October 11, 2017 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education - Regular Meeting
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I. CALL TO ORDER
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Jeff Bowes, Board President, call the meeting to order.
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II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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Tonight, our Pledge of Allegiance is being led by representatives of our MacArthur Cross Country team and their coaches: Joe Behun, Amy Mailloux, Dan Perillo, and Mike Howitz. These students earned the right to compete in the IESA State Cross Country Meet on Oct. 14 in Normal, IL. We wish them the best of luck!
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III. ROLL CALL
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PRESENT: Mr. Bednar, Mrs. Botwinski, Mr. Bowes, Mr. Chester, Mr. Novak, Mr. Greidanus, Mrs. Peters
ABSENT: No one ALSO PRESENT: Dr. Don Angelaccio, Superintendent, Dr. Christie Samojedny, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, Mr. Micheal DeBartolo, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations. |
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IV. RECOGNITION OF VISITOR PARTICIPATION
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At each regular and special open meeting, members of the public and District employees may comment to or ask questions of the Board of Education. If you would like to address the board, please complete a Visitor Participation Form and present it to Mrs. Sorensen, our recording secretary, at this time. The Board will be prepared to address those comments related to the agenda within a reasonable time.
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V. COMMUNICATIONS
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V.A. Dedication of the Dr. Deb Wilson Courtyard
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We thank our guests for joining us for the dedication of the renovated Dr. Deb Wilson Courtyard. Thanks to the generosity of private and corporate donors, this project was fully funded and provides a beautiful and inviting space for teachers and students at MacArthur.
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V.B. Recognition of Partnership with District 214
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Jeff will lead:
As the Board is aware, our Family and Consumer Science and Applied Technology classrooms and lab spaces were updated this past summer in collaboration with our partners from District 214. Tonight we recognize representatives from District 214 for their work to bring this project to fruition to enhance programming for the WildStang program from D214 and to enhance these teaching and learning spaces for District 23: Dan Weidner, Jon Wong, Board member Bill Dussling, Cathy Johnson, and Amy McPartlin. |
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V.C. Disability Awareness Month
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October has been declared Disability Awareness Month in the State of Illinois. We take time this evening to thank the dedicated professionals who serve our students and families. We also recognize and appreciate the partnership that we build with parents and advocates with whom we work. Lastly, and most importantly, we recognize the perseverance, grit, and determination shown by our students with disabilities as they demonstrate their strengths and abilities on their educational journey in District 23.
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V.D. Eisenhower Early Childhood Program - Gold Rating
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The IllinoisState Board of Education visits all Preschool for All programs for monitoring and evaluation. We are pleased to report that once again our program at Eisenhower received the highest rating - Gold Circle of Quality. We thank our teachers, specialists, program assistants, and administrators for their continued efforts to provide an outstanding program that serves our earliest learners.
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V.E. Thank you - Mr. Jonathan Boyer
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VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS
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VI.A. Building and Sites
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Pat will report.
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VI.B. I.A.S.B./ED-RED
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Mari-Lynn will report. IASB Resolutions Committee Report is shared in hard copy for Board consideration.
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VI.D. School/Community Relations
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Jeff will report.
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VI.E. N.S.S.E.O.
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Carol will report.
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VI.F. Finance
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Mari-Lynn will report.
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VI.G. Negotiations - No report.
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VII. CONSENT AGENDA
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The consent agenda includes the minutes from the regular board meeting and executive session on September 13, 2017, the October personnel report, and the approval of two disposal resolutions.
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VII.A. Approval of the Regular Minutes of the Board September 13, 2017
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VII.B. Approval of the Executive Minutes of the Board Meeting of September 13, 2017
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VII.C. Personnel Report
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VII.D. Approval of Disposal Resolutions
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VIII. FINANCIAL REPORT
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Attached is the memo recommending payment of the voucher lists for materials, supplies and services paid since the last BOE meeting. In addition, the District payments for salaries and insurance benefits during the previous month tare included for approval. Those documents are all included for your review.
I move to approve the Financial Report as presented.
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IX. SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT
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IX.A. Enrollment Update - INFORMATION
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Dr. Angelaccio will present an overview of the reported September 2017 enrollment data.
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IX.B. Summary of Categorical Grants - INFORMATION
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Dr. Samojedny and Mr. DeBartolo will present an overview of Categorical Grant allocations and projected expenditures for the 2017-18 School Year. Due to the late release of funding and grant allocations, all grants have been filed, but are not yet approved by the state.
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IX.C. Building and Grounds Update - INFORMATION
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Mr. DeBartolo and Mr. Rominski will present a summary of Building and Grounds accomplishments, projected work for this year, and an introduction to the "Growing Green" initiative.
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IX.D. Freedom of Information Act Request(s) and Responses(s) -- INFORMATION
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The requests for information, responses and responsive documents for all requests made to the District in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act are included for review.
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IX.E. 2018 Health/Life Safety Survey -- ACTION
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I move to approve the 2018 Health/Life Safety Survey and filing of the final document as entered by ARCON with the Illinois State Board of Education.
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X. RECOGNITION OF VISITOR PARTICIPATION
Description:
At each regular and special open meeting, members of the public and District employees may comment to or ask questions of the Board of Education. If you would like to address the board, please complete a Visitor Participation Form and present it to Mrs. Sorensen, our recording secretary, at this time. The Board will be prepared to address those comments related to the agenda within a reasonable time.
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XI. OLD BUSINESS
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XII. NEW BUSINESS
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XII.A. Strategic Planning Process Proposal
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Dr. Angelaccio will share an overview of the proposed process for Strategic Planning for this school year.
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XIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION
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XIII.A. Personnel
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I move that we adjourn to Executive Session for the purpose of discussing a personnel issue. There will be no action taken following executive session.
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XIV. OPEN SESSION
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XV. ADJOURNMENT
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