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 Monday, April 15th, 2024 in the office of the Board of Education. Board members present were Mrs. Mandy Rieman, Mrs. Holly Farley, Mr. Bill Meinhart, Mrs. Mandi Utley, Mr. Brady Shull and Mrs. Jackie Schackmann. Board members absent were Mr. David Blecha.
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 no FOIA Requests.
Approval of Consent Agenda as presented.
Regular Minutes and Closed Session Minutes for March 18th, 2024,
Bills and Payroll,
Presentment of monthly financial reports,
$206 from Borgic Designs from the Be Kind shirt sales to go towards a student’s lunch account,
$1,615.13 form Borgic Designs/Jasper County Chamber of Commerce to be used on student lunch accounts,
$1500 total donations in memory of Ronnie Diel to NCHS Ag Construction Activity Account,
Andy & Jamie McReynolds – $50
Birkey’s Farm Store – $50
Marty & LaDonna Poehler – $50
Dara & Garry Diel – $100
Kieth & Amy Trimble – $50
Gina & John Diel – $100
L.Kay & William Diel – $200
Kurt & Lori TeVault – $50
Paul & Laura Woods – $50
Dow & Nancy Stremme – $250
Ben & Jill Bierman – $50
Carol Stead – $50
Marla Diel – $160
David & Judy Flessner – $40
Jay & Patsy Leffler – $25
Monte & Bernadine Yockey – $50
Karen Fearington – $25
William & Sharon (Diel) Beeler – $100
$100 from Steven and Tammy Mitchell in Memory of Ronnie Diel to the Ag Construction Activity Account,
$320 from the Athletic Boosters for a Pitching Machine Motor Replacement – Baseball,
$1,000 from the Athletic Boosters for a Flex Camera – Soccer
$800 from the Athletic Boosters for the OCC & Effingham Shootouts – Girls Basketball,
$444.98 from the Athletic Boosters Baseballs,
$5,000 from Bayer Fund to FFA from Deborah Urfer,
$218.04 from Athletic Boosters for Tennis Team Shirts,
Disposition of NCHS miscellaneous kitchen items,
Disposition of Surplus Technology items,
First Reading of PRESS Policy Updates-Changed:
2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure
2:265 Title IX Grievance Procedure
2:270 Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of Race, Color, and National Origin Prohibited
4:165 Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors
4:190 Targeted School Violence Prevention Program
5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited
5:100 Staff Development Program
5:120 Employee Ethics; Code of Professional Conduct; and Conflict of Interest
5:300 Schedules and Employment Year
6:60 Curriculum Content
7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited
7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited
PRESS POLICY 5-year Review:
2:40 Board Member Qualifications
2:60 Board Member Removal from Office
2:140 Communications to and From the Board
4:20 Fund Balances
6:185 Remote Educational Program
Under the Superintendent’s Report, Mr. Sornberger discussed the Student Resource Officer update. At this time, the school district is waiting on the posting of the position. The buildings are currently working on student handbooks, employee handbooks, and extracurricular activity handbooks for the 2024-2025 school year.
Approval of the Food School Management Contract for the Jasper County School District and Award Food Service Management Contract.
Approval to establish the Budget Hearing for FY 24 Amended Budget for June 17, 2024 at 6:20 p.m.
Approval of the Intergovernmental Agreement with Clay-Jasper-Richland-North Wayne Delivery System for the 2024-2025 School Year.
Approval of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Club for NES for 6th Grade Students. Ayes: Utley, Shull, Rieman, Farley, Meinhart. Nays: Schackmann. Motion carried 5-1.
Approval of the Officials Pay for the 2024-2025 School Year.
Approval to enter executive session at 7:10 p.m. for 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1) – To Consider Information Regarding Appointment, Employment, Compensation or Dismissal of Individual Employees; 5ILCS 120/2 (c) (21) – To discuss minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the open meetings act (January 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022).
Approval to return to open session at 7:59 p.m.
Approval to keep closed the Closed Session Minutes from January 1st, 2022 to June 30th, 2022.
Approval of the Resolution Authorizing Issuance of a Notice of Remedial Warning to Jeffrey Finley.
Approval to accept the resignations of Heather Kistner as a NES Full-Time Substitute Teacher as of May 21, 2024, Sheryl Brummer as a NCHS Business Teacher at the end of the 2023-2024 School Year, Weston Peno as the Dean of Students at NCHS/JCJH at the end of the 2023-2024 School Year, Jennifer Eaton as a Speech Language Pathologist at the end of the 2023-2024 School Year.
Approval to employ Eric Qualls as a NES Special Education Teacher for the 2024-2025 School Year.
Approval to accept the resignations of Sheryl Brummer as a NCHS FBLA Sponsor at the end of the 2023-2024 School Year and Weston Peno as the JCJH Athletic Director.
Approval to accept the letters of retirement from Lora Semple as the Kitchen Manager at NCHS/JCJH at the end of the 2023-2024 School Year and from Angie Probst as a District Paraprofessional at the end of the 2023-2024 School Year.
Approval to advertise for a NES Full-Time Substitute Teacher, NCHS/JCJH Kitchen Manager, three Summer Workers for the Jasper County School District, a NCHS FBLA Sponsor Position, a Paraprofessional Position, and a Speech Language Pathologist for the 2024-2025 School Year.
Meeting adjourned at 8:06p.m. Next regular board meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 20th, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. at the Board of Education Office located at 1401 Clayton Avenue.
