The Board of Trustees of the Illinois Eastern Community College District No. 529 met Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at Frontier Community College, Fairfield, Illinois and following a public hearing, the Board held a Bond Issue Notification hearing to allow public comment on their intent to issue bonds for community college purposes.
The Board approved the minutes of the Board of Trustees regular meeting held on April 22, 2025.
The Board waived a second reading and approved revisions to the following policies:
• Student Mental Health Needs Policy 500.12 to reflect changes in staffing and to continue our adherence to Public Act 101-0251, the Mental Health Early Actionon Campus Act.
• New policy – Minors and Visitors in the Classroom Policy 800.12 clarifying IECC’s position regarding individuals in the classroom who are not enrolled in the course preventing confusion about expectations concerning unauthorized visitors in the classroom.
The Board approved changes to fees for Paramedic and EMT Programs.
Affiliation agreements were approved with 3C Therapy & Wellness, Harrisburg Medical Center, Inc., Southern Illinois Hospital Services, and Southern Illinois Medical Services, NFP.
A Calendar Year 2024 Report for the IECC 403(b) Plan was accepted by the Board. The current plan has a total of 149 participants with total assets of $7,062,052.
The Board approved a Redevelopment Agreement with the City of Olney that allows for reimbursement for eligible costs for the site preparation of the new Allied Health Technology addition to Wattleworth Hall at Olney Central College.
The Board approved a budget resolution and tentative budget for FY2026. A Balanced operating budget has been presented.
The following were approved as part of the personnel report: Approval of employment for Ben Morgan as Temporary, Full-time Automotive Instructor, OCC effective August 13, 2025 – May 14, 2026 and Chad Killinger as Head Women’s Basketball Coach, WVC effective June 2, 2025.
Changes in employment status were approved for Paul Tait from Manager of Technology Infrastructure to Chief Information Officer effective May 12, 2025; Chelsea Dulany as Business Office Assistant, FCC to Business Office Specialist, FCC effective June 2, 2025; Jennifer Dunn from Student Services Specialist, FCC to Student Services Software Specialist, FCC effective June 20, 2025; Danyelle Ayres from Coordinator of ICAPS & Instruction to Director of ICAPS & Instruction & Transition effective June 2, 2025; and Sharis Wilson from Coordinator of Adult Literacy to Director of Literacy and AE Operations effective June 2, 2025.
As a result of recent updates to the Fair Labor Standards Act and to ensure the District aligns with current regulations, the employment status for the following individuals was approved to change from non-exempt to exempt: Julie Auteberry, Brittany Biddle, Kara Blanton, Derek Dunn, Patrick Harris, Jennifer Jennings, Angel Kerner, Brady Martin, Christy Morley, Amanda Nelson, Eric Resor, Jodi Schneider, & Candice Young.
An educational level change was approved for Angelia Williams.
Retirement ratification was approved for Calvin Melvin as MIT Instructor effective May 31, 2025.
The next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees will be Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 6:15 p.m. at Lincoln Trail College, Robinson, IL.