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, July 20th, 2026 7:00 PM

AGENDA

The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Central Community High School was held on June 15, 2026 at 7:00PM in the Board Room

Members present were Mary Lou Voss, Tim Richter, Kori Voss, Laura Jansen and Brandon Hogg, Tanya Kampwerth and Julie Koerkenmeier. Visitors included Lauren Langhauser.

The agenda was amended and approved on a motion by Brandon, second by Laura. Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Tim Richter, Kori Voss, Laura Jansen, Tanya Kampwerth, Brandon Hogg, Julie Koerkenmeier. Nay – None

The executive sessions minutes of the previous 6 months meetings were approved to keep close on a motion by Kori, second by Laura. Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Tim Richter, Kori Voss, Laura Jansen, Tanya Kampwerth, Brandon Hogg, Julie Koerkenmeier. Nay – None

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

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

Dr. Foutch updated the BOE regarding the bids secured for the potential debt certificates.

We have not received official information regarding the Career and Technical and Perkins Tutorial grant commitments or allocations, but every indication from the people at the CTE office has confirmed a likely approval. Just as other years, we are hopeful that we can supplement the RTI tutoring services with money from the Career and Technical Education grant program. When we get word, we will move forward with the CTE “materials and supplies” portion of the program.

A motion to approve the final payment to Baer Heating and Cooking for the HVAC and roofing project for $110,600 was made by Tim, second by Tanya. Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Tim Richter, Kori Voss, Laura Jansen, Tanya Kampwerth, Brandon Hogg, Julie Koerkenmeier. Nay – None

Dr. Foutch updated the BOE about the summer projects.

The Health Insurance Committee will be meeting in the near future to review the renewal package from our current provider, Cigna. Recently, we received some fairly good news from our insurance broker, Imming Insurance. Imming told us that the increase this year from Cigna Insurance would be 8.5%, but we are also looking at rates from Blue Cross /Blue Shield. (With the massive increases we have seen in multiple surrounding districts, this came as welcome news.) With that, we will again be offering multiple plan options to employees this year. This program will allow each employee to select from 4 different plans (with options that include higher premiums and lower deductible/out of pocket expenses, or lower premiums and higher deductible/out of pocket expenses). These options have worked well over the last three years and enabled our teachers and staff to pick a plan that best fits their individual health insurance needs.

A motion to approve the Consolidated District Plan as presented was made by Brandon, second by Kori. Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Tim Richter, Kori Voss, Laura Jansen, Tanya Kampwerth, Brandon Hogg, Julie Koerkenmeier. Nay – None

A motion to approve the athletic officials’ pay and admissions fees as presented was made by Larua, second by Julie. Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Tim Richter, Kori Voss, Laura Jansen, Tanya Kampwerth, Brandon Hogg, Julie Koerkenmeier. Nay – None

A motion to employ Dylan Ziegler as a volunteer assistant football coach pending all necessary requirements are met was made by Julie, second by Tim. Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Tim Richter, Kori Voss, Laura Jansen, Tanya Kampwerth, Brandon Hogg, Julie Koerkenmeier. Nay – None

A motion to employ Zander Kapp, Dylan Wesselmann, Kurt Bretz & Brian Vielweber as a volunteer assistant boys soccer coaches pending all necessary requirements are met was made by Julie, second by Tim. Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Tim Richter, Kori Voss, Laura Jansen, Tanya Kampwerth, Brandon Hogg, Julie Koerkenmeier. Nay – None

Dr. Foutch discussed the potential creation of a “Grow Your Own” Educator program at Central for the 2027-28 school year. Recently, we have been in discussions with Kaskaskia College about offering their Intro. to Education Course and then possibly adding more teacher prep. electives in the future. With the educator shortage, I believe this is a unique opportunity for our district to help prepare our students to fill this void. Not only that, the program would also give our kids access to more college electives that match with their future career plans. We have also met with Dr. Brandy Fuehne and she has expressed interest in not only starting the program at Central, but also teaching the courses. Dr. Fuehne is extremely passionate about helping nurture the next generation of educators, and as a former teacher at Germantown Elementary, she understands the difficulty faced by some of the schools in Clinton County when they are trying to hire outstanding educators to fill vacancies.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT:

Summer vacation is nearing the end and we’re now turning our sights to preparing for registration,opening day with the staff and freshman orientation. A welcome back letter was sent out to the entire Central community on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. The purpose of the letter is to assure parents that we are passionate/dedicated about providing the best possible education for their students, as well as, to provide important information about the beginning of school activities.
Enrollment projections for 2026 -2027 (as of 7/10/26)
- Freshman: 173 F=84, M=89
- Sophomores: 171 F=78, M=93
- Juniors: 149 F=72, M=77
- Seniors: 157 F=77, M=80
- Total 650
We also have 6 freshmen that have not registered yet that we fully expect will attend Central.

Mr. Freeze reviewed the 5Essentials Survey results.

Summer School (Credit Recovery)
- Six students signed up for our online credit recovery program. We provided an English and Math class 100% online with weekly checkin’s by Amber Kuhn. The program ends on Tuesday, July 20.

Summer Math Academy (22 students) - Monday, July 13 - Friday, July 17 - Monday, July 20 - Friday, July 24

Registration Dates and Times - Wednesday, July 29th (8:00 - 3:00 pm) - Thursday, July 30th (11:00-7:00 pm) *In Person registration is only available to incoming freshman and new families to the district* All 10th-12th grade students will register online in the Qmlativ Family Access Portal beginning on Monday, July 27.

Athletic Meeting - Sunday, August 9th @ 7:30 in the main gym

Freshman Orientation - Tuesday, August 11th from 6:00 -7:30 PM

Back to School Schedule - Tuesday, August 11 - Teacher Inservice and Freshmen Orientation/Open House - Wednesday, August 12 - No School - last day for teachers to prepare - Thursday, August 13 - First day of student attendance 2:50 dismissal

School Pictures with Unforgettable Photography Unforgettable Photography will be at school on Friday, August 14th for a traditional picture day. All students will be photographed on that day during PE classes in the East Gym.

New Teacher Mentoring Program Our new teachers have been assigned to a veteran teacher outside of their department that will serve as their mentor. Our teachers within the departments do a phenomenal job with our new staff, but we feel our new teachers can benefit greatly from the support and guidance of other staff members as well. The following are our new teachers and their mentors for this year… Kristen Torre - Kelly Schumacher; Kate Hoerle - Megan Porterfield


The board adjourned the meeting at 7:41PM on a motion by Brandon, second by Laura. Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Tim Richter, Kori Voss, Laura Jansen, Tanya Kampwerth, Brandon Hogg, Julie Koerkenmeier. Nay – None

Mary Lou Voss           Kori Voss             

Board President                                     Board Secretary