Galesburg Reporter

ROWVA Community Unit School District #208 Board of Education met June 17

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER

The ROWVA Board of Education met in their regular meeting in the High School LMC. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Lake at 7:00 pm.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Pledge of Allegiance…

ROLL CALL

The following members answered roll call at 7:00 pm:

Mr. Johnson (Present ☒ Not Present ☐), Mr. Kuelper (Present ☒ Not Present ☐), Mr. Lake (Present ☒ Not Present ☐), Mr. West (Present ☐ Not Present ☒), Mrs. Fleming (Present ☒ Not Present ☐), Mrs. Godsil (Present ☒ Not Present ☐), and Mr. Bean (Present ☒ Not Present ☐).

AUDIENCE TO VISITORS

People present were Board members, and administrators.

PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS

Mrs. Danner presented the elementary principal’s report. She reviewed: Educational spotlight, summer building status, and honor roll.

Mr. Rees presented the jr./sr. high school principal’s report. He reviewed: Summer spotlight, education spotlight, sports/activities and upcoming dates.

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

Dr. Dunlap presented the superintendent’s report. All items were Agenda items.

AMBASSADOR REPORT

The student ambassador’s report was given.

ACTION ITEMS

*Early Graduates

Dr. Dunlap recommended that Chad Rickey and Tristan Loomis be approved for early graduation for the 2025-2026 school year. Mrs. Godsil moved and Mr. Kuelper seconded the motion. Motion carried.

*PRESS Policies

Dr. Dunlap presented the PRESS Policies (Policies 2:260, 2:265, 4:15, 4:80, 5:10, 5:20, 5:60, 5:100, 6:150, 6:235, 7:10, 7:20, 7:60, 7:70, 7:180, 7:185, 7:190, 7:200, 7:210, 7:250, 7:255, 7:270, 7:310, 7:315, 7:340) for the second reading and recommended they be approves as presented. Mr. Kuelper moved and Mrs. Fleming seconded the motion. Motion carried.

*Student Handbooks

Mr. Rees and Mrs. Danner presented the Student Handbooks for the second reading and requested they be approved as presented. Mr. Kuelper moved and Mrs. Godsil seconded the motion. Motion carried.

*Bread/Milk Bids

Dr. Dunlap recommended that the milk bid from Enyeart Distributing be accepted. We did not receive any bread bids. Mr. Bean moved and Mr. Johnson seconded the motion. Polled vote: Mr. Johnson (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mr. Kuelper (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mr. Lake (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mrs. Fleming (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mrs. Godsil (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), and Mr. Bean (Aye ☒ Nay ☐). Motion carried.

*Heating System Pipe Replacement

Dr. Dunlap requested approval to replace the existing piping for the HVAC system in the crawlspace. Mrs. Fleming moved and Mrs. Godsil seconded the motion. Polled vote: Mr. Johnson (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mr. Kuelper (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mr. Lake (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mrs. Fleming (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mrs. Godsil (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), and Mr. Bean (Aye ☒ Nay ☐). Motion carried.

CLOSED SESSION

Mrs. Godsil moved and Mrs. Fleming seconded the motion to move into closed session to discuss personnel, collective bargaining and meeting minute retention. Polled vote: Mr. Johnson (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mr. Kuelper (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mr. Lake (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mrs. Fleming (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mrs. Godsil (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), and Mr. Bean (Aye ☒ Nay ☐). Motion carried.

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

Mr. Kuelper moved and Mrs. Godsil seconded the motion to return to open session to discuss personnel, collective bargaining and meeting minute retention. Polled vote: Mr. Johnson (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mr. Kuelper (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mr. Lake (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mrs. Fleming (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mrs. Godsil (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), and Mr. Bean (Aye ☒ Nay ☐). Motion carried at 9:05 p.m.

CONTRACT EXTENSIONS

Mr. Kuelper moved and Mrs. Fleming seconded the motion to extend Dr. Dunlap’s contract through the end of the 2026-2027 school year. Polled vote: Mr. Johnson (Aye ☐ Nay ☒), Mr. Kuelper (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mr. Lake (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mrs. Fleming (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mrs. Godsil (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), and Mr. Bean (Aye ☐ Nay ☒). Motion carried.

Dr. Dunlap recommended that Ben Rees, Kerry Danner and Shane Tucker have their contracts extended. Mr. Kuelper moved and Mrs. Fleming seconded the motion. Polled vote: Mr. Johnson (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mr. Kuelper (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mr. Lake (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mrs. Fleming (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mrs. Godsil (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), and Mr. Bean (Aye ☒ Nay ☐). Motion carried.

CONSENT AGENDA

Mr. Kuelper moved and Mrs. Godsil seconded the motion to approve the Consent Agenda for the adoption of current prevailing wages, the minutes of May 20, 2025, the Treasurer’s Report, the payment of all bills in Education, Operations and Maintenance, Transportation, IMRF, Working Cash, Fire/Safety and Activity Funds as listed on the official copy, Meeting Minute review and Personnel (Resignation: Kelli Kistler – Nurse. Hire: Erik Hughs – JH Football and Tim Perez – Volunteer Asst. JH Football). Polled vote: Mr. Johnson (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mr. Kuelper (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mr. Lake (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mrs. Fleming (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), Mrs. Godsil (Aye ☒ Nay ☐), and Mr. Bean (Aye ☒ Nay ☐). Motion carried.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE INCREASES

Dr. Dunlap recommended that increases be given to the Administrative Office Personnel for the 2025-20256 school year. Mr. Kuelper moved and Mrs. Godsil seconded the motion. Polled vote: Mr. Johnson (Aye ☐ Nay ☐), Mr. Kuelper (Aye ☐ Nay ☐), Mr. Lake (Aye ☐ Nay ☐), Mrs. Fleming (Aye ☐ Nay ☐), Mrs. Godsil (Aye ☐ Nay ☐), and Mr. Bean (Aye ☐ Nay ☐). Motion carried.

COMMUNICATIONS

John Kuelper has resigned from the ROWVA Board of Education effective immediately.

ADJOURN

Mrs. Godsil moved and Mr. Bean seconded the motion to adjourn at 9:15 pm. Motion carried.

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