Community High School District #71

Central Community High School District #71
7740 Old U.S. 50, Breese, IL 62230
BOARD OF EDUCATION - REGULAR MEETING

Monday, April 18, 2022,   7:00 PM

AGENDA

The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Central Community High School was held on April 18, 2022, at 7:00 PM in the Media Center.

Members present were Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss , Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Kori Voss and Jeff Kampwerth. Visitors included Kristin Rueter, Kevin Wills, Brock and Sheila Heimann and Lauren, Brad and Kim Wolter.

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

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

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

Dr. Ketchum recognized senior Brock Heimann and junior Lauren Wolter as the April Students Spotlight. Over the past four years, Brock has been heavily involved in FFA, along with upholding a high standard for himself across all classes. He is currently on both the Section and Chapter FFA officer team. Specifically, he is the Section Vice President and Chapter President. He just recently competed at State Record Book - which covered equine placement. The record book detailed him working on a horse farm raising mustangs. Brock also has a record book over dairy placement that details him working on various dairy farms, and doing everything from fieldwork to birthing calves. Upon graduation, Brock will attend Kaskaskia College and pursue a degree in Agricultural Business with a minor in Commodities Trading. After KC, he plans to attend a 4-year university and finish up his Bachelor's degree. Over the past three years, Lauren has been involved in Journalism Club, Spanish Club, and Service Club, she was a Cougar Academy Emcee, a band section leader, Vice President for our Chapter FFA and Historian for Section 22 FFA. She will be inducted into the NHS on Wednesday evening and next year, she will be taking part in the Clinton County CEO program. Outside of school, Lauren serves on the Illinois Junior Beef Association Board of Directors, Illinois Junior Angus Association Board of Directors, State 4-H Livestock Ambassador Team, a reporter for Clinton County 4-H Federation, and a member of the Aviston 4-H Aces. Recently, Lauren retired from the State 4-H Skillathon Team where she and her teammates competed at the National 4-H Skillathon contest and became the reserve national champions. Lauren’s family runs Windy Hill Meadows, a purebred Angus operation where they raise performance beef cattle and run a freezer beef business. Lauren’s future plans include attending a 4-year university to obtain her bachelor's in either Animal Science or Ag-Business (or both) with a minor in Spanish, before potentially getting a master's degree or even a Ph.D. During college, she would like to become a member of both a meat and wool judging team. Although her list of schools to visit is long, she notes a shortlist of Texas Tech University, Iowa State University, University of Illinois, and Texas A&M University.

Mr. Brian Walsh, along with his wife and son, spoke to the BOE about having a wrestling club at Central.

Dr. Foutch reminded the BOE of the upcoming award ceremonies coming up in the next few weeks.

Due to the high demand for courses in that area, the need is now greater than ever for a 2nd agriculture instructor. Also, we are currently being forced to offer “overload” sections in a variety of Career and Technical Education Courses and those sections are quite expensive to include in the master schedule. A motion to approve the addition of a 2nd Full-time Agriculture Instructor position for the 2022-2023 school year was made by Tim, second by Kori. Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth. Nay – None
As was discussed previously, we now have full freshman sports schedules in volleyball and baseball. We also have an incredibly large number of students participating in track and field. Due to the increase in coaching responsibilities, we will need to add additional positions to our current Extra Duty Pay Scale in the areas of volleyball, baseball, and track. A motion to approve the addition of Freshman Volleyball coaching position for the 2022-2023 school year was made by Mary Lou, second by Tanya. Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth. Nay – None

A motion to approve addition of Freshman Baseball coaching position for the 2022-2023 school year was made by Amy, second by Jeff. Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth. Nay – None
A motion to approve addition of Assistant Track coaching position for the 2022-2023 school year was made by Kori, second by Tim. Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth. Nay – None

A motion to employ Lexis Wiegmann as Agriculture Instructor for the 2022-2023 school year pending all necessary requirements are met was made by Mary Lou, second by Tanya. Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth. Nay – None

A motion to employ Matt Cassady as Soccer Coach for the 2022-2023 school year pending all necessary requirements are met was made by Jeff, second by Amy. Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth. Nay – None

A motion to approve a resolution authorizing preliminary proceedings in the connection with the issuance of General Obligation School Bonds of up to $3,000,000 of working cash fund bonds and paying for costs related thereto, as amended was made by Tim, second by Kori. Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth. Nay – None

A motion to approve the Central High School Bowling Club for the 2022-2023 school was made by Mary Lou, second by Amy. Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth. Nay – None

A motion to approve the Fence installation bid from J Square Fencing was made by Jeff, second by Tim. Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth. Nay – None

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT:

Dr. Ketchum discussed the revisions to the Student Handbook. A motion to approve 2022-2023 Handbook revisions were made by Tanya, second by Mary Lou. Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth. Nay – None

Dr. Ketchum reviewed with the BOE the maximum number of tickets allowed to each senior for Graduation.

Once again, Dr. Ketchum listed all of the FFA recognitions over the past month. He congratulated the Central Cougar Academic Challenge team for earning 4th palace within our state division. The Softball Team volunteered to help with the Breese Junior Women’s Club “Bunny Run” on April 9th. Our Annual Polar Plunge raised nearly $3000 for the Special Olympics. Dr. Ketchum congratulated Mrs. Lauren Langhauser, assistants Sydney Becker and Megan Shanafelt, our amazing cast, and all who helped put on a fantastic performance of Mama Mia. He thanks Mara Koerkenmeier for putting together a successful 1st Annual Cougar Academy on April 7th.
The board entered into a closed session on a motion by Jeff, second by Mary Lou to discuss personnel, extracurriculars, and administration. Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth. Nay – None Motion carried at 8:49 PM.

The board entered back into open session on a motion by Jeff, second by Amy. Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth. Nay – None carried at 9:01 PM.

The board adjourned the meeting on a motion by Tim, second by Tanya at 9:02 PM. Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Jeff Kampwerth. Nay – None

Mike Nettemeier           Tim Richter                     

Board President                        Board Secretary