MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
September 28, 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. Keith Davis, Mrs. Millicent Roth, Mr. Uvaldo Herrera and Mr. John
Dirks, Board President. Mr. John Hanson was absent.
Present from the administrative staff were Mrs.
Sally Tucker, Mr. David Wood 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. Dirks stated that "In accordance with
Section 17-1 of the School Code, the Board of Education will now hold a public
hearing on the 2005-2006 budget for the
The District prepared a budget in tentative form for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006 which this Board reviewed at its August
17, 2005 meeting.
The tentative budget has been on file for public
inspection at the
During the public hearing, Mr. David Wood, Chief
Financial and Legal Officer of District #87, will summarize the budget and the
Board and members of the public will be given an opportunity to discuss the
budget.
When all discussion has concluded, the public
hearing will be adjourned.
At this time, Mr. Wood will present a summary of the
budget.”
Mr. Wood summarized the changes to
the 2005-06 Tentative Budget which was approved in August:
Education Fund $842,964
Operations
& Maintenance Fund $104,605
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Mr. Dirks asked “Is there any discussion from the
Board?”
There was no discussion.
Mr. Dirks asked “Is there any discussion from
the public?”
There was no discussion.
Mr. Dirks stated that “The Public Hearing is now
concluded."
It was moved by Mrs. Smith, seconded by
Mrs. Roth that the Board approve the Bloomington Educational Support Personnel
(BESP) Contract for Program Assistants for 2005-2008. Upon a roll call vote all
Members present voted “Aye”. Motion carried.
(See with Original Minutes, Attachment
9-28-05/1)
Dr.
Nielsen asked the BESP representatives to come forward to sign the contract.
Mr. Dirks thanked both negotiations teams
for their work on this contract.
Mr.
Dirks presented the Minutes for approval.
It was moved by Mrs. Jackson, seconded by Mrs. Smith, that the Minutes
of the Special Meeting of the Board of
Education held
on August 31, 2005, the Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Board of Education held on September 7, 2005, the
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education held on September 14,
2005 and the Closed Meeting of the Board of Education held on September 14, 2005
be approved. Upon a roll call vote Mr.
Dirks, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Roth and Mr. Davis voted “Aye”. Mr. Herrera abstained from voting as he was
not in attendance at the August 31, 2005 and the September 14, 2005
meetings. Motion carried.
Mrs. Karen
Monhardt, District 87 instrumental music teacher, introduced
Mr. Dirks congratulated Zari on her accomplishments and asked her and Mrs. Monhardt
to come forward and receive congratulations from the Board.
Mrs. Jackson reminded everyone that the Illinois
Association of School Boards (IASB) will be having their fall dinner meeting on October 19, 2005 at
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Mrs. Roth stated that the Minority Teacher
Recruitment Program (MTRP) recently awarded a scholarship to Mr. Edwin (Sarge) Sargent who is currently a
Program Assistant for District 87.
Mrs. Roth stated that the Sesquicentenial (Sesqui)
Committee is about to vote on a slogan for the Sesqui Event and asked anyone
with suggestions for the slogan to send them to “webmasters” on the District
website.
Mr. Dirks reminded everyone that this is Homecoming
Week at
Mrs. Diane Stempinski, Standard Aligned
Classrooms (SAC) Facilitator, presented the following presentation on the
Standard Aligned Classroom Program:
District
87 History
•
In 2002, SAC began as a comprehensive staff
development initiative
•
Funded by State Farm Foundation for Teacher Excellence
Programs that improve teacher quality
•
Goal to have all current teachers offered SAC
opportunity at some level
What
is Standards Aligned Classrooms (SAC)
•
SAC offers a tested, research-based program for
aligning classroom instruction and assessment with the Illinois Learning Standards
•
Introduces proven strategies for student achievement
through assessment
Across
•
Instills educators with a
greater sense of confidence in the classroom
•
Accelerates student
achievement and motivation
•
Creates a more powerful
learning experience for everyone involved
Goals:
In District 87, the program:
·
Focuses on assessment awareness and development
·
Increases knowledge of the Illinois Learning
Standards, Performance Descriptors and Assessment Frameworks
·
Consists of building and grade level based teams
Recipe for Success:
Learning Teams Consist of:
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Learning Teams:
|
Training Components |
Awareness Plus Concept Understanding |
Skill Attainment |
Application/ Problem Solving |
|
Presentation of Theory |
85% |
15% |
5-10% |
|
Modeling |
85% |
18% |
5-10% |
|
Practice and Low Risk Feedback |
85% |
80% |
10-15% |
|
Coaching Study Teams Peer Visits |
90% |
90% |
80-90% |
Meaningful Curriculum:
•
Based on
•
Richard Stiggins’ textbook, “Classroom Assessment
for Student Learning: Doing it Right—Using it Well”
•
Each member “unpacks” a learning standard for their
classroom
Learning Standards (1997)
Benchmarks (1997)
Performance Descriptors (2003)
Administrative Support:
•
All District 87 administrators have been trained
•
Coordinate teams
•
School Improvement Days/Institute Day
•
Discussing with faculty the use of ILS in classroom
•
Value classroom assessment
Coaches:
•
Educational consultants meet with the Learning Teams
on an ongoing basis to provide support and guidance.
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Must be certified through State of
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Only 30 qualified trainer/coaches in State of
Attributes of a Coach:
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· Knowledge
of Program and Materials
Coaches:
•
Dana Karraker: 20 years in education, master’s
candidate in Curriculum and Instruction
•
Suzy Dees: Trainer for Mentoring and Induction,
current District 87 teacher
•
Diane Stempinski: 14 years w/District 87, National
Consultant aha! Process
Elementary Structure:
Learning Teams:
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Teachers voluntarily sign-up for SAC
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One-day training
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Six meetings
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“Classroom Assessments for Student Learning:
Doing It Right-Using It Well” by Rick Stiggins, Judy Arter, Jan Chappuis
and Steve Chappuis
BJHS Structure:
•
Learning Teams
•
Two year Institute Day Schedule
•
Year one focus: Curriculum and Assessment
•
Year two focus: Vertical and Horizontal curriculum
and assessment
BHS Structure:
•
Year One: Learning Team
•
Year Two: Curriculum and targets; departmental goals
•
Year Three: Focus on departmental needs of
assessment and curriculum
Teachers Trained in District:
•
Elementary: 96% classroom teachers (excluding
current first year teachers)
•
BJHS: 100%
•
BHS: 100%
•
Perspective: In
Additional Projects:
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Curriculum books to all staff
•
District wide assessment survey Spring 2005; repeat
Spring 2006
•
Grade level meetings focus on common assessments
•
6-8 Vertical articulation through departments
•
New Teachers receive two workshops on assessments and
ILS
•
SAC in Motion produced 50 weeks of aligned
curriculum
•
SAC II focus on four types of classroom assessments:
Spring 2006
Mrs. Stempinski thanked
the Board for allowing her to come to the Board Meeting and make her
presentation. She also wanted everyone
to know how much she enjoys working on this project along with her colleagues.
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It was moved by Mrs. Jackson, seconded by Mrs. Roth,
that the Consent Agenda (Personnel Report, Bills and Treasurer’s Report) be approved.
Upon a roll call vote, all Members present, voted “Aye”. Motion carried. (See with Original
Minutes, Attachment 9-28-05/2
It was moved by Mrs. Smith, seconded by
Mrs. Jackson that the Board approve the District 87 Budget for 2005-06. Upon a roll call vote Mrs. Jackson, Mr.
Herrera, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Roth and Mr. Dirks voted “Aye”. Mr. Davis voted
“Nay”, since he was opposed to the Bloomington Education Association (BEA)
Contract for 2005-2008. Motion
carried. (See with Original Minutes,
Attachment 9-28-05/3)
It was moved by Mrs. Roth, seconded by Mr.
Herrera that the Board approve the Resolution: Board Policy 3.093: Optional
Compensation Program for Educational Administrators and Directors. Upon a roll call vote all Members present
voted “Aye”. Motion carried. (See
with Original Minutes, Attachment 9-28-05/4)
Mr. Mike Williams, President of the
Bloomington/Normal National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP) Chapter, stated his concerns about the Achievement Gap in the District
as well as the recent announcement of
Mr. Williams stated "The
achievement gap isn't an African-American issue, Latino issue, low-income issue
or special education issue, it's a District 87 issue, it's a student issue,
it's a parenting issue, and it's a community issue. If one fails, we all fail.”
Mr. Williams suggested
the district share the School Improvement Plans for each building with parents,
students and the community "so we have a clear understanding of how the
achievement gap is going to be closed."
Mr. Dirks stated he applauded Mr.
Williams’ remarks and he appreciated the spirit in which they were presented.
Mrs. Roth stated that many people are
not aware of what No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
means because they don't come to the board meetings or learn via the media. She stated that she would like the Board to
consider ways to educate people on the NCLB topic.
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. Dirks adjourned the meeting.
APPPROVED: ATTEST:
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President Secretary