Meeting Minutes: LOCAL SCHOOL COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING

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1 Meeting Minutes: LOCAL SCHOOL COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING Meeting Details: 6:30 PM on Thursday, September 20, 2018, Lane Tech in Room 113, 2501 W. Addison Following are the meeting minutes. Original posted Meeting Agenda items are listed with the meeting minutes noted directly below. 1. Call Meeting to Order Chair Emily Haite called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. 2. Roll Call / Establish Quorum Present: Brian Tennison, Matthew Beaudet, Emily Haite, Anne Lokken, Benjamin Wong, Ana Scales, Daniel Law, Katherine Whittaker, Ava Sklar Absent: Maureen George and Julie Coffman QUORUM ESTABLISHED 3. Approve Agenda Motion: Approve meeting agenda for September 20, 2018 Lane LSC Regular Meeting. Second: Brian Tennison 4. Approve Prior Meeting Minutes Motion: Approve meeting minutes from June 14, 2018 regular meeting, and July 9, 2018 annual organizational meeting. Second: Katherine Whittaker Vote: Daniel Law and Ava Sklar abstained; all others in favor. 5. Resolutions -- None 6. Public Participation 2 minutes each No requests

2 7. Reports a. Principal Report See Principal Report. Principal Tennison highlighted information in his report. This week Lane celebrated spirit week and homecoming. There are currently 4,553 students at Lane. The school began its second year (of a three year plan) to align curriculum to AP and Common Core, and will be focused on formative assessments this year. The Lane ILT (instructional leadership team) will be expanding. A new World Language Chairperson was hired, and a Director of Literacy position was created and filled. Regarding college and career, there are currently seven college trips planned for students. Friends of Lane and LTAC have both held meetings this month. Lane is currently waiting for bids to convert several men s bathrooms into women s bathrooms (to even the number). There have been building upgrades to lighting in the auditorium and a new dance studio. Finally, Lane has started a freshman student support pilot program that includes a Freshman Academy class (supervised study and social-emotional learning), as well as a staff mentor program for at-risk students. b. Budget Committee No report. c. Community Feedback Committee No report. d. PPLC PPLC elections will occur on October 2, Nominations are currently being accepted. The PPLC plans to continue its focus on grading practices, and department chairpersons will explore ways to teach each other about building curriculum, formative assessments and summative assessments. e. Friends of Lane Lisa Borelli, President of Friends of Lane (FOL), gave a report. Last year, FOL raised and donated $550,000 to Lane. The Annual Appeal campaign will begin this fall. There is a new Annual Appeal Chairperson, as well as several new FOL positions including a Chair of Donor Acknowledgement and Sponsorship Chair. FOL is exploring a new strategic approach to communication, including proactive social media communication in an effort to keep posts informative and positive. FOL is holding a 9 th Period event at Reclaimed Bar and Restaurant following the September 27, 2018 Meet the Teacher night, and is also funding dinner for teachers that night. f. Alumni Association Michelle Weiner, President of the Lane Tech Alumni Association (LTAA), gave a report. Last year, the LTAA awarded $150,000 in student scholarships to 22 students (through 24 different 2

3 8. New Business scholarships). LTAA is funding a student college trip to Wisconsin this fall, and plans to award $20,000-25,000 in teacher grants this year. A student and alumni art exhibit is on display in the building until October 17, An alumni event was held at Wrigley Field this past June, and an upcoming event will be held on November 14, 2018 at 7PM at Pinot s Palette in Logan Square. a. Empty Parent Rep seat (closed session discussion, open session vote). The vacancy was posted per CPS guidelines for one week. The following individuals applied: Mary Ann Merikoski, Patricia O Keefe, Laura Patton- VanBuskirk, and Deborah Kobak. The LSC thanked these dedicated and qualified candidates. Motion: To move into closed session for the purpose of discussing the selection of a person to fill the LSC parent vacancy. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3) By: Anne Lokken Second: Emily Haite Motion: To appoint Patricia O Keefe as a parent representative to fill the Lane LSC vacancy. By: Anne Lokken Second: Emily Haite. b. Empty Staff position seat. Staff will vote to fill this position on Monday, September 24, Dannixa Velez is the candidate. c. Check amount approval for under $10,000 Motion: To increase the limit for LSC check approval to any expenditure $10,000 or above (allowing for administrative approval of purchase orders under $10,000). Second: Anne Lokken Vote: Brian Tennison abstained; all others in favor. 3

4 d. Check approvals: Apple Education $59, Mac Book Pro cart/computers Apple Education $59, Mac Book Pro cart/computers CDWG $107, Chromebook carts/360 Chromebooks CDWG $18, Dell Laptops (Robotics) Ricoh Managed Print $86, Josten s $57, yearbook deposit Follett Education $72, novels McGraw Hill $12, physics textbooks Pearson Education $13, chemistry and environmental science textbooks Motion: Approve the purchase orders listed above Second: Ben Wong e. Fundraiser approvals Cross County 4k Fun Run Lane Buddies t-shirts/buttons sale Cluster Program coffee, tea, hot chocolate sale Cluster Program donut sale Cluster Program plant sale Cluster Program cards sale Environmental Club eco-friendly pencil sale JROTC fruit snacks sale Friends of Lane annual appeal Friends of Lane school store Motion: Approve the fundraisers listed above Second: Ana Scales 4

5 9. Old Business a. Website: Principal Tennison reported there was no tech support for the website over the summer. Since the school year started, an LSC link has been added to the About and Parents menus. Currently, this links to an outside (externally managed) page. Moving forward, Lane will work on creating an internal LSC page with basic information such as LSC member names, a contact , the meeting schedule, agendas and minutes. 10. Announcements -- None 11. Adjournment Motion: Adjourn meeting at 7:30 PM Second: Ben Wong 5