RUTLAND TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED
SCHOOL DISTRICT 230
Board of Education Regular Meeting
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
MINUTES
Michael Matteson Toby Coates
Superintendent Principal
Minutes of the Meeting of the Rutland CCSD #230 School Board 8/19/2009
1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Board President Linda Backos at 6:01 pm.
2. Roll Call: Board members present: Linda Backos, John Jones, Cheryl Wignes, Mark Gualandri, and Janet Meyer.
3. Approval and signing of minutes: Cheryl Wignes made the motion to approve the minutes for the July 15th meeting and Janet Meyer seconded.
4. Visitors: Larry Duffell, Pam Stack, Ashton Collins, Carolyn Finucan, Lisa Collins, Roberta Aubry.
Ashton Collins made a presentation to the Board to run a Winter Carnival in the gymnasium and cafeteria as a service project for Girl Scouts. Ashton would provide the workers and training for them. Our seventh and eighth grade students that help would earn service hours for their work.
5. Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report was not approved due to fund balances not being correct. The tax distributions were not divided up by funds.
6. Payment of the Bills: John Jones made the motion to approve and Cheryl Wignes seconded.
Other bills were discussed and approved. These bills include: Al’s Plumbing & Heating, Halm Electrical, Illinois Valley Cellular, Quill Corp., Reddick Library, and Larry Duffell’s bonus.
7. Correspondence: none
8. Administrative Reports:
Superintendent:
A. Second draft of FY09 budget: The budget is $122,534 to the positive. Last year at this time it was $93,905 to the positive. This number should get better as the final numbers for state grants come in. Life Safety expenditures need to be included.
B. Second Reading policies: 5.230, 5.240, 5.240 AP, 5.250, 5.250 AP, 5.260, 5.270
C. First Reading policies: 5.280, 5.285, 5.285 AP, 5.290, 5.300, 5.310, 5.310 E, 5.320, 5.330
D. Life Safety update: this needs to be included in the budget. Tuck pointing is done. The windows are completed with the exception of a few minor details. The bleachers are done. After inspection by the Board, we would like before payment is made for them to replace the bottom wood plank that has split.
E. Audit: Scheduled for September.
F. Blacktop: Parking lot is done as well as the playground/basketball areas. There is no bill yet.
G. September meeting: Goal setting meeting will be at 5:30 with dinner provided by the Cheese Shop. The regular Board Meeting will follow at about 7:30. It will begin with the Budget Hearing.
H. Other: Larry and crew, in spite of working around other crews and projects, have the building looking great for the upcoming school year.
Principal’s Report
A. Building update: Marseilles Police and Fire put an address sign out by the road. They donated materials and labor.
B. Registration went well – Carolyn did a great job of organizing and calling those that needed reminding. Enrollment is as follows: (as of Aug. 17)
K-11 5th - 7
1st - 6 6th - 10
2nd - 6 7th - 14
3rd - 5 8th - 13
4th – 8 2 out of district student
TOTAL = 82
C. Athletics update – Fox Valley Conference is looking into 4:30 start times next year in all athletic contests.
D. New Reading Series: we are still experiencing difficulties retrieving materials and information in regard to our order.
E. Opening Teacher’s Institute: Ms. Van Mill is serving breakfast at 8:30 with Teacher meetings starting at 9:00.
F. The 7th and 8th grades are looking into going to Heritage Woods to work with the residents.
9. Old Business: none
10. New business:
A. Staff contracts: Numbers have been approved, they were signed tonight.
B. Milk Bids: North Central Illinois Milk Distributor was a penny and a half cheaper per half-pint than Prairie Farms. Cheryl Wignes made the motion to stay with North Central Illinois Milk Distributor and Janet Meyer seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
C. School Board Goal Setting: was not discussed.
D. Hire Lisa Feagin as fifth grade teacher: All of her proper paperwork has been turned in. John Jones made the motion to hire Lisa Feagin and Janet Meyer seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
E. Approve Dan Wisneski and John Jones as soccer coaches. Cheryl Wignes made the motion to approve Dan Wisneski and John Jones as soccer coaches and Janet Meyer seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
11. Executive Session: Motion to go into executive session at 7:23 was made by Janet Meyer and seconded by Cheryl Wignes. Voting yes were Backos, Jones, Wignes, Gualandri, and Meyer. There were no nay votes.
12. Motion to leave Executive Session: The motion to leave executive session was made by John Jones at 7:44 and seconded by Cheryl Wignes. Voting yes were Backos, Jones, Wignes, Gualandri, and Meyer. There were no nay votes.
13. Adjourn: The motion to adjourn the meeting was made at 7:55 by John Jones and seconded by Mark Gualandri. The motion passed unanimously.
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Linda Backos, President Cheryl Wignes, Secretary
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