LaSalle-Peru Township High School District No. 120 Board of Education met Wednesday, Oct. 19.
LaSalle-Peru Township High School is governed by a School Board consisting of 7 members. The Board’s powers and duties include the authority to adopt, enforce, and monitor all policies for the management and governance of the District’s schools. Official action by the Board may only occur at a duly called and legally conducted meeting at which a quorum is physically present.
Here are the minutes as provided by LaSalle-Peru Township High School District No. 120:
MINUTES BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING LASALLE-PERU TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 120
OCTOBER 19, 2016, 6:00 PM
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
CALL TO ORDER Mr. Tony Sparks, President, called to order the Regular Meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the Thomas J. McCormack Library/Media Center at LaSalle-Peru Township High School, 541 Chartres Street, LaSalle, IL 61301
ROLL CALL PRESENT: Mr. Tony Sparks, President, Mr. Dennis O'Keefe, Mrs. Carol Alcorn, Dr. Rose Marie Lynch and Mr. Alan Cherpeske.
ABSENT: Dr. Pete Meier, Vice President, and Mrs. Cathy Renk OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. Steven R. Wrobleski, Superintendent, Mrs. Deb Nelson, Principal, Mr. Chris Kirkpatrick, Director of Athletics & Activities, Mr. Dwayne Mentgen, Director of the Area Career Center, Mr. Matt Baker, Director of Communication & Fund Raising, Mr. Steve Sash, Associate Principal for Operations, Mrs. Ingrid Cushing, Director of Teaching and Learning, Ms. Stephanie Ramsay, Gorenz and Associates, Ltd., Mr. Jeff Dankert, Reporter for the News-Tribune, Attorney Walt Zukowski and Mrs. Julie Bleck, Board Secretary.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE OPEN PUBLIC HEARING MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 AND THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 MOTION by Mr. Cherpeske, seconded by Mrs. Alcorn to approve the minutes of the open public hearing meeting of September 21, 2016, and the regular meeting of September 21, 2016 as presented. Voting Aye: Mr. Cherpeske, Mrs. Alcorn, Dr. Lynch and Mr. Sparks. Voting Pass: Mr. O'Keefe. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried 4-0.
RECOGNITION AND COMMENTS FROM VISITORS No recognitions and/or comments from visitors.
FINANCE MOTION by Mr. Cherpeske, seconded by Dr. Lynch to approve the LP Bills as presented. Voting Aye: Mr. Cherpeske, Dr. Lynch, Mrs. Alcorn, Mr. O'Keefe and Mr. Sparks. Voting Nay: None. The Motion carried 5-0.
MOTION by Mr. O'Keefe, seconded by Mrs. Alcorn to approve the ACC Bills as presented. Voting Aye: Mr. O'Keefe, Mrs. Alcorn, Mr. Cherpeske, Dr. Lynch and Mr. Sparks. Voting Nay: None. The Motion carried 5-0.
MOTION by Mr. Cherpeske, seconded by Mrs. Alcorn to approve the Financial Report, Activity Fund Report, Treasurer's Report, Bank Reconciliation and VCM Monthly Report as presented. Voting Aye: Mr. Cherpeske, Mrs. Alcorn, Dr. Lynch, Mr. O'Keefe and Mr. Sparks. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried 5-0. ANNUAL AUDITOR'S REPORT WAS GIVEN TO THE BOARD BY MS. STEPHANIE RAMSAY GORENZ AND ASSOCATES Ms. Ramsay addressed the Board on LPHS's current status and results from the FY 2016 Annual Financial report.
CORRESPONDENCE
Thank you letter from Ms. Allison Nichols, Director of Area Special Olympics, thanking LPHS for the use of our facility for the Volleyball Qualifying Event.
Thank you letter from Ms. Cheryl DePaepe for the Board's donation to the LPHS Foundation for Enrichment in Memory of Mrs. Betty Minck (mother of Ms. Jennifer Rexius)
PRESIDENT'S REPORT Mr. Sparks updated the Board on the afternoon luncheon held at the new Transition House. The students gave the Board members in attendance a tour of their new Transition House, served lunch and discussed the immediate future plans of remodeling and updating for wheelchair accessibility.
BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS Public Relations Committee- The Public Relations Committee met on Wednesday, October 12, 2016.
Mr. Wrobleski reported on the following agenda items: 1) Cavaletter Discussion; 2) Family Ambassadors Update; and 3) Hall of Honor Update. Programs Committee- Dr. Rose Marie Lynch, Chair of the Programs Committee gave the report from the Wednesday, October 12, 2016 meeting on the following agenda items: 1) IXL Staff Spotlight Presentation Update; 2) TI-89 Calculator Staff Spotlight Update; 3) Redesigned Computer Club Proposal 4) AgProgram Update; and 5) Hall of Honor Update. Building & Grounds Committee- Mr. Cherpeske, Chair of the Building & Grounds Committee gave his report from the Wednesday, October 12, 2016 meeting on the following agenda items: 1) Ten Year Health-Life Safety Survey Review; 2) Veterans Park Update; 3) Property Update; 4) Gym Coils Update; 5) Transition House Update; and 6) Fire Alarm Update.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
Student Board Ambassador Senior Abby Steinberg reported on the following topics:
Renaissance
Jostens is coming Oct. 18 O Jostens Back-to-School tour Nov. 4
Link Crew
Libertyville Leadership Conference O Link Crew Lunch Oct. 20
Music
Choir concert Oct. 13
Band won 4th overall, 1st in 3A, best Woodwinds, Metamora, IL
Student Activities
Salem Witch Trials Junior Breyer Kinzer not in attendance: no CAVoice reported this month.
Junior Connor Cofoid reported on the following topics:
Varsity football is 2-5
Won Homecoming game against Ottawa 40-0 O Freshman Connor Reese broke his wrist and the backup Alex Lenkaitis broke his collarbone.
Varsity volleyball is 18-8
Sophomore record is 13-14-1
Pink Night raised around 1200 for cops for cancer Georgia Kapetaneas advanced to sectionals in girl's golf Tennis Girls going to state
Superintendent Mr. Steven Wrobleski, Superintendent, reported on the following topics:
Pathways to Prosperity - National Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts: I have been invited to represent Illinois along with nine other leaders across the state at a national institute on Career Pathways, hosted at Harvard University. I will be in Massachusetts this month from October 25" through the 28". The focus of the institute is on rural school integration of the pathways. I've attached a copy of the agenda for your review. Principal Appreciation Week: The Week of October 16-22, 2016 has been declared Principal Appreciation Week, with October 21st being Principal Appreciation Day. A resolution from Governor Rauner is included as an action item on the Board agenda. We are very fortunate at LPHS to have an extremely dedicated, compassionate and servant-minded leader in Mrs. Nelson along with an equally talented group of associate principals and directors.
Parent-Teacher Conferences: Parent-Teacher conferences will be held this year on October 20" from 5:00 to 8:30 pm and October 21st from 7:45 to 11:55 am. We will be using the same free online Scheduling program as last year. The week prior to conferences, we will mail home quarter grade reports to all families. We hope to have a great turnout of families this year. Dance, Dance, Dance for Charity: On December 4" at Senica's Oak Ridge beginning at 7:00 pm, I will be representing LPHS in a dance competition with the winner receiving $1,500 to Support the school's music, art, and drama programs. Deana Brown - who has provided the choreography to the LPHS musicals - will be teaching me two dances: disco and free-style. This is going to be a Wonderful fundraiser that is going to benefit our students and teachers. In addition to the judging, contestants will also receive votes for every S1 raised. In the coming weeks, I will be reaching out to the staff and students to help raise additional funds that will both help support the fine arts in the Starved Rock Country and help me bring home $1,500 for the fine arts at LP. Division Highlights: Please find attached highlights from our Divisions - keeping you up-to-date on what’s happening in the trenches.
Principal Mrs. Deb Nelson, Principal, reported on the following topics:
Homecoming Week
We completed yet another successful Homecoming Week here at L-P with a Disney theme this year. Each of the events went extremely well, including the Variety Show, Powder Puff Football, the Parade, the Cavalier 5K run, the dance and of course the Sweet win over Ottawa at Friday night's football game. A huge thank you to Rob Clydesdale for all of the time and effort behind the scenes to give our students and staff such a wonderful week
LP Institute Day
This year, many of our staff participated in the County-wide Institute Day held at IVCC. Dr. Don Hackmann from ISU (our facilitator during our original strategic planning 5 years ago) was the keynote speaker and then our teachers were able to choose from a variety of break-out sessions that interested them most. The theme this year was promoting career and college readiness skills. O Link Crew Training
Rob Clydesdale and Angie Hartman took a group of our Crew Leaders to a training up in Libertyville on the same day as Institute Day to build on the skills and programs we already have in place for our freshmen here at L-P. Kudos to these students willing to use their day off for training purposes O Renaissance Film Day
Jostens Renaissance Corporate staff will be out to spend the day on October 18" filming all of the great things our school does to promote the 5themes Renaissance stands for: Respect, Recognition, Reinforcement, Reward and Results. Because LP is a model and nationally-recognized Renaissance school, Jostens wants to include some of the activities we do here in their promotional video. We are excited and proud to be a part of this incredible project O CLI (Curriculum Leadership Institute)
All of our divisions are at various places in the curriculum renewal process and it’s exciting to see everyone so actively involved this year. Divisions that are further along than others because they began earlier on in the process are even Serving as mentors and valuable resources for those just beginning the process. Our CCC has set an articulation goal for the year and will work together with our senders’ schools and IVCC to provide all of our teachers with better opportunities to better articulate with each other.
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES Mr. Chris Kirkpatrick, Director of Athletics and Activities, reported on the following topics:
Coaches
Post season evaluations are starting to be done on all fall coaches. O Schedules
Starting to schedule for next year fall season. O Equipment and facilities
The city of Peru has put bids out to fix Veterans Park baseball field. We should know in the next couple of days who they have decided to go with and what we will portion we will owe for the work. O Clubs/Activities
We are hosting the NIBXII Leadership Conference at Senica's Oak Ridge in
Nov. All conference schools will attend the conference and learn about different leadership roles. O News and Notes
We hosted the tennis sectional on Friday 10/14 and Saturday 10/15 at the sports complex and will host volleyball regionals on 10/24.25, and 27.
ACC DIRECTOR Mr. Dwayne Mentgen, Director of the Area Career Center, reported on the following topics:
The October Newsletter will be distributed at the Board Meeting.
Attached are submissions for the ACC Logo contest. Board members are asked to vote for their top two choices. Please indicate a 1 for the top choice and a 2 for the second choice. Improvements have been made to the Dolan building with the installation of a tankless water heater and new stainless steel for the backing of the cooking station in the Culinary Arts kitchen. Fire Science, Graphic Communications, and CNA have been busy with field excursions to St. Margaret's Health Care Expo, Hose Drills on the LPHS property, and a tour of the local News tribune facility. (I am very impressed with take charge and forward thinking I regards to field experiences that comes from our ACC instructors).
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION AND FUNDRASING Matt Baker, Director of Communication and Fundraising, reported on the following topics:
We are planning for the next Family Ambassadors meetings. The group has chosen to meet a little more frequently this year. We hope to meet sometime in early November to discuss technology issues along with any other questions that might arise. The LP Foundation's High 5 campaign is proving successful in not only raising more money, but getting more alumni to donate and it has led to the sale of many LP-Opoly board games. The next big LP Foundation event is a Rip's Chicken Dinner fundraiser on November 1. You can purchase tickets in the district office for $8.
NEW BUSINESS Staff Spotlight-Mathematics Department: Mrs. Lindsey GaWorski and TI-89 calculators. Mrs. Gaworski and 6 students from her class highlighted the positive use of the TI-89 calculators in their classroom and demonstrated the functions and use with each Board Member.
No Action Taken.
Approval of FY 16 Annual Financial Report and Audit MOTION by Mr. Cherpeske, seconded by Dr. Lynch to approve the FY 16 Annual Financial Report and Audit as presented. Voting Aye: Mr. Cherpeske, Dr. Lynch, Mr. O'Keefe, Mrs. Alcorn and Mr. Sparks. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried 5-0.
Approval for payment-John Pohar and Sons Inc. for the demolition of property (S17,750.00) MOTION by Mrs. Alcorn, seconded by Mr. Cherpeske to approve for payment-John Pohar and Sons Inc. for the demolition of property (S17,750.00) as presented. Voting Aye: Mrs. Alcorn, Mr. Cherpeske, Dr. Lynch, Mr. O'Keefe and Mr. Sparks. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried 5-0.
Approval of Health/Life Safety Emergency Resolution 36-20 to replace a failed fire alarm control panel power source and card readers in the Main Building MOTION by Mr. Cherpeske, seconded by Mrs. Alcorn to approve of Health/Life Safety Emergency Resolution 36-20 to replace a failed fire alarm control panel power source and card readers in the Main Building as presented. Voting Aye: Mr. Cherpeske, Mrs. Alcorn, Mr. O'Keefe, Dr. Lynch and Mr. Sparks. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried 5-0.
Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding with LaSalle Police Department (S38,776.32) for 2016-2017 school year
MOTION by Mr. O'Keefe, seconded by Dr. Lynch to approve of the Memorandum of Understanding with LaSalle Police Department ($38,776.32) for 2016-2017 school year as presented. Voting Aye: Mr. O'Keefe, Dr. Lynch, Mrs. Alcorn, Mr. Cherpeske and Mr. Sparks. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried 5-0.
Approval to renew Insurance Consultant for Health, Dental and Vision for 2016-2017 MOTION by Mr. Cherpeske, seconded by Mrs. Alcorn to approve to renew Insurance Consultant for Health, Dental and Vision for 2016-2017 as presented. Voting Aye: Mr. Cherpeske, Mrs. Alcorn, Mr. O'Keefe, Dr. Lynch and Mr. Sparks. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried 5-0.
Approval of the Redesigned Modifications for the LPHS Computer Club Program MOTION by Dr. Lynch, seconded by Mrs. Alcorn to approve of the Redesigned Modifications for the LPHS Computer Club Program as presented. Voting Aye: Dr. Lynch, Mrs. Alcorn, Mr. Cherpeske, Mr. O'Keefe and Mr. Sparks. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried 5-0.
Approval of Resolution Declaring October 17-21, 2016 Principal Appreciation Week and October 21, 2016 Principals Day MOTION by Mr. O'Keefe, seconded by Mr. Cherpeske to approve of Resolution Declaring October 1721, 2016 Principal Appreciation Week and October 21, 2016 Principals Day as presented. Voting Aye: Mr. O'Keefe, Mr. Cherpeske, Mrs. Alcorn, Dr. Lynch and Mr. Sparks. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried 5-0.
Approval of the following Appointments: MOTION by Dr. Lynch, seconded by Mrs. Alcorn to approve of the following Appointment as presented:
Mr. Matt Baker and Mr. Eric Bjerkaas as Co-Sponsors of the Computer Club for the 2016-2017 school year. Voting Aye: Dr. Lynch, Mrs. Alcorn, Mr. Cherpeske, Mr. O'Keefe and Mr. Sparks. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried 5-0.
Approval of the following Resignations: MOTION by Mr. Cherpeske, seconded by Mrs. Alcorn to approve of the following Resignations as presented:
Mr. Rob Clydesdale, Student Council Advisor, effective the conclusion of the 2016-2017 school year.
b. Mr. Mike Schmidt, Head Softball Coach, effective October 4, 2016 Voting Aye: Mr. Cherpeske, Mrs. Alcorn, Mr. O'Keefe, Dr. Lynch and Mr. Sparks. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried 5-0.
Approval of the following Paternity Leave request: MOTION by Mr. Cherpeske, seconded by Dr. Lynch to approve of the following Paternity Leave requested as presented:
a. Mr. Nick Stevenson, Mathematics Teacher, Paternity Leave from approximately January 21, 2017 and returning around February 6, 2017, will be using accumulated sick days Voting Aye: Mr. Cherpeske, Dr. Lynch, Mrs. Alcorn, Mr. O'Keefe and Mr. Sparks. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried 5-0.
MOTION TO MOVE TO EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION MOTION by Mrs. Alcorn, seconded by Dr. Lynch to move to executive/closed session for purpose of:
Appointment, employment, compensation, discipline and /or complaint against an employee, performance, and/or dismissal of specific employees, with open session and possible action items to follow. Voting Aye: Mrs. Alcorn, Dr. Lynch, Mr. Cherpeske, Mr. O'Keefe and Mr. Sparks. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried 5-0. Time 7:20 p.m.
MOTION TO RETURN TO OPEN SESSION MOTION by Mr. Cherpeske, seconded by Dr. Lynch to return to open session. Voting Aye: Mr. Cherpeske, Dr. Lynch, Mr. O'Keefe, Mrs. Alcorn and Mr. Sparks. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried 5-0. Time 7:34 p.m.
ROLL CALL PRESENT: Mr. Tony Sparks, President, Dr. Rose Marie Lynch, Mr. Dennis O'Keefe, Mrs. Carol Alcorn and Mr. Alan Cherpeske.
ABSENT: Dr. Pete Meier, Vice President, Mrs. Cathy Renk OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. Steven R. Wrobleski, Superintendent, Attorney Walt Zukowski and Mrs. Julie Bleck, Board Secretary.
NEW BUSINESS Approval to Amend Agenda Item 13.2 Recommendation to Hire Head Softball Coach for the 2016-2017 school year MOTION by Dr. Lynch, seconded by Mr. O'Keefe to approve to amend agenda item 13.2 recommendation to hire Head Softball Coach for the 2016-2017 school year as presented. Voting Aye: Dr. Lynch, Mr. O'Keefe, Mr. Cherpeske, Mrs. Alcorn and Mr. Sparks. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried 5-0.
Approval to review and retain the Executive/Closed Minutes for September 21, 2016 Regular Meeting MOTION by Mr. Cherpeske, seconded by Mrs. Alcorn to approve to review and retain the Executive /Closed Minutes for September 21, 2016, regular meeting as presented. Voting Aye: Mr. Cherpeske, Mrs. Alcorn, Dr. Lynch and Mr. Sparks. Voting Pass: Mr. O'Keefe. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried 4-0.
PERSONNEL Approval of the following Appointment: MOTION by Mr. Cherpeske, seconded by Mrs. Alcorn to approve of the following Appointment as presented.
Mr. Randall Huebbe, Head Softball Coach, for the 2016-2017 school year (replaces Mr. Michael Schmidt)
Voting Aye: Mr. Cherpeske, Mrs. Alcorn, Mr. O'Keefe, Dr. Lynch and Mr. Sparks. Voting Nay: None. The motion carried 5-0.
AD JOURNMENT MOTION by Mr. Cherpeske, seconded by Mrs. Alcorn to adjourn. All in favor, Aye: The motion carried. Time: 7:36 p.m.
Mr. Tony Sparks
Julié Bleck President Secretary
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