LEMONT TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 210 BOARD OF EDUCATION September 12, 2011 The Board of Education of Lemont Township High School District 210, Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois, met for its regular meeting in the Board Room on Monday, September 12, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance President called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll Call Public Hearing The following members were present: Tally, Driscoll, McMahon, Kardas, Rimbo, Shackel, and The following members were absent: None Public Hearing on the 2011-12 Budget Mr. David Middleton, Interim Business Manager, and Dr. Sandra Doebert, Superintendent, reviewed the 2011-12 Budget with the Board of Education. Public Notices were presented, and questions from the Board of Education and from the public were addressed. Adjournment Public Hearing It was moved by Member Driscoll, seconded by Member Shackel, that the Board of Education adjourn the Public Hearing on the 2011-12 Budget.
Minutes of September 12, 2011 Page 2 Adjournment Public Hearing (cont.) Aye: Driscoll, Shackel, McMahon, Kardas, Rimbo, Tally, and Whereupon the president declared the motion duly carried. Roll Call Regular School Board Meeting The following members were present: McMahon, Kardas, Rimbo, Shackel, Tally, Driscoll, and The following members were absent: None Awards, Presentations, and Recognitions School Principal, Tom Trengove, recognized Marjoire Dallmann for being the first Lemont High School student to achieve the perfect ACT score of 36. Dr. Trengove emphasized this remarkable achievement by informing the Board that in 2010 over 1.5 million students took this test and only 588 students achieved the perfect score of 36. Marjorie plans to attend MIT to study computer engineering, and she received a standing ovation from those present at the Board Meeting. The meeting recessed at 7:55 p.m. and reconvened at 8:00 p.m. Dr. Tom Madden and Dr. Kathy Robbins of the superintendent search firm, School Exec Connect, presented the Superintendent Profile Summary. Dr. Robbins discussed the six common areas mentioned by the respondents regarding Lemont s strengths and future challenges. Based on the feedback from staff and community members, Dr. Madden feels their firm can begin a targeted search for the next superintendent of Lemont High School. Questions by Board Members were addressed.
Minutes of September 12, 2011 Page 3 Building Administration Reports Assistant Principal for Extracurricular Activities, John Young, informed the Board that the student heart screening project is scheduled to begin on March 1. A volunteer parent coordinator has been selected and a meeting has been scheduled in the near future. Mr. Young reported that Lemont Channel 6 has initiated Internet Streaming during the fall 2011 Sports Season. The initial Streaming involves Lemont High School s Football games both home and away. The delayed feed has the ability to reach out to all people across the country. In addition, Lemont Channel 6 is continuing the practice of airing the football games tape delayed during each week of competition. Mr. Young reported that the Athletic Hall of Fame will be held on Sunday, October 2, at Cog Hill and briefly discussed those who will be inducted. Dave Clark, Assistant Principal for Staff & Student Services, informed the Board that reports which the PPS staff has received from teachers throughout the school indicate that the freshman class is assimilating well into the Lemont High School environment. Mr. Clark reported on the positive feedback he has received regarding Hometown Heroes Night that was held on Friday, September 9. The theme for the evening was based on the 10 th anniversary of 9/11, and he informed the Board that Lemont High School bore no cost for this event due to the generosity of community sponsors. Dr. Trengove reported that the official school enrollment will be sent to the State at the end of September and that our present enrollment is 1,519.
Minutes of September 12, 2011 Page 4 Building Administration Reports (cont.) Dr. Trengove informed the Board that there will be EPAS testing on September 29. Public Comments A community member addressed the Board in the following areas: Tort Fund and its uses Tax rates and their effect on school finances Faculty member, Roy Nees discussed recent activities of faculty and students: NEHS sent Books of Hope to our sister school in Uganda in June. ART III and ART IV students are creating drawings to be hung in a Lemont business, organization, or municipal building. JESSICA KAMINSKI (class of 2011) created a drawing of the Lemont Village Hall Building. In August the piece was purchased by The Village Employees for a September retiree (Rose Yates). Jessica's drawing was presented to Rose at the August Village Board meeting where Jessica and her family were in attendance. The drawing was also featured in the June edition "Village News" Newsletter. Jessica is an outstanding artist and will be attending Michigan State to pursue a degree in art. NANCY THIELE attended an all-day Financial Literacy Conference/Workshop at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on July 7, 2011 sponsored by UIC Center for Economic Education. This conference provided valuable tools to use in our Business Department's new Personal Finance Class John Aspel and Mrs. Thiele are teaching now. Students are reporting great success in their studies at UIC, UI Champaign, ISU and other universities thanks to their preparation at LHS in, Biology, Chemistry, German and Spanish. World Language Students report scores high enough on entrance exams to receive up to 12 hours of college credit.
Minutes of September 12, 2011 Page 5 Faculty member, Roy Nees discussed recent activities of faculty and students: (cont.) Manga Club (an unofficial student-run LHS club) has started up again this year and boasts 30 members at each meeting talking about their favorite books, drawing the characters, and working with photoshop to create collages inspired by their reading. LESLIE EBERSOLD is part of an editing team working on a stats book Statistical Reasoning in Sports. Part of the pilot program, along with editing, coming up with examples, exercise problems, and general feedback. The book will be available January 2012. All freshmen and sophomores are learning/reviewing "Predicting" in September with LIT IV launch. We are continuing the Learning Initiative on the 6 reading strategies this year. Training has been taking place for our new freshmen and sophomore direct instructors; there are posters in the classrooms, and a great LIT website. KRISSY BERGLES, JOAN BROWNING, MARGIE PILARSKI, KATHLEEN FIALA-KLINE AND KELLY COLLINS-BUNN just completed the official Extended School Year summer school at LHS for mostly incoming Freshmen with diverse Special Education needs. KEVIN DRISCOLL auditioned and received a role in the Illinois H.S. Theatre Festival All-State cast of "Almost Maine." Statement of Position and Budget Analysis Interim Business Manager, Dave Middleton, reviewed with the Board of Education the Statement of Position, Budget Analysis, Imprest Fund, and Student Activity Fund as of August 31, 2011. Superintendent s Report Dr. Doebert expressed her appreciation to the Interim Business Managers, Dave Middleton and Jim Connelly, for their hard work in reducing the final budget.
Minutes of September 12, 2011 Page 6 Superintendent s Report (cont.) Superintendent Doebert informed the Board that they are now required to take Open Meeting Act (OMA) training. This training can be done online after January 1, 2012 or can be completed at the annual IASB Conference in November. Dr. Doebert also explained the new OMA exemption. Dr. Doebert informed the Board that she will be attending a NAFIS Conference in Washington, D.C. in early October. Dr. Doebert reported that the United States Department of Education is conducting its third round of Race to the Top. Nine states, including Illinois, will be competing for additional Federal dollars. Superintendent Doebert informed the Board that the annual Lemont High School Educational Foundation event, Food for Thought will be held on Saturday, October 29. Dr. Doebert distributed material and discussed the new Education Reform Act. Superintendent Doebert reported that Lemont High School student, Aubrey Tally, sang at the Lemont 9/11 Tribute program. Approval of Consent Agenda It was moved by Member Rimbo, seconded by Member Kardas, that the Board of Education approve the Consent Agenda consisting of: The Minutes of the of August 8, 2011, The Minutes of the Closed Session of August 8, 2011 The Bills for the month of August 2011 totaling $420,010.70
Minutes of September 12, 2011 Page 7 Approval of Consent Agenda (cont.) The Payroll in the amounts of: $108,574.87 for the period ending 08/12/2011, $422,780.42 for the period ending 08/26/2011, $122,910.47 for the period ending 08/27/2011. Action Consideration No. 11-20: Authorized the Board to approve the second reading of Board Policies, as recommended by the Superintendent. Action Consideration No. 11-21: Authorized the Board to approve the annual PMA Financial Network, Inc. Contract, as recommended by the Superintendent. Action Consideration No. 11-22: Authorized the Board to approve the Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Lemont for the Police Liaison Officer Program, as recommended by the Superintendent. Action Consideration No. 11-23: Authorized the Board to approve the 2011-12 Application for Recognition of Schools, as recommended by the Superintendent. Aye: Rimbo, Kardas, Shackel, Tally, Driscoll, McMahon, and Whereupon the president declared the motion duly carried and the Consent Agenda was approved.
Minutes of September 12, 2011 Page 8 It was moved by Member Shackel, seconded by Member Tally, that the Board postpone the vote on Action Consideration No. 11-24 until later in the meeting. Aye: Shackel, Tally, Driscoll, McMahon, Kardas, Rimbo, and Whereupon the president declared the motion duly carried. It was moved by Member Driscoll, seconded by Member McMahon, that the Board postpone the vote on Action Consideration No. 11-25 until later in the meeting. Aye: Driscoll, McMahon, Tally, Kardas, Rimbo, Shackel, and Whereupon the president declared the motion duly carried. Action Consideration No. 10-26 It was moved by Member Rimbo, seconded by Member Kardas, that the Board approve the adoption of the 2011-12 Budget and the following resolutions and statements, as recommended by the Superintendent: 1. Resolution to adopt the 2011-12 Budget 2. Resolution regarding expenditure of O & M Funds 3. Statement of Certification 4. Statement of Testimony 5. Copy of the Budget on the ISBE School District Budget Form
Minutes of September 12, 2011 Page 9 Action Consideration No. 10-26 (cont.) Aye: Rimbo, Kardas, Tally, Driscoll, McMahon, Shackel, and Whereupon the president declared the motion duly carried. Action Consideration No. 10-27 It was moved by Member Driscoll, seconded by Member Tally, that the Board approve the Corporate Personal Property Replacement Tax Fund Allocation in the following manner, as recommended by the Superintendent: Education Fund $387,348 Aye: Driscoll, Tally, McMahon, Kardas, Rimbo, Shackel, and Whereupon the president declared the motion duly carried. Information Reports #11-07 Compensation Report P.A. 96-0434 #11-08 AthletiCo Concussion Management Plan #11-09 IASB Membership Board Committee Reports None
Minutes of September 12, 2011 Page 10 Unfinished Business None New Business None Comments from the Public A community member addressed the Board in the following areas: Board Agenda School Exec Connect online survey Notices and Communications None Commencement of Closed Session It was moved by Member McMahon, seconded by Member Shackel, that the Board of Education move into Closed Session for the purpose of: Personnel appointment, employment compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of an employee
Minutes of September 12, 2011 Page 11 Commencement of Closed Session (cont.) Aye: McMahon, Shackel, Kardas, Rimbo, Tally, Driscoll, and Whereupon the president declared the motion duly carried and the Board of Education moved into Closed Session at 9:35 p.m. Conclusion of Closed Session It was moved by Member Driscoll, seconded by Member McMahon, that the Closed Session be concluded. Aye: Driscoll, McMahon, Kardas, Rimbo, Shackel, Tally, and Whereupon the president declared the motion duly carried and the Board of Education concluded its Closed Session at 11:28 p.m. Action Consideration No. 11-24 It was moved by Member Driscoll, seconded by Member McMahon, that the Board approve the following updated personnel action, contingent upon the successful completion of all required documents and background checks, as recommended by the Superintendent. Certificated Personnel Resignation Jason Ruesch as Physical Education Instructor on August 15, 2011 for personal reasons Aye: Driscoll, McMahon, Rimbo, Shackel, Tally, Kardas, and Whereupon the president declared the motion duly carried.
Minutes of September 12, 2011 Page 12 Action Consideration No. 11-25 It was moved by Member Rimbo, seconded by Member Kardas, that the Board approve the additions to the extracurricular listing not previously presented, contingent upon the successful completion of all required documents and background checks, as recommended by the Superintendent. Aye: Rimbo, Kardas, Shackel, Tally, Driscoll, McMahon, and Whereupon the president declared the motion duly carried. Board Requests/Comments None Adjournment It was moved by Member Rimbo, seconded by Member Kardas, that the Board of Education adjourn the meeting. Aye: Rimbo, Kardas, Shackel, Tally, Driscoll, McMahon, and Whereupon the president declared the motion duly carried, and the September 12, 2011 meeting of the Board of Education adjourned at 11:31 p.m.
Minutes of September 12, 2011 Page 13 Respectfully submitted, Beverly A., President Board of Education Attest: Michael G. Shackel, Secretary Board of Education
LEMONT TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 210 BOARD OF EDUCATION September 12, 2011 The Lemont Township High School District 210 Board of Education, Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois, met in Closed Session, September 12, 2011. Commencement: It was moved by Member McMahon, seconded by Member Shackel, to go into Closed Session at 9:35 p.m. Members Present: Beverly, President Pamela Driscoll, Vice President Michael Shackel, Secretary Mary Tally Mark McMahon Michael Kardas George Rimbo Absent: None Administration Present: Dr. Sandra Doebert, Superintendent Dr. Thomas Trengove, Principal Mr. John Young, Assistant Principal for Extracurricular Activities Mr. Dave Clark, Assistant Principal for Staff & Student Services Mrs. Christi Flores, Director of Special Education
CLOSED SESSION PAGE 2 Others Present: Purpose: Dr. Thomas Madden Dr. Kathy Robbins Personnel Appointment, employment compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of an employee Conclusion: It was moved by Member Driscoll, seconded by Member McMahon, to conclude the Closed Session at 11:28 p.m. Respectfully submitted: Beverly A., President Board of Education Michael G. Shackel, Secretary Board of Education