May 2010 Regular Meeting
BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
MAY 2010
President Scott Werkau called the regular meeting of the Board of Education to order at 7:22 p.m. May 19, 2010 in the Library.
Members present: C. Klinefelter, N. Barto, S. Werkau, B. Guzman, R. Hernandez
Board Member L. Delgado arrived at 7:44 p.m.
Since five members are present, a quorum does exist. It is legal to conduct the business of the District.
Staff present: A. Chandler, Superintendent, E. Staudenmeier, Principal, J. Barto, Dean of Students
DEA: T. Stevens, B. Gilstrap
Guests: John Garvin, Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Hallen, Kathy Ballard,
CONSENT AGENDA
C. Klinefelter asked about the HyVee payments. He was told the District would be reimbursed by the Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Grant.
Motion by C. Klinefelter, seconded by B. Guzman to approve:
Minutes of the regular and executive session of the regular board meeting dated April 21, 2010
Monthly bills
Treasurer’s Reports dated April 30, 2010.
Approve Consent Agenda Items
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
GUESTS/PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Mrs. Chandler presented gift to Gretchen Hallen on her retirement from the
Mrs. Kathy Ballard presented the Indiana Valley Art Show winners to the Board. Mrs. Ballard described some of the projects worked on by the high school students in her art class this past year.
Mrs. Chandler presented Cortland Klinefelter with a certificate of achievement for his participation in the IHSA Section and State Journalism Contest.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion by C. Klinefelter, seconded by B. Guzman to enter into executive session at 7:39 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees, collective bargaining matters, student discipline cases, placement of students and other matters relating to individual students and personnel. Voice vote: Aye: 5. Nay: None. Motion carried.
Motion by L. Delgado, seconded by N. Barto to come out of executive session at 10:02 p.m. Voice vote: Aye: 6. Nay: None. Motion carried.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
Mrs. Chandler reviewed her Superintendent’s Report, which was included in the board packet:
- Mrs. Chandler informed the Board that an Elementary and Junior High Head Teacher job description had been created and reviewed with the employees.
- Mrs. Chandler informed the Board of the out-of-district special education costs. She informed the Board that out of district tuition for FY10 was greater than $275,000.
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Mrs. Staudenmeier’s report was included in the board packet. Board members had no questions or comments.
DEAN’S REPORT
Mr. Barto’s report was included in the board packet.
- Mr. Barto reviewed changes to the Student Handbook, which included changes to the PE dress requirements. Mrs. Chandler stated that the high school students are not dressing and the changes were made to address this issue.
Discussion on the Service Learning Requirement hours being completed only in DePue. After discussion, it was decided to leave this requirement as stated in the 2009-2010 Student Handbook.
N. Barto stated she wants to increase dramatically the Community Service hours to at least 10 hours per year. It was decided incoming freshmen would have to complete a total of 40 hours before graduating.
R. Hernandez asked if the grading system is in the handbook describing how the grades are calculated. Mr. Barto informed Mr. Hernandez this had been in the handbook for a long time.
OLD BUSINESS
Personnel
Motion by C. Klinefelter, seconded by L. Delgado to approve the Peggy Ponce and
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
Motion by N. Barto, seconded by C. Klinefelter to approve the Julia Pettis,
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
Closed Session Tapes
Motion by C. Klinefelter, seconded by L. Delgado to approve the destruction of closed session tapes that are more than 18 months old.
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
Wage Increase
Motion by L. Delgado, seconded by C. Klinefelter to approve a 4% pay increase for all non-certified employees unless otherwise noted.
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
Job Description
Motion by N. Barto, seconded by L. Delgado to approve the job descriptions for Elementary and Junior Head Teachers.
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
Student Handbook
Motion by C. Klinefelter, seconded by L. Delgado to approve the student handbook for the 2010-2011 school year per recommendation of the Handbook Committee with amendments.
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
EETT Grant Year 2
Motion by N. Barto, seconded by C. Klinefelter to approve the EETT Grant Year 2 for $221,825.
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
Personnel
Motion by L. Delgado, seconded by N. Barto to rescind Joseph Nimee’s March 17, 2010 dismissal notice and approve his resignation effective May 28, 2010.
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
Motion carried.
Motion by B. Guzman, seconded by L. Delgado to approve Joshua Johnson as Physical Education/Health/Drivers Education teacher for the 2010-2011 school year, if certification requirements are met.
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
Motion by L. Delgado, seconded by C. Klinefelter to approve Adrianne Espinoza as an ESL/Bilingual teacher for the 2010-2011 school year, if certification requirements are met.
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
Motion by C. Klinefelter, seconded by N. Barto to approve Petra Estrada as an ESL/Bilingual teacher for the 2010-2011 school year, if certification requirements are met.
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
Motion by L. Delgado, seconded by C. Klinefelter as Middle School/Title I teacher, if certification requirements are met.
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
Motion by B. Guzman, seconded by N. Barto to approve Family Medical Leave for Cynthia Liebovich effective May 3, 2010 until May 28, 2010.
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
Motion by N. Barto, seconded by L. Delgado to approve Joshua Johnson as Junior Boys and Girls Basketball coach for the 2010-2011 school year.
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
Motion by L. Delgado, seconded by C. Klinefelter to accept the irrevocable letter of intent to retire from Clare Gonzalez effective at the end of the 2014-2015 school year.
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
Motion by B. Guzman, seconded by L. Delgado to accept the resignation of
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
Motion by N. Barto, seconded by L. Delgado to accept the resignation of
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
Student Discipline
No Action
OTHER/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mrs. Chandler informed the Board the State owes our District $364,940.
Motion by B. Guzman, seconded by N. Barto to change the time of the June 2010 board meeting to 5:00 p.m.
Roll call vote Aye: Klinefelter, Barto, Delgado, Werkau, Guzman, Hernandez
Nay: None. Motion carried.
The next regular meeting was set for 5:00 p.m. in either the Library or Principal’s Office on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 as approved at the June 17, 2009 Board Meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by L. Delgado, seconded by B. Guzman to adjourn the meeting at 10:30 p.m. Voice vote: Aye: 6. Nay: None. Motion carried.