been vaccinated and are being required to take weekly tests. Discussion was held.
MOTION: TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION
Motion was made by Eric Bandy and seconded by Mike McKinzie to enter into Closed Session for the purpose of discussing closed session minutes, the employment, performance and compensation of specific personnel at 7:25 p.m.
Vote: McKinzie-yes; Tolliver-yes; Meador-yes; Bandy-yes; Eller-yes; Ambuehl-yes; Telford-yes. Motion carried.
MOTION: RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
Motion was made by Eric Bandy and seconded by Kyle Ambuehl to return to open session at 7:58 p.m.
Vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION: TO EMPLOY ATTENDANCE SECRETARY
Motion was made by Kyle Ambuehl and seconded by Marla Tolliver to employ Nikki Niepoetter as attendance secretary.
Vote: Tolliver-yes; McKinzie-yes; Meador-yes; Bandy-yes; Eller-yes; Ambuehl-yes; Telford-yes. Motion carried.
MOTION: TO EMPLOY GENERAL STUDIES SECRETARY
Motion was made by Mike McKinzie and seconded by Marla Tolliver to employ Kim Morris as general studies secretary.
Vote: Tolliver-yes; McKinzie-yes; Meador-yes; Bandy-yes; Eller-yes; Ambuehl-yes; Telford-yes. Motion carried.
MOTION: TO EMPLOY A CUSTODIAN
Motion was made by Mike McKinzie and seconded by Joe Telford to employ Roger Henn, Jr. as a custodian.
Vote: Telford-yes; Ambuehl-yes; Meador-yes; Bandy-yes; Tolliver-yes; Eller-yes; Morris-yes. Motion carried.
MOTION: TO EMPLOY A DISHWASHER
Motion was made by Mike McKinzie and seconded by Kyle Ambuehl to employ Barb Edgeworth as a dishwasher.
Vote: Ambuehl-yes; Meador-yes; McKinzie-yes; Bandy-yes; Tolliver-yes; Eller-yes; Morris-yes. Motion carried.
MOTION: TO EMPLOY A DANCE TEAM COACH
Motion was made by Sarah Meador and seconded by Mike McKinzie to employ Lynnsey Heinzmann as the dance team coach for the 2021-2022 school year.
Vote: McKinzie-yes; Ambuehl-yes; Meador-yes; Bandy-yes; Tolliver-yes; Eller-yes; Morris-yes. Motion carried.
MOTION: ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Eric Bandy and seconded by Sarah Meador to adjourn the regular October Board meeting at 8:00 p.m.
Vote: 7 ayes. Motion carried.
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