Mendota School District 289 Board of Education Meeting Minutes
Narration: District 289 Northbrook School Library - August 21, 2007 A regular meeting of the Board of Education of Community School District 289, LaSalle, Bureau and Lee, was held at 7:00 p.m. in the Northbrook School Library. Declaration: Call to Order At 7:02 p.m. Mr. Cassidy called the meeting to order with the following Board members answering present: Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Pohl, Mrs. Morris, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Borchelt and Mrs. D’Arteaga. Absent: Mrs. Guelde Resolution: Approval of Agenda A motion was made by Mr. Pohl, seconded by Mrs. D’Arteaga to approve the agenda as presented. The following roll call was recorded: Ayes - Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Pohl, Mrs. Morris, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Borchelt and Mrs. D’Arteaga. Motion carried. Narration: Board Member entering meeting Mrs. Guelde entered the meeting at 7:05 p.m. Resolution: Approval of Consent Agenda - Board Minutes A motion was made by Mr. Pohl, seconded by Mrs. D’Arteaga to approve the Consent Agenda for the Disposition of Minutes for July 17, 2007 as presented. The following roll call was recorded: Ayes Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Pohl, Mrs. Morris, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Borchelt, Mrs. D’Arteaga and Mrs. Guelde. Motion carried. (2.220) Resolution: Approval of Consent Agenda - Treasurer’s Report A motion was made by Mrs. D’Arteaga, seconded by Mrs. Guelde to approve the Consent Agenda as presented for the Treasurer’s report, Imprest Fund, Activity Fund, and Cafeteria Reports. The following roll call was recorded: Ayes - Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Pohl, Mrs. Morris, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Borchelt, Mrs. D’Arteaga and Mrs. Guelde. Motion carried. Resolution: Approval of Consent Agenda - Bills A motion was made by Mrs. Morris, seconded by Mrs. Guelde to approve the Consent Agenda for approval of bills. The following roll call was recorded: Ayes - Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Pohl, Mrs. Morris, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Borchelt, Mrs. D’Arteaga and Mrs. Guelde. Motion carried. Report: Administration Reports Mrs. Kelly, Blackstone school principal, informed the Board members that Delvin Finley will be working with the teachers at Blackstone school for the school year through the CEO program at Mendota High School. Mr. Cassidy and Mrs. Burress complimented the district staff on an excellent job done on the work involving the school improvements this summer. This includes the room conversions, computer lab set up, gym floors and the installation of the video surveillance system. Mrs. Burress introduced Mary Beth Niles, Curriculum Director, to those in attendance. Mrs. Burress also stated that the Math text book committee will be meeting to review possible new math text books for the school year of 2008/2009. Mr. Olsen demonstrated to the Board members the ease of signing onto the new computer system since the upgrade.
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Board Meeting Minutes August 21, 2007 Public Participation: Public Participation Kim Burke, Julie Lee and Connie Crawford presented the Board members the monthly report from P.R.I.D.E. The new president for P.R.I.D.E is now Jean Connor with Connie Crawford as the Northbrook chairperson. The next P.R.I.D.E meeting will be September 11, 2007 at 7:00 at Blackstone school at which time the new logo will be revealed for T-shirts and sweatshirts. The committee informed the Board members that P.R.I.D.E will not be funding as many events this year as in the past due to a low cash ending balance. (2.230) Discussion: Review Preliminary Budget Mr. Burress presented and discussed the figures on the preliminary Budget to the Board members. (2.020) Resolution: Set Budget Hearing Date A motion was made by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Pohl to set the Public Hearing date for the Preliminary Budget on September 20, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Northbrook School Library, which allows the 30 day public display requirement. The following roll call was recorded: Ayes - Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Pohl, Mrs. Morris, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Borchelt, Mrs. D’Arteaga and Mrs. Guelde. Motion carried. (2.020) Resolution: Student/Parent Handbook After a discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Borchelt, seconded by Mrs. D’Arteaga to accept the proposed changes with the addition of the “Video Surveillance Policy” and the “Graduation Exercise Policy” to the Student/Parent Handbook. The “No Nit Policy” will go back to the Policy Committee for further research. The following roll call was recorded: Ayes - Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Pohl, Mrs. Morris, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Borchelt, Mrs. D’Arteaga and Mrs. Guelde. Motion carried. (2.020) Discussion: Lincoln Playground Improvements After a lengthy discussion the Board members directed Mrs. Burress to contact Mr. Bartley, school attorney, for his opinion and direction on the issue of the playground safety regulation being asked to implement from the school insurance company regarding the swing sets. (2.020, 4.150, 4.10) Resolution: Teacher Evaluation Instrument After a discussion, a motion was made by Mrs. Morris, seconded by Mr. Borchelt to approve the Teacher Evaluation Instrument as presented. Mr. Cassidy thanked all the individuals involved in the evaluation instrument process for a wonderful job done. The following roll call was recorded: Ayes Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Pohl, Mrs. Morris, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Borchelt, Mrs. D’Arteaga and Mrs. Guelde. Motion carried. (2.020) Discussion: Action Planning After a short discussion, the Board members will meet on August 27, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Northbrook School library for an Action Planning meeting. (2.020) Resolution: Move to Executive Session At 8:45 p.m. a motion was made by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Pohl to move to executive session to discuss personnel issues. A voice vote was recorded. Motion carried. Resolution: Return to Open Session At 11:02 p.m. a motion was made by Mr. Borchelt, seconded by Mrs. Guelde to return to open session. A voice vote was recorded. Motion carried.
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Board Meeting Minutes August 21, 2007 Resolution: Accept Resignations A motion was made by Mrs. Morris, seconded by Mrs. Guelde to accept, with regret, the resignations of Julie Zinke, Melissa Gordon, Lynn Schlesinger, Aurora Santago and Doug Drnach. The following roll call was recorded: Ayes - Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Pohl, Mrs. Morris, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Borchelt, Mrs. D’Arteaga and Mrs. Guelde. Motion carried. (5.290) Resolution: Hire Personnel A motion was made by Mrs. Guelde, seconded by Mrs. Morris to hire Brenda Westphal, Blackstone aide for a hearing impaired student; Cheryl Sterling and Melissa Rutishauser as lunchroom supervisors; Beth Novak, Jessica McLaughlin, and Tonia Summers-Peterson as special education classroom aides. The following roll call was recorded: Ayes - Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Pohl, Mrs. Morris, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Borchelt, Mrs. D’Arteaga and Mrs. Guelde. Motion carried. (2.020) Resolution: Hire Personnel A motion was made by Mrs. Guelde, seconded by Mrs. Morris to hire Jodi Patterman as the Title I Teacher. The following roll call was recorded: Ayes - Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Pohl, Mrs. Morris, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Borchelt, Mrs. D’Arteaga and Mrs. Guelde. Motion carried. (2.020) Resolution: Hire Personnel A motion was made by Mr. Pohl, seconded by Mrs. D’Arteaga to offer a position to Gary Corless as the I.T. Technician. The following roll call was recorded: Ayes - Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Pohl, Mrs. Morris, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Borchelt, Mrs. D’Arteaga and Mrs. Guelde. Motion carried. (2.020) Resolution: Dismiss Personnel A motion was made by Mr. Cassidy, seconded by Mrs. D’Arteaga to dismiss Cory Walter as Girls Track Coach. The following roll call was recorded: Ayes - Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Pohl, Mrs. Morris, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Borchelt, Mrs. D’Arteaga and Mrs. Guelde. Motion carried. (2.020) Resolution: Adjourn meeting A motion was made by Mr. Pohl, seconded by Mrs. D’Arteaga to adjourn the meeting at 11:17 p.m. to the next regular scheduled Board meeting on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Northbrook School library. Motion carried by voice vote. ____________________________ Mr. Cassidy, President _____________________________ Mr. Borchelt, Secretary
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