July 2024 Board Minutes - Special Meeting
Special Meeting
July 23, 2024
The Board of Education, Community Unit School District No. 1, 149 South Elm Street, Winchester, Illinois counties of Scott, Morgan and Greene, met in Special session on Tuesday July 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM in the Winchester High School auditorium.
President Steve Moore called the meeting to order with the following members answering roll call: Thad Walker, Bill Jacquot, Trista Freeman, Eric Peterson, Aaron Littig and Steve Moore. Shanna Eddinger was absent. Also attending were Superintendent Kevin Blankenship, WGS Principal Jessica Crawford, WHS Principal Denny Vortman and Administrative Assistant Becky Lashmett.
PRESENTATION
Representatives of Creative Entourage, a public opinion research firm, presented results of the recent community survey regarding support for a new high school building via referendum. The survey, felt to be an adequate representation of voters, indicated a majority in opposition of a new building while the initial public forums showed a majority were in favor of such a project. Support for renovation of the existing building was evidenced by the survey, and the board will further discuss at the August 13th regular meeting.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Freeman motioned at 7:28 PM to enter into closed session. Walker seconded the motion and roll call vote resulted: Walker, yea; Jacquot, yea; Freeman, yea; Peterson, yea; Littig, yea and Moore, yea; there being six yeas and no nays, the motion passed.
Freeman motioned, with a second from Walker, to return to open session at 8:01 PM. Roll call vote resulted: Walker, yea; Jacquot, yea; Freeman, yea; Peterson, yea; Littig, yea and Moore, yea; there being six yeas and no nays, the motion passed. President Moore announced the purpose of the executive session was for personnel matters.
PERSONNEL ACTION
Jacquot motioned, with a second from Peterson, to accept the resignations of Claire Coonrod and Rhonda Nash, and approve Curt Lawson as a volunteer assistant for the junior high softball team. Roll call vote resulted: Walker, yea; Jacquot, yea; Freeman, yea; Peterson, yea; Littig, yea and Moore, yea; there being six yeas and no nays, the motion passed.
ANNOUNCEMENTS / ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:03 PM.
