Minutes of the Board of Education meeting held on Monday, August 20, 2007. The meeting was called to order by the president at 7:00 p.m. The recording secretary called the roll. Present were: Hicks, Boehne, Foster, Ottengheime, Palombo, Konen, Cribben. Absent: None
Mr. Cribben asked for a moment of silence for Chad Faivre. Mrs. Tari Jansen, Shabbona Elementary Principal, was introduced.
It was moved by Ottengheime, seconded by Konen to approve the July 16, 2007 minutes as amended with a correction of rates for lunch for the 2007-2008 school year. On a voice vote, all members voted yes. The motion carried.
After questions on the bills it was moved by Ottengheime, seconded by Palombo to approve the bills for the month of August accounts payable checks numbers 57520-57603 in the amount of $76,333.78; payroll checks numbers 49149 to 49404 in the amount of $358,841.65; imprest 18136-18163 in the amount of $2,959.52; activity fund 10290-10297 in the amount of $1,718.27; and the monthly financial reports.
The president asked if anyone in the audience had anything that they wished to present to the board.
Mrs. Leslie Pergament-Nenia gave her appreciation to the board for the opportunity for her daughter and other students to travel to Europe. She also had a question on the school calendar.
Jennifer Rhodes and Cosme Becerra gave a power point presentation on the student trip to Europe.
Mr. Hammack gave the high school principal’s report. There are 287 students at the high school. He also gave the PSAE test results and ACT scores.
Mrs. Kennedy gave the middle school principal’s report. There is an estimate from Holian for asbestos abatement of $1,980 and $550 for air monitoring. All of the leaks have been fixed. The blacktop will be patched for approximately $985. She spoke on the change in the middle school flexible block schedule. An update on the lunch ticket scanner was given. There are 211 students at the middle school.
Mr. Simpson gave the Waterman Elementary principal’s report. There are 146 student enrolled.
Mrs. Jansen gave the Shabbona Elementary principal’s report. There are 237 students enrolled.
It was moved by Ottengheime, seconded by Palombo that the meeting adjourn into executive session regarding appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students, student disciplinary case, and collective
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bargaining. On a voice vote, all members voted yes. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned into executive session at 8:26 p.m.
It was moved by Boehne, seconded by Konen that the meeting reconvene into regular session. On a voice vote, all members voted yes. The motion carried. The meeting reconvened into regular session at 9:10 p.m.
It was moved by Konen, seconded by Palombo that the executive session minutes be approved as reviewed. On a voice vote, all members voted yes. The motion carried.
It was moved by Konen, seconded by Palombo to accept the resignation of Jodie Thunder as early childhood teacher. Roll call vote: Hicks, yes; Boehne, yes; Foster, yes; Ottengheime, yes; Palombo, yes; Konen, yes; Cribben, yes. 7 yes, 0 no. The motion carried.
It was moved by Konen, seconded by Palombo to approve the employment of Angela Benedict as Shabbona Elementary School assistant cook. Roll call vote: Boehne, yes; Foster, yes; Ottengheime, yes; Palombo, yes; Konen, yes; Hicks, yes; Cribben, yes. 7 yes, 0 no. The motion carried.
It was moved by Boehne, seconded by Foster to approve the employment of Becky Hatfield as special education personal care assistant. Roll call vote: Foster, yes; Ottengheime, yes; Palombo, yes; Konen, yes; Hicks, yes; Boehne, yes; Cribben, yes. 7 yes, 0 no. The motion carried.
It was moved by Palombo, seconded by Konen to approve the employment of Katrina Linneman as freshman volleyball coach. Roll call vote: Ottengheime, yes; Palombo, yes; Konen, yes; Hicks, yes; Boehne, yes; Foster, yes; Cribben, yes. 7 yes, 0 no. The motion carried.
It was moved by Foster, seconded by Palombo to approve the employment of Lauren Buenzow as special education teacher at Waterman Elementary. Roll call vote: Palombo, yes; Konen, yes; Hicks, yes; Boehne, yes; Foster, yes; Ottengheime, yes; Cribben, yes. 7 yes, 0 no. The motion carried.
It was moved by Boehne, seconded by Konen to approve the employment of Kate Grzywa as early childhood teacher. Roll call vote: Konen, yes; Hicks, yes; Boehne, yes; Foster, yes; Ottengheime, yes; Palombo, yes; Cribben, yes. 7 yes, 0 no. The motion carried.
It was moved by Konen, seconded by Palombo to approve the employment of Krysta Tilges as special education teacher at Shabbona Elementary. Roll call vote: Hicks, yes; Boehne, yes; Foster, yes; Ottengheime, yes; Palombo, yes; Konen, yes; Cribben, yes. 7 yes, 0 no. The motion carried.
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It was moved by Cribben, seconded by Boehne to approve a request for family and medical leave for Tara Faivre for the first nine weeks of the school year. Roll call vote: Boehne, yes; Foster, yes; Ottengheime, yes; Palombo, yes; Konen, yes; Hicks, yes; Cribben, yes. 7 yes, 0 no. The motion carried.
It was moved by Hicks, seconded by Konen to amend a motion regarding NEWA testing that On a voice vote, all members voted yes. The motion carried.
It was moved by Ottengheime, seconded by Boehne to amend the amendment to the motion that NEWA testing start in October and be completed with results by January 1, 2008. On a voice vote, all members voted yes. The motion carried.
It was moved by Boehne, seconded by Konen to adopt a resolution regarding the floor slab in the middle school principal’s office. On a voice vote six members voted yes and Hicks voted no. The motion carried.
It was moved by Konen, seconded by Boehne to approve the FFA overnight field trip requests. On a voice vote, all members voted yes. The motion carried.
It was moved by Foster, seconded by Hicks to approve the strength and conditioning activity account. On a voice vote, all members voted yes. The motion carried.
It was moved by Ottengheime, seconded by Palombo to approve a lease-purchase agreement for a new postage meter. On a voice vote, all members voted yes. The motion carried.
Dean Frieders, village attorney from Waterman, spoke on the indemnification agreement. The agreement was put into place before he became the village attorney. There is no specific areas for which the money is earmarked. At this time; there is $100,000-$150,000 in the account. There was discussion on the agreement and language concerns from the board of education members. The Waterman TIF district was also discussed. The village clerk will be contacted for a copy of the ordinance and a possible meeting between a few members of each board will be discussed.
Ms. Rockwood gave the superintendent’s report. New teacher orientation will be tomorrow. District forms have been revamped so they will be uniform for all buildings. Ms. Rockwood attended a TIF meeting for Shabbona. NWEA training will begin this week. The auditors were here. The architect submitted electronic blueprints of all district buildings to the R.O.E. There are roof leaks at Shabbona Elementary. The policies are being placed online. There will be a three year asbestos reinspection. The state came and did an inservice on records destruction. Ms. Rockwood will be calling the finance committee to set a budget presentation meeting for next week.
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Mr. Cribben gave the IVVC report. The administration cost billing will be a little over $21,000 for our district’s share. The tort insurance allocation is just under $2,400 for our district’s portion. A new handbook and student acceptable use policy for internet use were adopted. IVVC offers great opportunities for students. There were national and state contest winners from IVVC recently.
Mrs. Konen gave the DCSEA report. The budget was approved. The total cost for our district for 2007-2008 is $122,904. Somonauk has requested to withdraw from DCSEA. Their request has to go before a regional and state level and can be denied. Most of the districts involved in DCSEA are looking to de-centralize. Exploration of other districts needs to be done in order to determine any possible partnering for service delivery.
Mr. Cribben stated that the F.F.A. state convention Indian Creek won the gold president’s award.
It was moved by Konen, seconded by Palombo that the meeting be adjourned. On a voice vote, all members voted yes. The motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Pamela Ottengheime, Secretary