Centralia High School Superintendent Chuck Lane has joined more than 400 other superintendents in signing a letter to Governor JB Pritzker seeking COVID-19 guidance for the coming school year. Lane addressed the lack of information at Monday night’s school board meeting.
“So we were just really want to get some clarity from the state on how we’re gonna handle the COVID protocols for next year we do have the edict now that we all want to come back to full in-person schooling but we still need to get some guidelines on if we’re social distancing, do we have to wear masks, do we have to test, do we have to take temperatures, all those things so we’re already into July now so we it’s time that parents know what school’s going to look like for the kids next fall, so we’re hoping to get some clarity from state.”
The board approved its amended budget for the fiscal year that ends June 30th. Lane reports the district finished the fiscal year with a $382,736 surplus across all funds.
Lane expects to meet with the teacher’s association in the next few weeks for negotiations. He anticipates having language for the next board meeting, and asked for the negotiations committee to meet at 5 p.m. prior to the July meeting.
In other action, the board moved:
- to accept the irrevocable letter of intent to retire from Randy Redfeairn, facilities manager, effective July 25, 2025;
- to accept the letter of retirement from Joe Hays as full-time custodian effective July 31, 2021;
- to accept the letter of retirement from John Holtkamp as full-time custodian effective July 31, 2021;
- to accept the letter of resignation from Trey Williams as special education teacher effective June 30, 2021;
- to accept the letter of resignation from Quinton Marcum as social science teacher effective at the end of the 2020-2021 school year as he becomes the new Principal at Odin School;
- to accept the letter of resignation from Mallory Kauling as head softball coach effective at the end of the 2020-2021 school year;
- to accept the letter of resignation from Al Bazile as assistant football coach effective June 7, 2021;
- to accept the letter of resignation from Travis Sanders as girls’ head soccer coach effective at the end of the 2020-2021 school year.
In employment, the board moved:
- to employ Molly Harlan as English department coordinator for the 2021-2022 school year;
- to employ Dawson Berry as technology specialist effective June 1-2021;
- to employ Caralyn Williams as school social worker for the 2021-2022 school year;
- to employ Taylor Powell as an assistant volleyball coach for the 2021 2022 school year,
- to employ Amy Kuder as main office secretary effective July 6, 2021.
Centralia High School Superintendent Chuck Lane has joined more than 400 other superintendents in signing a letter to Governor JB Pritzker seeking COVID-19 guidance for the coming school year. Lane address the lack of information at Monday night’s school board meeting.
“So we were just really want to get some clarity from the state on how we’re gonna handle the COVID protocols for next year we do have the edict now that we all want to come back to full in-person schooling but we still need to get some guidelines on if we’re social distancing, do we have to wear masks, do we have to test, do we have to take temperatures, all those things so we’re already into July now so we it’s time that parents know what school’s going to look like for the kids next fall, so we’re hoping to get some clarity from state.”
The board approved its amended budget for the fiscal year that ends June 30th. Lane reports the district finished the fiscal year with a $382,736 surplus across all funds.
Lane expects to meet with the teacher’s association in the next few weeks for negotiations. He anticipates having language for the next board meeting, and asked for the negotiations committee to meet at 5 p.m. prior to the July meeting.
In other action, the board moved:
- to accept the irrevocable letter of intent to retire from Randy Redfeairn, facilities manager, effective July 25, 2025;
- to accept the letter of retirement from Joe Hays as full-time custodian effective July 31, 2021;
- to accept the letter of retirement from John Holtkamp as full-time custodian effective July 31, 2021;
- to accept the letter of resignation from Trey Williams as special education teacher effective June 30, 2021;
- to accept the letter of resignation from Quinton Marcum as social science teacher effective at the end of the 2020-2021 school year as he becomes the new Principal at Odin School;
- to accept the letter of resignation from Mallory Kauling as head softball coach effective at the end of the 2020-2021 school year;
- to accept the letter of resignation from Al Bazile as assistant football coach effective June 7, 2021;
- to accept the letter of resignation from Travis Sanders as girls’ head soccer coach effective at the end of the 2020-2021 school year.
In employment, the board moved:
- to employ Molly Harlan as English department coordinator for the 2021-2022 school year;
- to employ Dawson Berry as technology specialist effective June 1-2021;
- to employ Caralyn Williams as school social worker for the 2021-2022 school year;
- to employ Taylor Powell as assistant volleyball coach for the 2021 2022 school year,
- to employ Amy Kuder as main office secretary effective July 6, 2021.
