GRANT COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 124 MINUTES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING JULY 17, 2014

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1 GRANT COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 124 MINUTES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING JULY 17, 2014 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL A Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of Grant Community High School District 124, County of Lake, State of Illinois, was held on Thursday, and called to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Library of Grant Community High School, 285 E. Grand Avenue, Fox Lake. All those in attendance stood to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. On Roll Call, the following Members were found to be present: Steve Hill, President Ken Mark, Vice President Rich Becmer, Member Tom Lippert, Member Jim Loris, Member Members absent: Administration present: Ruth Michniewicz, Secretary Paul LaRoche, Member Dr. Christine A. Sefcik, Superintendent Mrs. Beth Reich, Business Manager Mr. Jeremy Schmidt, Principal Mr. Greg Urbaniak, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment AUDIENCE Haley Havenga, Anna Ngo, Stephanie Zimbru and Jasmine Syed. CONSENT AGENDA Minutes of regular meeting held June 19, 2014 Minutes of closed meeting held June 19, 2014 July Bills Payable June Treasurer s Report Destruction of closed meeting audio recording from January 17, 2013 Quarterly list of authorized depositories, investment managers, dealers and brokers ** A motion was made by Mr. Mark, second by Mr. Lippert to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Aye: Mark, Becmer, Lippert, Loris, Hill

2 Page 2 of 6 SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT Student Recognition Dr. Sefcik introduced Haley Havenga, sponsor of Grant s chapter of FBLA, Future Business Leaders of America. Mrs. Havenga provided an overview of the program and stated the National Leadership Conference has grown quite a bit over last year. Last year, 7,900 participated and this year s total was 10,315 attendees. Five Grant students qualified for Nationals: two graduated seniors, Tiffany Davis and Mary Casino who couldn t be present tonight. The other 3 student participants: Anna Ngo, Jasmine Syed and Stephanie Zimbru, scored a 7 th place finish in Business Ethics out of 90 teams from across the nation. The students displayed their trophies and described their experience for the Board. The Board applauded and congratulated them on their success. Student Performance Data Dr. Sefcik asked Greg Urbaniak to address the Board regarding student performance data. Mr. Urbaniak referenced the report that he provided, highlighting the test scores by year and the growth that has occurred. The continued use of the ACT will allow the District to track comparable data. Student Assessment 2014/15 Dr. Sefcik updated the Board on the State Superintendent s direction of the State s testing program for the 2014/15 school year. The PARCC test will be administered in grades 3-8 and once in high school as an end-of-course assessment for English 3 and Algebra II. Dr. Sefcik recommends continuing the ACT for grade 11 and adding the ACT Aspire for grades 9 and 10. This will provide consistent data to monitor student growth and evaluate our instruction and curriculum. Fox Lake Police Department Agreement for School Resource Officer (SRO) Dr. Sefcik informed the Board that the District has a contract with the Fox Lake Police Department to continue with a full-time SRO at the rate of $60,000, the same rate as last year. There are some contract details to finalize with the Village attorney and a final contract will be presented at the August meeting. Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Dr. Sefcik reminded the Board the PBIS program that was presented by Mrs. Foster-Lopez, Mr. Dave Blanke, Dr. Svetlana Petrova and Mrs. Tina Sonders. She believes the program can have a positive effect on student behavior and recommends that the Board approve implementation of the program. Upon approval, the administration and PBIS Committee will continue to research and attend training in 2014/15 in order to identify where our initial focus should be and how best to implement the program within the GCHS culture in the 2015/16 school year. There is no membership fee to join and expenses will include staff time and training. ** A motion was made by Mr. Loris, second by Mr. Becmer to approve the implementation of the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program. Aye: Becmer, Lippert, Loris, Hill, Mark

3 Page 3 of 6 Administrative Position Dr. Sefcik informed the Board that due to a variety of factors, the administrator responsibilities are expanding. Increased demands come from teacher evaluation changes as a result of PERA, identification of student growth factors for each faculty member, implementation of PBIS, and the shifting of responsibilities due to the retirement of the Director of Pupil Personnel Services at the conclusion of the 2016/17 school year. She recommended approval of the addition of an Assistant Principal position effective the 2015/16 school year. ** A motion was made by Mr. Becmer, second by Mr. Loris to approve a new administrative position of an Assistant Principal effective with the 2015/16 school year. Aye: Lippert, Loris, Hill, Mark, Becmer School Board Policy Revisions First Readings Dr. Sefcik recommended changes to School Board Policies: 4:100 Insurance Management, 4:170 Safety and Security, 4:175 Convicted Child Sex Offender; Criminal Background Check and/or Screen; Notifications, 5:280 Educational Support Personnel Duties and Qualifications, 6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction. She offered them as a first reading or the Board could take action on them. ** A motion was made by Mr. Loris, second by Mr. Lippert to approve revisions and addition to the School Board Policies as presented. Aye: Loris, Hill, Mark, Becmer, Lippert Bright Oaks Impact Fees Dr. Sefcik reported that Platinum Real Estate and Property Investments, Inc., is awaiting Village approval for the development of an assisted living / memory care facility. She recommended that the developer fees be waived as there will be no students produced from this development. Mr. Mark asked what would happen if the property was changed in the future to a complex that housed school aged children. Dr. Sefcik said she would check with the Village and developer. ** A motion was made by Mr. Mark, second by Mr. Loris to waive the developer donation/impact fees from the Bright Oaks assisted living / memory care facility. Aye: Hill, Mark, Becmer, Lippert, Loris Personnel Dr. Sefcik made the following personnel recommendations: Recommend the employment of the following individuals: Heather Schaefer Career Counselor, part time at $26.80/hr. Kevin Savage PE cover FMLA leave Julie Zuder PT Art, 5/11 at MA Step 5 David Vivian PT Industrial Technology, 4/11 at MA+30 Step 5, not to exceed 500 hours. Andrew Peterson PT Business, 5/11, BA Step 0

4 Dan Bryant Head Boys Varsity Volleyball Coach Joe Bridge Asst. Football Coach Kelley Bogdas Asst. Boys Volleyball Coach Andrew Peterson Freshman Asst. Football Coach Kevin Savage Asst. Football Coach Jamie Swanson Asst. Varsity Girls Basketball Max Boton JV Boys Tennis Coach Bill Stanton JV Girls Tennis Coach Curt Sheets Head Boys Tennis Coach Page 4 of 6 Accept the resignation letter(s) from: Annie Adamski PT Art teacher, effective immediately Kelly Hall PT Business teacher, effective immediately Richard Robilotta, In School Suspension Supervisor, effective July 15, 2014 Bill Ledger, Maintenance, effective June 30, 2014 Matt Lukemeyer Sophomore Baseball Coach Bill Stanton JV Boys Tennis Coach Kristin Gleason, piano accompanist, effective immediately Approve the FMLA requests from: Trisha Crambes, September 9, 2014 October 22, 2014 Jessica Dart, October 6, 2014 November 14, 2014 ** A motion was made by Mr. Mark, second by Mr. Lippert to approve the personnel recommendations as presented. Aye: Mark, Becmer, Lippert, Loris, Hill Principal s Report Mr. Schmidt presented his monthly report which included information on: Summer School ended today o 561 students were enrolled o Credit recovery, enrichment, summer academy o o Credit recovery had 77 students over the 2 semesters and 82 credits earned Enrichment had 430 students mostly for PE in order to open their schedule for other courses during the school year o Summer Academy 41 students in math, English and reading. 38 finished; 23 moved up in at least 1 subject; 1 moved down in math 530 credits earned overall and 7 students graduated as a result of summer school success All personnel recommendations are done and we are fully staffed On-site material pickup will be next week Freshman orientation coming up 2 teacher orientation days scheduled 2 institute days scheduled Handbooks are done Big Dawg training will be held on August 4 for students participating in this new program Danielson training will be on August 6 th for the 9 teachers participating

5 Page 5 of 6 BUSINESS AFFAIRS 2014/15 Budget Mrs. Reich presented the final 2014/15 budget to the Board. She explained the deficit in the Operations and Maintenance and Capital Projects is the planned spending of some of the reserves for the construction projects. The deficit in the Working Cash is the transfer of the money for the bond abatement. She recommended the Board approval the final 2014/15 budget. ** A motion was made by Mr. Lippert, second by Mr. Becmer to approve the 2014/15 budget as presented. Aye: Becmer, Lippert, Loris, Hill, Mark Grant Township Highway Department Construction Requests Mrs. Reich updated the Board on the talks with the Grant Township Highway Department regarding their adjacent project and requests they have made of us. She requested that the Board authorize her to negotiate with the Township to discuss the funding of ½ of the cost of a turn lane and the details and cost of the replacement of a drain tile. ** A motion was made by Mr. Lippert, second by Mr. Loris to authorize Mrs. Reich to negotiate with the Township on behalf of the District with regard to the turn lane and drain tile on the Molidor/Fish Lake property. Aye: Lippert, Loris, Hill, Mark, Becmer OTHER BUSINESS Dr. Sefcik referred to the FOIA requests that were received and fulfilled from OpenTheBooks.com and the Illinois Policy Institute. Dr. Sefcik provided information on Conference discussions and the results of a July 15 th expansion vote taken by members of the North Suburban Conference. CLOSED SESSION ** At 8:35 p.m. a motion was made by Mr. Loris, second by Mr. Mark to go into closed session for the purpose of discussing the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1). Aye: Hill, Mark, Becmer, Lippert, Loris

6 Page 6 of 6 ** At 8:55 p.m. a motion was made by Mr. Loris, second by Mr. Mark to end closed session and return to open session. Aye: Mark, Becmer, Lippert, Loris, Hill ACTION ITEMS FROM CLOSED SESSION No action was taken from closed session discussion. ADJOURN ** At 8:55 p.m. a motion was made by Mr. Loris, second by Mr. Hill to adjourn the meeting. Steve Hill, President Ken Mark, Secretary Pro Tem