Community High School District #71

Central Community High School District #71

7740 Old U.S. 50, Breese, IL 62230
BOARD OF EDUCATION - Regular Meeting
* Tuesday, January 21st, 2025 7:00 PM *

AGENDA

The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Central Community High School was held on January 21, 2025 at 7:00PM in the Media Center.

Members present were Mary Lou Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Kori Voss, Laura Jansen, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth and Amy Kruse.  Visitors included Jensen Tebbe, Aubrey, Colette and Jason Rakers, Christa Wessel and Brian Short.

The agenda was approved on a motion by Jeff, second by Laura.  Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse, Jeff Kampwerth.  Nay – None

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved on a motion by Amy, second by Kori.  Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse, Jeff Kampwerth..  Nay – None

The minutes of the executive sessions were kept closed on a motion by Kori, second by Tanya.  Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse,  Jeff Kampwerth..  Nay – None

The financial report and payment of bills were reviewed and accepted on a motion by Tim, second by Jeff.  Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse, Jeff Kampwerth.  Nay – None

The elementary districts administered the ACT Test to 8th graders in December.  We will use the results of this assessment for class placement and also to measure longitudinal academic growth of our students.

The annual 8th Grade Information Night was held on Wednesday, January 15th. We had over twenty-five groups, clubs, organizations, and athletic teams represented at the event, and conducted tours of the building throughout the evening. We would also like to thank Mr. Gebke, Mrs. Toennies, Mrs. Langhauser, Mrs. Schumacher, Mr. Short, and Mrs. Benhoff for volunteering to be our tour guides.

A motion to approve the installation of field turf on the current football field by Geo Surfaces for $1,357,000 was made by Kori, second by Tanya.  Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth, Amy Kruse.  Nay – None

A motion to accept the retirement letter from Andy Lobb effective at the end of the 2027-2028 school years was made by Tim, second byAmy.  Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth, Amy Kruse.  Nay – None

Dr. Foutch received very good news this week that Central has been selected to receive one of the State of Illinois $50,000 School Maintenance Grants.  We wrote this grant for the purpose of removing the carpet on the walls and asbestos from rooms 2E, 3E, 4E, and 5E.  A motion to approve the letting of bids by Dr. Foutch for the removal of the carpet on the walls and asbestos from rooms 2E, 3E, 4E and 5E was made by Amy, second by Kori.  Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth, Amy Kruse.  Nay – None

A motion to employ Robby Neuman as an assistant volunteer baseball coach pending all necessary requirements are met was made by Laura, second by TAnya.  Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth, Amy Kruse.  Nay – None

A motion to approve an overnight trip request for HOSA to attend the state competition in Springfield on March 17-19 was made by Kori, second by Tanya.  Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth, Amy Kruse.  Nay – None

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT:

Saturday, January 11, 2025 - Central hosted the Girl’s Basketball PAWS Shootout. It was a great day of basketball and included nine of the top programs in state for 1A, 2A, and 3A.

Saturday, January 11, 2025 - The 19th Annual Black Tie Talent Show hosted by the Sons of the American Legion in Aviston. Our Central students both past and present made up seven of the ten contestants, along with past winner Shelby Peters.

Our goal of learning as much as we can about AI (Artificial Intelligence) is continuing with a member from each department attending a day long workshop with Joe Fatheree. The purpose of the workshop is to dive into more practical uses of the technology in the classroom. We are currently in the process of working out a date

E-Learning - to the surprise of most, we had to participate in two e-learning days during the first week back. Kudos to all of our staff for making the adjustments to their plans and ensuring all of our students received the materials and work they needed. Also, kudos to our students for checking in and making the most of the days.

Smart Pass - implementation of the new digital hall pass has gone as expected and we have a number of the finer details to work out amongst ourselves as well as with our service rep. Students and teachers are getting more comfortable with it every day.

Freshman Information Night - Wednesday, January 15, 2025, it was truly a great night with 150 families walking through our doors. I was super proud of our entire staff, from the tour guides to the sports/extracurricular tables, everyone involved did an amazing job. Central was on full display and it hasn’t looked better!

Central Shadowing Program - after discussions with our staff as well as the grade school superintendents, we decided to change things up a bit. The past few years have put a lot of stress and extra work on all of the teachers involved, grade schools and us. Plus, I’m not sure we always provided the best experience, for example a shadow student may end up sitting with a student that has three tests/quizzes that day, that’s hardly exciting! This year students from the grade schools will come in groups and stay with that group throughout the day. They will rotate through the daily schedule giving them the opportunity to hear about every department we have here at Central. Also, at the end of the day during advisory, students will have the opportunity to meet with coaches and sponsors based on the activities that they signed up for at the information night.

The board adjourned the meeting on a motion by Jeff, second by Tim at 7:56PM.  Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Jeff Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse.  Nay – None

Mary Lou Voss                    Amy Kruse                  

Board President                                    Board Secretary