April 10, 2019 at 6:15 PM - Board of Education - Regular Meeting
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I. CALL TO ORDER
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Jeff Bowes, Board President, calls the meeting to order.
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II. ROLL CALL
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PRESENT: Mr. Bednar, Mrs. Botwinski, Mr. Bowes, Mr. Chester, Mr. Novak, Mr. Greidanus, and Mrs. Peters.
ABSENT: No one. ALSO PRESENT; Dr. Don Angelaccio, Superintendent, Dr. Amy Zaher, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, and Mr. Micheal DeBartolo, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations. |
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III. EXECUTIVE SESSION
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I move we adjourn to Executive Session for matters regarding negotiations We will return to open session after Executive Session.
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III.A. Collective Negotiations -- Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.
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IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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We will be joined by representatives of the MacArthur Wrestling team. These individuals earned the right to participate in the IESA State Wrestling Tournament. The students are Alex Lucas, Jimmy Finnegan, Vincent Lazzara, Max Katz and Patrick Tinsley.
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V. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS AND 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. O'Donnell, 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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VI. COMMUNICATIONS
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VI.A. Volunteer Appreciation
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Representatives of the ePTO and MacPTO have been invited to receive a token of appreciation for their service as volunteers in our school community. Their leadership, time, and dedication allow us to provide enrichment activities for students and families including assemblies, room parties, Art in the Classroom, field trips, movie nights, Family Fun night, and many others.
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VI.B. April Monthly Recognitions
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April is recognized as School Library Month. We appreciate our Library Media Specialists Ms. Herzog, Mrs. Strachn, Mrs. Yager, and Mrs. McWilliams for their dedication and inspiration that leads our Media Centers into innovative and Future Ready places of learning. We also recognize Autism Awareness Month in April and thank all of our professionals who bring this specialized skill and expertise to serving our students and families. April 8th is the start of National Assistant Principal Appreciation week so we'd like to recognize our outstanding AP Chris Alms. Last, but certainly not least we celebrate Teacher Appreciation and Nurse Appreciation Week in early May. We thank all of our professionals for their dedicated service and contributions that make District 23 an amazing place in which students learn and grow.
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VI.C. ISBE Spotlight
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In early October I applied for a recognition of our Unified PE program. ISBE selected our application and came out to interview the students, faculty, and administration. We are pleased to share the Statewide publication that recognized this amazing program and express our sincere pride in all that these teachers and students have done to make MacArthur a more respectful and inclusive place. The link to the story can be found on our District Website.
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VI.D. Registration for 2019-20 Open
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As an update, our families have received information and we have opened the process for registration. We encourage all families to register during the month of April. Registered families will receive payment requests for school fees in July.
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VII. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
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VII.A. Board of Education and PHEA Negotiated Agreement - ACTION
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Tonight's action is the culmination of many months of dedicated and focused work by PHEA, the Board and Administration. We thank all who contributed to the respectful, collaborative, and challenging process of negotiating this agreement. We are still in the process of refining clean-up language to the formal document, but the tentative agreements and details of negotiated sections of the contract have been processed. The PHEA presented to the membership on Monday, April 8 and conducted a vote on Tuesday, April 9. The membership voted to ?????? this negotiated agreement.
I move to approve the negotiated agreement between the District 23 Board of Education and the Prospect Heights Education Association for 2020-2024 as presented. |
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VIII. COMMITTEE REPORTS
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VIII.A. BUILDING AND SITES
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Pat will report.
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VIII.B. I.A.S.B.
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Mari-Lynn will report.
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VIII.C. POLICY
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Brian will report. Items discussed in the policy committee are presented for 1st reading under new business tonight.
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VIII.D. COMMUNITY RELATIONS:
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Jeff will report.
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VIII.E. N.S.S.E.O.:
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Carol will Report.
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VIII.F. FINANCE:
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Carol will report.
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VIII.G. NEGOTIATIONS:
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No Report.
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IX. CONSENT AGENDA
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The consent agenda includes the minutes from the Regular Board Meeting and Executive Session on March 13, 2019, and the April personnel report. We are also adopting Resolutions recognizing Volunteer Appreciation week, Teacher Appreciation Week, and National School Nurse Week. Lastly, a contract for the next phase of our eRate funded project with Zones, Inc. is presented for approval.
I move to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. |
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IX.A. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes of March 13, 2019
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IX.B. Approval of the Executive Meeting Minutes of March 13, 2019
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IX.C. Personnel Report
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X. 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 are included for approval. Those documents are all included for your review.
I move to approve the Financial Report as presented.
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XI. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
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XI.A. Math Curriculum Committee Report and Recommendation - ACTION
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Dr. Zaher has prepared a memo and presentation that describes the process by which the Math Committee reviewed standards, identified curricular needs, evaluated materials, and identified Ready Math as their recommendation for adoption.
I move to approve the adoption of Ready Math in the amount of $251,149 for use as the District's Core Math curriculum as presented.
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XI.B. Resolution for Honorable Dismissal of Certain Educational Support Personnel - ACTION
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Illinois School Code requires that Educational Support Personnel (ESP) be notified 30
calendar days before the end of the school year if they are to be honorably dismissed for the following school year. ESP are honorably dismissed when there is an anticipated decrease in number of positions needed or particular type of service. These individuals will have recall rights to positions if they become available. This will effect six Instructional Assistants. I move to approve the Resolution Authorizing the Honorable Dismissal of Educational Support Personnel Due to Reduction in Force.
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XI.C. Resolution for Dismissal and Non-Renewal of Certain Educational Support Personnel
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Pursuant to School Code, notice is required at least 30 days from the end of the school year to inform Educational Support Personnel that they will not be reemployed in the subsequent year. The attached resolution provides notice to ESP Brianna Harris of this action.
I move to adopt the resolution for dismissal and non-renewal of Brianna Harris as presented.
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XI.D. Resolution to approve posting and notice of meeting for FY19 Amended Budget -- ACTION
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The Illinois School Code and Board policy 4:10 Fiscal and Business Management, specify the required steps for a Board of Education to annually adopt an operating budget by September 30th of any given fiscal period and, if amending said budget, the District is to follow the same procedure to amend as it would if it were adopting the original budget. The amended budget must be approved and filed with the County Clerk and the ISBE by June 30th of the fiscal year.
District 23’s Fiscal Year 2018-19 Amended Budget will be on public display for the Illinois State Code requirement of 30 calendar days prior to its consideration at the June 12, 2019 Board of Education meeting. The Board of Education, prior to its consideration of the budget adoption, will hold a Public Hearing. The proposed budget amendments are necessary to account for changes in expected revenues and expenditures, especially as it relates to the February bond issue and the plans for summer construction. I move to adopt the resolution to amend the fiscal year 19 budget and post notice for public hearing as presented.
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XI.E. Contract for Phone Services
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Provided for your review is a proposal for the new District telephone system to be paid for out of the capital fund and proceeds from the bond issuance. Materials for your review include the recommendation, proposal and a short slide presentation.
I recommend approval of the Sentinel proposal for District telephone system in the amount of $117,081.00
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XI.F. Review Insurance Rates for 2019-20 Budget - INFORMATION
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The District has received its final insurance renewal rate information for following insurance coverages: Life, Accidental Death and Disability, HMO, PPO and Dental. These are all fully or partially paid District insurance benefits. The attached chart provides analysis on the rates for FY2020 compared to FY2019.
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XI.G. Freedom of Information Request(s) - INFORMATION
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The Freedom of Information request(s) received in the past month can be viewed below.
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XII. 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. O'Donnell, 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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XIII. OLD BUSINESS
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XIV. NEW BUSINESS
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XIV.A. Policy 1st Read - DISCUSSION
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XIV.A.1. Press Vol. 100 Overview
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XIV.A.2. 2:20 Powers and Duties of the Board of Education; Indemnification
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XIV.A.3. 2:40 Board Member Qualifications
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XIV.A.4. 2:50 Board Member Term of Office
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XIV.A.5. 2:60 Board Member Removal from Office
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XIV.A.6. 4:30 Revenue and Investments
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XIV.A.7. 4:100 Insurance Management
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XIV.A.8. 4:110 Transportation
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XIV.A.9. 4:150 Facility Management and Building Programs
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XIV.A.10. 4:160 Environmental Quality of Buildings and Grounds
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XIV.A.11. 4:190 Targeted School Violence Prevention Program
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XIV.A.12. 5:330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves
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XIV.A.12.a. 5:330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves
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XIV.A.13. 6:15 School Accountability
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XIV.A.14. 6:65 Student Social and Emotional Development
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XIV.A.15. 7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited
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XIV.A.16. 8:95 Parental Involvement
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XV. EXECUTIVE SESSION
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I move we adjourn to Executive Session for matters regarding personnel. There will be action after Executive Session.
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XV.A. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.
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XVI. OPEN SESSION
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XVI.A. Non-PHEA and hourly Salary Rates for 2019-20
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Included in the packet is a placeholder for public notification without final salary amounts. These will be revised following Board Discussion during Executive session and then made public during the action.
I move to approve the Non-PHEA and hourly salary rates for 2019-20 as presented.
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XVII. ADJOURNMENT
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