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, December 16th, 2024 in the office of the Board of Education. Board members present were Mr. David Blecha, Mrs. Jackie Schackmann, Mrs. Mandy Rieman, Mrs. Holly Farley and Mr. Bill Meinhart. Board members absent were Mr. Brady Shull and Mrs. Mandi Utley.
All votes are considered unanimous unless otherwise noted.
Mandy Rieman called the meeting to order.
Approval to Adopt the 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 November 18th, 2024,
Bills and Payroll,
Presentment of monthly financial reports,
$200 to the Bob Kerans Girls Basketball Tournament from Peoples State Bank to be deposited into Athletic Donations Activity Account,
$200 to the Girls Basketball team from James Backhoe Service,
$100 to the Girls Basketball team from Michael and Jodi Mulvey,
$2,975 to the Boys Basketball Team from an anonymous donor,
$2,000 to Athletic Donations from Newton Athletic Boosters,
$500 to the Shoebox Activity Account from the Rose Hill Church,
$200 from Beverlin Oil Company to the NCHS Athletic Donations Activity Account,
Ian Fehrenbacher as a NCHS Bass Fishing Volunteer Coach,
First Reading of PRESS Policy Updates-Unchanged:
2:140 Communication To and From the Board
4:10 Fiscal and Business Management
4:40 Incurring Debt
4:160 Environmental Quality of Building and Grounds
4:190 Targeted School Violence Prevention Program
5:30 Hiring Process and Criteria
5:35 Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act
5:150 Personnel Record
6:20 School Year Calendar and Day
6:340 Student Testing and Assessment Program
7:160 Student Appearance
7:165 School Uniforms
First Reading of PRESS Policy Updates-Changed:
2:105 Ethics and Gift Ban
2:110 Qualifications, Term, and Duties of Board Officers
2:120 Board Member Development
2:200 Types of School Board Meetings
2:220 School Board Meeting Procedure
2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure
2:265 Title IX Grievance Procedure
4:30 Revenues and Investments
4:60 Purchases and Contracts
4:150 Facility Management and Building
4:170 Safety
5:10 Equal Employment and Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
5:20 Workplace Harassment
5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
5:100 Staff Development Program
5:120 Employee Ethics; Code of Professional Conduct; and Conflict of Interest
5:125 Personal Technology and Social Media and Conduct
5:230 Maintaining Student Discipline
6:60 Curriculum Content
6:65 Student Social and Emotional Development
6:135 Accelerated Placement Program
6:270 Guidance and Counseling Program
7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited
7:100 Health, Eye, and Dental Examinations, Immunizations, and Exclusion of Students
7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited
7:200 Suspension Procedures
8:10 Connection with the Community
Under the Superintendent’s Report, Mr. Sornberger discussed the IASB Joint Annual Conference. From the conference, the Board attended seminars on student discipline, student development for social emotional learning, classroom pedagogy, school safety, and tax levy requirements. Mandy Rieman attended the IASB Delegate Assembly.
Approval of the Tax Levy for 2024.
Approval of the Resolution abating a portion of the tax Heretofore levied for the year 2024 to pay debt service on General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2023, of the District.
Approval of a Bid for the Newton Community High School Roof Project from Top Quality Base for $231,300.
Approval to seek bids for the Newton Elementary Roofing Project.
Approval of District Mowing Contract to Griffith’s Lawn Care for $18,500.
No Closed Session was needed.
Approval to hire Jaime Newkirk, Cheryl Scanlan, Abby E. Jansen, Tanya Howard and Steffanie Stark as tutors for the 2024-2025 School Year.
Approval to hire Troy Bierman as the JCJH Head Track Coach.
Approval to hire Andrea Cleaver as the JCJH Assistant Softball Coach.
Approval to hire Jaime Newkirk as the NCHS Assistant Softball Coach.
Approval to advertise for a NES Special Education Position to fill immediately.
Meeting adjourned at 6:53 p.m. Next regular board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 21st, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at the Board of Education Office located at 1401 Clayton Avenue.
