Board of Education Special School Board Meeting
Southeast Valley Community School District
Wednesday, December 18 2024
Southeast Valley Central Office
6:30 PM
The Board of Education of Southeast Valley Community School District met in a regular session. President Miller called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM
Roll Call:
Shannon Miller, Allan Wicklein, Katie VanSickle, Sean Stewart, Jim Carlson, Joni Hefley
Absent: Jeff Ackerson
Motion by Wicklein, seconded by VaSickle to approve the consent items. Consent items include agenda, minutes from prior meeting, payment of bills presented, personnel changes and any open enrollment requests.
Personnel included the following:
- Resignation: Jim Duncan submitted his resignation due to retirement at the end of January, 2025. The Board and Superintendent Johnson thank Mr. Duncan for all of his years of service as a Principal, and in his more recent role as Safety Coordinator. They all expressed extreme gratitude for his dedication to the district.
- Hiring: None at this time.
Ayes: Miller, Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Carlson, Hefley
Nays: None
Motion carries 6-0
Committee reports: -
School Improvement – None at this time
Public Relations – None at this time
Facilities & Grounds – Have begun thinking about summer 2025 projects..
Negotiations/Finance – None at this time.
Transportation – None at this time.
Administrative reports were given. Information is available in the Central Office to anyone that would like it.
Mr. Johnson and President Miller met with David Palmer, President at Paton-Churdan as required by the sharing agreement to discuss the current agreement and get updated on any feedback. All parties felt that the sharing was going well, and everyone seemed to be doing well with it.
The Central Office will technically be closed from December 23, 2024 through January 6, 2025. There will be people working throughout the winter break, but the office won’t actually be open.
Motion by Carlson, seconded by VanSickle to approve the request for At-Risk Modified Supplemental Amount for At-Risk and Dropout prevention for the 25-26 school year in the amount of $306,140.
Ayes: Miller, Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Carlson, Hefley
Nays: None
Motion carries 6-0
Motion by Wicklein, seconded by Hefley to approve the Contract Amendment for the School Resource Officer with Calhoun County as presented.
Ayes: Miller, Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Carlson, Hefley
Nays: None
Motion carries 6-0
Motion by VanSickle, seconded by Carlson to approve the Superintendent Goals as presented.
Ayes: Miller, Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Carlson, Hefley
Nays: None
Motion carries 6-0
Motion by Wicklein, seconded by Stewart to approve the Early retirement incentive of $100 per banked sick days to Teachers with 10 years of or more of service to the district, and age 55 at the time of retirement. The retirement would take effect at the end of the 2024-2025 school year. The number of requests for early retirement will be capped at 5, but the board reserves the right to open it up to more.
Ayes: Miller, Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Carlson, Hefley
Nays: None
Motion carries 6-0
Motion by Wicklein, seconded by Hefley to approve placing cameras at the bus stop in Callender according to the bid presented of $12,927.07.
Ayes: Miller, Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Carlson, Hefley
Nays: None
Motion carries 6-0
A bid was presented to do work on the Farnhamville Elementary parking lot. The conversation was tabled until January while more information is obtained.
The January Meeting will be held on January 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM in the Central Office.
Motion by Stewart, seconded by Hefley to adjourn.
Ayes: Miller, Wicklein, Stewart, VanSickle, Carlson, Hefley
Nays: None
Motion carries 6-0