Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5 Board of Education met July 20.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
The Board of Education met in regular session in the school library. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Vice President Skertich. Present at roll call were Essington, Osmoe, Remer, Rimar, and Skertich. Also present were Superintendent Kelly, Principal Baumberger, Principal Scheller, Secretary Butler, John Hanafin, Tom Harmon, and Marcia Schulte.
Motion by Rimar, seconded by Essington to adopt the agenda and approve the minutes of the regular school board meeting of June 22, 2022. All ayes. Motion carried.
Recognition, comments, and correspondence from employees and public:
A. Tom Harmon from the Knights of Columbus presented the school a check for $1,823.11 from their Tootsie Roll Drive in September of 2021.
B. A FOIA request was made by Melissa Goymerac on July 11, 2022. A response was made on July 14, 2022.
Motion by Osmoe, seconded by Skertich to approve the bills and activity accounts as presented. Roll call: 4 ayes, 1 present. Motion carried.
Financial Report for June 2022:
Mrs. Kelly reported that the Education Fund is at $1,025,337.02. Salaries, benefits, and supplies came out of this account for the month. We will have two months where there will be an extra payroll so keep that in mind for the expenses this year. The Building Fund is at $403,885.62. The Bond and Interest Fund, where our copy leases are paid, is at $12,739.28. The Transportation Fund balance is $267,338.92. We are finishing up year 3 out of 5 on our bus leases. We paid our bus lease on July 1st. The IMRF Fund is at $97,317.87. This is our payroll benefit account. Site and Construction, our one cent money, is at $81,630.37. Last month our main purchases were for our new shed and our new key fob system. Working Cash Fund is at $159,081.04. Tort Immunity Fund is $96,164.63. Health Life Safety balance is $128,748. The total of all funds is $2,272,242.75 and the Operating Fund balance is at $1,855,642.60.
Budget Report for June 2022:
Revenues vs. Expenses by fund: 103% vs. 100%
Education Fund: 104.5% vs. 100%
Building Fund: 102% vs. 102%
Bond & Interest: 98% vs. 102%
Transportation Fund: 93% vs. 98.8%
IMRF: 99% vs. 100%
Site & Construction: 93.5% vs. 93%
Working Cash: 97.8% vs. 0%
Tort Fund: 99.5% vs. 102%
Life Safety: 98.7% vs. 0%
Motion by Osmoe, seconded by Remer to approve the financial report and the budget report for June 2022. All ayes. Motion carried.
Unfinished Business:
Motion by Essington, seconded by Rimar to approve the high school course descriptions. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Remer, seconded by Rimar to waive and pay for Litchfield coop student athletic fees. Roll call: 5 ayes. Motion carried.
New Business:
Motion by Osmoe, seconded by Essington to authorize Superintendent Kelly to prepare the budget for the 2022-2023 school year. This budget will be presented at the August School Board Meeting. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Skertich, seconded by Remer to approve the 10 year health, life, safety report. All ayes. Motion carried.
The board formed a school safety committee.
Principals’ Reports:
Mrs. Scheller reported the following:
∙ Softball practice will be at the Old Lake from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on July 25th. A parent meeting will be held afterwards. August 6th at 9:00 a.m. is their first competition. The location is unknown at this time. August 8th at 4:30 p.m. will be their first home game.
∙ There will be a parent and player meeting on July 28th at 6:00 p.m. for baseball. Practice will begin on August 1st from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Their first competition is on August 15th at 4:30 p.m. in Carlinville. Their first home game is on August 16th at 4:30 p.m.
∙ Sports schedules can be found on our school Facebook page and our school website.
∙ Registration night will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on August 3rd in the multipurpose room. All new students and returning students who did not return their packets before the end of last school year should attend.
∙ On August 8th from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. the health department will be here to provide physicals and vaccinations. Preregistration is required and a link will be posted for parents to register.
∙ On August 16th the elementary and Jr. High will host a supply drop off/meet the teacher night from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Mr. Baumberger reported the following:
∙ High school registration will also be held on August 3rd. Students and parents can pay fees and retrieve their class schedules.
∙ Our fall sports include volleyball, golf, and football. Both volleyball and golf players will have a parent/player meeting after their first practice. Football practice begins on August 8th. The first football games at home will be on August 26th and 29th. Volleyball’s first game is on August 22nd and golf’s first match will be on August 12th.
Superintendent’s Report:
Mrs. Kelly reported the following:
A. Academic Foundation
I attended the Academic Foundation meeting on July 12th. They are looking to help us update our safety cameras and school website. We are also looking into creating a school app.
B. Illinois Century Network Update
Mr. Murphy has kept you all up to date on our server room. We will provide the equipment and the room and in return we get free Internet. For this project, we will need to purchase a generator. If we pay the costs up front, we will later get reimbursed by the state.
C. Solar Panel Update
We expect to have this project completed within the next 3-4 weeks.
D. 2022-2023 Return to Learning Plan
The admin, nurse, and I are working on a return to learning plan. We want to come up with a plan that will keep our students and staff safe this school year.
E. Policy 6.660
This plan, regarding curriculum content being taught in our district, was adopted by the board this past January. If the board would like, this is a policy that we have the choice to opt out of.
F. Keep Kids Fed Act
Last year we were able to offer free breakfast and lunch to our students. Students will have to pay for their meals this coming school year. The Keep Kids Fed Act has increased reimbursement rates for free and reduced lunch plans. We will make sure our families are aware that these plans are available if they apply.
Motion by Remer, seconded by Rimar to enter into closed session at 7:39 p.m. for the following purposes as allowed under the Illinois Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS 120/1 et seq.): Discussion of the appointment, employment and dismissal of employees of the public body and collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives. Roll call: 5 ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Osmoe, seconded by Essington to return to open session at 8:24 p.m. Roll call: 5 ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Rimar, seconded by Essington to hire Megan Skinner as high school special education teacher for the 2022-2023 school year. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Remer, seconded by Osmoe to hire Megan Skinner as high school girls’ varsity volleyball coach for the 2022-2023 school year. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Osmoe, seconded by Remer to hire Michael Len as physical education teacher for the 2022-2023 school year. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Rimar, seconded by Essington to hire Michael Len as high school boys’ varsity basketball coach for the 2022-2023 school year. All ayes. Motion carried.
The next board meeting will be held on Wednesday August 17, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in the school library at 804 West Main St, Mt. Olive, IL.
Motion by Osmoe, seconded by Skertich to adjourn at 8:27 p.m. All ayes. Motion carried.
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