Galesburg Reporter

West Central Community Unit School District #235 Board of Education met March 15.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Good News Items

● Ms. Lewis, along with her 5th grade helpers, raised over $600 during the Send a Sucker to a Friend event, which has been donated to the FOCC and the Almost Home Animal Adoption Center in Oquawka.

● The Elementary PE Staff coordinated the Kids Heart Challenge and raised $9,724.35 for the American Heart Association. By doing so, WCE earned $1000 to purchase new PE equipment.

● The Lion’s Club continues to support our students by providing vision screenings at our PK Screening events.

● Our third grade students participated in ag related activities provided by Warren-Henderson Farm Bureau as well as our local FFA members.

● Melinda Frakes is fully retiring at the end of this month. She has been an asset to West Central as a teacher and technology support. We will greatly miss her and her wealth of knowledge.

5. Approve Agenda Items

6. Comments from the Public

7. Consent Agenda

a. Meeting Minutes

i. Regular Meeting, February 15, 2023 (Enclosure)

ii. Closed Session, February 15, 2023 (Enclosure)

iii. Special Meeting, February 28, 2023 (Enclosure)

b. Financial Activity

i. Consider Payment of Bills (Enclosure)

ii. Consider Approval of Activity Accounts (Enclosure)

iii. Consider Approval of January and February 2023 Treasurer’s Reports 

iv. Review of District Financial Report (Enclosure)

c. Resignation/Retirement

i. Steve Lumbeck, High School Assistant Football Coach (Enclosure) 

ii. Cody Eaton, WCHS Special Education Teacher (Enclosure)

iii. Dustin Brooks, WCHS Paraprofessional and WCHS Head Boys’ Basketball Coach (Enclosure)

iv. Pam Moore, Substitute (Enclosure)

v. Melinda Frakes, Part-time Technology (Enclosure)

d. Other

i. Approval of 2023-2024 School District Calendar (Enclosure)

ii. Approval to Direct the Superintendent to Begin Work on the FY24 District Budget

8. Discussion Items

a. FOIA Requests

b. Trap Shooting Organization

c. 2023-2024 Registration Fees

9. Reports

a. Principal’s Reports (Enclosures)

b. Technology Report (Enclosure)

c. Special Education Report (Enclosure)

d. Athletic Director’s Report (Enclosure)

10. Action Items

a. Approval of Driver’s Ed Car Lease with Bruce Foote (Enclosure)

b. Discussion and Consideration of Approval for increases to Softball/Baseball Umpire Pay

11. Future Agenda Items

12. Closed Session - A Closed Session will be held pursuant to the Illinois Open Meetings Act to discuss the following subjects:

a. Personnel - The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.

b. Negotiations - Collective negotiating matters between the school board and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.

c. Student Discipline - Student disciplinary cases.

13. Open Session - Possible Action from Closed Session (Enclosures) 

a. Volunteer - Consider approval of Joshua Higgins as Volunteer WCHS Baseball/Softball Coach (Enclosure)

b. Volunteer - Consider approval of Mike Seitz as a Volunteer WCHS Softball Coach (Enclosure)

c. Volunteer - Consider approval of Darren Steele as a Volunteer WCHS Baseball Coach (Enclosure)

d. Position Change - Consider approval of Jesse Molyneux from Part-time Title Paraprofessional and Part-time Paraprofessional to FT Paraprofessional 

e. Employment - Consider approval of Samera Lesher as WCEL Teacher for the 2023-2024 school year (Enclosure)

f. Employment - Consider approval of Brian Sterett as District Maintenance Director (Enclosure)

g. Employment - Consider approval of Bob Stockham as WCMS PE and Athletic Director for the 2023-2024 school year (Enclosure)

h. Employment - Consider approval of Lene Lox as WCMS Boys Track Coach (Enclosure)

i. Employment - Consider approval of Doug Brooks as a Long-Term Sub for HS (Enclosure)

j. Employment - Consider approval of James Wagner as WCMS Special Education/Physical Education Teacher for the 2023-2024 school year (Enclosure) 

k. Employment - Consider approval of Amy McGowen as High School Teacher for the 2023-2024 school year (Enclosure)

l. Other - Consider approval of stipend for Ross Parcel as interim WCMS Boys’ Basketball Coach

14. Future Meeting Dates

a. Next Regular Board of Education Meeting, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 6:00 pm in the West Central Elementary Cafeteria

15. Adjournment

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