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 All
school board members attended in person except for Blane Olsen.
Aaron Wilham attended remotely. The Board entered the Executive
Session to discuss employment, personnel, and property purchase. The
Board came back into regular session at 7:00 PM. President Cowan
asked everyone to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
The first action item on the agenda was to open the budget hearing.
No one signed into the budget hearing for an opportunity to speak;
President Cowan closed the hearing.
Colton Brosamer signed in for an opportunity to speak under
Recognition of Public. He shared his OPAA Report, which discussed
the start of the school year and how OPAA had many sales these past
two weeks.
The next action item was the approval of the Consent Agenda, which
included minutes of the regular July 17th meeting, the executive
July 17th meeting, the special board meeting on July 24, bills,
sales tax revenues, and the transportation hazard. Superintendent
Spang reported that the district office had no questions concerning
bills, and sales tax revenues topped $34,000.
The Board approved the Consent Agenda 6-0.
Under Reports, Mrs. Fricke shared her high school
report. It included her summary of week one activities and her
thoughts on public tours to show the completion of the high school
construction project. She will share the date tours will be held
with the public via the high school FB page. Finally, Mrs. Fricke
shared her thoughts on how a new district-wide social worker would
positively impact the high school and what duties she would have
that person take on.
Mrs. Lora also spoke to the same; much of her suggested social
worker duties would be duties mirrored at the grade school. She also
discussed Open House, beginner band night, her first fire drill, and
CPR training for all coaches and other staff members who wanted to
be certified.
Finally, Mr. Jordan shared his Activity Director’s Report. Mr.
Jordan gave summaries regarding all junior high and high school fall
sports. He also discussed facility upgrades, such as the new gym
curtain in the high school, a new scoreboard at the baseball field,
and new roster boards at the grade school. He also discussed
Veterans Park and the construction update. He discussed the price
difference of seed versus sod, and ultimately the board decided to
postpone that decision requesting a guarantee from Byrne & Jones if
we went with a sod option. He said he would look into that guarantee
and report to the board.
In New Business, President Cowan asked for a motion to adopt the
FY25 budget as presented. The motion was made by Ashley and seconded
by Deanne Mott. A roll call vote passed 6-0.
Next, President Cowan introduced the Annual Safety
Meeting, where Superintendent Spang deferred to Heather Fricke, who
summarized the meeting.
President Cowan next requested a motion to adopt the district threat
assessment protocol interview questions. Mr. Spang explained that he
was in charge of this in his previous district. The FBI approved
these interview questions, and Mount Pulaski adopted them to
streamline this process in the event they need to be used. The
motion was made by Ashley Combs and seconded by Doug Martin. The
motion passed 6-0.
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President Cowan next discussed
the Henson Robinson annual maintenance and Entec project
proposals. Mr. Spang summarized the Henson Robinson annual
maintenance proposal as preventative roof maintenance for the
high school and the Entec project proposal as the solution to
the high school weight room humidity concern.
Next, President Cowan introduced the discussion item
of PRESS policy 116 updates. Mr. Spang summarized that these new
policies are regarding the new Title IX guidelines that districts
must adopt as board policy by December 31st. Mr. Spang explained
that he had been in contact with the school attorney. They would sit
down following the August board meeting with the Policy Committee so
that we can disseminate the policies for approval at the September
board meeting.
President Cowan next requested a motion to approve the evaluation
schedule and the Superintendent's goals. The motions were made by
Ashley Combs and seconded by Deanne Mott. The motion passed 6-0.
President Cowan next requested a motion to approve Kathy Tschantz as
the District IMRF agent. The motion was made by Ashley Combs and
seconded by Doug Martin. The motion passed 6-0.
President Cowan then requested a motion to approve the creation of
an entrepreneurship class activity account. The motion was made by
Ashley Combs and seconded by Deanne Mott. The motion passed 6-0.
President Cowan next requested a motion to approve the updated
athletic coach's code of conduct and the equipment donation
agreement. Mr. Spang summarized that the athletic coach's code of
conduct included updates made by the former activities director at
the end of last school year and the equipment donation agreement
regarding a riding lawn mower donated to the district. The motion
was made by Ashley Combs and seconded by Doug Martin. The motion
passed 6-0.
President Cowan next requested a motion to approve the District
Curriculum Director position. The motion was made by Ashley Combs
and seconded by Chris Brown. The motion passed 6-0.
President Cowan then asked for a motion to approve
the Personnel Report. Mr. Spang noted a revision to the Personnel
Report and asked the board members to view that revision before
voting to approve. The motion was made by Ashley Combs and seconded
by Doug Martin. The motion passed 6-0.
Under Items of Information, Mr. Spang mentioned that the Community
Association of Mount Pulaski asked the district to create a brochure
that could be placed in homes for sale to attract families to move
into the district. Mr. Spang also shared information about the Fall
Fest Parade, Incident IQ reporting, future quarterly budget
meetings, and a potential loss in future revenue regarding the
recent PPRT projections. Mr. Spang mentioned that he would keep the
board updated and that the district office was aware of these
projections and would keep this information in mind when making
future budget decisions.
Finally, Mr. Cowan requested a motion to adjourn, which was made by
Ashley Combs and seconded by Chris brown. The motion passed 6-0.
[Sarah Farris]
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