Following is a summary of minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Education of Jasper County Community Unit School District No. 1 held in the office of the Board of Education on Monday, August 15, 2022. Board members present were Mrs. Mandy Rieman, Mr. Bill Meinhart, Mr. Jason Kuhl, Mr. Brady Shull, Mr. Jerry L. Jed Earnest attended by Zoom and Mrs. Holly Farley. Members absent: Mrs. Mandi Utley.
All votes are considered unanimous unless otherwise noted.
Mandy Rieman called the meeting to order.
Agenda was approved as presented.
Mandy asked for Recognition of Guests and Public Comments. There were none.
There were 2 FOIA requests. One from Construct Connect requesting the bid tabulation from Farnsworth Group on the NCHS/JCJH Roof Upgrades 2022 and one from Public Access Bureau reviewing Board Member Earnest request of All “ANONYMOUS DONATIONS” made to [the District] between the dates of July 1, 2017, to the present date (believed to be at least a total of $46,485 from Sept, 2020, to Dec 31, 2021). Please include (but not limited to) date of donation, name of donor, what program requested to, and name and address receipt sent to.
Board member Jerry L. Jed Earnest asked to pull item F-Donations to vote on separately. Approval of the consent agenda.
Regular and Closed Session Minutes for July 18, 2022,
Bills and Payroll,
Presentment of monthly financial reports,
Destruction of closed session recording for July 15, 2019,
Abby Frohning as NCHS Volleyball Volunteer,
Jason Wagner as a JCJH Girls Basketball Volunteer,
Jamee Baltzell as a NCHS Cheerleading Volunteer,
$321.69 from the Class of 1965 to the NCHS General Activity Fund,
$271 from the First National Bank of Olney to the NCHS General Activity Fund,
$600 from an anonymous donor to the JCJH/NCHS FCA,
$25,000 from Peoples State Bank for new scoreboards in the JCJH/NCHS Gym,
$999 from Maxine E. Spitler Foundation to NE,
Donation of school supplies to NE from Chad Miller,
Donation of school supplies to NE from Steve Hardwick,
$2000 to the NCHS Football Team from an anonymous donor,
$2000 to the NCHS Soccer Team from an anonymous donor,
$2000 to the Girls Cross Country Team from an anonymous donor,
$2000 to the Boys Cross Country Team from an anonymous donor,
$2,664.80 from the Athletic Boosters for 55 foam protective caps for football,
$800 from Peoples State Bank for official’s room,
$200 from Heartland Mutual Ins. for official’s room,
$240 from EJ Water for official’s room,
$140 from Bishop Mutual Insurance for official’s room,
$450 from Athletic Boosters for 2 battery operated fans and extra batteries,
$1090 from Athletic Booster for protective mat to cover the entrance of the track for football games.
Approval of Disposition of Technology Surplus and Classroom Dictionaries and Library Books Surplus.
Under the superintendent’s report, Mr. Sornberger gave an informative report on district grants. Our district has a significant amount of grants such as the Community Partnership Grant in the amount of $323,000, the sole purpose of this grant is to enhance relationships with the community while supporting our students, faculty, and staff. Mr. Sornberger will keep the board updated regarding the grants.
Mr. Sornberger also gave a presentation on the FY23 Tentative Budget. He explained his approach and process to get the revenues and expenditures for the year. The Tentative Budget will be on public display at the Unit Office at 609 S. Lafayette Street in Newton until formal adoption at the September 19th regular meeting.
Approval of Budget Hearing for FY 23 Budget for September 19, 2022 at 6:20p.m.
Approval of Updated Risk Management Plan. The Risk Management Plan has been unchanged from the previous years. The Board last took action on the plan in August of 2021.
Approval of Board Member Mandy Rieman to serve on the Southeastern Special Education Cooperative Board.
Approval of the Second Reading of Jasper County Unit #1 School Wellness Plan. This was needed due to an ISBE school lunch program audit for the State of Illinois conducted Spring of 2022.
Approval of Superintendent Sornberger to attend the Title I Conference for the 2022-2023 School Year September 19 through September 21.
Intergovernmental Agreement or MOU with Elite Fitness was tabled until the September 19, 2022 board meeting.
Approval of Corporate Authorization Resolution for Peoples State Bank for District Signature Card.
No Closed Session was needed.
Approval of the resignations of Amanda Richey as Ste. Marie Paraprofessional and Becky Johnson as NCHS Night Custodian both effective immediately.
Approval of the resignation of Rickie Steber as Newton Elementary School Counselor effective immediately.
Approval to employ Angela Newlin as a Newton Elementary School Counselor to start with the 2022-2023 school year.
Approval to employ Allison Harris as a JCJH 7th Grade Girls Basketball Coach to start with the 2022-2023 school year.
Approval to employ Lindsay Weber as a Paraprofessional to start with the 2022-2023 school year.
Approval to advertise for an NCHS Night Custodian and JCJH Assistant Cross Country Coach.
Meeting adjourned at 7:22pm. Next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 19, 2022 at 6:30pm at the Board Office.
