The meeting was called to order by Mr. Buttice at 6:00 PM.

Members present: Mr. Buttice, Mr. Dearing, Mr. MacPhee, Mr. Norvill, Ms. Schwader,

Members absent: None

Guests: Mr. Phil Vandemore, Channel 22 video taping representative, Mrs. Chris Short,

Motion by Visocky/Dearing to approve the minutes from May 15, 2003 as amended. Motion voted. Yeas- Mr. Buttice, Mr. Visocky, Ms. Schwader, Mr. MacPhee, Mr. Norvill, Mr. Dearing, Mr. VanBeuning. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Motion by Visocky/Dearing to approve the executive session minutes from May 15, 2003 as amended. Motion voted. Yeas- Mr. Buttice, Mr. Visocky, Ms. Schwader, Mr. MacPhee, Mr. Norvill, Mr. Dearing, Mr. VanBeuning. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Citizen’s Request/Public Participation: None

Mr. Visocky questioned Superintendent Masear if the district will be okay due to the late tax payment. She indicated that the district will still be okay.

Motion was made by VanBeuning/MacPhee to accept the treasurer’s report. Motion voted. Yeas-Mr. Buttice, Mr. Visocky, Ms. Schwader, Mr. MacPhee, Mr. Dearing, Mr. Norvill, Mr. VanBeuning. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Superintendent Masear asked for permission to pay end of the month bills in order to avoid late charges and pay out of the grant money. These bills will appear next month.

Motion made by Schwader/Dearing to accept the warrants. Motion voted. Yeas-Mr. Buttice, Mr. Visocky, Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Mr. MacPhee, Mr. Dearing, Mr. VanBeuning. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Superintendent Masear reported that Robein lost the Title I funds due to a zero count on the recent census. All grants were approved. These grants were listed on a spreadsheet and Superintendent Masear went through these.

Superintendent Masear and Mr. Vandemore prepared an extra-curricular activity cost breakdown spreadsheet. These included the cost per participant. Mr. Vandemore will prepare the revenues of ticket sales for basketball (cheerleading) and volleyball for the next meeting.

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Summer cleaning and maintenance is going well. The building is moving along positively.

Estimates on floors and windows will be found in the near future due to our 10-year Life Safety.

Superintendent Masear reported state aid proposal House Bill 2750 made by the Governor

improved our income due to using the 59 students who require medical assistance.

Superintendent Masear went over the legislative report included on the handout provided.

Mrs. Krall will be hired through an intergovernmental agreement as opposed to being hired

directly.

The payment to renew the worker’s compensation and school board liability insurance is due July

1, 2003 with an increase of about $1000 from last year.

Resolution made by Visocky/Dearing to adopt prevailing wage rates for Tazewell County for

2003-2004. Resolution voted. Yeas-Mr. Buttice, Mr. Visocky, Ms. Schwader, Mr. Norvill, Mr.

MacPhee, Mr. Dearing, Mr. VanBeuning. Nays-0. Motion carried.

Superintendent Masear explained the process for purchasing food items for our lunch program. It

costs $300/year to belong and we save money by belonging to this cooperative.

Usage of Track Funds for Renovations:

Superintendent Masear gave a rough estimate of a $20,000 profit. Concessions brought in the

highest ever receipts of $7900 and there were record numbers in admissions.

Track funds are being used to purchase new desks for the new 2^nd grade and 4^th grade classrooms

and table and chairs for another classrooms. New teacher chairs and bathroom renovations are

also being purchased with track funds.

Mr. Buttice asked about purchasing new science textbooks. Superintendent Masear indicated

there is money available and we are moving toward new science books.

Staff Insurance:

John Deere Health Plan has the same premiums as last year but includes other benefits not

previously included. A representative met with the staff to explain the benefits.

Jay Wendelin is going to begin working privately at his own business and we will need to bid for

his services.

There are new forms to sign for issuing keys. New members will be receiving keys and all but

one key has been returned by a community member.

Motion made by Visocky/Dearing to enter executive session for the purpose of discussing negotiations and personnel evaluations. Motion voted. Yeas-Mr. Buttice, Mr. Visocky, Ms. Schwader, Mr. Dearing, Mr. MacPhee, Mr. Norvill, Mr. VanBeuning. Nays-0. Motion carried. The board entered executive session at 7:00 PM.

The board re-entered open session at 7:38 PM.

Adjournment: Motion made by Visocky/VanBeuning to adjourn the meeting. Motion voted. Yeas-Mr. Buttice, Mr. Visocky, Mr. MacPhee, Ms. Schwader, Mr. Dearing, Mr. Norvill, Mr. VanBeuning. Nays-0. Motion carried. The meeting ended at 7:39 PM.

Next regular meeting is scheduled for July 17, 2003 at 6:00 PM.

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Steve Buttice, President Shauna Schwader, Secretary