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Oct 15 2024 Board Meeting

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Source
YouTube / School Board CUSD#2
Date
2025-04-02
Location
Williamson County, IL
Material
Transcript
Extent
1,084 words · about 7 min
Collected
2026-06-12

Transcript

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001[Music] All right. Uh, we're ready to call the October 15, 2024 meeting of the Maran Community School District number two to order, please. Garrison here. Lawler here. Henshaw here. Wesley Moore Bundred here. Flyers. Would you join me in the pledge that lead us tonight? I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. We do not have example of educational excellence this meeting. Um, do we have any anyone from the audience to speak to the board in our audience and visitor section? Anything to say? Anything you want to air any grievances? Seeing none, moving right along. Do we have anyone from the Maran Education Association that would like to speak? Moving right along. consent agenda.

002Can I get a motion to approve our consent agenda as presented? Mr. President, I make the recommendation to approve the consent agenda as presented. The minutes from the September 24th, 2024 regular and close session meeting and the public hearing bills, the September supplementary bills and the October bills for payment as presented. Donations, we'll let Mrs. Moss read those. Uh we have Marian unit 2 foundation to the Wildcat way um $5,000 pediatric group to Marian High School FFA $150 to MHS FFA $500 Timberline to MHS FFA $1,250 Farm Credit Illinois to MHS FFA $125 Natasha Sterns Country Financial to Marian High School PBIS $530. We have several um organizations who have donated to the Marian High School band camp. That would be Cornerstone to Marian High School band, First Church of God, Changos, Second Baptist Church,

003Kuanas, Alers Gate Church, Culver's, McDonald's, Protek Communications, North Bridge Technology, all to Mary High School Band Camp. And then we have Alpha, Delta, Kappa to Adams. teacher appreciation basket. And then we also have the elementary school compacts and family engagement policies. Approval of the elementary school compacts and family engagement policies. Lynwood University memorandum of understanding. Mrs. Could you give us a little discussion on the elementary school complex and family engagement? Um that is just a requirement for the title one that every October. So the um the school compacts and family engagement policies are all in the packet for your viewing and that's just something that we title discussion on any of those second please. I'll second yes. Garrison yes Lawler yes. Yes. It's a quick roll, isn't it? Um, all all business have a motion

004to accept our board policy adoptions. Mr. President, I make the recommendation to adopt the following policies as presented. 22 260, 22 265, 5100, 720, and 71 185. Any discussion on any of those? Those are all Those are on our website, right? Someone wants to get a second. I'll second roll call. Sorry. Garrison, yes. Lawler, yes. Bundren, yes. Henshaw, yes. New business. Uh, some personnel recommendations. Can I get a motion, please? Mr. Mr. President, I would like to make a motion to approve the following personnel recommendations as presented. Employment non-certified JC von elementary instructional assistant assigned along fellow elementary pending background check. Jennifer Russell, administrative assistant assigned to the district office effective January 7th, 2025. And then resignation for Enrico Chico Castellano. MHS head boys track and field coach effective immediately. Have a second. Second. Lawler.

005Yes. Bundren. Yes. Garrison. Yes. Hshaw. Yes. Moving along. Um, can I get a recommendation for our FY25 school maintenance project grants? Mr. President, I make the recommendation to approve the fiscal year 25 ISBE maintenance grant as presented. Sure. Um, so that is a grant that is due every December and Kim and I, Kim went ahead and did the application so that we could go ahead and get going on that. Um, we are looking at doing some roof work at the junior high school. It would be basically the last of the roof work at the junior high school to make sure That is all. So that's what we So the maintenance grant it's $50,000 and then we have to match that as well. No, this is this is actually few spots that we have not touched

006yet. So whatever reason they'll match it. 50,000. Any other discussion on that? Have a second. A second. Roll call, please. Bundren, yes. Garrison, yes. Lawler, yes. Hshaw, yes. Um, to have a recommendation for our is ASB delegate and alternates that will be attending the 204 joint conference. Who is the sad soul that wants to do this this year? Who's going? Is she going? Uh, Mr. President. I would like to make the recommendation that we designate Shannon Moore as the IASB delegate and I will be the alternate for the 2024 joint annual conference. Second. [Laughter] Great time in that meeting. Um we second roll call. Garrison. Yes. Waller. Yes. Bundren. Yes. Usually that's not too bad. Every time I've said in it's been technology issues and you sit there for an hour waiting for them to

007figure out the technology issues and then everybody gets Oh, you mean they have technology issues? It's not about No, it's not about technology. It's about getting the voting getting the getting it to happen. Yeah, it was a little uh going on to reports. Do we have a anything to discuss, Mr. Stanley, on our technology report? Nothing additional. Um maintenance reports. Not this month. Superintendent report. Um I would just like to um you know, we have a very generous community. We always read the donations every month, but a particular thank you to the Mar,000 donation to that way. Um directly affects our students. Uh, real quick too, I wanted to mention October 25th, we are having a Williamson County learning camp. So, Lindsay and I have been working with the other Williamson County superintendent and assistant

008superintendent to plan a learning camp for all of Williamson County. So, we have it will be hosted at the high school. Um, we have sessions, we have a keynote speaker, is coming in. He is um a highly soughtafter motivational speaker in education that um talks about how all kids deserve the same. And so we are looking forward to having him in to speak on that. Uh he's also going to do a breakout session for us and then we have lots of breakout sessions with lots of our educators from around the county. So every school district has teachers presenting um administrators presenting social workers presenting the ro involved. Um so it's going to be a great event. All all of Williamson County educators and support staff including nurses, secretaries, um instructional aids, uh Williamson County, Williams

009County special ed has been involved as well. So looking forward to that event at the high school on the 25th. And a special shout out and thank you to Farmer State Bank because sponsoring breakfast for the whole county that morning. Donuts and coffee. Is that the first time you done this? Um, no. We did it before CO and then it sort of went away when CO happened and so now we're bringing it back. Assistant reports just um This week is homecoming week, so it's a super exciting week. Um, in all of our buildings, all the students participate in spirit week. So, just a very fun time. The parade is happening at 1:00 um at least the high school. Um, and then also October is principal appreciation month. So, just a shout out to our administrators.

010They work very, very hard and do a lot of things behind the scenes that not everybody knows that they do. It's a tireless and thankless job, but we really appreciate them and we're really blessed with some great administrators here. Treasures report Yeah. September 30th. We ended the month 384,17785 and revenue is at 9.8 We've not received any property taxes are at 14%. questions. We still haven't yet obligated it all right now. We have $400,140 left to claim a big chunk of that is the last supplies for September 110,000 were awarded 10,851 questions. Thank you. We don't have an issue for close session this month. Um miscellaneous or discussion items from anyone do this in 16 minutes. I feel like we should slow down. All right. Um can I have a motion to adjourn, please? Mr.

011I'll talk slow. I would like to make the motion that we adjourn our meeting. Second. Do I have a second? Second. Roll call, please. Lawler, yes. Bundren, yes. Garrison, yes. Handshaw, yes. There you have it.

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