Board of Education Regular Meeting December 17, 2003

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1 Board of Education Regular Meeting December 17, 2003 The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Community Unit School District No. 100 was held Wednesday, December 17, 2003 in the office of the Board of Education. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 P.M. by Sherry Droste, President. Other members present were Bill Bishop, John Copley, Terrie Kallal, Paul Rogers. Also in attendance were James Whiteside, Superintendent; Bill Church, District Administrator; Bonnie Tungett, Principal. A motion was made by Rogers, seconded by Copley to adjourn to closed session for the purpose of student discipline. Motion carried. The Board, along with Mr. Whiteside, Mr. Church and Mrs. Tungett adjourned to executive session at 6:00 P.M. David Beach arrived at 6:15 P.M. The Board returned to regular session at 6:30 at which time a motion was made by Bishop, seconded by Copley to reconvene the regular session. Motion carried The tax levy hearing, as required by the Truth in Taxation Law, was held beginning at 6:30. Also in attendance were: Bill Breden, Director of Transportation, Purchasing and Facilities; Ruth Eschbach, Director of Programs; Tracy Howard, Special Ed Coordinator; Keith Norman, Director of Technology; Tammy Steckel, Director of Business Affairs; also, Jill Boomer, The Jersey County Star; Laura Pranaitis, The Telegraph; Jill Thurston, Jersey County Journal; Michelle Brown, David Evans, Don Tungett, Pete Hatfill, Denise Kallal and Jack Holmes, Principals; also Freddy Hatfill, Bob Siemer, Judy Fritz, Lisa Nairn, Sue Peabody, Jamie Allen, Joan Ruyle, Mary Trask, Cliff Kaminsky, district employees; Sandy Gundlach, IASB; and Mary Shaw. Tammy Steckel reviewed the tax levy process, 2002 rates and extensions, and the proposed 2003 levy. Board members and the audience were asked to comment. Stu Trask arrived at 7:10 P.M. The regular meeting began at 7:15 P.M. AGENDA APPROVAL A motion was made by Copley, seconded by Beach to approve the agenda as presented plus an addendum to personnel. On roll call, all voted yes. None no. Motion carried. MINUTES A motion was made by Rogers, seconded by Trask, that the minutes of the regular meeting of November 19 be approved as recorded. On roll call, all voted yes. None no. Motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS Sandy Gundlach, Illinois Association of School Boards presented the Leadership and

2 Development Award to Sherry Droste. This award represents the outstanding services Mrs. Droste has shown outside the district. Letter from Marty Hickman, IHSA. Letter and library report form JCHS Librarian Jean Grimes. BILLS A motion was made by Copley, seconded by Beach that the bills, as presented, be approved for payment and orders drawn. On roll call, Beach, yes; Bishop, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; Droste, PERSONNEL Mr. Church reviewed the personnel recommendations. Following discussion, a motion was made by Trask, seconded by Bishop to approve the employment of Heather Pinter, secretary at Delhi & Illini Middle School effective January 5, Also, approve the following resignations and leaves: Accept the resignation of Keri Lakin, JCHS Cheerleading Coach, at the end of the school year. Accept the request of Genevieve Mossman, teacher at Illini Middle School, to change effective date of maternity leave to January 5, 2003 as directed by her Doctor. Accept the request of Rick Smith, bus driver, for an unpaid leave of absence effective December 2, 2003 until approximately January 4, Accept the request of Robert Roach, Bus Driver, for a leave of absence until released from the Doctor Informational Items Amber Blackorby and Marsha Erwin will be acting as volunteers with the West Elementary Cheerleading Squad. Roger Snider and Joe Eckert will be volunteering with the Fieldon Boy s basketball team. Beth Patterson, Marie Stalschmidt, Jerika Long, Kelly Williams and Alissa Williams, JCHS students, will be acting as volunteers for the Illini Volleyball Team. On roll call, Beach, yes; Bishop, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; Droste, TAX LEVY ADOPTION Following discussion, a motion was made by Copley, seconded by Rogers to adopt the following tax levy: Education $4,282,300 Operation & Maintenance 1,163,700 Transportation 465,500 Municipal Retirement 335,000 Social Security 444,000 Tort Immunity 690,000 Bond & Interest 1,176,850

3 Special Education 93,100 Working Cash 5,000 Leasing 38,000 $8,693,450 On roll call, Beach, yes; Bishop, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, no; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; Droste, INVESTMENTS A motion was made by Beach, seconded by Copley to approve Investment #5 completed by the school treasurer invested on December 15, 2003 with The Bank of Edwardsville in CD # at 1.3% interest for a period of 30 days with maturity January 14, Education $1,500,000 Social Security $300,000 IMRF $250,000 Operation & Maintenance $50,000 Transportation $150,000 Fire Prevention $1,025,000 Bond & Interest $15,000 Working Cash $35,000 Total Invested $3,325,000 On roll call, Beach, yes; Bishop, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; Droste, PURCHASES/CONTRACTS Mr. Whiteside reviewed bids for construction of Grafton Elementary. After discussion a motion was made by Rogers, seconded by Copley to approve the low base bid of River City Construction for the amount of $6,277,000. On roll call, Beach, yes; Bishop, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, no; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; Droste, FUND RAISING A motion was made by Trask, seconded by Bishop to approve the request of Robin Mieure and Sally Norris allowing the JCHS sophomore class to sell jewelry and candy the beginning of January. Proceeds will be used to assist with prom and yearbook expenses. On roll call, Beach, yes; Bishop, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; Droste, STUDENT DISCIPLINE A motion was made by Copley, seconded by Rogers to expel JCHS student A effective December 18, 2003 through the end of the school year. On roll call, Beach, yes; Bishop, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, abstain; Droste,

4 A motion was made by Copley, seconded by Bishop that expulsion of JCHS student A be held in abeyance if student enrolls and attends the Safe School program. On roll call, Beach, yes; Bishop, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, abstain; Droste, TRIP REQUEST A motion was made by Beach, seconded by Rogers to approve the request of Mr. Kaminsky to take JCHS Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo to travel to Rolling Meadows to participate in the annual Jazz in the Meadows Jazz Festival the weekend of February 27 29, On roll call, Beach, yes; Bishop, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; Droste, yes. Motion carried. USE OF DISTRICT FACILITIES A motion was made by Copley, seconded by Bishop to approve request of Bryan Brown to use the secondary gym at JCHS on January 10 for the 2004 Hoop Shoot contest. On roll call, Beach, yes; Bishop, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; Droste, TEXTBOOK ADOPTION A motion was made by Trask, seconded by Beach to adopt new textbook Street Law to be used in the law class at JCHS contingent upon state funding of the Illinois Textbook Program. If funding available 150 textbooks would be ordered at approximately $50 each. On roll call, Beach, yes; Bishop, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; Droste, yes. Motion carried.. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION Regular monthly finance reports, namely, Treasurer s Report, Revenue & Expenditure Report, Interest Revenue Report, Utility Report, PMA Report and Activity Fund Report were received, discussed and placed on file. Mr. Whiteside presented a list of twenty-two JCHS seniors elected as Illinois State Scholars. A letter of congratulations was mailed to each student. Joan Ruyle and Jamie Allen, Title 1 teachers, presented the Four Block Method and a special program called Reading Between the Lions. This program was implemented in the district three years ago to assist in the development of reading skills at an early age. All Title 1 teachers were present. A copy of the FY03 Audit was presented to Board members to review and will be brought back as an item for action at the January Board meeting. Discussion was held regarding the graduation date for JCHS. The Board reached consensus to schedule graduation Sunday, May 23, 2004 at 2:00 P.M. Mr. Kaminsky presented advantages of changing JCHS music class, Theory and Harmony, to a full year course instead of just one semester. This will be brought back to January meeting as an item for action.

5 Mrs. Brown reviewed the School District Report Cards from each building. This information is compiled by the state based on information from the school year. Report Cards are available on line through the district web site and paper copies are available upon request. SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT Mr. Whiteside reported on: Good News from each building. Announced Federal E Rate has been approved for $38,840. Presented attendance figures for December 16 & 17. Discussed the resolution for No Child Left Behind. A motion was made by Kallal, seconded by Trask to adjourn. Motion carried. The regular meeting of December 17, 2003 adjourned at 9:00 P.M.