Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 Board of Education met April 19.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
1. Roll Call
Board of Education Members Present: Ray Nolasco, Trisha Harrison, Jack Kusek, Jim Faletti, Ted Urbanski, Tom Vallero, Jason Casford
2. Pledge Of Allegiance
3. Hearing For The Fy17 Amended Budget & Public Presentation
Open Public Hearing: 7:01 Pm
4. Action Item
Approve the Hiring of the Assistant Principal
Motion by Kusek seconded by Urbanski that the Board of Education approve the hiring of Ryan Geist as Assistant Principal.
Roll Call: Kusek, Urbanski, Harrison, Faletti, Vallero, Casford and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
5. Close Public Hearing
Close Public Hearing: 7:02 Pm
6. Adjournment 7:03 Pm
Motion by Faletti seconded by Vallero that the Board of Education Public Hearing.
Roll Call: Faletti, Vallero, Harrison, Kusek, Faletti, Casford, and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
Minutes
1. Roll Call 7:04 pm
Board of Education Members Present: Ray Nolasco, Trisha Harrison, Jack Kusek, Jim Faletti, Ted Urbanski, Tom Vallero, Jason Casford
2. Approve Agenda
Motion by Vallero seconded by Harrison that the Board of Education approve the Agenda.
Roll Call: Vallero, Harrison, Kusek, Faletti, Urbanski, Casford and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
3. Canvass Of April 4, 2017 Election And Declaration Of Results
Urbanski-699
Faletti-649
Nolasco-626
Ferrari-16
4. Oath Of Office To Newly Elected Board Members - Trisha administered the oath to Ray, Ted, Jim and Lindsay.
5. Select President Pro Tem
Motion by Kusek seconded by Harrison that the Board of Education select Ray Nolasco as President Pro Tem.
Roll Call: Kusek, Harrison, Faletti, Urbanski, Casford, Ferrari all voted aye. Nolasco-Abstain. Motion carried.
6. Select Secretary Pro Tem
Motion by Faletti seconded by Urbanski that the Board of Education select Jack Kusek as Secretary Pro Tem.
Roll Call: Faletti, Urbanski, Harrison, Casford, Ferrari and Nolasco all voted aye. Kusek-Abstain. Motion carried.
At this time a clock was present to Tom Vallero for his years of service to Spring Valley CCSD #99.
7. ADJOURN SINE DIE 7:09 Am
MOTION by Kusek seconded by Faletti that the Board of Education Adjourn Sine Die.
Roll Call: Kusek, Faletti, Harrison, Urbanski, Casford, Ferrari and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
1. Roll Call 7:10 pm
Board of Education Members Present: Ray Nolasco, Trisha Harrison, Jack Kusek, Jim Faletti, Ted Urbanski, Jason Casford and Lindsay Ferrari
2. Approval Of Re-Organization/Regular Meeting Agenda
Motion by Harrison seconded by Urbanski that the Board of Education approve the Re-Organization/Regular Meeting Agenda.
Roll Call: Harrison, Urbanski, Kusek, Faletti, Casford, Ferrari and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
3. Election Of President
Kusek nominated Nolasco
Casford nominated Urbanski
By a show of hands Nolasco is President by 4-2, Nolasco abstained.
4. Election Of Vice-President
Kusek nominated Harrison
Casford nominated Ferrari
By a show of hands Harrison is Vice-President by 4-2, Harrison abstained.
5. Election Secretary
Urbanski nominated Kusek
By a show of hands Kusek is Secretary by 6-0, Kusek abstained.
6. Appointment Of Recording Secretary
Motion by Faletti seconded by Urbanski that the Board of Education appoint Mary Beth Miklavcic as Recording Secretary.
Roll Call: Faletti, Urbanski, Harrison, Kusek, Casford, Ferrari and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
7. Appointment Of District Treasurer
Motion by Urbanski seconded by Kusek that the Board of Education appoint Lucy Frasco as District Treasurer.
Roll Call: Urbanski, Kusek, Harrison, Faletti, Casford, Ferrari and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
8. Approval Of Superintendent As Chief Investment Officer
Motion by Kusek seconded by Harrison that the Board of Education approve the Superintendent as Chief Investment Officer.
Roll Call: Kusek, Harrison, Faletti, Urbanski, Casford, Ferrari and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
9. Approval Of Depositories For School Funds
Motion by Urbanski seconded by Kusek that the Board of Education approve Spring Valley City Bank and Heartland Bank as depositories for school funds.
Roll Call: Urbanski, Kusek, Harrison, Faletti, Casford, Ferrari and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
10. Set Dates, Times And Locations For Regular Meetings
Motion by Kusek seconded by Casford that the Board of Education set dates, times, and locations for Regular Meetings as the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm in the John F. Kennedy School, Lincoln Library unless notice is given to the contrary.
Roll Call: Kusek, Casford, Harrison, Faletti, Urbanski, Ferrari and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
11. Approval Of Prior Board Rules, Policies And Practices
Motion by Faletti seconded by Urbanski that the Board of Education approve Prior Board Rules, Policies and Practices.
Roll Call: Faletti, Urbanski, Harrison, Faletti, Casford, Ferrari and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
12. Introduction/Recognition Of Special Guests
13. Public Comment, Correspondence, And Announcements
14. Consent Agenda
A. Approval of March 15, 2017 Regular Meeting Minutes
B. Approval of the Financial Report
C. Approval of the Treasurer’s Report
D. Approval of District Bills
E. Approval of Imprest Fund Expenditures
F. Approval of Activity Fund Expenditures
Motion by Kusek seconded by Faletti that the Board of Education approve the Consent Agenda.
Roll Call: Kusek, Faletti, Harrison, Urbanski, Casford, Ferrari and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
15. Discussion Only Items
A. Facility Report-Smell in the library and art room, not sure where it’s coming from. Noticed when switching over from heating to cooling.
Power Surge-Contacted Ameren, they are installing a devise that will monitor the power coming into the school. The Mother Board on the hot water heater had damage along with some tech damage as well. Our insurance company is taking care of the repair bills. Testing is being done to see if there is any further damage. JB Electrical will be doing work on the emergency lights, they won’t go off, and this will all be warranty work.
B. Technology Report – All Apple products ordered have arrived and replaced damaged items from the power surge.
C. Updated Cash Flow & Budget Watch
Cash Flow-EdFund is at $61,000 which is a drop from last month, waiting on state money. O & M is at $549,000 and Transportation is at $49,000
Budget Watch-Revenues are at 81% and expenditures are at 76%. Received all local tax money and 71% of General State Aid
D. First Reading of March Board Policy Manuel Updates –Look over and let Jim know if you have any changes.
E. First Reading of the 2017-2018 Student Handbook Changes –The Handbook Committee met, it consisted of teachers, students and one parent/teacher. Please look over the changes and let Jim know if there are any concerns.
F. JFK Address – Jim will check into getting our address changed.
G. Aims Web Update –We will continue to use the Aims Web Plus as our universal screener. The cost would be $6.50/student since we are a current customer otherwise it would be considerably more expensive. The committee was in favor of keeping AIMS Web because we’ve used it for the past 8 years and its common core aligned.
H. Textbook Purchase Update –Pearson, McGraw-Hill and Houghton-Mifflin presented. Math presentation is tomorrow. The JH series that was chosen is being discontinued, however the teachers like the new copyright.
I. SRC Baseball/Softball/ 6th volleyball –It is not feasible to favor baseball and softball in the fall, we would be pulling kids away from basketball. Jim will get some costs for 6th grade volleyball.
16. Administrative Reports
Director of Curriculum/A.P. Report-Shelly will be attending a training on Friday for the Project Lead the Way Grant. PARCC testing is completed and all test booklets were sent back before break. ISA testing, 8th grade finished before break and 5th grade will complete on April 21st.
Principal Report-The 5th grade extension program ends this week. They will going to St. Margaret’s on 4/27 and the YMCA on 4/28.
We received the Pre-School of All Grant
45 Kindergarten students for next year so far.
Graduation practice will be on May 25th and Graduation will be held on May 26th. Please meet in the conference room at 6:30 pm.
Superintendent Report-We received a letter from the VFW requesting the use of our facility in case of rain for the annual Memorial Day Celebration.
Schools and Superintendents are participating in the Pass IL Budget Campaign. They would like it posted to our website.
17. Action Items
Approve Resolution to Abate Taxes Imposed within the Bureau Putnam (2017) Enterprise Zone
Motion by Kusek seconded by Urbanski that the Board of Education approve Resolution to Abate Taxes Imposed within the Bureau Putnam (2017) Enterprise Zone.
Roll Call: Kusek, Urbanski, Harrison, Faletti, Casford, Ferrari and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
Approve FY17 Amended Budget
Motion by Faletti seconded by Harrison that the Board of Education approve the FY17 Amended Budget.
Roll Call: Faletti, Harrison, Kusek, Urbanski, Casford, Ferrari and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
Approve Kindergarten & First Grade Proposed Report Card Changes for 2017-2018
Motion Urbanski seconded by Harrison that the Board of Education approve Kindergarten and First Grade proposed Report Card changes for 2017-2018.
Roll Call: Urbanski, Harrison, Kusek, Faletti, Casford, Ferrari and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
Executive Session- Reference: 5 ILCS 120 (c) 1, 14 8:07pm
Motion by Faletti seconded by Kusek that the Board of Education go into Executive Session.
Roll Call: Faletti, Kusek, Harrison, Urbanski, Casford, Ferrari and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
Begin Closed: 8:08 pm
End Closed: 8:16 pm
18. Possible Action After Closed Session
Approve the 5-year retirement request of Kathy Sarver-Eldridge
Motion by Casford seconded by Urbanski that the Board of Education approve the 5-year retirement request of Kathy Sarver-Eldridge.
Approve the hiring of Kaitlyn Foley, 5th grade teacher.
Motion by Kusek seconded by Casford that the Board of Education approve the hiring of Kaitlyn Foley, 5th grade teacher.
Roll Call: Kusek, Casford, Harrison, Faletti, Urbanski, Ferrari and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
Approve Closed Session Minutes
Motion by Faletti seconded by Urbanski that the Board of Education approve Closed Session Minutes.
Roll Call: Faletti, Urbanski, Harrison, Kusek, Casford, Ferrari and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
19.ADJOURNMENT 8:18 pm
Motion by Harrison second by Kusek that the Board of Education adjournment of the April 19, 2017 Board of Education meeting.
Roll Call: Harrison, Kusek, Faletti, Urbanski, Casford, Ferrari and Nolasco all voted aye. No nays. Motion carried.
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