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, December 19th, 2022,   7:00 PM

AGENDA

A Truth in Taxation Hearing was held on December 19, 2022 at 6:45PM in the Media Center. 

Members present were Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss , Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Kori Voss and Jeff Kampwerth and Tim Richter.  Visitors included Greg Kruse, Sophia, Marsha and Patrick Kennett.

Dr. Foutch reviewed the FY23 Tax Levy Proposal.

The board adjourned the hearing on a motion by Kori, second by Tanya at 6:58PM. Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Jeff Kampwerth, Tim Richter.  Nay – None

The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Central Community High School was held on December 19, 2022 at 7:00PM in the Media Center.

Members present were Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss , Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Kori Voss and Jeff Kampwerth and Tim Richter.  Visitors included Greg Kruse, Sophia, Marsha and Patrick Kennett.

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

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

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

Mr. Freeze recognized Sophia Kennett, who was recognized as a winner of The QuestBridge Scholarship match.  Sophia received a four year scholarship to Stanford.  Sophia spoke about the QuestBridge process. 

Central High School was one of the schools selected by the State of Illinois to receive a $50,000 School Maintenance Project Grant.  We wrote this grant with the purpose of using the funds to help cover the cost of our Power Panel Replacement project and we were notified this week that our school was approved.

Central Community High School has TWENTY SIX students who were recently named as Illinois State Scholars from the Class of 2023.  This is a great honor and symbolic of the student achievement demonstrated by students at C.C.H.S.  Also, it is again a new school record.

Students at Central are performing at or above the 85^th percentile in ELA and Math Proficiency while we are under the 50^th percentile in Instructional Spending.

We have officially posted a teaching position in the area of History (for the purpose of filling the vacancy that will be created due to the retirement of Kurt Peters).  We will be collecting applications until December 30^th, and our plan is to have a recommendation for employment at the January Board Meeting.

A motion to approve the FY23 Tax Levy as presented with a 16.78% increase in tax levy extension was made by Jeff, second by Kori.  Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Jeff Kampwerth, Tim Richter.  Nay – None

A motion to adopt the 2023 Risk Management Plan was made by Tim, second by Amy.  Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Jeff Kampwerth, Tim Richter.  Nay – None

A motion to approve a 1 year renewal with Prairie State Insurance Cooperative was made by Mary Lou, second by Tanya.  Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Jeff Kampwerth, Tim Richter.  Nay – None

A motion to employ Braden Thomas as an assistant boys basketball coach pending all necessary requirements are  met was made by Kori, second by Tanya.  Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Jeff Kampwerth, Tim Richter.  Nay – None

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT:

Nicole Weh, along with her teaching assistants, provided a memorable Thanksgiving dinner for their students and their families. The dinner was held at the Christian Church in Carlyle and the students all read prepared letters of thanks to the audience. It was a great event and they even invited Dr. Foutch and myself.

Individual student college signings...Emma Taylor (Millikin VB), Emma Ratermann (Greenville VB), Connor Becker and Blake Beckman (Wabash Valley Bass Fishing), Keira Veizer and Makenna Lake (KC Soccer)

Congratulations to Central's 26 Illinois State Scholars: Courtney Bassler, Sophia Bretz, Joseph Cirrincione, Olivia Clark, Cora Eversgerd, Nicole Hagen, Camryn Hall, Herbert Herrera, Melanie Hilmes, Haley Huelsmann, Rylee Jansen, Lauren Jeffries, Sophia Kennett, Sydney Klemish, John Koerkenmeier, Makenna Lake, Kierstan Lampe, Olivia Links, Shelby Peters, Ryan Schomaker, Emma Taylor, Henry Toennies, Brooke Trame, Sarah Waggoner, Grant Winkeler, and Xabin Zabaljaurequi. These seniors are in the top 10 percent in the state based on their unweighted GPA and their best SAT/ACT score at the end of their junior year. This year's 26 is a new school record as we are well over the 10% in the class due to outstanding standardized test scores.

The Service Club had a sock drive contest and thanks to the generosity of our students, 965 pairs of socks will be delivered to homeless shelters! The top advisories were Mr. Shubert's with 194 pairs and Mrs. Boruff's with 119 pairs.

Senior - Courtney Bassler is currently a 2023 Coca-Cola Scholar Semi-Finalist. Courtney is one of 1,557 students selected from a pool of 91,000 applicants from across the country to continue through the selection process based on her academic excellence, leadership, and service demonstrated in school and community activities. If she can become one of the top 150, she will receive a $20,000 college scholarship.

Senator Plummer’s 2022-2023 Youth Advisory Council - What is this?? It’s an opportunity for students to meet him and his Senate staff two times throughout the year, once in the fall and once in the spring. They hear presentations from great leaders in the community and also brainstorm and discuss issues that are important to today’s youth. The four students selected to attend this year's council along with Kurt Peters were Raylnn Sander, Lauren Wolter, Kyle Jones and Dylan Albert.

The School Improvement Team met on December 14th. The main topics discussed were the new exam exemption policy, ACT/SAT test prep workshops, January Teacher Inservice, and Freshman Information Night (Jan. 10).

A HUGE thanks goes out to Mrs. Boruff and Mrs. Benhoff for planning the annual job fair. On December 6th we had over 30 businesses present and several of our students have already received job offers. It’s a great partnership between the school and local businesses in an effort to provide quality employment for our students.

“Shadow a Cougar Program” is coming in February. Information about the program will be shared with students and parents on January 10th at the Freshman Information Night, as well as blasted out on social media.

A motion to approve FY23 Early Graduates as presented pending all necessary requirements are  met was made by Mary Lou, second by Kori.  Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Jeff Kampwerth, Tim Richter.  Nay – None

The board adjourned the meeting on a motion by Mary Lou, second by Tanya at 7:47PM. Roll call vote: Aye –Mike Nettemeier, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Amy Kruse, Tanya Kampwerth, Jeff Kampwerth, Tim Richter.  Nay – None

Mike Nettemeier        Tim Richter                   

Board President                        Board Secretary