July 2022 Special Meeting Minutes
Special Meeting
July 12, 2022
The Board of Education, Community Unit School District No. 1, 149 South Elm Street, Winchester, Illinois counties of Scott, Morgan and Greene, met in Special session on Tuesday July 12, 2022 at 7:30 PM in the Winchester Elementary School Gymnasium.
President Steve Moore called the meeting to order with the following members answering roll call: Ron Coultas, Bill Jacquot, Shanna Eddinger, Trista Freeman, Molly Traw, Aaron Littig and Steve Moore. Also attending were Superintendent Kevin Blankenship, WGS Principal Andy Stumpf, WHS Principal Denny Vortman and Administrative Assistant Becky Lashmett.
PAVING
Freeman motioned, with a second from Coultas, to approve the bid of $46,997.57 from VICC to oil and chip the WGS circle drive, and $3,800.00 for repairs along the curb. Roll call vote resulted: Coultas, yea; Jacquot, yea; Eddinger, yea; Freeman, yea; Traw, yea; Littig, yea and Moore, yea; there being seven yeas and no nays, the motion passed.
PRESS POLICY UPDATES
Coultas motioned to approve updates of PRESS Policies 2:230; 3:70; 4:70; 5:70; 5:80; 5:110; 5:240; 6:70; 6:80; 6:140; 6:290; 6:330; 7:15; 7:285 and 7:270. Freeman seconded the motion and roll call vote resulted: Coultas, yea; Jacquot, yea; Eddinger, yea; Freeman, yea; Traw, yea; Littig, yea and Moore, yea; there being seven yeas and no nays, the motion passed.
FY23 LUNCH PRICES
Eddinger motioned, with a second from Traw, to approve a ten cent increase in the lunch costs. Roll call vote resulted: Coultas, yea; Jacquot, yea; Eddinger, yea; Freeman, yea; Traw, yea; Littig, yea and Moore, yea; there being seven yeas and no nays, the motion passed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Freeman motioned at 7:40 PM to enter into closed session. Coultas seconded the motion and roll call vote resulted: Coultas, yea; Jacquot, yea; Eddinger, yea; Freeman, yea; Traw, yea; Littig, yea and Moore, yea; there being seven yeas and no nays, the motion passed.
Eddinger motioned, with a second from Traw, to return to open session at 8:32 PM. Roll call vote resulted: Coultas, yea; Jacquot, yea; Eddinger, yea; Freeman, yea; Traw, yea; Littig, yea and Moore, yea; there being seven yeas and no nays, the motion passed. President Moore announced the purpose of the executive session was for personnel matters.
PERSONNEL ACTION
Jacquot motioned, with a second from Coultas, to accept the resignations of Larry Chambless as Junior High Science and Jason Wolters as District Art. Roll call vote resulted: Coultas, yea; Jacquot, yea; Eddinger, yea; Freeman, yea; Traw, yea; Littig, yea and Moore, yea; there being seven yeas and no nays, the motion passed.
Coultas motioned to approve the administrative recommendations for employment; Steve Carey - WHS English, Lisa Hileman - Industrial Arts, Patti Arnold - cook and Izzy Cox - grade school girls basketball assistant coach. Roll call vote resulted: Coultas, yea; Jacquot, yea; Eddinger, yea; Freeman, yea; Traw, yea; Littig, yea and Moore, yea; there being seven yeas and no nays, the motion passed.
ANNOUNCEMENTS / ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:33 PM.
