Jasper County Community Unit #1, Board of Education Meeting

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Jasper County Community Unit #1, Board of Education Meeting

Report May 19, 2025

  • The 2024-2025 School Year will officially end as the students of the Jasper County School District will have their last day of school on May 23, 2025.  
  • With that said, I am excited to see the start of all the summer camps for sports and learning this summer.  
  • The District will also be in full swing of multiple building projects.
    • These projects include:
      • Classroom updates Newton High School 
      • Roofs at Newton High School and Newton Elementary Building

Superintendent’s Report:

Amended FY 2025 Budget

  • The District will hold an amended budget hearing on June 23, 2025 at 6:20 p.m. at the District Office.
  • The amended budget hearing is to discuss updates to the original budget.
  • Once approved, the amended budget will be sent to the Illinois State Board of Education. 

Amended Budget Overview:

  • The District has paid off the school district’s portion of the HVAC project.
    • The project was funded with ESSER Funds and District O & M Revenues.
    • The total project was 4.75 million dollars.  
  • The main concern for the amended budget is the decrease of CPPRT revenues to the District O & M Fund.  
  • The District is waiting as we are every year on the last payment for Transportation.
    • Jasper County is the largest land mass district in the State of Illinois.
    • With this, a great cost is spent on transportation.
    • The State of Illinois continues to prorate payments to school districts for transportation.
      • Basically, the state is not fully funding transportation.  When this happens Districts must use other funds to help offset these costs.  

New Business

  • Established a Budget Hearing for FY 25 Amended Budget for June 23, 2025 at 6:20 P.M.
  • Approved a Finance Agreement for 7 Bluebird 71 Passenger School Buses with Peoples State Bank
  • Approved Technology Lease Purchase Agreement with Dieterich Bank
  • Approved Handbooks for Newton Community High School, Jasper County Junior High, Newton Elementary School, and Saint Marie Elementary for 2025-2026 School Year
  • Approved Jasper County Acceptable Use Policy for Technology

Resignation/Retirement

  • Caddie Howard- NES Teacher
  • Justin Kelsheimer- NES Teacher
  • Ellie Burris–NCHS Math Teacher
  • Sara Beam- JCJH Math Teacher
  • Stephanie West- JCJH Social Studies Teacher
  • Jenna Kremer-NES Elementary Teacher
  • Rick Brown-Bus Driver

Hire

  • Claire Griffith – NES ElementaryTeacher
  • Kashtyn Shull – SME Elementary Teacher
  • Jill Michl – Summer Transportation
  • Emma Nadler-  Summer IT Department
  • Nathan Smith-  Summer Building Maintenance
  • Taylor Schmidt- Paraprofessional
  • Haze Swisher- Night Custodian NCHS

Approval to Advertise

  • Approval to advertise for two (2) Newton Elementary School Teachers
  • Approval to advertise for a full time floating sub for Newton Elementary 

             School.

  • Approval to advertise for a NCHS and  a JCJH Math Teacher
  • Approval to advertise for a Bus Driver for 2025-2026