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, Mrs. Janet Smith, Mrs. Millicent Roth, Mr. Uvaldo
Herrera, Mr. Keith Davis and Mrs. Cheryl Jackson, Board President. Mr. John Hanson was absent.
Present from
the administrative staff were Dr. Robert Nielsen, Dr. Roger Kilpatrick and Mrs.
Sally Tucker.
Ms. Linda Aschenbrener, Public Relations Facilitator, was also in attendance.
Present from
the news media was Ms. Michelle Steinbacher, The Pantagraph and Jayme Monacelli, WJBC Radio.
Mrs. Jackson
presented the Minutes for approval. Mr. Dirks stated on Page 3, the first line
in the third paragraph should end with “Budget”. It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mrs. Roth,
that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on
Mrs.
Jackson stated that there will be a Closed Session tonight before Board Action.
Mr.
Herrera reported that he attended a meeting of the Citizens’ Advisory Council
(CAC) recently. He stated that Mr. Colin
Manahan, Director of Facilities and Ground Maintenance, reported on the work
being done at some of the schools. Mr.
Herrera stated that we are looking at the future of the CAC.
Mr. Dirks stated that the meeting
concluded with a discussion regarding the direction of CAC in following
years. In order to better serve District
87’s community, an ad hoc committee may be formed through each school’s parent
organization as a district-wide issue needs to be addressed. The committee will disband once resolution is
reached. Mr. Dirks stated there has not been a recommendation yet on how the
CAC will progress next year.
Mr. Dirks stated that graduation at
Bloomington High School (BHS) was tremendous.
Mrs. Jackson stated that she received a
thank you card from Ms. Judy Hughes, retiring BHS French teacher, thanking the
Board for the clock she received for retiring and talks nicely about her years
at District 87.
Mr. Tom O’Shea, member of the Student
Achievement sub-committee of the CAC, made an end of the year report on ways to
improve the bridge between school and home and get more parents involved in
their children’s education. All
principals in the District were asked for their input on this issue. A list
from each school was devised with things that area already working, a list of things
principals would like to do in the future to get parents more involved and
volunteer opportunities that exist in each school. The entire report is on the District website.
General conclusions from this information is finding
more flexibility with the parent/teacher conferences e.g. evening hours, more
days involved. A parent coordinator is
being recommended either in each school or district-wide.
Mr. Manahan summarized the work to be done
on District facilities this summer:
All work is scheduled to be
done by August 20 with the exception of classroom air conditioning at BHS.
Dr. Nielsen stated that we are having weekly update
meetings on Friday mornings in the media center at BJHS at
Dr. Steve Poznic, Director of the Bloomington Area Vocational
Center/McLean-Dewitt Regional Vocational Center System (BAVC/RVS)summarized the BAVC and RVS Tentative Budgets for 2004-05:
Dr. Poznic
stated that the two programs get about 45% of their revenue from local schools
and 45% from career technology grants. About 77% of expenditures go into
salaries and benefits.
Dr.
Nielsen presented a “Second Reading” of the following Proposed Board Policies.
2.040 School Board Membership
2.110 Qualifications, Term, and Duties of
Board Officers
2.150
Committee Organization
2.200
Regular Meetings
2.202
Closed Meetings
2.210
Organizational School Board Meetings
2.220
School Board Meeting Procedure
2.222
Voting Method
2.224 Minutes:
Regular, Special, Adjourned, Emergency, Closed
2.250
Access to District’s Public Records
2.260 Uniform
Grievance Procedure
4.010
Fiscal and Business Management
4.110
Transportation
4.140
Waiver of Student Fees
4.170
Safety Program
6.030
Organization of Instruction
6.180
Extended Instructional Programs
6.240
Field Trips
7.030
Student Assignment and Intra-District Transfer
7.130
Student Rights and Responsibilities
7.300
Extracurricular Athletics
7.330
Student Use of Buildings—Equal Access
8.020
Community Use of School Facilities
8.025 Advertising & Distributing
Materials in Schools Provided by Non-School Related Entities
Dr. Nielsen stated these
proposed policies will be brought back at the next Board Meeting for Board
consideration.
Mrs. Jackson presented the Consent Agenda
for consideration. Mr. Davis asked that
Item I, Amending Board of Education Policies Manual be pulled and moved to
Board Action H. It was moved by Mrs.
Smith, seconded by Mr. Dirks that the Consent Agenda (Personnel Report, Bills,
Payroll, Project “Lead the Way” Contract-AVC, Cancellation of July Board
Meetings, Prevailing Wages for 2004, Early Release of Summer Accounts Payable
and Ratified Checks, Agreement with Chestnut Health Systems, Tuition Based
Enrollment and Letter of Understanding-Outsourcing of Study Halls for
Bloomington High School) be approved. Upon a roll call vote, all Members
present, voted “Aye”. Motion carried. (See
with Original Minutes, Attachment 06-09-04/1)
It was moved by Mr. Dirks, seconded by Mrs. Roth that the Board go into Closed Session to consider student discipline; and 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. Upon a roll call vote, all Members present voted “Aye”. Motion carried.
It was moved by Mr. Dirks, seconded by Mrs. Smith
that the Board return to the Regular Meeting. Upon a roll call vote all members present
voted “Aye”. Motion carried.
It was moved by Mrs. Smith,
seconded by Mr. Davis that the Board approve the
Notice of Public Hearing & Display of 2004-05 AVC/RVS Budgets. Upon a roll
call vote, all members present voted “Aye”.
(See with Original Minutes, Attachment 06-09-04/2)
It was moved by Mrs. Smith,
seconded by Mr. Dirks that the Board approve the OTE
Level Six Training. Upon a roll call vote, all members present voted
“Aye”. (See with Original Minutes,
Attachment 06-09-04/3)
It was moved by Mrs. Roth,
seconded by Mr. Dirks that the Board approve the
Insurance Rates. Upon a roll call vote, all members present voted “Aye”. (See with Original Minutes, Attachment
06-09-04/4)
It was moved by Mrs. Smith,
seconded by Mrs. Roth that the Board approve the
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction’s Contract. Upon a roll
call vote, all members present voted “Aye”.
(See with Original Minutes, Attachment 06-09-04/5)
It was moved by Mr. Dirks,
seconded by Mr. Davis that the Board approve the
SHOR0304-4. Upon a roll call vote, all members present voted “Aye”. (See with Original Minutes, Attachment
06-09-04/6)
It was moved by Mrs. Smith,
seconded by Mr. Dirks that the Board approve the
SHOR0304-5. Upon a roll call vote, Mr. Hanson, Mr. Dirks, Mrs. Smith, Mr.
Davis, Mrs. Roth and Mrs. Jackson voted “Aye”.
Mr. Herrera voted “Nay”. (See
with Original Minutes, Attachment 06-09-04/7)
It was moved by Mrs. Roth,
seconded by Mr. Dirks that the Board approve the
Superintendent’s Contract. Upon a roll call vote, all members present voted
“Aye”. (See with Original Minutes,
Attachment 06-09-04/8)
Mr. Davis stated he did not
have an objection to Item H, Amending Board of Education Policies Manual, after
all.
It was moved by Mr. Davis,
seconded by Mr. Dirks that the Board approve Amending
Board of Education Policies Manual. Upon a roll call vote, all members present
voted “Aye”. (See with Original
Minutes, Attachment 06-09-04/9)
There being no further business to come before the Board, Mrs. Jackson adjourned the meeting.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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President
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Secretary