Grundy Reporter

Gardner Community Consolidated Grade School District 72-C Board of Education met April 17.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Jamie Wilkey called the meeting to order @ 7:00pm

Roll call

Members Present: Terri Balcom, Brad Male, Jerry Olsen, Ashlee Schultz, Lauren Vitko, Jamie Wilkey

Absent: Denny Christensen

Pledge of Allegiance

Recognition of Visitors

Correspondence

Motion to Approve the items contained in the consent agenda

Board of Education Meeting Minutes: Open and Closed meeting minutes from March 20, 2025

Financial Business-

payment of bills for the month of April, 2025

payroll in the amount of $124,366.40 (gross) & $97,364.21 (net)

treasurer’s report for the month of March, 2025

1st: Schultz, 2nd: Balcom

Ayes: Schultz, Balcom, Male, Olsen, Vitko, Wilkey

Absent: Christensen

Motion passed

Deposit List

Checks Written prior to the meeting

Budget Report

Investment Statement

Attendance Report         

New Business

FOIA -ACB: Records expenses paid to vendors of $500 or more in 2024, 2014, 2004. I sent them a copy of our Annual statement of Affairs published in the local paper for those years. Subsequently we have received 9 more FOIA requests for different years.

New Business

Motion to Approve: 2025-2026 Board of Education meeting dates

1st: Wilkey, 2nd: Male

Ayes: Wilkey, Male, Balcom, Olsen, Vitko, Wilkey

Absent: Christensen

Motion passed

Motion to Approve: Resignation Extracurricular Coach Ashley Meyerhoff who was the GSWB Cheer Coach

1st: Balcom, 2nd: Schultz

Ayes: Balcom, Schultz, Male, Olsen, Vitko, Wilkey

Absent: Christensen

Motion passed

Motion to Approve: Hire of new Kindergarten teacher Aubrey Cruz

1st: Male, 2nd: Balcom

Ayes: Male,  Balcom, Olsen, Schultz, Vitko, Wilkey

Absent: Christensen

Motion passed

Old Business

Motion to Approve: 2025-2026 Student Handbook updates

1st: Vitko, 2nd: Male

Ayes: Vitko, Male, Balcom, Olsen, Schultz, Wilkey

Absent: Christensen

Motion passed

Review of the GSWB Cooperative Meeting

Motion to Approve: 2025/2026 & 2026/2027 GSWB IGA’s GGS hosted events: Speech, Spelling Bee, Track, Volleyball, Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Math Club, Cheerleading, and BES hosted event Scholastic Bowl

1st: Wilkey, 2nd: Male

Ayes: Wilkey, Male, Balcom, Olsen, Schultz, Vitko, Wilkey

Absent: Christensen

Motion passed

Special Meeting to seat new board members, Monday April 28, 2025 at 7pm.  Jamie and Melanie will meet with Jake Fjelde and Sam Gimpel before or after the meeting to review Board member orientation topics.

Information and Discussion

Tiger Pride students for March: K-August Salerno, 1-Lorenzo Casillas, 2-Paisley Gimpel, 3-Silas Stephens, 4-Lucy DeYoung, 5-Delayni Hill, 7-BraysonBrown

Teacher Appreciation ideas          

Teacher Negotiations coming up - Jamie Wilkey and Brad Male will represent the board

Math Team Results - Individual Awards: Leah Olson- 1st Place 8th Grade, Riley Hall- 3rd Place 8th Grade, Grady Phillips- 4th Place 8th Grade, Talon Mack- 3rd Place 7th Grade - Team Awards:8th Grade- 1st Place, 7th Grade- 3rd Place - Overall School- 3rd Place

Motion to adjourn into closed session to consider information regarding the appointment,             employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees 5ILCS 120/2C.1 and     student disciplinary cases per 5ILCS 120/2C.9  @ 7:28 pm

1st: Male, 2nd: Vitko

Ayes: Male, Vitko, Balcom, Olsen, Schultz, Wilkey

Absent: Christensen

Motion passed

Motion to adjourn closed session and return to regular session @ 7:37 pm

All present members are in favor

Motion to Adjourn @ 7:41 pm

All present members are in favor                              

Next Meeting: Special Meeting: Monday, April 28, 2025 7:00pm

Next Regular Meeting: Thursday, May 15, 2025 7:00pm 

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