UNOFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF MIDLAND COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #7, MARSHALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS OCTOBER 16, 2017
The Board of Education, Midland Community Unit District #7, Marshall County, Illinois met in regular session on October 16, 2017, at Midland Elementary School, pursuant to due notice given. The meeting was called to order a 6:30 P.M. by Board President, Ryan Weber.
ROLL CALL
Board Members present were: Wood, Weber, Traver, Stickel, Riddell, and Poignant. Also present were Administrators: Bill Wrenn, Adam Janssen, Jeremy Gauwitz. Padilla was absent.
VISITORS see sign-in sheet APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion was made by Riddell, seconded by Wood, and carried with a unanimous roll call vote to accept the agenda as presented.
PUBLIC COMMENT SEAT NEW BOARD MEMBER/OATH OF OFFICE
Seat New Board Member, Laura Ekern a. New Board Member take her seat
INFORMATIONAL REPORTS Superintendent, Bill Wrenn District Report: ● Financial Report ● Balance Sheet ● Cash Account Table ● Board Policies ● Recognition Principal, Jeremy Gauwitz High School Report: Curriculum/Staff ● Teachers have been working hard creating Google Classrooms for all of their classes. ● 20 informal observations have been completed ● Parent/teacher conferences are October 17th and 19th from 3-7pm Professional Development ● BLT team is meeting to think about changing some of the core instruction, as well as planning on assisting teachers with more
problem based curriculum and other higher level thinking projects. The goal is to prepare our students to be lifelong learners. Student Life ● MAP testing went very well last week. We tested all the freshman and sophomores in Reading and Math. Initial results revealed both the freshman and sophomore classes scored higher than the National average in both Reading and Math ● Student Council purchased Senior Athletic Posters that have been hung up in the gym. All Senior athletes in all sports/activities can take them home after graduation Suspension/Detentions ● Detentions: 18 ● Saturday: 4 ● Suspensions: 1 Detailed Attendance ● 94.6% Attendance Rate ○ Freshman: 94.6% ○ Sophomore: 94.2% ○ Junior: 95.7% ○ Senior: 94.7% Athletic Dept. Board Report ● Cross Country is going well. ● Football is underway with one win over Our Lady of Sacred Heart. We have 22 students left on the team after injuries and eligibility. ● Golf has wrapped up its season, except for AJ Foster who qualified for the state golf meet. He played on Friday and Saturday this past week. We did a “walk through” for him on Thursday morning before he left. ● Volleyball Senior Night is tomorrow night. WE have 4 seniors that will be honored before the Varsity match against Roanoke-Benson. They also advanced to the second-round of the TCC Tournament when they defeated Marquette in 3 games. ● Basketball/Cheer is underway. Boys have “Open Gym” twice a week and girls are every Saturday. Cheer and dance have also started practices a couple of times a week, so gym space is very limited. ● Openings: Asst. H.S. Softball Principal, Adam Janssen Middle School Report: Buildings and Grounds ● On Friday, Oct. 13th, we welcomed in Mike Donahue to talk to our students about empathy and respect. Mike’s program was free, thanks to the Marshall Cty. Health Dept. and the Community Partners Against Substance Abuse.
● The M.S. has teamed with Kids Hope again this year and will be providing mentoring opportunities for students. Curriculum/Staff ● At our last Staff Mtg. we worked on and strategized instructional strategies that support Differentiated Learning. I’ve also been working with the staff on the power of “I Don’t Know.” ● We are using Remind to send homework reminders out to parents now. One account per grade level goes out. ● I want to commend our new Guidance Counselor, Beth White, on all of her hard work. She is really blending into our building and continues to provide amazing opportunities for our kids. ● Miss White and I took 11 8th graders to the Construction Career Expo in Peoria. Students were able to do plaster work, wire a light bulb, run a small excavator, bend sheet metal, and run a jack hammer! Student Life ● September Students of the Month are: ○ 5th Grade-Colten Blew ○ 6th Grade-Kayla Shaffer ○ 7th Grade-Emma Pyles ○ 8th Grade-Ryan Biggar Enrollment/Detentions/Suspensions ● Detentions-4 ● Suspensions ■ 10 Suspensions (2 out of school, 8 in school) ● Overall Enrollment: 214 ○ 8th Grade-56 ○ 7th Grade-47 ○ 6th Grade-52 ○ 5th Grade-59 Athletic Department Board Report: M.S. Basketball- Girls basketball is underway. The girls are playing hard and have a couple of wins under their belt. Principal, Krystle Padilla, Elementary School Report: Curriculum and Instruction: ● BLT has focused our goal areas into: ■ Quality Instruction ■ Effective Communication ■ Digital Literacy ● All Staff Professional Development and Building PD has been focused to fall into those three areas. Personnel: ● Clayton Cohen started this past month as our 2nd shift custodian.
PBIS: Character Trait of the Week is underway. Our 1st PBIS Celebration was at the end of Sept. with only 4 students not participating. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
OLD BUSINESS
Motion was made by Poignant, seconded by Riddell, and carried with a unanimous vote to accept the consent agenda as presented. A. Approval of September 18, 2017 Regular Board Meeting Minutes B. Approval of September 18, 2017 Closed Session Minutes C. Approval of September 20, 2017 Special Board Meeting Minutes D. Approval of September 20, 2017 Special Board Meeting Closed Session Minutes E. Approval of Bills and Payroll F. Approval of Activity Reports (MES, MMS, MHS, Dist. FNB, Dist HB) G. Approval of Employee Expenses H. Resignations ● Gary Leato as District Technical Director I. Review of Suspensions ● ● ●
Construction Update Design Update Construction Budget Update
NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS a. Action 10/16/2017-01– SELECTION OF DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE FOR IASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY MEETING Motion was made by Weber, seconded by Riddell, and carried by a unanimous roll call vote to select Stephanie Poignant as delegate for IASB Assembly Meeting and Cheryle Wood as alternate. b. Action 10/16/2017-02- DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF GRADUATION DATES Motion was made by Poignant, seconded by Riddell, and carried with a unanimous roll call vote to approve June 3rd, 2018, for High School Graduation and June 5th, 2018 for Middle School Graduation. c. Action 10/16/2017-03- APPROVAL OF MEDICAL LEAVE FOR LINDSEY SCHMITT
Motion was made by Wood, seconded by Stickel, and carried with a unanimous roll call vote to approve medical leave for Lindsey Schmitt d. Action 10/16/2017-04- CONSIDERATION OF SNOW REMOVAL BID No Action Taken e. Action 10/18/2017-05- DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF CHEERLEADING TRIP Motion was made by Poignant, seconded by Ekern, and carried with a unanimous roll call vote to approve Cheerleading Trip to Boulder, WI, November 3rd-5th CLOSED SESSION
Motion was made by Poignant, seconded by Riddell and carried by a unanimous roll call vote to enter into closed session at 7:45PM to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION Motion was made by Weber, seconded by Riddell, and carried by a unanimous roll call vote to reconvene to open session at 8:12PM. ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION None PUBLIC COMMENT ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by Poignant, seconded by Riddell and carried by a unanimous roll call vote to adjourn at 8:12pm.
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