Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5 Board of Education met April 18.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
The Board of Education met in regular session on April 19, 2023 in the library. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Brunnworth. Present at roll call were Brunnworth, DeVries, Essington, Osmoe, Remer, and Rimar. Also present were Superintendent Kelly, Principal Baumberger, Principal Scheller, Secretary Butler, John Hanafin, Julie Heyen, Mark Ruemmler, David Schoen, David Schoen Jr., Clarence Aramowicz, Carol Bailey, Jason Bailey, Amy Moulton, Nikki Garrels, Amanda Osmoe, Megan Durbin, Isaiah Johnson, Ethan Ruemmler, Addy Pruden, Amy Pruden, Teresa Dickerson, Kira Buzick, Megan Hanson, Emily Ruemmler, Natalie Johnson, Emily Lueken, Leslie Ann Lesko, Landon Tooley, Cheryl Tooley, Lili Ann Readenour, Janet Readenour, Briley Viviano, Abigail Lesko, Staley Schoen, Barb Osmoe, Bobby Osmoe, Ron Ryan, Robyn Gieson, Casey Hannah, Carter Brunnworth, Hailey Hancock, Blake Bywater, Lane Harmon, Lindsey Knes, and Jennifer Stockstill.
Motion by Remer, seconded by Rimar to adopt the agenda, approve the minutes of the regular school board meeting of March 15, 2023, and approve the minutes of the building committee meeting of March 15, 2023. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by DeVries, seconded by Essington for the destruction of closed session recordings older than 18 months. Roll call: 6 ayes. Motion carried.
Recognition, comments, and correspondence from employees and public:
A. A FOIA request was received on April 10, 2023 from Local Labs. The district responded on April 11, 2023.
B. Julie Heyen presented information to the board regarding the new Energy Community Transition Grant. Our district will receive $51,738 from this grant.
C. David Schoen, Mark Ruemmler, Ethan Ruemmler, Isaiah Johnson, Lindsey Knes, and Teresa Dickerson each spoke to the board regarding the Litchfield extracurricular co-op. They were all in favor of keeping our current co-op with Litchfield in place for the next two school years.
Motion by Osmoe, seconded by Rimar to approve the bills and activity accounts as presented. Roll call: 6 ayes. Motion carried.
Financial Report for March 2023:
Mrs. Kelly reported the Education Fund is sitting at $1,163,764.44. The Building Fund is at $570,996.54. The Bond and Interest Fund is at $14,738.91. The Transportation Fund balance is $325,656.69. The IMRF Fund is at $105,863.01. Site and Construction is at $153,567.31. The Working Cash Fund is at $175,823.63. Tort Immunity Fund is $93,036.73. Life Safety balance is $119,343.39. The total of all funds is $2,722,790.65 and the Operating Fund balance is at $2,236,241.30.
Budget Report: Revenues vs. Expenditures for March 2023:
Education Fund: 77% vs. 75%
Building Fund: 135.2% vs. 84%
Bond & Interest: 9.1% & 3%
Transportation Fund: 91% vs. 76%
IMRF: 76.1% vs. 71%
Site & Construction: 96% & 63%
Working Cash: 78.8% & 0%
Tort Immunity: 75.2% vs. 76%
Life Safety: 79% & -%
Motion by Remer, seconded by Essington to approve the financial report and the budget report for March 2023. All ayes. Motion carried.
New Business:
Mrs. Kelly presented the first reading of board policies to the school board, the first reading of the 2023-2024 Mt. Olive CUSD #5 Before and After School Activities Program Guide, the first reading of the 2023-2024 Mt. Olive CUSD #5 Coaching Handbook, and the first reading of the 2023-2024 Mt. Olive CUSD #5 Extracurricular Activity Handbook.
Motion by DeVries, seconded by Osmoe to approve the Mt. Olive Elementary School in the IESA for the 2023-2024 school year. Roll call: 6 ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by DeVries, seconded by Remer to approve the Mt. Olive High School to join IHSA for the 2023-2024 school year. Roll call: 6 ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Osmoe, seconded by DeVries to renew the Litchfield Cooperative Agreement for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Rimar, seconded by Essington to approve the M&M fuel bid for the 2023-2024 school year. Roll call: 6 ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Essington, seconded by Osmoe to approve the annual schedule of school board meetings. All ayes. Motion carried.
Principals’ Reports:
Mrs. Scheller reported the following:
∙ The bullying assessment for Kindergarten – 5th grade at the end of last month was a success. The information presented was in a way that all age levels gained something from it.
∙ We had some good success at the Gillespie Indian Track invitational where the 7th grade girls took 2nd place and the 8th grade girls took 1st place.
∙ The Jr. High will have the Holocaust survival virtual assembly on May 4th and the Holocaust Museum trip will be on May 19th. All Jr. High students will attend this trip.
∙ Today marks the 4th quarter mid-term. Progress reports will go home Friday. ∙ Tomorrow night is our Title 1 Family Fun Night. It is “game night” themed. Various classrooms will be set up with different board games. Dinner will be provided to the families as well.
∙ I want to thank the Academic Foundation for their recent donation to the band program so a guitar could be purchased and for the donation to purchase flowers and supplies for the fairytale garden in front of the Elementary/Jr. High building.
Mr. Baumberger reported the following:
∙ The high school completed the majority of its state testing. PSAT and SAT testing occurred on April 12th with only a couple of make-ups still outstanding. We currently have one other mandated state test in the Illinois Science Assessment to complete. Test sessions have been scheduled for April 25th for all junior level students.
∙ This weekend the junior class sponsors, Mr. Lesko and Mrs. Ernst, will be hosting coronation and prom. We would like to thank Mrs. Emily Ruemmler for her coordination and assistance with post prom and also Mrs. Val Korunka for her work with the balloon decorations. We will begin the festivities with introducing prom attendees beginning at 6:00 p.m., coronation at 6:45 p.m., and prom starting at 7:00 p.m. All events leading up to prom will be open to the public.
∙ Our senior students are preparing for the last few weeks of their tenure at MOHS. Their next few weeks will be filled with graduation, graduation practice, an awards ceremony, a senior trip, and many other closing activities. Graduation will be held at 7:00 p.m. on May 20th in the high school gym.
∙ Upcoming high school events: Prom & Coronation will be on April 22nd, The Spring Play will be held on April 28th and 29th, New Student Orientation is on May 3rd, there will be a Blood Drive on May 4th, the NHS Ceremony is on May 8th, a band concert is scheduled for May 12th, the graduation ceremony will be on May 20th, and the High School Sports Awards Banquet will be on May 24th.
∙ I would like to thank the Academic Foundation for supporting the SAT incentives for our current junior students, Focus5 for funding a PSAT incentive program for our current freshmen and sophomore students, and to the Olive Tree Family Church for providing the seniors with a luncheon. Through the many contributions of all these organizations, we are very fortunate to have such wonderful community support. Thank you again for all those involved in these groups and for your support.
Superintendent’s Report:
Mrs. Kelly reported the following:
A. Non-Resident Tuition Waiver
All of our staff members, full time and part time, will be able to have their children attend our school district at no cost.
B. COPS Grant
The COPS Grant is a matching grant that the district will be applying for by May 10th. We will find out if we have been approved for the grant in September. The purpose of this grant will be to support school safety matters.
C. District Improvement Plan Meeting
The district improvement plan team recently had a meeting. We have another meeting on May 5th. We will present our ideas and plans to the board at the May board meeting.
Unfinished Business:
Motion by DeVries, seconded by Remer to approve the 2023-2024 Mt. Olive Elementary/JH Handbook. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Remer, seconded by Rimar to approve the 2023-2024 Mt. Olive High School Handbook. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Osmoe, seconded by DeVries to enter into closed session at 7:46 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: 6 ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by DeVries, seconded by Osmoe to return to open session at 10:11 p.m. Roll call: 6 ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by DeVries, seconded by Essington to accept the resignation of Averie Schmelzle as high school volunteer cheer coach. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Osmoe, seconded by Remer to hire Averie Schmelzle as the unpaid volunteer Jr. High assistant cheer coach for this summer and for the 2023-2024 school year. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Osmoe, seconded by Remer to hire Dalton Brunnworth, pending a successful background check, for summer custodial help. 5 ayes, 1 present. Motion carried.
Motion by DeVries, seconded by Essington to hire Paula Grider as dishwasher. All ayes. Motion carried.
The next special board meeting will be held on Wednesday April 26, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. in the school library at 804 West Main St., Mt. Olive, IL.
The next board meeting will be held on Wednesday May 17, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. in the school library at 804 West Main St., Mt. Olive, IL.
Motion by Osmoe, seconded by Essington to adjourn at 10:15 p.m. All ayes. Motion carried.
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