April Superintendent Newsletter
Winchester CUSD #1 Monthly Newsletter
April 3, 2018
The three administrators and Angie Slagle attended a workshop on March 13th on the Evidence Based Model of funding schools and how it works with the Every Student Succeeds Act.
We had a WGS Kitchen Inspection on 2/15/18 and a Satellite Food Service Inspection at WHS on 2/28/18. Both passed with no follow-up visit needed.
Our recessed lockers at WGS have a small opening around the top frame that could become a possible hazard. Locker & Storage Systems, who installed the recessed lockers, will add a metal trim behind the top frame of these lockers this summer.
Kiefer USA is willing to touch-up the gym floor and put on a new finish. They are willing to extend our warranty another year to make sure we are satisfied.
The trend among several area schools is to have a 6:00pm start for all JH/HS gym contest. It is 6:15pm now. Our A.D.s, coaches, and administration are all in favor of this change as it would get student-athletes home earlier on school nights.
13 of 22 (59%) referenda questions dealing with public school districts in Illinois passed during the March 20th election.
The following motions were approved at the March 13th School Board Meeting:
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Board policy revisions on Head Lice and Sexual Harassment
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Date change for IREC to use facilities to July 13th & 14th
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Placement of a t-ball field behind WGS
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Renewal of student insurance plan
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Renewal of IESA & IHSA membership for 2018-19
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Use of facilities by youth soccer and youth baseball/softball
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Reduction in force - Support Staff (based upon seniority)
Cook - Becky Wade; Bus Driver - Sam Decker; Aides (all) - Chris Hurrelbrink Shari Anslyn, Carolyn Schofield, Sheila Killebrew, Debbie Fanning, Shannon Wingler, Kerri Day, Kelly Winters, Melissa Evans, Tamara Galloway, Cheri Orris, Renee Rees, Tina Brown, Kessie Melanson, and John Borgens; LPN Aides(all) - Diane Potter and Melissa Moore
8) Notice of Non-Reemployment Due to Licensure - Samantha Killebrew
9) Re-Employed Non-Tenured Teachers - Kara Nash, Jayme Davis, Grant DeWitt, Elena Moran-Cortes, Tamaque Ator, Jodi Brown, Karen Rueter, Grace Pinkerton, Kenny Mayner, Adam Brockhouse, Sheila Wigger, Austin Wilson, Stacy Valentine, Trish Bryant, Claire Coonrod, Tina Leonard, Amber Sichting, Ryan Sichting, Amy Sutton, Carl Wicklander, and Jacob Schumacher
10) Play Volunteers / Assistants - Tom Welch, Kirsten Jefferson, Hannah Pate, Elena Moran-Cortes and Jacob Schumacher
11) Coaches - Tyler Devlin resigned as head WCC girls track, will be volunteer assistant; Megan Barfield Davis will serve as head WCC girls track coach; Brittney Peterson as volunteer assistant to Candy Miller for WGS cheer; re-employ fall coaches - Adam Brockhouse/FB and TJ Plogger/VB
12) Accepted Resignation Larry Post - bus driver (end of year)
13) Employed Clayton Rothe - Jr High Special Ed teacher for 2018-19
