REGULAR MEETING February 19, 2015 7:00 p.m.
The Regular Meeting of the PORTA Community Unit School District #202,
Board of Education, Petersburg, Illinois was held in the Board Room of the
Superintendent’s office at the Jr.-Sr. High School on February 19, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
President Churchill called the meeting to order and requested a roll call. Upon a call of the roll the following members were found to be present: Bettis, Bumgardner, Burris,
Chalmers, Churchill, and McCurdy. Member Kuehl was absent. Also present were Matthew Brue, Superintendent; Darren Hartry, High School Principal; Eric Kesler,
PORTA Central Principal; Shelby Kinney, PORTA Jr-Sr High teacher & coach; Lisa
Howard and Paula Throckmorton, PORTA Central teachers; and Annette Burris, local resident and PORTA parent.
CONSENT AGENDA
Member Bumgardner made a motion to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented.
Member Chalmers seconded the motion. All members present voted AYE.
President Churchill declared the motion carried.
LETTERS & COMMUNICATIONS
All letters and thank you notes were acknowledged by the Board.
CULINARY ARTS CLASS RECOGNIZED
The PORTA Culinary Arts class had left several cooked/baked items for the
Board to enjoy. President Churchill and the rest of the board would like to thank Ms.
Jones and her class for the treats that were left for them. RECOGNITION OF PERSONS PRESENT
President Churchill welcomed those present at the meeting and asked if any of them had anything that they wished to discuss. Everyone declined to comment. The meeting proceeded.
OLD BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
BOARD PLANNING SESSION REPORT/DISCUSSION
Superintendent Brue presented to the Board a report from the Illinois State Board of Education regarding their two most recent Board Planning sessions. President
Churchill thought that the Planning Sessions were very well executed and very informative. The Board agreed and decided to meet again in the near future to continue with the planning sessions.
RtI REPORT
Eric Kesler, PORTA Central principal, gave a report on RtI at PORTA Central.
RtI is a program that gives students more individualized reading and/or math time set aside to help bring the students’ learning level or potential learning level up to meet standards. This is done through a series of assessments that are performed at different times during the school year. He reported that we are seeing great improvement amongst the students using the program and hopes that in the future we will continue to see marked improvement.
ACADEMIC/ATHLETIC CO-OP WITH A-C CENTRAL APPROVED
After a lengthy discussion regarding continuing to accomplish an Academic Co- op with the A-C Central school district as well as an Athletic Co-op, Superintendent Brue brought to the table the results from A-C Central’s school registration which has already been completed for next year. Due to A-C Central adjusting their daily schedule and
PORTA also making some adjustments to their current schedule and expanding class offerings there is a significant increase in A-C students enrolled in classes at PORTA.
PORTA students will also have the opportunity to enroll in two different dual-credit courses that A-C Central currently offers. With those key items already in place,
Member Chalmers made a motion to approve the Academic Sharing & Athletic Co-op between PORTA and A-C Central for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years. Member
Burris seconded the motion. Upon a call of the roll the following members voted AYE:
Bettis, Bumgardner, Burris, Chalmers, Churchill, and McCurdy. NAY: None. Absent:
Kuehl. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
GRADUATION DATES AND TIMES SET
Member Bettis made a motion to set High School Graduation for Friday, May 29,
2015 at 7:30 p.m. and Junior High Graduation for Monday, June 1, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Member Bumgardner seconded the motion. All members present voted AYE. President
Churchill declared the motion carried.
PROPOSED MARQUEE DISCUSSION
Mr. Hartry, High School Principal, presented the Board with 3 different ideas for a new school marquee. The ideas were brought to the Board for the Board’s input on what they would like to see in a new school marquee. Mr. Hartry was instructed to work with Superintendent Brue to develop a spec sheet for a marquee to send out for bids. FUTURE REVENUE SOURCES AND AGREEMENT WITH FIRST MID-STATE
Mr. Brue discussed options for future revenue creation, detailing the steps for the sale of working cash as an option in the future.
BASS FISHING TEAM REQUEST DENIED
The Board had received a written request from the current team coach asking for a monetary amount to help defray expenses incurred by the team. The Board’s stance when the team was added last year was that the District would not incur any costs associated with the addition of the bass fishing team to the list of school sports. The
Board agreed to stand on that matter and the request was denied.
APPROVE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH LTEC
Member McCurdy made a motion to approve the Intergovernmental Agreement with LTEC as presented. Member Burris seconded the motion. All members present voted AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
CLOSED SESSION
Member Chalmers made a motion to go into Closed Session. Member Bettis seconded the motion. Upon a call of the roll the following members voted AYE: Bettis,
Bumgardner, Burris, Chalmers, Churchill, and McCurdy. NAY: None. Absent: Kuehl.
President Churchill declared the motion carried.
Member McCurdy made a motion to come out of Closed Session. Member Bettis seconded the motion. Upon a call of the roll the following members voted AYE: Bettis,
Bumgardner, Burris, Chalmers, Churchill, and McCurdy. NAY: None. Absent: Kuehl.
President Churchill declared the motion carried. EMPLOY JASON SHEPHERD AS A VOLUNTEER WRESTLING COACH
Member Chalmers made a motion to employ Jason Shepherd as a Volunteer
Wrestling Coach. Member McCurdy seconded the motion. All members present voted
AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
EMPLOY RICH MCMAHAN AS AN ASSISTANT SOFTBALL COACH
Member Bumgardner made a motion to employ Rich McMahan as an Assistant
Softball Coach. Member Bettis seconded the motion. All members present voted AYE.
President Churchill declared the motion carried.
UPHELD STUDENT SUSPENSIONS
Member Burris made a motion to uphold the Student Suspensions as presented.
Member Chalmers seconded the motion. All members present voted AYE. President
Churchill declared the motion carried.
ACCEPTED RETIREMENT REQUEST FROM MARY MIES
Member Bettis made a motion to accept the retirement request from Mary Mies,
High School English teacher, effective at the end of the 2014-15 school year. Member
McCurdy seconded the motion. All members present voted AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
ACCEPTED RETIREMENT REQUEST FROM MARK GRANT
Member McCurdy made a motion to accept the retirement request from Mark
Grant, Jr.-Sr. High Science teacher & High School Boys Golf Coach effective at the end of the 2014-15 school year. Member Bumgardner seconded the motion. All members present voted AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
None.
ADJOURN
Member Bumgardner made a motion to adjourn. Member Chalmers seconded the motion. All members present voted AYE. President Churchill declared the meeting adjourned. ______Secretary, Board of Education
Approved by:
______President, Board of Education