Aviston Elementary School District #21 Board of Education met Feb. 16.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
1. Call to Order—7:00 pm
a. Roll Call
a. Members present: Thole, Voss, Eversgerd, Kohnen, Toennies, Schulte, Strubhart
b. Members absent: None
c. Non-Members present: Superintendent Hamil, Principal Niemeyer, Marc Mays, Alex Koopmann, Amanda Beer, Tracy Boeker
2. Public Comment/Recognition of Visitors/Good News Report
a. Public Comment: None
b. Good News Report: The Aviston Eagles Girls Basketball Team won the 2022 Class S State Championship. The Aviston Eagles Boys Basketball Team are 2022 Regional Champions and participated in the Class M State Tournament. The Scholastic Book Fair had approximately $7,000 in revenue, which will provide new reading materials for the library.
3. Motion to Amend the Agenda: None
4. Approval of Consent Agenda:
a. Approve Minutes of Regular January 19, 2022 Meeting
b. Approve Payment of Bills
c. Treasurer’s Report
a. Motion by Strubhart, second by Kohnen to approve the consent agenda items.
b. Roll Call: Thole, aye; Voss, aye; Eversgerd, aye; Kohnen, aye; Toennies, aye; Schulte, aye; Strubhart aye. None opposed. None absent.
5. Superintendent’s Report
a. PreK Registration
b. Building Addition Planning
6. Old Business
a. PRESS Policy Update #108 – Action/Adoption
a. Motion by Voss, second by Schulte to adopt PRESS Policy Update #108 as presented.
b. Roll Call: Thole, nay; Voss, aye; Eversgerd, aye; Kohnen, aye; Toennies, aye; Schulte, aye; Strubhart aye. None absent.
7. New Business
a. Technology Planning Forecast – Information Only
a. Marc Mays of Quality Network Solutions provided information on the current inventory of District technology, end-of-life estimates and recommendations for one year and five-year maintenance/replacement cycles.
b. Graduation Scheduling
a. Motion by Strubhart, second by Schulte to set the 8th Grade Graduation date on May 19, 2022 at 7 pm.
b. All in favor. None opposed. None absent.
c. Tentative School Calendar FY23 – Information Only
a. The tentative calendar consists of a student start date of August 15,
2022 and last day of school on May 19, 2023.
d. COVID Layered Mitigation Plan
a. No action taken.
8. **Closed Session - Closed session may be used to discuss contract negotiations, employee issues and other items as deemed necessary by the board and as approved in 5 ILCS 120/2 of the Open Meetings Act.
a. Closed session was not entered.
9. Adjournment
a. Motion by Thole, second by Strubhart to adjourn the February 16, 2022 meeting at 8:29 pm.
b. All in favor. None opposed. None absent.
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