Red Bud School District 132 prepares for new year
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[The Red Bud District 132 Board of Education made plans last Thursday for FY 2011, including making purchases, hiring personnel, and work on the district buildings and grounds. This was the last board meeting for Superintendent Steve Harsy, who is leaving the district to take another position.
The board thanked Harsy for his four years of service to the district. Harsy, in turn, expressed appreciation to the board's current and past members for the opportunity and cooperation they gave him.
The board approved a pay raise in the amount of $7,915 for each of the administrators and a total of $28,637 to the base salaries of noncertified staff for FY 2011.
Software was purchased for both the elementary and high schools, using stimulus funds (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) to monitor student achievement.
Elementary School Principal Larry Lovel reported the software will allow the tracking and proficiency of students in mathematics. Students in grades five through eight will take computer based tests throughout the year which will track their progress with immediate results. Teachers will be able to focus on areas of need or provide enrichment activities for advanced students.
Lovel noted that results for the Illinois Standards Achievement Test are in. The school as a whole meets or exceeds state expectations. This is the seventh consecutive year the school has met or exceeded expectations. However, the fifth and sixth grades are below expectations in reading and the fifth grade is also below expectations in math.
The board is requesting proposals for an auditor for 2010-2011. The deadline for submissions will be July 10.
The board approved the insurance package renewal, including: 1. total property coverage (fire, crime, inland marine, boiler & machinery, and liability); 2. automobile liability and physical damage; 3. umbrella liability; 4. school board legal liability; 5. workers' compensation; 6. treasurer's bond; and 7. student athlete catastrophic. Invoices will be paid in July.
Purchase from Houghton, Miflin, Harcourt of reading series textbook selection for 2010-2011 was approved, with the first payment being paid in June.
Summer cleaning is in progress and Geisler Roofing has begun work on the high school roof. Only two bids were received for oil and chipping the parking lots. The board chose to take no action on the bids at this time.
The board hired four employees:
Morgan Logsdon as part-time summer assistant for the technology coordinator;
Rachel Koudela as an elementary school secretary;
Janelle Kuhn as high school girl's golf coach;
Bill Opel as high school trap shooting sponsor.
The board approved the following as district depositories: Illinois Funds; First Bank of Red Bud; First State Bank of Red Bud; North County Savings & Loan, State Bank of Prairie Du Rocher, and Chester National Bank. A financial statement will be required from each depository.
The board approved compliance with the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act.