MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
January 24, 2007 6:33 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.
Millicent Roth, Mr. John Dirks, Mr. Michael Harrison and Mr. Joseph Butcher. Mrs.
Cheryl Jackson and Mr. Keith Davis were absent.
Present
from the administrative staff were Dr. Robert Nielsen, Mr. David Wood, Mr.
Barry Reilly, and Mrs. Teresa Hill.
Ms. Linda Aschenbrener, Public Relations Facilitator, was also in attendance.
Present from the news media was Ms. Phyllis Coulter, The Pantagraph.
Mrs. Smith presented the Minutes for approval.
Mrs. Roth noted that in the fifth paragraph of the last page of the Regular Minutes, it stated that she made a motion to go into closed session and she was not in attendance at that meeting. The Board Member who made that motion should have been Mr. Davis.
It was moved by Mr. Dirks,
seconded by Mr. Harrison, that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the
Board of Education held on January 10, 2007 and the Minutes of the Closed
Meeting of the Board of Education held on January 10, 2007 be approved. Upon a roll call vote, Mr. Dirks, Mr.
Harrison, Mr. Butcher and Mrs. Smith
voted “Aye”. Mrs. Roth abstained as she
was not in attendance at those meetings.
Motion carried.
Mr. Dirks stated that The Beyond the Books Educational Foundation met recently and the focus was on fundraising. Some letters are going out within the month to help bring in donations. The project applications are out soliciting projects for this spring’s awards. The foundation increased the amount of the awards this year over last.
Mr. Dirks
stated that the Achievement Gap Taskforce met yesterday morning. The Parental Involvement subgroup is
fashioning a pilot program to do some home visits for one school in each
District which will be aimed at engaging parents in school involvement. There will also be some coordination of
Public Service Announcements to stress “Achievement Matters” around the
community to help engage students and parents as well.
Mr. Dirks
stated that the Data Modeling and Reporting subgroup has been working with some
new developments. We have two dedicated
resources from State Farm Insurance that have met a couple of times with the
technical directors of both Districts to map out technology needs. The first step is to connect the data bases
of information between the Districts and make that information more readily
accessible to teachers and administrators.
Mrs.
Hill outlined
the proposed 2007 Summer School program. In summary:
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• BJHS Assistant Principal, Mr.
Jeff Geringer, will administer the Summer
School program this year.
• Classes will be held from Monday through Friday
from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Seventy-two
hours of instruction will focus on literacy and mathematics.
• Teachers will receive professional development and
collaborative planning the week prior to Summer School.
• Breakfast will be available to students, as well
as daily transportation to and from school.
• All attending students who qualify for Free and
Reduced lunches will have their $200.00 tuition fee waived.
• Bloomington Junior High School's program will be
offered for 6th, 7th and 8th graders and will focus on reading, writing and
mathematics; Tuition, $200.00
• Bloomington High School (BHS) will offer a Summer
School program for students who need to make up credits.
• Early Start programs will be offered for Sheridan
and
• Two Transition Pilot programs are being proposed
for selected students who are transitioning out of one school and may need help
with their organizational and planning skills. One program will be offered to
5th grade students who will attend BJHS and the other program will help 8th
grade students adjust to BHS. Each of these programs is expected to occur just
prior to the start of school and will last about 15 hours each. No tuition will
be charged.
Summer
School & Extended School Year Program Costs
•
Salaries for Certified Staff $80,640
•
Transportation $16,000
•
Program Assistants $14,400
•
Administrative Costs $ 8,000
•
Prof. Development/Planning $
8,000
•
Curriculum Materials/Supplies $10,000
Elementary
Summer School & Extended School Year
•
Title I
$81,000
•
IDEA $ 3,000
•
District 87 Funds $46,000
•
Tuition $ 9,000
Early
Start & Transition Programs
•
AGTF Gift (State Farm) $21,000
•
Title V
$ 5,000
This
Summer School Proposal for 2007 will be brought back in February for Board
consideration.
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Mrs. Smith presented the Consent Agenda for
Approval. It was moved by Mr. Butcher,
seconded by Mr. Dirks, that the Consent Agenda (Human Resources Report, Bills, Treasurer’s
Report, Financial Summary, Resolution:
School Year Hazard Report, Resolution: Review of Minutes of Closed Executive
Sessions,
Delta Dental Contract, Stevenson Cooling Tower
Equipment Bid Recommendation,
BHS Packaged Boiler Equipment Bid Recommendation, BHS
Heat Exchanger/Boiler Replacement Project Bid Recommendation, BHS Kitchen HVAC
Bid Recommendation
Building Permit Applications, 2007 Actuary
Engagement, and Vision Service Plan (VSP), be approved.
Upon a roll call vote, all Members present voted “Aye”. Motion carried. (See
with Original Minutes, Attachment 1-24-07/1)
Dr. Nielsen stated that the Achievement Gap Taskforce has been
functioning for about a year and thanked all the groups involved in the
taskforce for their work. District 87
has received grants from State Farm Insurance to pay for after school programming
this year and for supporting the Early Start Program at
It
was moved by Mrs. Roth, seconded by Mr. Butcher, that the Resolution: Amending
Board Policies Manual: 6.320, High School Credit for Proficiency,
be approved. Upon a roll call vote, all
Members present voted “Aye”. Motion carried. (See with Original Minutes,
Attachment 1-24-07/2)
It was moved by Mr. Harrison, seconded by Mr. Butcher, that the Bloomington
High School Textbook Adoption for 2007-08 be approved. Upon a roll call vote, all
Members present voted “Aye”. Motion carried. (See with Original Minutes,
Attachment 1-24-07/3)
It was moved by Mr. Dirks, seconded by Mr. Harrison, 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 1-24-07/4)
It was moved by Mr. Butcher,
seconded by Mr. Harrison, 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, Mrs. Smith adjourned the meeting.
APPPROVED: ATTEST:
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President Secretary