Jasper County Community Unit #1, Board of Education Meeting
Report July 17, 2023
Visitors:
- At the July Board Meeting, the Board recognized NCHS Spring State Athletes.
- Tennis:
- State Qualifiers
- Ben and Isaac Street
- State Qualifiers
- Girls Track:
- State Qualifiers
- Brooke Schafer
- Karasyn Martin
- Camryn Martin
- Gracie Smithenry
- Layna Marshall
- Shay Bennett
- Elley Bennett
- Laney Hemrich
- Makayla McVicar
- Sydney Kinder
- State Medalist
- 4×200- Laney Hemrich, Morgan Schafer, Makayla McVicar, & Sydney Kinder (5th Place)
- 4X400-Elley Bennett, Laney Hemrich, Morgan Schafer, & Makayla McVicar (9th Place)
- State Qualifiers
- Boys Track
- State Qualifiers
- Jacob Wickham
- Parker Wolf
- Owen Mahaffey
- Luke Weber
- Luis Zavala
- Hayden Borgic
- Owen Schackmann
- Dalton Baltzell
- Evan Zumbahlen
- Isaac Flowers
- Brayden Bergbower
- Dawson Deitz
- State Medalist
- Shot- Jacob Wickham (5th Place)
- 100- Parker Wolf (6th Place)
- 200- Parker Wolf (4th Place)
- 400- Parker Wolf (2nd Place)
- 400- Owen Mahaffey (6th Place)
- 4×800- Owen Mahaffey, Luke Weber, Luis Zavala, & Hayden Borgic (7th Place)
- Team Finished 3rd at State!
- State Qualifiers
- Tennis:
Superintendent’s Report:
- Jasper County School District ended the fiscal year on June 30, 2023.
- Overall, the district ended the fiscal year in good standing with revenues exceeding budgeted numbers and expenditures less than predicted.
- Although this is the case, the Capital Fund (1% Sales Tax) was the one that took the biggest hit. The Capital Fund money was used to pay for the new elevator at Newton Community High School.
- The District also will finish the year in a negative balance in the Transportation Fund. State payments for the District arrived in early July, with those revenues being counted in fiscal year 24.
- District Transportation Director Daniel Stark discussed the needs that the school district has for bus drivers and ways to incentivize more people to drive a bus.
New Business
- Approved Title I Schoolwide Plans for Ste. Marie, Newton Elementary, Jasper County Jr. High, & Newton High School
- Approved Superintendent Membership and Conferences for the 2023-2024 School Year
- Approved Updated Risk Management Plan
- Approved Jasper County District #1 Classified Handbook 2023-2024
- Approved Soccer Complex Agreement with 4THEKIDSLLC.
- Approved for Superintendent to Hire District Staff from July 18, 2023 to August 21, 2023
- Approved the Purchase of (2) Two Used Activity Buses for the 2023-2024 School Year with an individual price cap of $80,000 each.
Actions From Closed Session:
- Approved Contract Renewals for Daniel Stark, Aaron Kurtz, Misty Heath, Adrian Guzman, Luke Zuber, Nickolas Huddleston, Jenni Maxon at a 5% Increase.
Resignations/Retirements
- Approve the resignation of Everett Fear as NCHS/JCJH Night Custodian as of
July 25, 2023.
- Approve the resignation of Kyle Klier as of June 30, 2023 as NES Assistant Principal.
- Approve the resignation of Samantha Will as of July 30, 2023 as NES Teacher.
Hires
- Approve Ryan Klier as the NES Assistant Principal for the 2023-2024 School Year.
- Approve Rachel Buening as a NES Teacher for the 2023-2024 School Year.
- Approve Julia Whittler as a NES Teacher for the 2023-2024 School Year.
- Approval to hire Erin Harris, Ryan Cochran, and Kathleen Terry for as District Bus Drivers for the 2023-2024 School Year.
- Approval to hire Klayton Jones for the NCHS Night Custodial Position for
2023-2024 School Year.
- Approval to hire Jeremy Kuhl as the NCHS Day Custodian Position for the
2023-2024 School Year.
- Approval to hire Amy McDonald as a Jasper County Schools Paraprofessional
for the 2023-2024 School Year.
Approve to Advertise:
- Approval to Advertise for a Night Custodian at NCHS for the 2023-2024 School Year.
- Approval to Advertise for a NCHS/JCJH Assistant Principal for the 2023-2024 School Year.
