Central Community High School District #71

7740 Old U.S. 50, Breese, IL 62230
BOARD OF EDUCATION -Budget Hearing
Monday, September 16th, 2024  6:45 PM

AGENDA

The FY25 Budget Hearing was held on September 16, 2024 at 6:45PM in the Media Center.

Members present were Mary Lou Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Kori Voss, Laura Jansen, Tim Richter and Amy Kruse  Jeff Kampwerth was absent. Visitors included Kevin Crask.

Becky presented the 2024-2025 Budget to the BOE. 

The board adjourned the meeting on a motion by Amy, second by Tanya at 6:57PM.  Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse.  Nay – None

Mary Lou Voss                    Amy Kruse                  

Board President                                    Board Secretary

Central Community High School District #71

7740 Old U.S. 50, Breese, IL 62230
BOARD OF EDUCATION - Regular Meeting
Monday, September 16th, 2024  7:00 PM

AGENDA

The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Central Community High School was held on September 16, 2024 at 7:00PM in the Media Center.

Members present were Mary Lou Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Kori Voss, Laura Jansen, Tim Richter and Amy Kruse  Jeff Kampwerth was absent. Visitors included Kevin Crask, Travis Wellen, Dale Holtmann, Clay Szeblewski, Dave Ratermann, Mike Kuper, Wayne Deiters, Sara Loepker and Jeff Jacobs.

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

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

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

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 25th 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 August 30th. Dr. Foutch also discussed our school safety protocols. 

Dr. Foutch presented 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. 

Mr. Dale Holtmann of Scheffel and Boyle Company presented the FY 24 Audit Report. 

The FY 25 Budget (preliminary) was presented last month and has been on public display for the past thirty days.  Mrs. Boeschen reviewed the budget during the Budget Hearing.  The final budget requires approval from the Board of Education this month.  For the FY 25 budget we estimated projected revenues conservatively.  With that, estimated expenditures were budgeted at high levels for FY25, and we also included the potential for unexpected circumstances/contingencies.  Please know that we will continue making increased efforts to limit expenses in every line item of the budget.  A motion to approve the FY25 Budget as presented was made by Laura, second by Kori. Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse.  Nay – None

Dr. Foutch discussed with the BOE our school safety protocols, and what actions need to be taken in the future to ensure the well-being of our students and staff.  This is a topic that our staff and administration takes extremely seriously, it is always good to deeply analyze issues and look for areas of improvement.

A motion to approve the 2024-2025 Board Goals as presented was made by Tim, second by Tanya. Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse.  Nay – None

A motion to approve Midwest National Bank as an approved financial institution was made by Kori, second by Amy.  Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse.  Nay – None

A motion to approve Manon Kruse as a classroom instructional aide 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.   Abstain - Amy Kruse.  Nay – None

A motion to approve the resignation of Morgan Keck as the assistant Track coach was made by Laura, second by Amy.  Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse.  Nay – None

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT:

August 30th was our first SIP day of the year and it was a goal setting meeting. The afternoon was dedicated to introducing our school improvement committees and their goals for the year.  It’s all about improving and “Protecting the Brand!!”

Also on August 30th, during the morning, we conducted all of our safety drills with our students and staff (Fire Drill, Severe Weather Drill, Intruder Drill and Evacuation Drill). All staff utilized the Crisis Go app for attendance purposes. Local fire and police departments were also here to help and monitor the drills.

Saturday, August 31st - The Stadium Game @ Mascoutah. It was an unreal environment and a great experience for our girls. Unfortunately, once it got dark, the condensation on the court was just too much for the girls to play, so they quickly moved everyone inside to play the match. The inside environment was just as good and the girls played amazingly, securing the victory in three!

Tackle for Hunger 2024 - in conjunction with the Milk Bowl, we once again participated in the Tackle for Hunger campaign through Operation Food Search. Our students and families of Central showed their generosity by collecting over 2000 items from the most wanted list. Congratulations to Ms Loepker's class and Mr Crask's class - these two classrooms each tallied up 185 items and won the class competition receiving donuts and ski!

The 2024-25 FBLA Officers are...

President: Piper Kujawa

Vice President: Aubrey Rakers

Secretary: Karsyn Voss

Treasurer: Kara Schomaker

Reporter: Maya Bedard

Career Pathways through Kaskaskia College was a topic of discussion in our goal setting meeting as well. We discussed the KC Now classes as well as the Jump Start classes. Through just a little bit of research on the KC website, we have located a tutorial video that clearly, step by step, walks parents and students through the pathways link. We will share that video with all of our students, as well as our parents.

SmartPass is the company Mr. Freeze is looking at for the potential of purchasing a digital hall pass app for our students and teachers. He met with a representative that walked him through the live demo. Mr. Freeze is very pleased with what he saw and will now have our SIP team watch the demo as well. This could be a major time saver for teachers and staff, and definitely would organize our advisory time much more efficiently.

Congratulations to the 2024 Homecoming Court Attendants 

• Representing theClass of 2028 are Austyn Benhoff, Ella Henrichs, Wyatt Schrage and Colton Timmermann
• Representing the Class of 2027 are Peyton Hollenkamp, Hailey Schulte, Carson Jansen and Hunter Toennies
• Representing the class of 2026 are Camryn Langhauser, Karli Thole, Talon Gebke and Conlan Haar
• The 2024 Homecoming Queen Candidates are Maya Bedard, Hanna Koopmann, Piper Kujawa and Zoe Luth
• The 2024 Homecoming King Candidates are Easton Becker, Griffen Becker, Carter Deien and Anthony Huegen

The Homecoming parade will be in Breese on Sunday, September 22nd @ 1:00. The route will be the same as last year.

The board adjourned the meeting on a motion by Amy, second by Tanya at 7:57PM.  Roll call vote: Aye – Mary Lou Voss, Laura Jansen, Kori Voss, Tanya Kampwerth, Tim Richter, Amy Kruse.  Nay – None

Mary Lou Voss                    Amy Kruse                  

Board President                                    Board Secretary