MINUTES The Minutes of the First Regular Meeting of the Month of November of the Board of Education Township High School District 214 held on at the Forest View Educational Center, 2121 S. Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights, Illinois at 7:00 p.m. President Younger called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and R. Knoepfle called the roll. The following members were present: William Dussling Alva Kreutzer Mildred Palmer Dan Petro Vice President Leonard Walker Todd Younger President Absent at roll call: Mark Hineman Also present at the meeting were: D. Schuler, superintendent; C. Johnson, associate superintendent for finance and operations; K. Laakso, associate superintendent for human resources; L. Lopez, associate superintendent for teaching and learning; M. Johnson, assistant superintendent for student services; K. Kraft, principal, specialized schools; G. Minter, principal, PHS; A. Senteno, associate principal, RMHS; E. Brooks, assistant director of community engagement and outreach; R. Knoepfle, executive assistant to the school board and superintendent; staff members; parents; students; and citizens. 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE President Younger led the Board and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Palmer and seconded by Kreutzer that the Board of Education approve the minutes of the Workshop Meeting of October 18, 2018 and the Closed Session of October 18, 2018. 3. SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT D. Schuler reported that the district responded to the following Freedom of Information Act requests consistent with Illinois School Code: o Brancato, Snow & Ice requested bid information. o Y. Darakov requested rental information. o D. Sylvester requested operational information. o M. Vicars requested curriculum information.
Page 2 of 8 o T. Jankowski requested personnel information. D. Schuler reported that all six of our high schools attained one of the top two ISBE State Designations on the new School Report Cards. He noted that the Board in their packet of information received the annual Bond Record Keeping Report, which is required by Illinois Statute. He also reported to the Board and Community that the District continues to be on track financially this year and staff are beginning to put the parameters in place for building out next year s budget. D. Schuler explained that the District had nearly 100 industry partners at the District s 2018 Industry Partner Recognition Event. The event recognized new and re-engaged community partners for their time and the workplace learning experiences they've provided for our students. The event was a great success, with several of the partners having already reached out to talk about how they can get even more involved with our students and teachers. D. Schuler thanked all those who organized and attended the event. D. Schuler recognized and thanked the generosity of the staff for making the District 214 Education Foundation s Employee Giving Campaign a tremendous success this year. Participation doubled over last year and contributions totaled more than $48,000- all in just two weeks. D. Schuler explained that the Illinois Association of school boards has training programs to accommodate individual interest, as well as state mandated requirements. Board members are encouraged to develop on going professional development so they can continue to gain knowledge and skills that could be applied to board service. D. Schuler asked President Younger to join him for recognizing those Board members who participate in the Master Board program and the Leadershop Academy. The Master Board recognition program recognizes board members for their time and effort they devote to IASB leadership and service to public education community. This year s Recognition occurred at the North Cook Fall Division meeting. The Distict had three 214 board members who maintained their Master Board status. D. Schuler and T. Younger offered congratulations to B. Dussling, M. Hineman and A. Kreutzer. D. Schuler and T. Younger also offered congratulations to A. Kreutzer as an IASB Leadershop Fellow. D. Schuler extended his appreciation to all staff as the Board recognizes American Education Week next week. He reported that an email of appreciation will go out on Monday, along with an outstanding video from the Board. He thanked the staff for making District 214 an amazing place for the students and families. 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS T. Wildhart, an Arlington Heights resident, addressed the Board regarding lacrosse. N. Walsh, a Mount Prospect resident, addressed the Board regarding lacrosse. H. Graham, an Arlington Heights resident representing the League of Women Voters, addressed the Board regarding the proposed IASB Resolution #2. W. Reitz, an Arlington Heights resident, addressed the Board regarding lacrosse.
Page 3 of 8 5. BOARD MEMBER UPDATES B. Dussling reported that the presentations at the Industry Partners Breakfast were a wonderful showcase with which to highlight the student participation and the supportive companies. He reported that the State Comptroller s office is approximately $2.1 million behind in remitting Illinois State Board of Education approved funds to the district. T. Younger expressed that the Industry Partners Breakfast could have lasted three hours longer to continue to listen to the wonderful stories from the students and the corporate representatives. A. Kretuzer reported on the NSSEO Board meeting, noting that the Board voted to refund a portion of the reserves to the member districts and maintain a portion to add to the construction funds for the project at Timber Ridge. She reported on the success of the 50 th anniversary event in raising additional funds to support several programming efforts. L. Walker reported on the success of the final Career Night on Wednesday evening which focused on engineering and industrial technology, business and computer science. He encouraged middle school students to attend to begin their career exploration. 6. APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR 2018-131 through 2018-136 Items 2018-131 through 2018-136 appearing on the Consent Calendar were presented for the Board s consideration. A. Kretuzer requested that item 2018-136 be considered separately. It was moved by Petro and seconded by Palmer that the Board of Education approve Items 2018-131 through 2018-135, appearing on the Consent Calendar as presented. A. Approve Accounts Payable 2018-131 Actual November 9, 2018 listing: Educational Fund Listing $1,011,280.55 Operations and Maintenance 535,180.53 Transportation Fund 1,199,637.36 Debt Service Capital Projects 2,755.00 216,002.92 TOTAL $2,964,856.36 Checks Dated: November 9, 2018 Check Numbers: 718501 through 719202 Transfers Dated October 1-31, 2018 listing: Educational Fund Listing $ 2,396,407.29
TOTAL $ 2,396,407.29 Board of Education Page 4 of 8 B. Personnel Transaction Report 2018-132 Approved Personnel Transaction Report attached to these minutes. C. Destruction of Closed Meeting Audio Recordings 2018-133 Approved the destruction of closed session audio recordings for the following meetings: April 13, 2017 April 25, 2017 April 27, 2017 D. Interfund Transfer from Operations & Maintenance to Debt Service Fund 2018-134 Approved the resolution authorizing the transfer of funds from the Operations and Maintenance Fund to the Debt Service Fund by June 30, 2019. Resolution attached to official minutes E. American Education Week Resolution 2018-135 Approved the resolution in support of public schools as part of American Education Week. Resolution attached to official minutes. 7. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DAY RESOLUTION 2017-136 It was moved by Kreutzer and seconded by Dussling that the Board of Education approve the School Board Day Resolution appearing on the Consent Calendar as presented. A. Kreutzer requested that this item be considered separately to draw attention to the volunteer contributions of School Board members. D. Schuler thanked the Board for their service on behalf of the communities they serve and read a portion of the resolution. There was no further discussion. Approved the resolution in support and recognition of School Board Day as a way to honor those citizens who devote so much of their time and energy for the education of our children. Resolution attached to official minutes. 8. 2019-20 CURRICULUM CHANGES & ACADEMIC HANDBOOK REVISIONS 2018-137
Page 5 of 8 It was moved by Petro and seconded by Kreutzer that the Board of Education approve the 2019-2020 Academic Handbook Revisions and Curriculum Changes. It was noted that there were no significant changes made to the materials presented to the Board at the last meeting and the recommendation was for approval as presented. There were no comments from the public. 9. 2018 TENTATIVE TAX LEVY 2018-138 It was moved by Dussling and seconded by Kreutzer that the Board of Education: 1.) approve the tentative levy as outlined; 2.) authorize a public hearing to be held concerning the proposed levy on December 13, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Forest View Educational Center, 2121 S. Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights, Illinois; and 3.) authorize the Secretary to publish notice of the public hearing. It was noted that the District is asking for a 3.29% increase in the tax levy to account for the increase in CPI and to cover new property, which this year will include the properties coming out of the Arlington Heights TIF #3, the return of the old Wellington property back to commercial property from governmental property and the reestablishment of the Mount Prospect TIF boundaries. The overall projected new equalized assessed value of the additional properties coming onto the tax rolls for the District is approximately $80 million. There were no comments from the public. 10. SUMMER SCHOOL 2019 PROGRAM 2018-139 D. Schuler asked L. Lopez to review the summer school program planned for 2019. L. Lopez noted that the Board received the 2018 summer school program report in the board packets. Worth noting are two firsts in dual credit experiences. There were two courses in the Fine Arts: College Summer Theatre: Performance; and College Summer Theatre: Tech with a total of 14 students combined. This is the first time students in the district had the opportunity to earn college credit in this area. Secondly, the District offered Introduction to Aviation with an initial cohort of 16 students. Currently, there are 168 students in the course during the regular school year. In addition, the District maintained strong participation in the TDP Enrichment Programs led by AP teacher L. Comer Jaworski. Students participated in 26 sessions, spanning a wide variety of areas of interest from Wall Street Survivor and Adobe Illustrator to Basic Automotive Care. The most popular experience beyond the All District Summer Musical, was Forensics and the Scanning Electron Microscope in the NanoLab. These programs address the whole student experience, ensuring there are
Page 6 of 8 year round opportunities for students to explore their areas of interest through fun and innovative approaches. Additionally, the District continues to host several hundred Workplace Learning Experiences during the summer. For the first time, students interested in the Fine Arts were placed in micro internships. The Fine Arts Career Advisor recruited Performance Lighting in Elk Grove as a new industry partner. They build the lighting infrastructure for major events at venues throughout the country. This summer two students learned all about programming the lighting boards and assisted in the programming of the lighting for the B96 Bash. The newest partnership is with the Mt. Prospect Public Works Civil Engineering Department. Two engineering students were analyzing traffic patterns and water flow into flood zones. One of the students reported a new interest in Civil Engineering after the experience. L. Lopez explained that the plans for the 2019 summer program include continuing to host summer school at two of the centrally located school sites: John Hersey High School and Prospect High School. Once again, the plan is to offer a number of opportunities for students in a variety of formats from on-site to blended and virtual, in addition to internship opportunities as well as other unique summer enrichment experiences through TDP. L. Lopez also envisions offering a number of introductory career orientation courses. As part of a change in the 19/20 course registration process, students will be able to be registered for career courses as part of their 4 year plans. In this approach, the District is targeting current sophomore and junior students who wish to explore a different career pathway during summer school and be enrolled in the subsequent career pathway course during the upcoming year. This provides the best opportunity for students to experience the full sequence of courses prior to graduation. L. Lopez recognized the collective work of Sarah Pick and the district wide summer school leadership team and building sites for their work taking care of the many details a summer school program of close to 3,000 students entails. Discussion included: o the ongoing development of the Sundown program for students who can t attend the regular summer sessions due to other constraints; o current online courses include personal finance and honors geometry and the district continues to explore other options; o the possibility of exploring summer camps for sports such as lacrosse that are currently not offered during the school year. There were no comments from the public. 11. CLOSED SESSION It was moved by Palmer and seconded by Petro that the Board of Education convene in Closed Session for the purpose of discussing: o The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the district or legal counsel for the district, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee or against legal counsel for the district to determine validity. 5ILCS 120/2(c)(1), as amended by P.A. 93-0057; o Student disciplinary cases. 5ILCS 12/2(c)(9);
Page 7 of 8 The Board convened in Closed Session at 7:54 p.m. 12. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION It was moved by Petro and seconded by Kreutzer that the Board of Education reconvene in Open Session. The Board reconvened in Open Session at 8:46 p.m. 13. STUDENT DISCIPLINE It was moved by Petro and seconded by Palmer that the Board of Education approve the placement of student #1722115208 at North Cook Young Adult Academy for the remainder of the 2018-19 school year and require the student to follow any other administrative recommendations as presented. 14. PERSONNEL TRANSACTION REPORT II It was moved by Petro and seconded by Dussling that the Board of Education approve Personnel Transaction Report II, the resignation agreement and general release with J. Czarnecki, effective November 15, 2018. 15. PERSONNEL TRANSACTION REPORT III It was moved by Petro and seconded by Kreutzer that the Board of Education approve Personnel Transaction Report III, the reassignment from administrative classification to education association classification for C. Marks, effective July 1, 2019.
Page 8 of 8 16. PERSONNEL TRANSACTION REPORT IV It was moved by Dussling and seconded by Palmer that the Board of Education approve Personnel Transaction Report IV, the Resolution Authorizing Notice to Remedy for D. Kloster-Preuss. 17. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Kreutzer and seconded by Dussling to adjourn. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:49 p.m. Todd Younger, president F. Daniel Petro, vice president