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 on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024 in the office of the Board of Education. Board members present were Mrs. Mandy Rieman, Mr. Bill Meinhart, Mrs. Mandi Utley and Mr. Brady Shull, Mr. David Blecha, and Mrs. Jackie Schackmann. Board members absent were Mrs. Holly Farley.
All votes are considered unanimous unless otherwise noted.
Mandy Rieman called the meeting to order.
Approval to Adopt Agenda.
Mandy asked for Recognition of Guests and Public Comments. There were none.
There were two FOIA requests. Illinois Retired Teachers is a yearly request asking for contact information for teachers that are retiring. SmartProcure is a quarterly FOIA request dealing with district purchases.
Approval of Consent Agenda as presented.
Regular Minutes and Closed Session Minutes for January 16th, 2024,
Bills and Payroll,
Presentment of monthly financial reports,
Renee Gier, Zach Weber and Dustin Herdes as NCHS Boat Captain Volunteers,
Kim Zuber and Kenzie Smith as NCHS Softball Volunteers
Jack Kinkade as a NCHS Baseball Volunteer,
Linda Tharp as a Strong Girls Volunteer,
Travis Wyatt as a Strong Boys Volunteer,
$250 from Peoples State Bank for Pack the Place Admission,
$250 from Peoples State Bank for NCHS Softball for popcorn,
$500 from Peoples State Bank for the NCHS Girls Basketball,
$2,000 Anonymous Donation to NCHS Softball,
$2,000 Anonymous Donation to NCHS Girls Track,
$2,000 Anonymous Donation to NCHS Boys Track,
$1,000 Anonymous Donation to NCHS Boys Tennis,
$1,000 Anonymous Donation to NCHS Girls Tennis,
$315 from the Newton Athletic Boosters for baseball pants,
$100 from the City of Newton for the LIC Boys Basketball Tournament,
$100 from McClane Motors for the LIC Boys Basketball Tournament,
$100 from Pat Mammoser – Country Financial for the LIC Boys Basketball Tournament,
$100 from Wolf Eye Care for the LIC Boys Basketball Tournament,
$1,000 from Peoples State Bank for gate admission from Pack the Place,
$200 from Peoples State Bank for popcorn from Pack the Place,
$500 from Peoples State Bank to the NCHS Boys Basketball Team,
$1,500 from Schumacher Orthodontics to Elementary School,
Under the Superintendent’s Report, Mr. Sornberger discussed an update on the Community Partnership Grant projects and the process of preparing the 2024-2025 school calendar. The HVAC Project is scheduled to begin May 22, 2024 and to conclude on September 1, 2024 at the high school and September 3, 2024 at the elementary school. Building and Grounds Committee Meeting is scheduled for March 1, 2024 at 8:30 a.m.
Approval of the contract renewal for Jasper County School District with Pepsi MidAmerica.
Approval to Amend FY 24 Calendar.
The Board entered into executive session at 6:58 p.m. for 1.5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1, 21, 10) – To Consider Information Regarding Appointment, Employment, Compensation or Dismissal of Individual Employees; minutes of meeting lawfully closed under the open meetings act (January 1, 2021 – June 30, 2021).
Approval to return to open session at 7:57 p.m.
Approval to keep closed the Closed Session Minutes from January 1st, 2021 to June 30th, 2021.
Approval of the Contract Extension for Jasper County Superintendent.
Approval to employ Abby Frohning as the Newton Elementary Guidance Counselor, Josey Hyatt as the Jasper County Junior High Guidance Counselor, Madison Healy as a Newton Elementary School Teacher, and Sidney Mayberry as a Newton Elementary School Teacher for the 2024-2025 School Year.
Approval of Steffanie Stark, Cynthia Griffith, Rachel Buening, Cheryl James, Dawn Meinhart, Cheryl Scanlan, Abby (Frohning) Jansen, and Gayle Glumac as members for the Strong Girls Program at NES.
Approval of Kevin Colclasure, Jordan Colclasure, Collin Smith, Paul Marchini, and Riley Britton as members for the Strong Boys Program at NES.
Approval to employ Cody Beam as the Assistant NCHS Softball Coach for the 2023-2024 School Year.
Approval to accept the letter of retirement from Norman Short as District Maintenance as of March 31st, 2024.
Approval to accept the resignation of Jordan Baker as a District Paraprofessional as of February 6th, 2024.
Approval to advertise for Substitute Cooks, Substitute Teachers, Substitute Paraprofessionals, and for a full time District Maintenance Position for the 2024-2025 School Year.
Meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m. Next regular board meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 18th, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. at the Board of Education Office located at 1401 Clayton Avenue.
