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, September 18th, 2023,   7:00 PM

AGENDA

The Budget Hearing was held on September 18, 2023 at 6:45PM in the Media Center.

Members present were Mary Lou Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Jeff Kampwerth, Kori Voss, Laura Jansen, Amy Kruse and Tim Richter.  Visitors included Greg Kruse and Dale Holtmann

Becky presented the FY24 Budget.

The board adjourned the Budget Hearing on a motion by Tim, second by Amy at 6:56PM. Roll call vote: Aye –Laura Jansen, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse, Jeff Kampwerth.  Nay – None

The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Central Community High School was held on September 18, 2023 at 7:00PM in the Media Center.

Members present were Mary Lou Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Jeff Kampwerth, Kori Voss, Laura Jansen, Amy Kruse and Tim Richter.  Visitors included Greg Kruse, Dale Holtmann, Travis Wellen, Jordan, Bri and Eric Robke, Chris, Barb and Alan Richter and Scott McDonald..

The agenda was approved on a motion by Jeff, 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 previous meeting were approved on a motion by Amy, 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 financial report and payment of bills were reviewed and accepted 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

Mr. Freeze presented 2 students who have achieved many great things including getting a 35 on their ACT.  Chris Richter, the son of Barb and Alan Richter, plans to major in engineering.  He is involved in many clubs at Central.  Jordyn Robke, daughter of Bri and Eric Robke, plans to major in engineering as well and is also involved with many clubs at Central.  Congrats to these 2 students who have excelled during their years at Central High School.

The Illinois School Code requires that we hold an annual review of our Crisis Management Plan and conduct safety drills with local law enforcement and emergency units.  The Crisis Management Team will meet on Wednesday, September 20th to conduct a debrief of our recent emergency drills.    (Mrs. Voss serves as the Board of Education representative on this team.)  As a heads up about our safety protocols, Central High School takes a layered threat mitigation approach to prevention, safety and security. Those layers are: connection, support and prevention; physical safety measures and daily procedures; community partners; and emergency procedures and readiness.  We also recently purchased the CrisisGo App and it was used during our emergency drills on Sept. 1st.  Our staff was very pleased with the functionality of that technology and it should be of great benefit during a crisis situation.

As part of Illinois School Code, we are required to present an itemized salary compensation report for all certified employees.  This must be presented at a Board of Education meeting prior to October 1st each year.  It also requires a posting of this report and all collective bargaining agreements on school district websites. 

Dale Holtmann, with Scheffel Boyle, presented the FY24 audit. 

A motion to approve the FY24 Budget as presented was made by Tim, second by Kori.  Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse, Jeff Kampwerth.  Nay – None

A motion to pay application #3 from KRB for $84,150 for the East Parking lot project was made by Laura, second by Tanya.  Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse, Jeff Kampwerth.  Nay – None

A motion to pay application #1 from Millenium Construction for $58,410 for the Fieldhouse project was made by Jeeff, second by Amy.  Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse, Jeff Kampwerth.  Nay – None

A motion to approve the FY24 Board of Education goals as presented was made 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

We currently have an open Health Life Safety Amendment that requires an upgrade of our security camera system.   This amendment has been open since 2017 and although many parts of our system have been updated, we are still in need of a new system.  The Illinois State Board of Education recently notified districts that they will be issuing another round of School Maintenance Grants.  These grants are $50,000 matching grants, and  Dr. Foutch has completed an application for that grant with the purpose of replacing our camera system.  In order to be eligible to receive the funds, we need to approve the updated Health Life Safety amendment for our security cameras.  Basically, the only change from the 2017 amendment will be the estimated cost of the project.  FGM is currently working on the new amendment estimates and will have those completed by the end of the week.  A motion to approve the Health Life Safety Amendment to upgrade our security system was made 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

A motion to approve the School Maintenance Grant to help cover the cost of the security camera replacement was made by Jeff, second by Tim. Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse, Jeff Kampwerth.  Nay – None

 A motion to approve the Deficit Reduction Plan as presented are met was made by Amy, second by Laura. Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse, Jeff Kampwerth.  Nay – None

A motion to employ Crystalyn Huegen as a volunteer in our Special Olympics program pending all necessary requirements are met was made 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

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT:

The last week of August was extremely busy with the “Tackle for Hunger” campaign, that not only included the canned food drive, but also being live on KSDK “Today in St. Louis” Friday morning. Our kids were awesome all week starting with the cheerleaders on the “Tailgate Show”, winning the canned food drive with over 4,000 pounds raised, representing Central on Friday morning with over 200 students in attendance for the pep rally, and of course showing up to cheer on the football team later that night.

A HUGE thank you goes out to Karrie Kujawa for organizing and getting our seniors out to the football field for the senior sunrise. It was a great morning, the sunrise wasn’t the best, but it will still be a memory.

September 1st Early Dismissal and Teacher Inservice - the day started at 5:30 am with the pep rally, then we conducted every safety drill (Fire, Severe Weather, Active Shooter and Evacuation) which was great practice for not only the kids, but our staff as well, as they got to use the Crisis Go app for the first time. Thank you to all our firemen and police officers that came out to help us conduct our drills, it’s greatly appreciated. Once the school day was over, we enjoyed lunch provided by Team Eli, then reviewed the safety drills and issues we had with the Crisis Go app and finished the afternoon with the English Department presenting on GoNoodle (an online resource for research paper writing).

The first annual Central Homecoming Parade will begin at 1:00 pm. Please see the attached flier that includes the parade route. The Powder puff football games and Grass volleyball tournament will be played on September 24th following the homecoming parade.

PAWS Golf Scramble - September 9 & 10 @ Bent Oak. A BIG thanks to all members of the PAWS, especially all that put in endless hours at the golf course. Both days of the tournament ran very smoothly with just a couple delays each day.

HOSA hosted our first blood drive of the year on Tuesday, September 12th....our goal for the blood drive was 39 units and we collected 57 units....18 more than expected. With the critical blood shortage going on, I am certain that this was a pleasant surprise to the blood drive center. Thanks to Mrs. Boruff for organizing the drive and thanks to all who donated!

Our School Improvement Team met on Wednesday, September 13 for our monthly meeting. Topics for discussion were…attendance concerns, student shout outs for improved attendance, board goals, October SIP Day, and follow up from our June planning meeting.

The board adjourned the meeting on a motion by Jeff, second by Amy at 7:55PM. Roll call vote: Aye –Laura Jansen, Mary Lou Voss, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse, Jeff Kampwerth.  Nay – None

Mary Lou Voss       Amy Kruse                     

Board President                        Board Secretary