MINUTES
- REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
The Board of Education of the
Ms. Marianne
Clancy, Board Secretary, established a quorum and the following Members were
present: Mr. John Dirks, Mr. John Hanson, Mrs. Janet Smith, Mr. Uvaldo Herrera,
Mr. Keith Davis, and Mrs. Cheryl Jackson, Board President. Mrs. Millicent Roth was absent.
Present from
the administrative staff were Dr. Roger Kilpatrick, Mr. Barry Reilly and Mrs.
Sally Tucker.
Ms. Linda Aschenbrener, Public Relations Facilitator, was also in attendance.
Present from the
news media was Ms. Janka Albert, TV-10 News.
Mrs.
Millicent Roth entered the meeting at
Mrs. Jackson
presented the Minutes for approval. Mr. Davis noted that the last sentence of
the Regular Minutes stated “Mrs Smith adjourned the
meeting” and it should have stated “Mrs. Jackson adjourned the meeting”. Mrs. Jackson also noted that in the third to
the last paragraph of the Regular Minutes there are two “consider to” and there
should only be one.
It was moved
by Mrs. Smith, seconded by Mr. Davis that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting
held on
Mrs. Cindy Helmers, Bloomington
High School (BHS) Principal and Mr. John Szabo, Athletic Director, introduced
two coaches and three students who recently placed at State Competition and
were each named All-State.
Coach Mark Gardner introduced junior wrestler, Brett Robbins.
Brett recently placed 2nd at State in the 130lb. weight class and finished the
season with a 45-1 record.
Mrs.
Smith congratulated Brett, and asked him, his parents and Coach Gardner to come
forward and receive congratulations from the Board.
Coach Bob Loy introduced senior Matt Hug and sophomore Chase Fillingham.
Matt placed 7th at State in the 500 freestyle and broke two school records this
year. Chase placed 9th in the 200 IM, placed 8th in the 100 backstroke at
State and broke two school records this year.
Mrs.
Smith congratulated both athletes, and asked them, their parents and Coach Loy
to come forward and receive congratulations from the Board.
Mrs.
Smith congratulated Brett and asked him, his parents and Coach Gardner to come
forward and receive congratulations from the Board.
Mr. Hanson
attended a Regional Planning Commission meeting where it was announced that
Zilka Renewable Energy Corp. will be developing the largest wind energy project
in the nation just east of the Bloomington/Normal. This $400 million project
will likely begin construction in 2005-06 and may produce up to 400 megawatts
of power - the size of a medium size community.
Mrs. Jackson attended a recent Illinois Association of School Boards
(IASB) Leadership Conference in
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Mrs.
Smith reported that she and Mr. Hanson
attended a recent Judge John M. Scott Vocational Education Trust Investment
meeting on March 2. She stated that there was an increase in investment income
this year and that the group has decided to allocate up to $50,000 of the
surplus towards the District 87 Summer School Scholarship Fund.
Mrs. Jackson presented the Consent
Agenda for consideration. Mr. Davis
asked that the Bills be pulled and moved to Board Action B. It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr.
Dirks that the Consent Agenda (Personnel Report, Bills, Treasurer’s Report,
Financial Summary, Letter of Understanding-Decision and Bargaining on Reduction
in Force, BHS Graduation Requirements, Student Parent Handbooks, Amended
2003-04 School Calendar, District Suspended Ceilings Bid Results
Recommendation, District Painting Bid Results Recommendation, BHS South Gym
Floor Bid Results Recommendation, District Light Fixtures Bid Results
Recommendation, BHS South Gym HVAC Recommendation, District Lighting
Installation Bid Results Recommendation, BHS Stage Curtains Recommendation and
the Athletic Field Track Repair Bid Results Recommendation) be approved. Upon a
roll call vote, all Members present, voted “Aye”. Motion carried. (See with Original
Minutes, Attachment 04-28-04/1)
Supts Report
Mr. Kevin Heid from First Midstate, Inc. presented the results of the sale of
$20,000,000 of school
fire prevention and safety bonds and the refunding of $3,075,000 of existing
general obligation bonds. Mr. Heid mentioned that bond yields have been rising in the
last few weeks. However, the results of
the sale for this issue were very good given the current situation. The average
cost for the bonds including all issuance costs was 4.18% over the 14 year life
of the bonds. The District was able to
maintain an AA2 rating from Moody’s Investor Services
which is good for a school district under the current financial problems in
It
was moved by Mrs. Smith, seconded by Mr. Dirks that the Board approve the the Sale of Life/Safety Bonds. Upon a roll call vote, all Members present
voted “Aye”. Motion carried. (See
with Original Minutes, Attachment 04-28-04/2)
It
was moved by Mrs. Smith, seconded by Mr. Dirks that the Board approve the Bills. Keiths comments Upon a
roll call vote, all Members present voted “Aye”. Motion carried. (See with Original
Minutes, Attachment 04-28-04/3)
It was moved by Mrs. Smith, seconded by Mr. Davis that the Board go into Closed Session to consider the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of District 87, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity; and to consider a student disciplinary case; to consider an action against, affecting or on behalf of the District that has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the District finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting; and to consider the purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. Upon a roll call vote, all Members present voted “Aye”. Motion carried.
It was moved by Mr. Hanson, seconded by Mr. Dirks that the Board return to the Regular Meeting. Upon a roll call vote all members present voted “Aye”. Motion carried.
There being no further business to come
before the Board, Mrs. Jackson adjourned the meeting.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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President
Secretary