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 17, 2023  7:00 PM

AGENDA

A Truth in Taxation Hearing was held on December 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 Ami Shanafelt.

The board adjourned the hearing on a motion by Tanya, second by Amy at 6:58PM. 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 December 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 Ami Shanafelt, Jon Attaway and Scott McDonald.
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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 amended and approved on a motion by Kori, 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 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

We are still waiting to hear from the State of Illinois with regard to our $50,000 School Maintenance Project Grant. We wrote this grant for the purpose of installing a new camera security system, and Dr. Foutch is confident we will be selected for the grant. But, it will be difficult to move forward with this project until we receive word from the state.

Central Community High School has NINETEEN students who were recently named as Illinois State Scholars from the Class of 2024. This is a great honor and symbolic of the student achievement demonstrated by students at C.C.H.S. We have included a list of these seniors and their parents in your packet. We sent letters of congratulations to the students and their parents on your behalf and also notified the elementary districts for each student since they also played a role in the successes of these students.

Students at Central are performing at or above the 90th percentile of all schools in Illinois in ELA and Math Proficiency while we are under the 50th percentile in Instructional Spending.

Due to information we received from the County Clerk, the property levy option has been increased by 2% (from 17% to 19%). We were told we should expect to see an increase in EAV in the City of Breese of at least 15%, and to be safe, we assumed that some of the other towns in our district would see even more increases in their assessed value (due to new construction). A motion to adopt the 2024 Tax Levy with a proposed 21.01% increase in property taxes 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

Each calendar year, we have adopted a Risk Management Plan for our facility and personnel. It is this plan and the documentation we receive that provides us with the necessary system to justify expenditures of Tort Immunity Funds on salaries and other expenses. We will be completing a survey and time study of our employees during the month of March in order to develop the documentation on the appropriate salary expenses. The plan was drafted and adopted with guidance of our school attorney. A few years ago, we added several individuals to the listing including our Technology staff, School Counselors, and Office Personnel since they are also involved in liability reducing and control duties. These people do activities each day that protect us from concerns and should be part of the Risk Management Plan. Our auditors confirmed the appropriateness of this direction and continue to support this expenditure of funds. We request a considerable levy amount of funds used for salaries in risk reducing activities. Some of the Tort and Immunity Funding pays for our insurance costs, legal fees, and could be utilized for claims against the district. The rest is spent on the sum of salaries determined by the plan. (As you recall, we also plan to potentially spend some of the funds in the future on Athletic Training services. Those services have been added to the new Risk Management Plan.) A motion to adopt the Risk Management Plan as presented was made by Laura, second by Tanya. Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori VossTanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse, Jeff Kampwerth. Nay – Nonee

Our annual agreement with the Prairie State Insurance Cooperative will be expiring on July 1, 2024. In order to comply with bylaws of the cooperative, we are required to notify PSIC of our intention to renew or give an intention to withdraw six months prior to expiration. This information is necessary for them to send out requests for proposals from aggregate providers. The projected rate increase for this year will depend upon the climate of the industry and the bidding process that the A.J. Gallagher administrators will be able to draw from all providers. It is my understanding that rate increases will be competitive again this year. A motion to approve a 1 year renewal with PSIC was made by Kori, 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 Justin Walsh as a volunteer wrestling coach pending all necessary requirements are met was made by Tanya, 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 approve an overnight trip for FFA on Jan 26-27 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 approve an overnight trip for Cheer on January 5-7 was made by Amy, second by Jeff. Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse, Jeff Kampwerth. Nay – None

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT:
Since we have returned from Thanksgiving, basketball is in full swing for both the girls and boys. Bowling is underway for both as well, Cheerleading begins their competitive season and Scholar Bowl is off and running.

Teacher evaluations/observations were completed in the first week of December and I intend to have all meetings completed by winter break.

IPA Kaskaskia Region Awards Dinner - The event was held on Thursday, December 7, 2023 @ Bretz Winery. It was a night of special recognition for many outstanding educators in our region, and for Central, we are beyond blessed to have Steve Ellis and Gina Benhoff as part of our team.

Sunday, December 10 - Winter Band/Chorus Concert - both groups sounded great, which was a great reward for the practice they have put in. A big thanks to Mr. Ordaz for the time and patience it takes to develop the perfect sound for the performance. Music is so much more than just knowing how to sing or play the notes, it’s about learning how to perform the music.

Central Community High School students (Claire Bingman, William Bretz, Cole Buschmann and Makenna Budde) attended Sen. Jason Plummer’s Youth Advisory Council program on Dec. 6 at Kaskaskia College’s Vandalia Education Center. Thank you to Mr. Meyer for arranging this awesome learning opportunity for our students.

WAdvanced AG Mechanics had their annual go kart race on Wednesday, December 13. They were able to clear out a new race track here on our property, which they actually ended up liking better. This is the final project of the semester to see how their go karts perform.

The School Improvement Team had their monthly meeting on December 13. The main discussion items were…January 3rd InService, January 9th Information Night, Ed Leaders Network, and AI committee.

A motion to approve the Early Graduation requests as presented pending all necessary requirements are met was made by Tim, 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 board adjourned the meeting on a motion by Kori, second by Tanya at 7:26PM. 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