Board of Education Regular Meeting February 21, 2007 The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Community Unit School District No. 100 was held Wednesday, February 21, 2007 in the office of the Board of Education. The meeting was called to order at 5:35 p.m. by Sherry Droste, President. Other members present were David Beach, John Copley, Terrie Kallal, Bob Norman, Paul Rogers and Stu Trask. Also in attendance were James Whiteside, Superintendent; Ruth Eschbach, Director of Programs; and Ken Schell, District Administrator; and Tammy Steckel, Director of Business Affairs. A motion was made by Norman, seconded by Rogers to adjourn to closed session for the purpose of personnel. Motion carried. The Board, along with Mr. Whiteside, Mrs. Eschbach, Mr. Schell and Mrs. Steckel adjourned to closed session at 5:36 p.m. The Board returned at 6:55 p.m. at which time a motion was made by Norman, seconded by Copley to reconvene open session. Motion carried. Also in attendance for the regular meeting were: Tracy Howard, Special Education Coordinator; Keith Norman, Director of Technology; also, Laura Griffith, The Telegraph; Jill Thurston, The Journal; Michelle Brown, Don Tungett, Mary Schell, Rose DeCourcey, Cynthia Barnhart, Denise Kallal, Cynthia Lindsey, and Lisa Schuenke, Principals; Chris Skinner, Judy Fritz, Freddy Hatfill, Cindy Russell, Kim Wackerly, Connie Springman, Jason Brunaugh, Greg Church, district employees; and Pete Hatfill, Greg Brown, and Sharon Ferree. A motion was made by Copley, seconded by Trask to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried. MINUTES A motion was made by Norman, seconded by Rogers that the minutes of the regular meeting of January 17 and the special meeting of February 20 be approved as recorded. On roll call, Beach, Copley, yes; Kallal, yes; Norman, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; COMMUNICATIONS 1. Invitation from Mrs. Cordes and Mrs. Bishop to visit the Fine Arts Festival held in elementary buildings. 2. Thank you letter from Joel Hall, instructor at Lewis & Clark Community College for the tour of Grafton Elementary. 3. Thank you from Mrs. Springman for supporting the career fair at JCHS.
ITEMS FOR ACTION BILLS Following discussion, a motion was made by Copley, seconded by Trask that the bills as presented be approved for payment and orders drawn. On roll call, Beach, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, no; Norman, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; PERSONNEL Mr. Whiteside reviewed the personnel recommendations. A motion was made by Copley, seconded by Norman to approve the following personnel: Employ Stote Reeder as assistant baseball coach for the 2007 season. Employ John Burks as assistant baseball coach for the 2007 season. Employ Kyle Stewart as assistant softball coach for the 2007 season. Approve the resignation of Nila Bogle, cook at East Elementary, effective March 31, 2007 to begin retirement. Approve the maternity leave of absence for Michele Herkert, School Psychologist, to begin on or about March 27, 2007 and last approximately seven weeks. Approve the maternity leave of absence for Beth Heitzig, PreK teacher at Delhi Elementary, to begin on April 10, 2007 lasting for approximately eight weeks. Approve the maternity leave of absence for Jennifer Kapetanovich, math teacher at JCHS, to begin approximately April 27, 2007 and continue through the end of the school year. Approve the resignation of Larry Althoff, head bus mechanic, effective May 1, 2007 to begin retirement. On roll call, Beach, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, no; Norman, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; PURCHASES/CONTRACTS A motion was made by Rogers, seconded by Beach to continue with the Sangamon Area Purchasing Cooperative by adopting the following resolution: WHEREAS, present statutes allow school districts to jointly offer programs for better educational advantages; and WHEREAS, Article 7, Section 10 of the constitution of the State of Illinois and The Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5ILCS 220/1, et seq., authorize the parties hereto to enter into intergovernmental agreements to exercise, combine or transfer any power or function, in any manner not prohibited by law or by ordinance; and WHEREAS, entering into this agreement is in the best interest of Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100; and
WHEREAS, the Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100, has determined it would realize an economic benefit from membership in the Sangamon Area Purchasing Cooperative and desires membership in said Cooperative; and NOW THEREFORE let it be resolved that Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100 in the county of Jersey/Greene in the State of Illinois is authorized to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Sangamon Area Purchasing Cooperative for the 2007-2008 School Year; and BE it further resolved that the President and Secretary of this Board of Education are hereby authorized to direct and execute the certification below, and BE it further resolved that the Superintendent of said school district is hereby designated as the duly voting representative for Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100 in the Sangamon Area Purchasing Cooperative. I, David Beach, Secretary of Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100, In Jersey/Greene Counties, Illinois, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a certain resolution which was duly passed by said Board of Education at its appropriately announced meeting held on the 21 st day of February, 2007. ATTEST: Sherry Droste, Board President David Beach, Board Secretary Due to a scheduling conflict, a motion was made by Beach, seconded by Trask to approve the contract with JCHS and Granite City to play varsity baseball on May 2, 2007 at GSC Ballpark instead of the previous scheduled game on April 14. JCHS will now play Edwardsville at Busch stadium on April 14, 2007. On roll call, Beach, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, yes; Norman, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; INVESTMENTS/LOANS/TRANSFERS A motion was made by Copley, seconded by Kallal to approve Investment Approval Request No. 2 completed by School Treasurer:
Investment #1 Invested on January 30, 2007 with Jersey State Bank in CD #118168 at 5.21% interest for a period of 30 days with maturity March 1, 2007. Investment #2 Education $230,000 Social Security $20,000 Total Invested $250,000 Invested on January 30, 2007 with Jersey State Bank in CD #118169 at 5.27% interest for a period of 45 days with maturity March 16, 2007. Investment #3 Education $205,000 Operations & Maintenance $205,000 IMRF $40,000 Social Security $20,000 Working Cash $1,030,000 Total Invested $1,500,000 Invested on January 30, 2007 with Jersey State Bank, in CD # 118170 at 5.33% interest for a period of 65 days with maturity April 5, 2007. Investment #4 Operations & Maintenance $200,000 IMRF $40,000 Social Security $40,000 Transportation $200,000 Working Cash $750,000 Fire Prevention $20,000 Total Invested $1,250,000 Invested on January 30, 2007 with Jersey State Bank, in CD #118171 at 5.39% interest for a period of 90 days with maturity April 30, 2007. Operations & Maintenance $1,000,000 IMRF $200,000 Social Security $260,000 Transportation $60,000 Working Cash $873,000 Fire Prevention $610,000 Bond & Interest $47,000 Total Invested $3,050,000
On roll call, Beach, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, yes; Norman, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; FUND RAISING A motion was made by Copley, seconded by Norman to approve the following requests: Request of West PTO to conduct a fundraiser through Club Choice Fundraising Company. Request of Grafton PTC to sponsor a Spell-A-Thon, Hat Day, Pizza Sale, and Partners for our Playground fundraiser. On roll call, Beach, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, yes; Norman, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; TEXTBOOK ADOPTION A motion was made by Beach, seconded by Norman to approve the adoption of new Science & Spanish textbooks for JCHS through the Illinois Textbook Loan Program. On roll call, Beach, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, yes; Norman, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; JCHS CHANGE ORDER NO. 12 A motion was made by Rogers, seconded by Copley to approve Change Order No. 12 for Jersey Community High School. On roll call, Beach, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, no; Norman, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; (See attachment A) USE OF FACILITIES A motion was made by Rogers, seconded by Copley to approve the following requests: Approve the request of U. of I. Extension Office to use the study hall at JCHS for a Pesticide Safety Education Program February 26 contingent upon providing certificate of insurance. Approve the request of Jerseyville Parks and Recreation to use the district gyms to hold practices through the end of the basketball season. Approve the request of Jim Woelfel to hold an after school basketball camp at Grafton Elementary for Kindergarten through third grade students. On roll call, Beach, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, abstain; Norman, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes;
TRIP REQUESTS A motion was made by Beach, seconded by Kallal, to approve the request of Ben Gracey to take the JCHS A.P. History class on an overnight trip to Springfield, IL on April 30 and May 1, 2007. On roll call, Beach, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, yes; Norman, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; CURRICULUM CHANGE REQUEST Starting with the class of 2011, students will be required to pass 2 years of science. In anticipation of that change, a motion was made by Copley, seconded by Beach to add another level of Bio/Physical Lab Science for the 2007-08 school year. On roll call, Beach, yes; Copley, yes; Kallal, yes; Norman, yes; Rogers, yes; Trask, yes; Droste, yes. Motion carried. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION Mrs. Steckel reviewed the regular finance reports, namely, Treasurer's Report, Revenue and Expenditure Report, Interest Revenue Report, Investment Summary, PMA Activity Statement, Activity Fund Report, and Utility Report. Reports were received, discussed and placed on file. Mr. Whiteside discussed options for the 2007-08 school calendar. Discussion followed. A finalized school calendar for 2007-08 will be presented for Board adoption at the March meeting. Mrs. Eschbach presented the Kindergarten pre-registration report showing 146 students pre-registered for Kindergarten for the 2007-08 school year. Mrs. Eschbach indicated this number will continue to increase between pre-registration and sixth day enrollment as it has in previous years. Mrs. Eschbach and Mrs. Brown reported on the ISAT & PSAE test scores for elementary buildings and Illini Middle School. Mrs. Eschbach was very pleased to report the good steady progress shown in the scores. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Mr. Whiteside reported on the following: Good News Key Club JCHS Scott Woelfel conducting an Outreach Program at JCHS on March 13. A motion was made by Beach, seconded by Kallal to adjourn. The regular meeting of February 21, 2007 adjourned at 8:25 p.m.