MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
November 9, 2005 6:30 P.M. Educational
The Board of Education of the
Ms. Marianne Clancy, Board Secretary, established a
quorum and the following Members were present: Mrs. Janet Smith, Mrs. Cheryl
Jackson, Mr. John Hanson, Mrs. Millicent Roth, Mr. Keith Davis and Mr. Uvaldo
Herrera, Vice-President. Mr. John Dirks,
Board President, was absent.
Present from the administrative staff were Mrs.
Sally Tucker, Mr. David Wood, Mr. Barry Reilly and Dr. Robert Nielsen.
Ms. Linda Aschenbrener, Public Relations Facilitator, was also in attendance.
Present from the news media was Ms. Sharon Wolfe, The Pantagraph, and Mr. Erik Stock, WJBC Radio Station.
Mr. Herrera presented the Minutes for approval. It was moved by Mrs. Jackson, seconded by Mr. Hanson, that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education held on October 26, 2005 and the Minutes of the Closed Meeting of the Board of Education held on October 26, 2005 be approved. Upon a roll call vote all Members present voted “Aye”. Motion carried.
Mrs. Cindy Helmers, Bloomington High School (BHS) Principal,
introduced members of the Youth Impact Street Outreach Program: Mr. Greg Patton,
Mr. Mike Harrison, Mr. Mike Donnelly, Ms. Adrenna Regan and Mr. Theo Eddins. This
program is funded by the
Mr. Patton thanked Mrs. Helmers for the opportunity
to work in the school system with the students with the intentions of having
some positive impact on their lives.
Mrs. Helmers thanked the group for the wonderful job
that they are doing.
Mr. Herrara thanked the group for coming to the
Board Meeting and sharing information about the work they are doing for the
District and the Community. He asked
them to come forward and let the Board personally thank them for their
commitment and the work they are doing.
Mr. Hanson reported he attended the McLean County
Regional Planning Commission meeting. As
an advisory committee, the Commission voted to recommend the change in the
connecting route on the east side of
Mrs. Roth reported that the Advertising and
Marketing Sub-Committee for the Sesquicentennial Committee will meet tomorrow.
Mrs. Roth stated she received the feedback on the
Back to School Party that she participated in this past August from the
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eligible
is that the student must be enrolled in a local school. There were 132 children served out of
District 87, 198 from Unit 5 and 144 where the school district was unknown. Mrs. Roth stated that she was pleased that so
many students were serviced through this program.
Dr.
Nielsen asked that Item F on the Consent Agenda, BHS Baseball Field Fence Bid
Recommendation, be moved to Item F under Board Action.
It was
moved by Mr. Hanson, seconded by Mrs. Jackson, that the Consent Agenda (Personnel
Report, Bills, Payroll, Audit, Second Cycle Bill Payments-November and
December, 2005, District’s Passenger Van Bid Recommendation, District
Maintenance Vehicle Bid Recommendation, and Food Service Agreement: Bloomington
Public Schools and Regional Office of Education) be approved. Upon a roll call
vote, all Members present, voted “Aye”.
Motion carried. (See with Original Minutes, Attachment 11-9-05/1)
Dr. Nielsen stated that the
work being done on
It was
moved by Mrs. Jackson, seconded by Mr. Hanson that the Curricular Changes at BHS
for 2006-07 be approved. Upon a roll call vote, all Members present, voted
“Aye”. Motion carried. (See with
Original Minutes, Attachment 11-9-05/2)
It was
moved by Mrs. Jackson, seconded by Mrs. Roth that the HMO Premiums 80/20 rates,
Option 2, be approved. Upon a roll call vote, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Roth and Mr.
Herrera, voted “Aye”. Mrs. Smith, Mr.
Hanson and Mr. Davis voted “Nay”. Motion
fails.
It was
moved by Mrs. Smith, seconded by Mr. Hanson that the HMO Premiums 70/30, Option
1, be approved. Upon a roll call vote,
all Members present, voted “Aye”. Motion
carried. (See with Original Minutes, Attachment 11-9-05/3)
It was
moved by Mrs. Jackson, seconded by Mr. Davis that the Resolution: Amendment to
the Bloomington Public Schools Flexible Spending Plan be approved. Upon a roll
call vote, all Members present, voted “Aye”.
Motion carried. (See with Original Minutes, Attachment 11-9-05/4)
It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mrs. Jackson that the SHOR
05-06-3 be approved. Upon a roll call vote, all Members present, voted
“Aye”. Motion carried. (See with
Original Minutes, Attachment 11-9-05/5)
It was moved by Mrs. Roth, seconded by Mr. Hanson that the Letter
of Remedial Warning be approved. Upon a roll call vote, all Members present, voted
“Aye”. Motion carried. (See with
Original Minutes,
Attachment 11-9-05/6)
Dr. Nielsen stated that in the Board Packet there is a bid
recommendation for a vinyl chain link fence for the new baseball field. He stated that with further information our
final recommendation is not to accept that bid but to accept the lower bid of
the galvanized chain link fence which will save us several thousand dollars.
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It was moved by Mrs. Jackson, seconded by Mrs. Roth that the
BHS Baseball Field Fence Bid Recommendation for the galvanized chain link fence
be approved. Upon a roll call vote, all Members present, voted “Aye”. Motion carried. (See with Original
Minutes, Attachment 11-9-05/7)
It was moved by Mrs. Jackson, seconded by Mrs. Roth that the
Board go into Closed Session for the purpose of considering 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.
There being no further business to come before the Board, Mr. Herrera adjourned the meeting.
APPPROVED: ATTEST:
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President Secretary