MINUTES SUMMARY OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING Time: 7:00 P.M. Date: November 16, 2017 Place: Kirby School District 140 Administrative Center 16931 South Grissom Drive Tinley Park, Illinois I. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance. At 7:00 P.M., President Martelli called to order the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education, Kirby School District 140, Cook County, and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. II. Roll Call. Board Members present: Dr. Jacqueline Kelly-McHale, Mrs. Deborah Kowalski, Mr. John Lutz, Mrs. Lisa Strand, Mrs. Carol DeMicheal, Mr. Chuck Augustyniak and Mr. Thomas Martelli. Board Members absent: None. Others present: Ms. Julia Mikulich, Superintendent; Mr. Michael Andreshak, Director of Business Services; Mr. Thomas Melody, Attorney; and Mrs. Karen Jamraz, Recording Secretary. III. IV. Correspondence. Incoming: Thank you acknowledgement from the family of Stevon Kenning (father of Kim Cescato, bus driver). Approval of Minutes Summary of Previous Meeting Regular Meeting of October 19, 2017. It was moved by Mr. Augustyniak and seconded by Mrs. DeMicheal to approve the Minutes Summary of Previous Meeting Regular Meeting of October 19,, 2017, as presented. The voice vote was: Ayes: 7; Nays: 0. The motion carried whereupon President Martelli, as attested by Secretary DeMicheal, affixed their signatures to said minutes summaries. V. Public Comment A. Public Hearing Interfund Transfer. Being in compliance with statutory regulations, it was moved by Dr. Kelly-McHale and seconded by Mrs. Strand to open the public hearing to consider the transfer of funds from the transportation fund to the operations and maintenance fund. The voice vote was: Ayes: 7; Nays: 0. President Martelli declared the hearing open for comments. There being no public comments, it was moved by Mr. Augustyniak and seconded by Mrs. DeMicheal to close the hearing. The President declared the hearing closed. B. Recognition of Public. A parent addressed the board about several concerns. - Page 1 of 5 -
VI. Financial Reports. A. Monthly Expenditures Consent Agenda. It was moved by Mrs. DeMicheal and seconded by Mr. Augustyniak to approve expenditures including payroll, accounts payable, procurement card in the aggregate amount of $3,361,979.00. The roll call vote was: Ayes: Mr. Lutz, Mrs. Strand, Mrs. DeMicheal, Mr. Augustyniak, Dr. Kelly-McHale, Mrs. Kowalski, and Mr. Martelli; Nays: None. The President declared the motion carried whereupon Mr. Martelli, as attested by Secretary DeMicheal, affixed their signatures to said expenditure report. B. Statement of Revenues & Expenditures. Mr. Andreshak presented the report. VII. Administrative Reports. A. Superintendent. Veteran s Day. Every one of our schools held activities to honor our Veterans. All assemblies were very moving and held with the deepest respect for all those who have served our country. Ms. Mikulich complimented the board on their decision to keep students in school on Veteran s Day. Air Quality. Ms. Mikulich talked about the results of the air quality tests that were performed by Midwest Environmental at Millennium. There was an odor concern in some of the classrooms, this was caused by moisture impacted building materials behind the white boards on some of the outside walls. Within three days, the students in these classrooms were relocated, the boards were taken down, the rooms were cleaned and repainted. The air test was redone and everything was fine. Health/Life Safety Report. Mr. Prost talked about eight items on the report that need to be corrected. Three of the items are at Millennium and are on schedule to be repaired during the construction project. A lot of what is left involves sprinkling the last two buildings, Bannes and McAuliffe, which is part of the three year plan that was brought to the board last summer. This shows the board s and the administration s commitment to modernizing our buildings. B. Director of Business Services. Mr. Andreshak had nothing to report. VIII. Unfinished Business. There was no unfinished business. IX. New Business. A. Board Reports. On November 1, 2017 there was an IASB dinner for all the board members. This was a STEM dinner given by the Illinois Association of School Boards. There was an awards ceremony at the end of the dinner where they acknowledged many different awards including Mr. Martelli and Mr. Augustyniak who were presented - Page 2 of 5 -
their Master Board Member certificates. Mrs. Kowalski was unable to attend this dinner and paid her registration fee back to the district. This weekend is the IASB Joint Annual Conference. Mr. Lutz would like to schedule a committee meeting to discuss a Celebrate Success program. The date for this meeting will be determined at the January board meeting. B. Adopt Resolution to Transfer Funds from Transportation to Operations and Maintenance. Based upon the recommendation of Administration, it was moved by Dr. Kelly-McHale and seconded by Mrs. Kowalski and Mr. Lutz to adopt the resolution entitled Resolution of the Board of Education Directing the School Treasurer to Move Monies from the Transportation Fund to the Operations and Maintenance Fund, as summarized in open meeting The roll call vote was: Ayes: Mrs. Strand, Dr. Kelly-McHale, Mr. Lutz, Mrs. Kowalski, Mrs. DeMicheal, Mr. Augustyniak, and Mr. Martelli; Nays: None. The President declared the motion carried. C. Approve the Decennial Health and Life Safety List. Based upon the recommendation of Administration, it was moved by Mrs. DeMicheal and seconded by Dr. Kelly-McHale to approve the Decennial Health and Life Safety Lists as prepared by Tria Architecture for the John A. Bannes School, Christa McAuliffe School and Millennium Elementary School, as presented. The roll call vote was: Ayes: Mr. Augustyniak, Mrs. Strand, Dr. Kelly-McHale, Mrs. Kowalski, Mr. Lutz, Mrs. DeMicheal, and Mr. Martelli; Nays: None. The President declared the motion carried. D. Accept Grissom PTO Gifts to School. Based upon the recommendation of Administration, it was moved by Mrs. Strand and seconded by Mrs. Kowalski and Mr. Lutz to accept the gift of $4,995.00 from Grissom s PTO to use towards purchasing a new poster maker machine and accept the gift of $3,257.00 from Grissom s PTO to be used to support All School Read by purchasing the novel, House Arrest for the Grissom students and staff. The total amount of the two (2) donations is $8,252.00. The roll call vote was: Ayes: Mrs. Kowalski, Mr. Lutz, Mrs. Strand, Mrs. DeMicheal, Mr. Augustyniak, Dr. Kelly-McHale and Mr. Martelli; Nays: None. The President declared the motion carried. X. Closed Session. At 7:50 P.M. it was moved by Dr. Kelly-McHale and seconded by Mr. Augustyniak to enter closed session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific District employees. The roll call vote was: Ayes: Mr. Lutz, Mrs. Strand, Mrs. DeMicheal, Mr. Augustyniak, Dr. Kelly-McHale, Mrs. Kowalski, and Mrs. Martelli; Nays: None. The President declared the motion carried and after a brief recess, the Board entered closed session at 8:00 P.M. Return to Open Session. It was moved by Mr. Augustyniak and seconded by Mrs. DeMicheal to return to Open Session. The voice vote was: Ayes: 7; Nays: 0. The motion carried and the meeting was called back to order at 8:27 P.M. - Page 3 of 5 -
XI. Personnel Consent Agenda. It was moved by Mr. Augustyniak and seconded by Mrs. DeMicheal to approve the presented personnel items on Consent Agenda. The roll call vote was: Ayes: Dr. Kelly-McHale, Mrs. Kowalski, Mr. Lutz, Mrs. Strand, Mrs. DeMicheal, Mr. Augustyniak, and Mr. Martelli; Nays: None; Abstains: None. The President declared the motion carried. The following personnel items were approved: Patricia McGarr Wendy Carey Katherine Lohan Gayle McGrail Staffing Request Alisa Minarik Sabrina Murray Amy Ficaro Accept Resignation due to Retirement as Paraeducator, effective the close of December 1, 2017 Keller Accept Resignation as Paraeducator, effective the close of October 27, 2017 McAuliffe Accept Resignation as Paraeducator, effective the close of November 10, 2017 Millennium Accept Resignation as Supervisory Aide, effective the close of October 26, 2017 Bannes Staffing Request as Speech Pathologist, effective January, 2018 Special Services Offer Part-Time Teacher Contract as Title I Program Teacher, effective November 13, 2017 at Step 1, Lane 4, $9,273.60 (20%) prorated @ 230 max hrs. District Employ as Occupational Therapist (40%) effective date TBD at $52.00 per hour Special Services Employ as Building Clerk, effective November 6, 2017 at $12.00 per hour McAuliffe Yasmine Ballout Employ as Paraeducator, effective October 23, 2017 at $12.41 per hour McAuliffe Carie Widstrand Employ as Paraeducator, effective October 26, 2017 at $12.41 per hour Bannes Marwah Abuhamdeh Employ as Paraeducator, effective October 30, 2017 at $12.41 per hour McAuliffe Lisa Ward Employ as Paraeducator, effective November 3, 2017 at $12.41 per hour Grissom Janelle LaMont Employ as Supervisory Aide, effective October 30, 2017 at $10.25 per hour Bannes - Page 4 of 5 -
Mary Sharwarko Dismissal as Paraeducator, effective the close of November 14, 2017 Bannes XII. Adjournment. It was moved by Mr. Augustyniak and seconded by Mrs. DeMicheal that the Regular Meeting be adjourned. The voice vote was: Ayes: 7; Nays: 0. The motion carried; whereupon President Martelli declared the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education adjourned at 8:35 P.M. Approved: December 14, 2017 President, Board of Education Secretary, Board of Education - Page 5 of 5 -