Williamsfield Community Unit School District Board of Education met Nov. 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The public meeting was held in the Kutkat Conference Room of the district office in Williamsfield, IL at 7:00pm.
1. The meeting was called to order by Board President Stewart.
2. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
3. Roll Call was taken. All members were in attendance, with Howard attending via phone.
4. There was an opportunity for public comment.
5. The following Consent Agenda items were approved.
Consent Agenda Items
a. Approval of November bills
b. Approval of minutes of regular Board of Education meeting on October 13, 2020
c. Approval to hire Brianna Lumberry as full-time paraprofessional
d. Approval of renewal of district general liability & workers compensation policies
e. Approval of annual alternate revenue bond abatement resolution
6. Teresa Welch presented the FY20 audit presentation. We anticipate ending FY21 with a total fund balance of $3.5M.
7. 2019 ISBE school report cards were reviewed. With academic progress data for the most part frozen, there’s nothing real new to report.
8. The BOE approved the 2021-2022 diesel fuel pricing process.
9. Mr. Farquer provided a solar array production update. A cost analysis is planned for late winter or early spring.
10. Mr. Farquer provided an update on the Central Illinois Bus-2-Grid Initiative. Electric buses should be operational in Pekin and Hollis in January 2021. The Pekin location will also leverage vehicle-to-grid technology. We will continue to explore opportunities for us to do the same.
11. Mr. Farquer outlined the discrepancies with IDPH recommendations and IHSA allowances with regards to IHSA basketball. We will continue to follow IDPH guidelines and postpone the start our our HS basketball seasons until both IDPH guidelines and IHSA rules allow for full contact practices and games to be played. Full analysis and recommendations can be viewed here.
12. After discussion, the BOE approved the use of 2020-2021 emergency days according to the following framework.
a. Traditional snow days for the first 2 emergency days
b. Remote learning for remaining emergency days, unless power outages do not allow
c. Intend to complete the school year prior to Memorial Day
13. Mr Farquer provided a sports cooperative agreements update wherein we will explore expanding the Mid-County coop to all HS sports as well as Middle School baseball and softball. Athletic Directors from all 3 schools are working collaboratively on a framework that each district can review at their December BOE meeting. We anticipate details of the agreement will be similar to those currently in place, with the exception of cost/revenue sharing. We anticipate the framework will include equal sharing of expenses and revenues amongst the three schools, rather than per player cost sharing formulas contained in previous agreements.
14. Mr. Farquer provided the monthly administrative report.
15. The meeting adjourned.
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