1. CALL TO ORDER President Plote called the regular meeting to order at 7:08 p.m.

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1 LELAND COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING MEDIA CENTER 370 NORTH MAIN STREET, LELAND, IL APRIL 18, :00 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER President Plote called the regular meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Anderson, Riskedal, Shumway, Todd, and Plote. Absent: Kinney and Wold Also in attendance were Administrators Jodi Moore and Chris Bickel, District Bookkeeper Jason Zaleski, and Recording Secretary Andrea Niles. 3. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. BOARD SALUTES Salutes include the following: Mrs. Anderson salutes three Leland students recently elected to hold officer positions in the Sandwich Leland Somonauk chapter of FFA. They are Avery Plote, Jonathan Larson, and Abigail Eckman. She also thanked the Bethany Lutheran Church for honoring the faculty and staff of Leland School this past Sunday. She said there was a very nice showing of people there. Mr. Riskedal salutes Mrs. Cameron and Mrs. Wick for the recent Fine Arts Fair and Spring Concert, he felt Mrs. Cameron did a great job with the program and the artwork on display by our students is awesome. Mr. Todd added a salute to Mr. Spring for stepping in and assisting the music program by lending his talents when needed. Mr. Bickel salutes Ms. Smith and Mrs. Jansen for organizing a very successful Washington DC trip for the middle school students. Parent chaperones Brooke Grzanich, Robyn Guelde, Jen Cole, Marcy Kinney, and Brian Kramer also were a huge help on the trip. He recognized March Students of the Month: 3rd grader Alicia Gray, 6th grader Brooklyn Guelde, and 11th grader Avery Plote. 5. OPEN FORUM President Plote welcomed LEA representatives Amanda Dean and Cathy Brown. Several visitors were also in attendance.

2 Student Jarred Fries asked to address the Board in regards to the athletic co-op. He was speaking for several members of the boys basketball and soccer team. He wanted the Board to understand the athletes are not excited for the recent split in the co-op. The opinion of the students is that Leland should do anything it takes to stay in a co-operative agreement with Earlville, Jarred stated. He also said the boys don t care what color their uniforms are, what field they play on, or what their mascot name is, they want to play with the same teammates they have for several years. Even though soccer will still be a co-op sport next year, he also stated concern for future students and the ability of Leland to field teams that will be competitive. Mrs. Plote, Mr. Bickel, and Mr. Zaleski responded to Mr. Fries saying the school is working to promote a program that will raise morale in the building, and increase student participation. The Board listened to comments from a couple other student athletes and parents in attendance. 6. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA Anderson moved and Riskedal seconded the motion to approve the consent agenda as follows: 6.1 Regular Open and Closed Session from March 14, Monthly Bills for March and April as presented. Ayes: Anderson, Riskedal, Shumway, Todd, and Plote. 7. APPROVAL OF TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE Riskedal moved and Anderson second the motion to approve the tentative course schedule for the school year. Mr. Bickel reminded the Board the schedule is still considered tentative due to a couple factors. Somonauk has not finalized their course schedule for next year yet, and that would impact our schedule. Dependent on the hiring status of an Industrial Arts teacher, the schedule would need to reflect those course changes as well. The final course schedule will be presented to the Board over the summer months for approval. Ayes: Riskedal, Shumway, Todd, Anderson, and Plote MOTION CARRIED on a 5-0 vote.

3 8. APPROVAL OF CONTRACTUAL SERVICES OF HILLMANN PEDIATRIC THERAPY, P.C. Shumway moved and Todd seconded the motion to set and approve the contractual agreement for services of Hillmann Pediatric Therapy. Hillman Pediatric Therapy provides mandatory physical and occupational therapy testing and services. Mrs. Moore told the Board Hillmann is raising their contract prices by $1/hour of service this year. Ayes: Riskedal, Shumway, Todd, Anderson, and Plote. 9. APPROVE ADMINISTRATION REPORT Anderson moved and Riskedal seconded the motion to approve the Administration Report as presented. Mr. Bickel gave a brief summary and provided a link to the itinerary for the 2 night/3 day trip students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade recently took to Washington D.C. He also informed the Board of upcoming Prom activities. The Junior Class is hosting prom on Saturday, May 5, The theme is Masquerade. Post-prom is sponsored by Student Council/SADD and will be held at Round One in Fox Valley. Students will be bussed to and from Round One. This year, on May 3, there will be a Distracted Driver presentation by Save a Life Tour. There will be an assembly for high school students and a driving simulator that will also be open to the public from 2:30-4:30. This program typically serves much larger high schools, however Country Financial Insurance is sponsoring the presentation through a large donation. Student Council/SADD will help cover additional costs. Mr. Bickel typically gives some type of safety program to students every 4 years just before prom and this year s program has the added benefit of opening up to the community, as well! Mr. Bickel told the Board once again Student Council is sponsoring an all high school service project. Student Council members voted to go back to Feed My Starving Children in Aurora. All high school students and several staff chaperones will leave at 11:00, pack meals at FMSC from 12:00-2:00, and then be back to Leland by 3:00 dismissal.

4 Another program for high school students, April 25, 2018 is the job shadow/career trip day. Freshmen and Sophomores will attend class trips to Pheasant Run Resort, Fona International and Aquascape. Juniors and seniors have been given individual job shadow assignments in a field they expressed interest in learning more about. Mr. Bickel reminded by Board of his proposal to consider bringing back the junior high track program. Our junior high students have no school-sponsored athletics once the basketball seasons end. He would recommend four track meets and participation in the IASA state track meet. Proposed costs for the program include: Coaching $2500 Transportation $800 Uniforms/Supplies $600 Fees $300 Total $4200 Mr. Bickel will request this to be an action item in an upcoming meeting. Upcoming Dates - April 21 - High School Play/Sophomore Dinner April 24 - Blood Drive April 28 - Daddy Daughter Dance (Music Boosters) April 30 - High School Service Day May 3 - Distracted Driving Presentation (Community Welcome) May 4-1:00 PM Dismissal May 5 - Prom May 9 - Athletic Banquet May 10 - Community Awards Night May 20 - Graduation May 31 - Last day of school On a voice vote, the MOTION CARRIED DISCUSSION OF THIRD QUARTER BUDGET Mrs. Moore presented Third Quarter budget numbers to the Board. First and Second Quarter numbers were reviewed: Revenue Expenditures 1st Quarter 71 % recorded 22 % recorded 2nd Quarter 80 % recorded 55 % recorded 3rd Quarter 85 % recorded 76 % recorded

5 The overall big picture shows the district has been on track with quarterly projections during this fiscal year. She reminded the Board due to the 1st quarter release of county tax revenue, that initial revenue looks high, but those numbers balance out by year-end. In summary, the majority of the District s revenue comes from local property taxes. It represents 83% of total revenue (87% recorded). State revenue holds 12% of the total revenue (81% recorded), which federal funds are about five percent (68% recorded) of the total revenue source. Of the total budgeted expenditures, through the Third Quarter the district has paid 76% of the budgeted $3,782, 522 amount. The Tort Fund has paid a much larger 96% of the budgeted amount due to the ongoing Media Center issues. The largest expense for the district is the Education Fund which includes salaries and benefits. Through the Third Quarter, 74% of the Education Fund has been paid which is right on track for the budget. Overall, the District is financially on track for budgeting purposes through the first nine months of the fiscal year. 11. STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST REMINDER Mrs. Niles reported all Economic Interest Statements have been filed with the District for the year. 12. EXECUTIVE SESSION Riskedal moved and Todd seconded the motion to go into executive session to discuss matters related to 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. Also, to discuss collective negotiation matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees, matters relating to litigation, when an action against, affecting, or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting. Ayes: Todd, Anderson, Riskedal, Shumway, and Plote MOTION CARRIED on 5-0 vote and the meeting entered closed session at 8:13pm.

6 13. APPROVAL OF GUIDANCE COUNSELOR RECOMMENDATION Riskedal moved and Shumway seconded the motion to approve the recommendation to hire Victor Epperson in the Guidance Counselor position. Ayes: Riskedal, Shumway, Wold, Anderson, and Plote MOTION CARRIED on 5-0 vote 14. APPROVAL OF SOCIAL WORKER RECOMMENDATION Riskedal moved and Todd seconded the motion to approve the recommendation to hire Elaine Hall in the Social Worker position. Ayes: Shumway, Todd, Anderson, Riskedal, and Plote MOTION CARRIED on 5-0 vote 15. APPROVAL OF RESIGNATION OF LISA HARNESS Riskedal moved and Todd seconded the motion to accept the resignation of Lisa Harness. Ayes: Todd, Anderson, Riskedal, Shumway, and Plote 16. APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL ACTION ITEM(S) FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION Riskedal moved and Todd seconded the motion to approve the recommendation to hire Mandy Hawk as High School Volleyball coach. Ayes: Anderson, Riskedal, Shumway, Todd, and Plote Riskedal moved and Todd seconded the motion to approve the recommendation to hire Chris Abbott as High School Boys Basketball coach. Ayes: Riskedal, Shumway, Todd, Anderson, and Plote

7 17. APPROVAL DIRECTION TO RELEASE BID SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE MEDIA CENTER PROJECT Riskedal moved and Todd seconded the motion to approve the direction to release bid specifications for the Media Center project. Ayes: Shumway, Todd, Anderson, Riskedal, and Plote 18. ADJOURNMENT Riskedal moved, and Todd seconded the motion to adjourn. On a voice vote, the MOTION CARRIED 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 9:42 pm. Janet Plote, President Claire Anderson, Secretary