Grundy Reporter

Coal City Community Unit School District #1 Board of Education met Sept. 2.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER

Board President Miller called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with the board members  answering roll call present: Robert Bianchetta, Jeff Emerson, Mary Gill, Shawn Hamilton,  Chuck Lander, and Ken Miller. Also, in attendance was Superintendent Kent Bugg, CSBO Jason  Smith, Director of Special Populations Sandy Rakes, Director of Curriculum and Instruction  Tammy Elledge, Assistant Principal Lucas Krippel, and Board Secretary LaWanda Gagliardo.  Board Member Quint Harmon arrived at 6:02 p.m.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

President Miller led the Board of Education and others present in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS

1. Introduction/acknowledgement of guests. – none.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR

1. In regard to agenda items – none.

2. In general (Limited to 5 minutes per person.) – none.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

President Miller asked if there were any items that the Board would like to remove from the consent agenda. Hearing none, President Miller asked for a motion to approve the consent agenda, and the following building request.

Mr. Lander moved and Mr. Hamilton seconded to approve the consent agenda including:

Roll Call.

Ayes: Chuck Lander, Shawn Hamilton, Robert Bianchetta, Jeff Emerson, Mary Gill, Ken Miller Absent: Quint Harmon

Nays:

Motion Carried.

Group Building Ins. Date Girls Scouts IS Yes 8/25/20-5/18/21

MINUTES CLOSED SESSION MINUTES August 5, 2020 - Regular Meeting August 5, 2020 - Regular Meeting August 26, 2020 - Board Study Session August 26, 2020 - Board Study Session 

FINANCIAL REPORTS

Activity Fund Reports – July 2020

Treasurer’s Report – July 2020

Monthly Manual Check Report – August 2020

Payroll Report – August 2020

Accounts Payable Report – September 2020

PERSONNEL:

Employments - pending satisfactory completion of all state requirements 

• Kaeli Hovis – Temporary Custodian at the High School – 08/28/2020

The following Aide/Support Staff positions are recommended for reinstatement. All students  who have been assigned to 1:1 Aides have registered for the 2020 – 2021 school year. 

• Jennifer Endrst – 1:1 Aide at the Early Childhood Center

• Nikki Planeta – 1:1 Aide at the Early Childhood Center

• Samantha Hill – 1:1 Aide at the Early Childhood Center

• Jennifer Stroner-Rolley – 1:1 Aide at the Early Childhood Center

• Mandy Eaton – 1:1 Aide at the Elementary School 

• Lori Johnson – 1:1 Aide at the Elementary School 

• Angela Bartholemew – 1:1 at the Elementary School

• Jody Jackson – 1:1 Aide at the Elementary School

• Jessica Girodano – 1:1 Aide at the Elementary School

• Dawn Rodgers – 1:1 Aide at the High School

• Gina Pens – 1:1 Aide at the Intermediate School

• Michelle Lovell – 1:1 Aide at the Intermediate School

Resignations

• Heather Hunter – Recess Aide at the Elementary School – Ms. Hunter’s last day was August  7, 2020. 

• Deborah Campos – Full-time Special Ed Aide at the High School – Mrs. Campos’ last day  was August 14, 2020. 

• Linda Zelinko – Recess Aide at the Intermediate School – Ms. Zelinko’s last day was August  13, 2020. 

Employee Transfers

• Elizabeth Allen – 3-hour Cafeteria Server at the ECC – Ms. Allen is transferring to  Temporary Custodian at the Middle School. 

Leave Requests

• Jean Krippel – 8th Grade Math Teacher at the Middle School – Ms. Krippel will be using her 10 COVID days from September 14, 2020 through September 25, 2020 due to her Dr.’s orders. Ms. Krippel is requesting a twenty-six and three quarters (26 3/4) paid maternity leave,  with use of accumulated sick leave in accordance the Teacher’s Negotiated Agreement, from  September 28, 2020 through November 5, 2020. She is also requesting a twenty-nine and one  quarter (29 ¼) day unpaid Family Medical Leave of Absence from November 5, 2020  through December 22, 2020. Jean is planning to return Tuesday, January 5, 2021. 

• Angie Phillips – 1st Grade Special Ed Teacher at the Early Childhood Center – Ms. Phillips is  requesting a five (5) day paid medical leave, with use of accumulated sick leave in accordance with the Teacher’s Negotiated Agreement, from September 14, 2020 through September 18, 2020. Ms. Phillips may need more time depending on the complexity of the surgery/doctor’s recommendation. At that time, she will submit another letter of request. Ms.  Phillips anticipated return date is Monday, September 21, 2020. 

Extra-Curricular Resignations

• Colleen Wagner is resigning from her role at the JV Softball Coach at the High School. 

ADDITIONAL ITEMS

Amended Contract – Principal Kenney

Amended Contract – Principal Davidson

Amended Contract – Principal Carlson

ADMINISTRATORS' REPORTS

A. EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER REPORT

Principal Davidson Reported:

Calendar of Events:

September 7th - No School

September 8th - Bus Evacuation Drills

September 9th - Bus Evacuation Drills

September 10th - ECC Picture Day

Month-in-Review:

• August has been a very exciting month at the ECC! There is nothing better than to hear the little voices and laughter filling the hallways that have been empty for so long!  

• Students returned on August 19th and it has been such a joy to welcome the students back.

• The staff of the ECC has done a tremendous job coming together to make returning to  school a most successful transition. 

• August 17th and August 18th were days filled with trainings and more collaboration in  the building than I have witnessed in years. Teachers were offering support to each other 

• and working to problem solve ways to best teach the students both in-person and  remotely.

• The ECC offers after-school child care daily from 11:45am-3:00pm. The child care has roughly had 30-40 students stay each day. Students are able to eat lunch at school during this time. After lunch, the students have typically taken a short quiet time followed by  time to play outside and have a break from wearing the mask. After time outside, the  students are working on their one hour of remote learning for the afternoon and then  ending in the gym to play until pickup time. The after school child care program has been  run by the available afternoon support staff. The program is off to a great start and  parents have been respectful of the time and picked students up by 3:00pm each day so  far!

Current ECC Enrollment for 2020-2021:

PreK: 93

Kindergarten: 145

1st Grade: 129

Total: 367 (in PowerSchool as of August 27th, 2020

Recognition:

• A special thank you to Todd Painter for his tremendous work at making the arrival and dismissal procedures at the ECC a success. Mr. Painter has been planning and tweaking the procedures since before school started and has completely taken charge of the process  and each day has been much better than the day before!

• Thank you to the entire staff of the ECC for helping with arrival and dismissal for the  start of this school year. Each morning, every available staff member has been outside  helping with students arriving and making sure students know where to go. At the  afternoon dismissal, every available staff member is assigned to assist in a classroom to make sure students get to the correct bus or car to go home. It has definitely been a team  effort at the ECC and every person has been willing to jump in and help out!

• Thank you to the following people for helping make sure the after school childcare program is a success: Christina McClenning, Jessica David, Tara Charles, Shannon  Caher, Sue Hancock, Donna Harmon, Paula Crawford and Dawn Rogers.

B. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REPORT

Principal Kenney reported:

Calendar of Events:

9/1 – Staff Meeting

9/1 – AimsWeb Benchmarking begins

9/2 – Picture Day

9/2 – A-Team Meeting

9/3 – Custodial Meeting

9/8 – PBS Meeting

9/8 – 9/9 – Bus Evacuation Drills

9/16 – A-Team Meeting

9/17 – School Culture Meeting

9/22 – TALC

9/28 – Secretarial Staff Meeting

9/30 – BLT

9/30 – A-Team Meeting

ES Enrollment:

2nd Grade: 128

3rd Grade: 147

Total: 275 (registered as of 8/27/20)

Personnel:

CCES welcomed Alison Gill as our new recess aide. We look forward to having Alison in our building working with our students.

CCES Happenings and Recognitions:

• We have had many changes in the building that our staff have taken on. They have done a wonderful job of adjusting to their new classrooms, new duties, and new ways of operating. I am so proud of all of the hard work that they have put forth to make sure that their students are still receiving a top-notch education. Thank you to the entire staff of CCES!

• Thank you to Mr. Smith for helping with drop off and dismissal. With the change in the direction of Second Street and the new procedures, we greatly appreciated his help with directing parents and students.

• We will be having Fun Fridays this year, with various days to participate in dress up days and school wide challenges. We will start with 8/28 as Go Coalers Day and 9/4 with a Crazy Hair Day. CCES is excited to provide students with a fun end to a very different  type of school week.

• Our first day of school was a success! It was beyond exciting to welcome our students and staff back into the building. Students were all smiles as they entered the building. We couldn’t have asked for a better transition back to school. This would not have happened without the hard work and dedication of the Transition Teams. Thank you to everyone  that participated on the teams.

C. INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL REPORT

Principal Carlson reported:

Calendar of Upcoming Events:

8/28 - Coaler Spirit Day

8/31 - New Student Breakfast Picnic 8:15-8:45

8/31-9/11 - AIMSweb Test Weeks

9/1 – CCIS Picture Day

9/2 & 9/3 - Bus Evacuation Drill - During PE

9/4 - The TALK - 5th Graders - During PE

9/4 - Baseball/Softball Spirit Day

9/7 - Labor Day ~ No School

9/8 - Interventions (RTI) Begin

9/11 - Red, White, Blue Day ~ Patriot Day

9/15 - PSO Meeting 6:30 District Office

9/16 - CCIS Pizza Night 4:30-8:30

9/24 - Lockdown Drill #2 8:10 a.m.

Current Enrollment:

4th Grade 161

5th Grade 164

Total: 325 This includes two 4th grade students and one 5th grade student, who are enrolled in other SPEd. programs outside of CCIS.

As of 8/27/20:

New Students = 11

Moved = 10

Remote Learning Students (non-COVID related) = 48

Homeschooling = 1

Emergency/Crisis Drills Completed:

Evacuation/Fire 8/20/20

Shelter-in-Place/Storm 8/21/20

Lockdown 8/24/20

Personnel:

I would like to welcome the following staff who were hired after my August Board of  Education Report:

• Steph Barkley – Special Education Aide (transferring from the ECC)

• Donna Guinn – Custodian Assistant

• Michelle Lovell – Special Education Aide (transferring from the ECC)

• Elaina Sebby – Reading Aide

Previous Month in Review:

• We are off to a great start this school. The students are doing a wonderful job with their face masks and are so happy to be back in school. The parents are being patient and supportive. The staff are working tirelessly to pull off a 4-hour in-person school day   mixed with remote learners and engaging all students during the afternoon hour of remote learning.

• CCIS created a Welcome Back Video for students that each homeroom showed on the first day  of school. Big thanks goes out to Nikki Boresi and Brad Boresi, who produced this year’s video.  http://bit.ly/WelcomeBackCCIS20

• Teachers spent about 90 minutes on the first day of school bonding with their students and talking about each other’s experiences during the 5 months off of school. We are  really trying to focus on the Social/Emotional needs of our students with the support of  CJ Dziuban and Sarah Veronda.

• We currently have 41 students in our after-school Daycare Program. Fifty students had initially enrolled; however, nine of these students have since made other arrangements. 

• I’d like to thank Tammy Elledge, Jason Smith, and Sandy Rakes for assisting our staff  with morning arrival.

• Our custodians are doing an amazing job keeping up with all the new cleaning protocols. • Our new Health Aide, Jen Rakes, is doing a fantastic job navigating through all the new COVID-related student exclusion procedures, paperwork, data entry, and parent  communication. Ali Scrogham and Carol Budde are a huge support in this process. 

• I want to recognize the following staff members who received the weekly CCIS Kudos: - Mrs. Budde (Talty) for decorating our hallways

- Mrs. Roudis for helping a teacher with scheduling

D. MIDDLE SCHOOL REPORT

Principal Johnson reported:

Calendar of Events:

September 2 Board of Education Meeting – 6:00pm – Unit Office September 7 NO SCHOOL – Labor Day

September 16 CCMS Picture Day

12:00pm Early Dismissal – Staff Development Day

Personnel Report:

CCMS Staff has been outstanding in starting the 2020-2021 school year with helping our  students and families get back into a school routine. I cannot tell you how proud I am of both  the staff and the students as we move into this new normal for school for the time being.  Everyone has really stepped up and done their very best to get the year started.

Attendance:

6 Grade 163

7 Grade 175

8 Grade 139

Total: 477

In Person Learners Remote Learners

6 Grade 141 6 Grade 22

7 Grade 147 7 Grade 28

8 Grade 109 8 Grade 30

Total: 397 Total: 80

Month in Review:

CCMS Softball and Baseball seasons are in action and are playing a limited conference schedule. Coaches for our CCMS Teams are:

A Softball Stephanie Harmon A Baseball Rodney Monbrum B Softball Amie Wren B Baseball Nate Wills

C Softball Layney Miller C Baseball Greg Wills

Best of luck to all of our CCMS teams and coaches this fall.

• CCMS held 6th Grade Orientation on August 10. Mrs. Jackie Larson led over 30 eighth grade students through WEB (Where Everyone Belongs) Leader training on August 7. Students participated in cooperative learning activities in preparation for 6th grade Orientation. Our WEB Leaders for this year did an outstanding job preparing and did fabulous with our 6th graders at 6th Grade Orientation. Student groups were limited to 50 6th grade students per session.

• CCMS teachers participated in a Remote Planning Day on August 17. Staff members attended various staff development session to prepare for the opening of school on August 19.

• CCMS teachers attended Teacher Institute on August 18. Dr. Bugg began the morning with a virtual meeting with the entire district. In addition, CCMS held a full faculty  meeting with staff in the morning and held grade level meetings in the afternoon to  prepare for the opening of school.

• CCMS students returned to school for the 2020-21 school year on August 19. The students did a great job with all of the new Covid guidelines and safety procedures and have done an outstanding job of getting back to school. We had a great first day of the school year and are looking forward to great year of teaching and learning for all of our students and teachers even if it is in a limited capacity to start the year. Staff members reviewed the rules for our Positive Behavior System (PBS) with the students on the first day of school.

E. HIGH SCHOOL REPORT

Principal Spencer reported:

Calendar of Events:

September 3 & 4 Jostens Rep coming to talk to Freshman

September 7 Labor Day- NO SCHOOL

September 10 Bus Evacuation Drills

September 16 Professional Development

September 29 Picture Retakes

Month in Review:

• On August 10th, Link Leaders had freshman students attend orientation activities. Mrs. Thetard and Ms. Wagner are the sponsors for Link Leaders and did a nice job of organizing all the activities the Link Leaders provide to assist with freshman transition from CCMS to CCHS

• CCHS had picture day on August 27th and August 28th.

• Coal City High School is off to a great start and the teachers, support staff and front office staff should be commended for their efforts. With the unique start to the school  year and it looking very different, I have been very proud of how everyone has handled it.

• Tennis and Golf have started and the participants are doing a great job representing CCHS.

• Coal City High School welcomes fifteen new students this year. We currently have thirteen students that have transferred out. Our enrollment currently stands at 658

Current Enrollment Figures thru August 27, 2020

9th grade - 156

10th grade - 162

11th grade - 161

12th grade - 179

Total: 658

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F. SPECIAL POPULATIONS REPORT

Director Rakes reported:

Special Education;

There are 10 new special education students that have registered. This time last year we were at 10.

Preschool:

There are currently 44 at risk and 19 special education spots available. Last year we started out with 14 at risk and 17 special education spots available. There were several parents who  chose to withdraw from preschool due to Covid-19. We have 21 pending referrals from Early  Intervention.

Coaler Academy:

There are currently 4 students enrolled and attending. There are 2 pending referrals. This is the same number of students that started at the beginning of last school year. Student Success  Plans have been developed.

G. CURRICULUM REPORT

Director Elledge reported:

Department Information:

The English Language Arts department is starting the process of resource review for the upcoming year. The ELA adoption is the most expensive resource adoption cycle in our 7- year cycle. The department chairs have been coordinating several meetings and trainings to  give teachers access to potential materials.

Professional Development:

The new teacher orientation went very well. We were excited to work with the new teachers and they were excited to be joining our district.

Early dismissals will be planned in coordination with department leaders, building administration and district administration. We will strive to create opportunities to support the classroom teachers with their skills to teach in the hybrid model.

State Information:

We will be testing our seniors with the SAT on October 14. The state is providing the SAT with Essay at that time. This is a graduation requirement. Students have the choice to participate, if they choose not to participate, they must participate in the state’s final accountability assessment in the spring of 2021. More details about this requirement forour seniors can be found on the ISBE website at this link: https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Fall SAT-Essay-FAQ.pdf.

High school testing in the spring will be held on April 13th. Dates for the IAR have not yet been released.

H. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

Dr. Bugg reported:

1. Victoria Sztapka, a student at University of St. Francis, will be completing her student teaching requirements with Brad Boresi 4th Grade Teacher at the Intermediate School. Forfall 2020 part-time, and full-time in the spring of 2021.

2. At the July Board meeting, the Board authorized the Superintendent to employ personnel  as needed to start the school year. The following were employed for the 2020 – 2021  school year, pending satisfactory completion of all state requirements. 

Mentors: 

Jennifer Muscato – Kindergarten Mentor

Certified Staff:

Kari Lukancic – Kindergartner Teacher at the Early Childhood Center

Permanent Sub

Alicia Matusiak – Permanent Sub for the District 

Support Staff:

Alison Gill – Recess Aide at the Elementary School - 08/18/2020

Elaina Sebby – 3hr Reading Aide at the Intermediate School - 08/26/2020 Extra-Curricular:

High School Drumline Instructor (split) – Daniel Schmitt and Wyatt Onsen Pam McMurtrey – Middle School Yearbook Sponsor 

3. Jill Swartz, a student at Grand Canyon University, will be completing her student teaching requirements with Jen Rhodes and Angie Phillips at Coal City Early Childhood Center. She will be full-time at the ECC for the Fall of 2020. 

4. Enclosures

A. Monthly student enrollment figures

DATES TO REMEMBER

August 27 & 28 HS Picture Days

September 1 IS Picture Day

September 2 ES Picture Day

September 10 ECC Picture Day

September 16 MS Picture Day

September 22 1st day of Election Packet pick up at Grundy County Courthouse December 14 – December 21 Petitions have to be filed at Grundy County Courthouse

I. GRUNDY AREA VOCATIONAL CENTER REPORT 

Mr. Lander reported:

1. The FY21 Budget Hearing was held at 5:15 p.m.

2. Director Copes provided an update on the start of the year for GAVC. 3. Current GAVC enrollment is 751 students, which is an all-time high. 4. Approved the FY21 budget as presented.

5. Approved the employment of Teresa Henson as a full-time substitute teacher. 6. Accepted the resignation of Holly Smith as a part-time clinical nursing assistant. 7. Approved the employment of Tiffany Larsen as a clinical nursing assistant.

J. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR REPORT

Athletic Director Dan Hutchings reported:

Important Dates:

MS Girls Basketball Tryouts moved to Spring season. March 8, 2021 practice starts

Middle School Softball Numbers

“A” Team -- (18) 8th graders Coach Stephanie Harmon “B” Team -- (18) 7th Graders Coach Aimee Wren

“C” Team -- (9) 6th Graders Coach Elayne Miller

Middle School Baseball Numbers

“A” Team -- (13) 8th Graders Coach Rod Monbrum

“B” Team -- (16) 7th Graders Coach Nate Wills

“C” Team -- (25) 6th Graders Coach Greg Wills

High School Fall Athletic Numbers

Football - Moved to Spring with start date of February 13, 2021

Poms - Moved to Spring with start date of February 13, 2021

Football Cheerleading - Moved to Spring with start date of February 13, 2021 Soccer - Moved to Spring with start date of February 13, 2021

Golf

• Freshmen 10

• Sophomores 10

• Juniors 01

• Seniors 05

Head Coach: Harlan Kennell

Assistant Coach: Joe Micetich

Girls Tennis

• Seniors 1

• Juniors 6

• Sophomores 7

• Freshmen 8

Head Coach: Matt Leman

Assistant Coach: Belinda Egan

Volleyball - Moved to Spring with start date of February 13, 2021

**IHSA has added 20 contact days for all sports starting on September 7 and ending October  31. This will give our coaches an opportunity to work with their respective teams and keep  them engaged during these uncertain times.

Athletic Websites:

High School: http://il.8to18.com/coalcity

Middle School: http://il.8to18.com/CoalCityMS/

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR

1. In regard to agenda items – none.

2. In general (Limited to 5 minutes per person.) – none.

OLD BUSINESS

A. DISCUSSION/ACTION ON APPROVAL OF SUPPORT STAFF SALARY  INCREASE FOR FY21

At the June 24 Board Study Session, CSBO Jason Smith, and Dr. Bugg reviewed the  proposed salary increase for the Support Staff in FY21. Dr. Bugg recommended to the Board  to approve the proposed 2.5% increase.

Mr. Hamilton moved and Mr. Lander seconded to approve the FY21 Support Staff salary increase of 2.5%.

Ayes: Shawn Hamilton, Chuck Lander, Robert Bianchetta, Jeff Emerson, Mary Gill, Ken Miller Nays:

Abstained: Quint Harmon

Motion Carried.

B. SECOND READING ON REVISED DISTRICT POLICIES

The first reading took place on August 26, 2020. This was the second reading of the revised  district policies. The following policies will be reviewed by the Board Policy Committee at a  future date prior to final approval at the next board meeting.

2:150-AP Superintendent Committees

Immediately Available District Public Records and Web-Posted Reports and 

2:250-E2

Records

2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure

Guidelines for Investigating Complaints Filed Under Policy 2:260, Uniform 

2:260-AP1

Grievance Procedure, and Allegations of Misconduct

2:260-AP2 Nondiscrimination Coordinator and Compliant Manager

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2:265 Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure

2:265-AP1 Title IX Sexual Harassment Response

2:265-AP2 Formal Title IX Sexual Harassment Compliant Grievance Process 2:265-E Title IX Sexual Harassment Glossary of Terms

4:180-AP1 School Action Steps for Pandemic Influenza or Other Virus/Disease 4:180-AP2 Pandemic Influenza Surveillance and Reporting

5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment

5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited

5:90-AP Coordination with Children's Advocacy Center

5:100 Staff Development Program

5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal

5:220 Substitute Teachers

5:330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves

7:10 Equal Education Opportunities

7:10-AP1 Accommodating Transgender Students or Gender Non-Conforming Students 7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited

7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment 7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited

7:190-E2 Student Handbook Checklist

7:345-AP Use of Educational Technologies; Student Data Privacy and Security

C. DISCUSSION ON THE 2020 FINANCIAL AUDIT

Erica Blumberg, CPA, from Mack and Associates, presented the 2020 financial audit via ZOOM. There were no significant findings with the audit, and Erica thanked CSBO Jason Smith, and the office staff for their assistance when seeking additional information.

D. DISCUSSION/ACTION ON RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN

At the August 26 Board Study Session, Dr. Bugg and CSBO Jason Smith discussed the Risk  Management Plan. It was their recommendation to approve the amended Risk Management  Plan which now includes pandemic language. The new amendment allows a percentage of a  group of identified staff members’ salaries could be paid from the Tort Fund due to the  COVID19 pandemic. This does not affect the budget, because these funds were allocated in  the Education Fund.

Mr. Hamilton moved and Mr. Bianchetta seconded to approve the amended FY21 Risk Management Plan.

Roll Call.

Ayes: Shawn Hamilton, Robert Bianchetta, Jeff Emerson, Mary Gill, Quint Harmon, Chuck Lander, Ken Miller Nays:

Motion Carried.

E. DISCUSSION/ACTION ON ATHLETIC TRAINING RFP

At the July 1 Board meeting, the Board of Education exercised the out clause with ATI Physical Therapy to terminate the contract. Athletic Director Dan Hutchings requested RFP’s  for athletic training services for the 2020 – 2021 school year. ATI Physical Therapy, and Rezin Orthopedics and Sports Medicine submitted RFP’s for consideration. Dan Hutchings’ recommendation to the Board was Rezin Orthopedics and Sports Medicine as the Athletic  Training Service for the 2020 – 2021 school year. There was a significant cost difference  between the two proposals by $11,000; the Board supported the Mr. Hutchings’ recommendation.

Mr. Emerson moved and Mr. Bianchetta seconded to approve the agreement with Rezin Orthopedics and Sports Medicine for the 20 – 21 school year, at a cost of $7,000.

Ayes: Jeff Emerson, Robert Bianchetta, Mary Gill, Shawn Hamilton, Quint Harmon, Chuck Lander, Ken Miller Nays:

Motion Carried.

NEW BUSINESS

A. DISCUSSION ON PUPIL TRANSPORTATION CLAIM

The Annual Claim for Pupil Transportation Reimbursements report was completed and submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education at the end of each school year. The report  shows that during FY20 the district spent $990,470 to transport regular education students,  $64,151 to transport vocational pupils, and $690,416 to transport special education students.  The non-reimbursable transportation costs $366,008 are primarily the cost to transport  students to extra-curricular events. The district can expect to receive State reimbursements  this year as follows:

• Regular transportation of students in the amount of approximately $236,544.20 

• Vocational student transportation in the amount of approximately $41,569.84 

• Special Education student transportation in the amount of $452,912.89

B. DISCUSSION ON ANNOUNCED CLOSURE OF DRESDEN GENERATING  STATION

Dr. Bugg discussed various issues related to Exelon announcing the closure of the Dresden Generating Station. Since that announcement, Dr. Bugg has been involved with numerous phone calls and video conference meetings with local legislators, County leaders, FAIRCOM  leaders, and Exelon officials. Dr. Bugg has been appointed to two of the Governor’s Energy  Workgroups, which should be beneficial in making the school district’s case in Springfield. 

Dr. Bugg reminded the Board that this issue is not just a Coal City School District issue, but rather a County-wide issue that will require everyone in the County to become advocates for  the economic value the Dresden Station brings to our region. Dr. Bugg remains positive, and  believe it will take grassroot efforts in order to save the jobs that will be lost as a result of  Dresden closing. There has been a petition started, and so far, it has 7000 signatures.

There was also a Facebook page created to spread the word. Dr. Bugg acknowledged that this  Board of Education is a Board that proactively plans for the future of this school district, and  this time will be no different. The Board thanked Dr. Bugg for the updates, and all of his  efforts in gathering the information that was presented. There will be additional updates at  future meetings.

OPEN FOR ITEMS NOT KNOWN AT AGENDA PREPARATION TIME

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR

1. In regard to agenda items – none.

2. In general (Limited to 5 minutes per person.) - none.

CLOSED SESSION 

Mr. Hamilton moved and Mr. Lander seconded to go to closed session at 6:45 p.m. for the purpose of considering information regarding the appointment, employment, compensation,  discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, and collective negotiating matters.

Roll Call.

Ayes: Shawn Hamilton, Chuck Lander, Robert Bianchetta, Jeff Emerson, Mary Gill, Quint Harmon, Ken Miller Nays:

Motion: Carried.

When the Board returned to open session, President Miller called the regular meeting to order at  6:51 p.m. with the board members answering roll call present: Robert Bianchetta, Jeff Emerson,  Mary Gill, Shawn Hamilton, Quint Harmon, Chuck Lander, Ken Miller.

ACTION AS A RESULT OF CLOSED SESSION

1. Mr. Hamilton moved and Mr. Harmon seconded to approve the 90-day medical leave of Kim  Perdomo.

Roll Call.

Ayes: 

Nays: Robert Bianchetta, Jeff Emerson, Mary Gill, Shawn Hamilton, Quint Harmon, Chuck Lander, Ken Miller Motion: Denied.

2. Mr. Hamilton moved and Mr. Harmon seconded to approve the 90-day medical leave of Rita  Evans.

Roll Call.

Ayes: 

Nays: Shawn Hamilton, Quint Harmon, Robert Bianchetta, Jeff Emerson, Mary Gill, Chuck Lander, Ken Miller Motion: Denied.

BOARD STUDY SESSION OF THE WHOLE DATE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 @ 6 P.M. In Coal City CUSD #1 Administrative Center Board Room

NEXT REGULAR MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 7, 2020 @ 6 P.M. In Coal City CUSD #1 Administrative Center Board Room

ADJOURNMENT

Mr. Harmon moved and Mr. Lander seconded to adjourn the meeting at 6:52 p.m. President  Miller asked if there was any opposition to the motion, hearing none considers the motion  approved.

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