The Board of Trustees of Illinois Eastern Community College District No. 529 met Tuesday night, November 17th at Lincoln Trail College, Robinson, Illinois, and approved the schedule of regular meetings for calendar year 2021.

Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 7 p.m., Frontier Community College

            Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 7 p.m., Lincoln Trail College

            Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 7 p.m., Olney Central College

            Tuesday, April 27, 2021, 7 p.m., Wabash Valley College    

            Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 7 p.m., Frontier Community College

            Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 7 p.m., Lincoln Trail College

            Tuesday, July 20, 2021, 7 p.m., Olney Central College

            Tuesday, August 17, 2021, 7 p.m., Wabash Valley College

            Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 7 p.m., Frontier Community College

            Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 7 p.m., Lincoln Trail College

            Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 7 p.m., Olney Central College

            Tuesday, December 14, 2021, 7 p.m., Wabash Valley College

            The 2020 Annual Security Report was approved by Trustees.  The Annual Security Report contains crime information for the past three years, relevant policy statements, and training and educational programming related to campus safety and security, crime prevention, alcohol and drug use, and sexual misconduct.

            Trustees approved revisions to the business policy that outlines the methodical selection of audit firms for the District.    

Approval was given for an agreement between IECC and Carle Richland Memorial Hospital.  The agreement will allow Olney Central College students to access multiple Carle sites.  The programs covered in the agreement include Medical Coding, Health Information Technology, Medical Office Assistant, Office Administration, and Human Resource Associate.   

In a continued effort to accommodate student learning during the COVID 19 pandemic, trustees approved the recommendation to repeal the Online/Hybrid Course Fee for hybrid delivery courses only for the Spring 2021 term. 

The Bid Committee recommendation for the bid received from Pocket Nurse for a total of $27,328.69 was approved for the purchase of a nursing simulator manikin.  The training equipment will be utilized by the Nursing Program at Frontier.

            The Board approved the District’s Annual Financial Report.  It will now be published locally and filed with the Illinois Community College Board. 

            The Board passed a resolution to accept the results of the annual audit.  The audit will now be forwarded to the Illinois Community College Board as required. 

The Board of Trustees adopted the annual resolution establishing the guidelines for the District’s estimated tax levy and approved a resolution establishing the District’s estimated tax levy.  The Board certified the district’s tentative levies for the 2020 year.   A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for Illinois Eastern Community Colleges, District No. 529 for 2020 will be held on December 8, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. at Olney Central College, Olney, Illinois.

Revisions were approved for testing of students to determine their English language proficiency. 

The holiday calendar for administrative, technical, professional non-faculty, clerical and maintenance personnel was approved for calendar year 2021.

The Board approved the selection of Martin Hood for audit and other professional services.

Carrie Hallam was employed as Information Technology Trainer and Support at the District Office, effective November 18, 2020.

            A change of status was approved for Alyssa Maglone, Coordinator of Curricular Reporting & Articulation at the District Office to Assistant Dean of Academic Services at the District Office, effective January 5, 2021; and a change was approved for Jacquelyn Shamhart from Administrative Assistant to the Dean to Administrative Assistant to the Dean and President at Lincoln Trail College.

Resignations were approved for Joseph Lampley as Workforce Education Instructor, effective November 28, 2020; and for Kimberly Venters as Administrative Assistant at Frontier Community College, effective November 12, 2020. 

            Next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees will be Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 7 p.m. at Olney Central College, Olney, Illinois.