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Newly Consolidated Board First Meeting Canvassed Vote
Board Meeting - Union School Library November 24, 2004 1:00 P.M.,
RR 1 Box 72, Biggsville, Illinois 61418-9711
The first meeting of the Board of Education of Community Unit School District #235, Henderson County, Illinois, met at 1:00 P.M. on November 24, 2004, in the Union Library, Biggsville, Illinois.
Members present were Bill Allaman, Paul Anderson, Brad Arnold, Kathy Bavery, Lonnie Brent, Richard Clifton, and Mark Torrance. Also present were Bill Braden, Regional Superintendent, Jodi Scott, Assistant Regional Superintendent, members of the Committee of Ten, current board members of Southern C.U.S.D. #120, current board members of Union C.U.S.D. #115, and members of Southern C.U.S.D. #120 staff.
Bill Braden, Regional Superintendent presided over the meeting.
The Regional Office of Education #27 canvassed the results of the election for Community Unit School District #235, held on November 2, 2004. Duly elected were the following:
Lonnie D. Brent, Bill Allaman, Kathryn (Kathy) Bavery, Mark E. Torrance, Paul E. Anderson, Brad Arnold, and Richard Clifton. Each member was congratulated.
The length of terms was drawn for with the following results:
Lonnie Brent 4 years
Bill Allaman 2 years
Kathy Bavery 2 years
Mark Torrance 2 years
Paul Anderson 4 years
Brad Arnold 4 years
Richard Clifton 4 years
Bill Braden asked for nominations from the floor for Board president. Richard Clifton nominated Lonnie Brent for President. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Allaman and carried by unanimous roll call vote, that Lonnie Brent be appointed for President. Motion carried.
Lonnie Brent, Board President then presided over the rest of the meeting. He asked for nominations from the floor for Board Secretary.
Torrance nominated Bavery for secretary. Clifton seconded the nomination. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Clifton that Kathryn Bavery be appointed for Board Secretary. Bavery abstained. Motion carried.
Bill Allaman was nominated for Vice-President by Brent. It was moved by Torrance, seconded by Anderson, that Bill Allaman be appointed for Vice-President. Allaman abstined. Motion carried.
Arnold nominated Sharri Richard for Board Clerk. It was moved by Arnold, seconded by Clifton and carried by unanimous roll call vote, that Sharri Richard be appointed Board Clerk. Motion carried.
The "Committee of 10" gave the following reports:
Bryan Heap presented the new board members a copy of their position statement that they used to present the proposed consolidation to the community.
Karen Jack explained to the board how and why the tax rate maximums were set. She encouraged the board to set the tax rate high enough to succeed as there will probably be unexpected costs during this first year.
Doug Sams congratulated the newly elected board and asked them to consider Mr. Dean Irlbeck as the new district's Superintendent.
Motion by Clifton, seconded by Arnold to adopt Robert Rules of Order. Motion carried.
Motion by Arnold, seconded by Torrance to adopt the Agreement of Cooperation with existing Boards and ROE as presented. Motion carried.
Motion by Anderson, seconded by Torrance to set the following board meetings dates with a 6pm start time to be held at the Biggsville Library: 12/1/04, 12/14/04, 1/12/05, 1/26/05, 2/9/05, 2/23/05, 3/9/05, 3/23/05,4/13/05, 4/27/05, 5/11/05, 5/25/05, 6/8/05, and 6/22/05.
Arnold, aye; Brent, aye; Bavery, aye; Clifton, aye; Allaman, aye; Torrance, aye; Anderson, aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Brent, seconded by Anderson to set up a committee of students and school officials to assist in selecting a district name and mascot. Suggestions from the community, students and faculty should be submitted to the principals' offices. The committee will then bring 3 choices to the board at their January 12th meeting. The mascots of Rebel and Yankee will not be accepted. The school colors will stay in-line with the 2 current colors of red and blue. Motion carried.
Motion by Brent, seconded by Allaman to adopt a preliminary tax levy in the amount of $3,276,184 as detailed in U-41 exhibit provided by Dean Irlbeck. Roll call: Bavery, aye; Clifton, aye, Allaman, aye; Torrance, aye; Anderson, aye; Arnold, aye; Brent, aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Brent, seconded by Allaman to allow current architects from both districts to continue on as currently contracted. Motion carried.
Motion by Bavery, seconded by Anderson to appoint board members Brad Arnold and Bill Allaman to the Personnel Committee to deal with collectively bargaining with personnel. Motion carried.
The new board would like to re-visit all buildings currently being used by both districts.
A date and time will be set at the December 1st meeting.
Elementary Principals will bring a recommendation to the board for spending the free textbook money to the December 1st meeting.
The board asked the High School principals to bring a list of individuals to work on creating a curriculum to the December 1st meeting.
This list should include one person from each subject area. These individuals will work with administration and committee of 10 curriculum committee to complete a curriculum to the board within the next 6 weeks.
President Brent would like to establish a web site where more information about the district can be found. This would help to keep the community informed.
Motion by Brent, seconded by Clifton to enter closed session to discuss personnel at 4:20 pm. Roll call: Arnold, aye; Brent, aye; Bavery, aye; Clifton, aye; Allaman, aye; Torrance, aye; Anderson, aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Clifton, seconded by Arnold to return to open session at 5:20 pm. The vote was unanimous. Motion carried.
Motion by Clifton, seconded by Anderson to conduct a search for the Superintendent position for CUSD #235 for the 2005-06 school year and encouraging Mr. Dean Irlbeck to apply. Roll call: Allaman, aye; Torrance, aye; Anderson, aye; Arnold, aye; Brent, aye; Bavery, aye; Clifton, aye. Motion carried.
The Committee of Ten announced that a Meet & Greet for all district residents, students and faculty will be held at Hend-Co-Hill from 4-6pm on December 4th.
Motion by Arnold, seconded by Torrance to adjourn at 5:30 pm. The vote was unanimous. Motion carried.
THESE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN THIS 1st DAY OF DECEMBER 2004. Lonnie Brent, Board President, Kathryn Bavery, Board Secretary