Minutes of the July 16, 2007 Board of Education meeting. 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, Cribben, Ottengheime, Konen. Absent: Palombo
It was moved by Foster, seconded by Ottengheime to approve the minutes of the June 18, 2007 board of education meeting. On a voice vote, all members voted yes. The motion carried.
Ms. Palombo arrived at 7:04 p.m.
It was moved by Ottengheime, seconded by Konen to approve the bills for the month of July accounts payable checks numbers 57447 to 57519 in the amount of $112,100.90; payroll checks numbers 48886 to 49132 in the amount of $272,411.20; treasurer’s report, imprest fund report, and community school fund report. On a voice vote, all members voted yes. The motion carried.
The president asked if anyone in the audience had anything that they wished to present to the board. The board saluted Lauren Dixon, Katie Kesson, Suzanne Jourdain, and Malia Larson on receiving tuition waivers at Kishwaukee College for their academic achievement.
Don Hunt spoke on the weight room, a board policy, and a coaching stipend.
It was moved by Boehne, seconded by Palombo that the board adjourn into executive session regarding the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, placement of individual students in special education programd and other matters relating to individual students, student disciplinary case, litigation and collective bargaining. On a voice vote, all members voted yes. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned into executive session at 7:17 p.m.
It was moved by Hicks, seconded by Palombo 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 8:44 p.m.
It was moved by Boehne, seconded by Foster that the executive session minutes be approved as reviewed. On a voice vote, all members voted yes. The motion carried.
It was moved by Palombo, seconded by Konen to approve Kristina Smith as high school secretary. 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 Boehne, seconded by Foster to approve Tari Jansen as Shabbona Elementary Principal. Roll call vote: Boehne, yes; Foster, yes; Ottengheime, yes; Palombo, yes; Konen, yes; Hicks, yes; Cribben, yes. 7 yes, 0 no. The motion carried.
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It was moved by Cribben, seconded by Palombo to approve Matt Speerly as night custodian at the middle school. 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 Foster, seconded by Konen to approve Tom Loes as part-time custodian at Shabbona Elementary. Roll call vote: Ottengheime, yes; Palombo, yes; Konen, yes; Hicks, yes; Boehne, yes; Cribben, yes. 7 yes, 0 no. The motion carried.
It was moved by Boehne, seconded by Palombo to approve Jerry Wieseler as middle school boys baseball coach. 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 Konen, seconded by Boehne to approve Denise Gembeck as assistant cook at Shabbona Elementary. 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 Foster, seconded by Palombo to approve Kendra Weller as an instructional aide. 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 Boehne to approve Courtney Stryker as an instructional aide and lunchroom aide. 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 Cribben, seconded by Konen to approve Melody Hall as an instructional aide. 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 Boehne to approve Suzanne James as an instructional aide. 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 Cribben, seconded by Foster to accept the resignation of Leigh Marchiorello. 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 Foster to approve the 2006-2007 rates for lunch prices ($1.60 for grades K-5, $1.85 for grades 6-12, $2.35 for adults, 25 cents for milk, and $36 kindergarten snack fee); athletic fees ($50 per athlete grades 6-12 or $75 per family grades 6-12), substitute teacher pay at $90 per day, and season ticket prices of $18 per adult for volleyball only, $35 per adult for basketball only, $50 per adult for both basketball and volleyball, student passes for grades K-8 at $15 per student; and family passes of $75. Roll call vote: Konen, yes;
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Hicks, yes; Boehne, yes; Foster, yes; Ottengheime, yes; Palombo, yes; Cribben, yes. 7 yes, 0 no. The motion carried.
It was moved by Ottengheime, seconded by Palombo to temporarily authorize Gail Loes to sign the July 22, 2007 payroll for that date only. Roll call vote: Hicks, yes; Boehne, yes; Foster, yes; Ottengheime, yes; Palombo, yes; Konen, yes; Cribben, yes. 7 yes, 0 no. The motion carried.
The indemnification agreement was discussed. A meeting will be scheduled.
Discussion was held on board attendance at the IASB Conference. At the December board meeting the board members will report on the sessions they attended.
Payroll outsourcing was discussed. The Finance Committee discussed bringing payroll back in-house. The cost of outsourcing was $18,125 for payroll, TRS reports, and W2 forms. A three month test pilot will be done, cross-checking our results with those of our current payroll preparer.
The process for possible board goal setting was discussed. The strategic plan and mission statement will be revisited and reviewed to determine what has been accomplished and what remains to be accomplished.
There was no report on the gambling facility update.
Ms. Rockwood gave the superintendent’s report. She handed out a sheet on the total number of telephone lines in the district. There is an additional FAX line at Shabbona Elementary that will be looked into. A sample RFP for the phone system will be done as time permits. NWEA map training will be on August 24 as an inservice. GR’s Plumbing is completing work on the water leak at the high school. It has been routed through the gym. The architect is drawing up plans on the district office area. Ms. Rockwood will attend a TIF meeting in Shabbona. PMA will be meeting with Ms. Rockwood about the possible impact on the district. The line item budget for next year is being completed.
There was no IVVC report.
There was no DCSEA report.
The next DCP/SAFE meeting will probably be in September.
It was moved by Boehne, seconded by Palombo that the meeting be adjourned. On a voice vote, all members voted yes. The motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:23 p.m.