Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5 Board of Education met July 19.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
The Board of Education met in regular session on July 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, Essington, Remer, and Skertich. Also present were Superintendent Kelly, Principal Klein, Secretary Butler, John Hanafin, Roger Kratochvil, and Megan Durbin.
Motion by Essington, seconded by Remer to adopt the agenda. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Skertich, seconded by Remer to approve the minutes of the building committee meeting of June 21, 2023, approve the minutes of the public hearing for the 2022-2023 budget of June 21, 2023, and approve the minutes of the regular school board meeting of June 21, 2023. All ayes. Motion carried.
Recognition, comments, and correspondence from employees and public:
A. A FOIA request was received on June 21, 2023 from Taryn Markezich.
B. A FOIA request was received from Prairie State Wire on June 23, 2023 and July 11, 2023.
C. Roger Kratochvil, President of the Academic Foundation, presented the school district with a grant totaling $50,200. These funds will be utilized to purchase safety and playground equipment.
D. Thank you to the Park Board for donating soccer goals to the school.
Motion by Skertich, seconded by Remer to approve the bills and activity accounts as presented. Roll call: 4 ayes. Motion carried.
Financial Report for June 2023:
Mrs. Kelly reported the Education Fund is sitting at $1,196,559.47. The Building Fund is at $621,094.24. The Bond and Interest Fund is at $39,441.31. The Transportation Fund balance is $367,294.57. The IMRF Fund is at $108,252.59. Site and Construction is at $208,591.45. The Working Cash Fund is at $182,072.56. Tort Immunity Fund is $201,794.70. Life Safety balance is $130,354.41. The total of all funds is $3,055,455.30 and the Operating Fund balance is at $2,367,020.84.
Budget Report: Revenues vs. Expenditures for June 2023:
Education Fund: 106% vs. 99%
Building Fund: 122% vs. 54%
Bond & Interest: 499% & 99%
Transportation Fund: 121% vs. 89%
IMRF: 100% vs. 94%
Site & Construction: 122% & 64%
Working Cash: 108% & 0%
Tort Immunity: 100% vs. 77%
Life Safety: 108% & 100%
Motion by Remer, seconded by Essington to approve the financial report and the budget report for June 2023. All ayes. Motion carried.
Unfinished Business:
Motion by Brunnworth, seconded by Skertich to approve the $5 million sexual misconduct liability insurance. Roll call: 4 ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Remer, seconded by Essington to approve the new high school courses for the 2023- 2024 school year. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Skertich, seconded by Remer for MOHS to add track for the 2023-2024 school year. All ayes. Motion carried.
New Business:
Motion by Essington, seconded by Remer to approve the extracurricular transportation waiver for students. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Essington, seconded by Skertich to increase pay for officials employed by the Mt. Olive School District. Roll call: 4 ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Essington, seconded by Brunnworth to authorize Superintendent Kelly to prepare the budget for the 2023-2024 school year. This budget will be presented at the August school board meeting. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Remer, seconded by Skertich to accept the resignation of Hailey Hancock as high school cheerleading coach. All ayes. Motion carried.
Principals’ Reports:
Mr. Klein reported the following:
∙ I am excited for the upcoming school year. The community has been very welcoming. I am looking forward to meeting all the students and staff members in August.
Superintendent’s Report:
Mrs. Kelly reported the following:
A. Raptor Visitor Management System
With the CPG grant, we are looking to purchase the Raptor Visitor Management System. Each office would have a driver’s license scanner for visitors to scan into the building. The scanner would provide the district with a quick background check on the visitor and would create a tag for the visitor to wear. This would increase our security measures within the building.
B. IASB Policy Manual Customization
I had my first meeting with an IASB representative. We will be working on our district’s policy manual and it will be presented to the board once completed.
C. Bus Bids
Our bus leases end in 2024. I plan to put out for bid 2 – 4 buses. I will get a cost comparison for buying vs. leasing and make a recommendation at a future meeting.
D. E-Learning Plan
I am working on our upcoming school year’s e-learning plan and I plan to present it to the board at the August or September meeting.
E. Bushue Human Services
Bushue Human Services offers a wide variety of employment, risk management, and HR services to school districts. The annual cost of this program would be $6,180 annually.
F. Academic Foundation
Mt. Olive School District is very blessed to have the Academic Foundation in its community. They are a huge asset to the school and I cannot thank them enough for all they do for the school. The Academic Foundation has donated over $1 million to our school district.
G. Joint Annual Conference: November 17 – 19, 2023
If anyone is interested in attending this conference, please let me know.
Motion by Remer, seconded by Skertich to enter into closed session at 7:40 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: 4 ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Skertich, seconded by Remer to return to open session at 8:02 p.m. Roll call: 4 ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Remer, seconded by Essington to hire Jennifer Hoxsey as MOHS Counselor/Student Support role pending licensure, successful completion of a background check, and employment history verification check. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Remer, seconded by Essington to hire Jamie Brown as full time custodian for Mt. Olive High School pending successful background check and employment history verification check. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Skertich, seconded by Brunnworth to hire Kimberly Jackson as part time custodian for Mt. Olive CUSD #5 pending successful background check and employment history verification check. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Remer, seconded by Skertich to hire Erik Osmoe as transportation coordinator for Mt. Olive CUSD #5 pending successful background check and employment history verification check. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Skertich, seconded by Essington to hire Michael Len as the paid assistant baseball coach pending successful background check and employment history verification check. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Remer, seconded by Brunnworth to hire Gregg Hires as unpaid volunteer baseball coach for the 2023-2024 school year pending successful background check and employment history verification check. All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Skertich, seconded by Brunnworth to hire Jacob Frerichs as unpaid volunteer baseball coach for the 2023-2024 school year pending successful background check and employment history verification check. All ayes. Motion carried.
President Brunnworth recognized and congratulated Dr. Brandi Kelly on recently receiving her doctorate’s degree.
The next board meeting will be held on Wednesday August 16, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. in the school library at 804 West Main St., Mt. Olive, IL.
Motion by Skertich, seconded by Essington to adjourn at 8:07 p.m. All ayes. Motion carried.
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