Oglesby Public School District #125 Board of Education met November 15.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
Call to Order/Roll Call:
Jim Knoblauch, President, called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Present: Mike Barrie, Bob Etzenbach, Doug Kramarsic, Jason Curran, Mike Porter, and Jim Knoblauch. Others present: Michael Pillion, Superintendent, Michael Balestri, Principal, and Traci Tomasson, Secretary, Board of Education.
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Agenda:
Motion by Jason Curran, seconded by Mike Barrie, to approve the board meeting agenda for November 15, 2017. Voting aye: Jason Curran, Mike Barrie, Bob Etzenbach, Doug Kramarsic, Mike Porter, and Jim Knoblauch. The motion carried 6- 0.
Approval of Consent Agenda:
Motion by Bob Etzenbach, seconded by Mike Porter, to approve the consent agenda as presented. Voting aye: Bob Etzenbach, Mike Porter, Mike Barrie, Doug Kramarsic, Jason Curran, and Jim Knoblauch. The motion carried 6-0.
Communications:
None.
Marc Strand arrived at 5:33 p.m.
Building and Grounds Committee Report:
Doug Kramarsic said the committee went over the 10 year life safety of what has been completed and what is left yet to complete. He said there was a discussion about the amount budgeted and priority of needs of the 10 year plan. He said there was also a discussion about the need for additional items that may have to be added through amendment that were not put on the original 10 year plan that was noted by the architect or have come up since the plan and walkthroughs were started three years ago. He said there was discussion of work/repair of the bus lane at Lincoln not on the HLS list to be done during the upcoming summer. He noted that the numbers were switched on the minutes for the items at Lincoln and Washington and should be as follows: Washington items 1 and 2, and Lincoln items 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10, to be completed for the next project. MOTION by Doug Kramarsic, seconded by Jason Curran, to amend the minutes from the Building and Grounds Committee meeting as presented. Voting aye: Doug Kramarsic, Jason Curran, Mike Barrie, Bob Etzenbach, Mike Porter, Marc Strand, and Jim Knoblauch. The motion carried 7-0.
Approval of Building & Grounds Committee Recommendations for Future Projects:
Motion by Mike Porter, seconded by Doug Kramarsic, to approve the Building and Grounds Committee Recommendations for Future Projects as presented. Voting aye: Mike Porter, Doug Kramarsic, Mike Barrie, Bob Etzenbach, Jason Curran, Marc Strand, and Jim Knoblauch. The motion carried 7-0.
First Reading of Board Policies (2:260, 4:10, 4:110, 4:170, 5:90, 5:200, 5:220, 5:240, 5:270, 5:290, 5:300, 5:310, 6:50, 6:150, 7:15, 7:20, 7:70, 7:170, 7:180, 7:190, 7:250, 7:275, 7:305):
Mr. Pillion said he shared the policy updates with the policy committee, nurse, and union. He noted they were all PRESS policy recommendations to update and some policies have not been updated since 2001.
Approval to Seek Further Funding for the 0-3 Program for FY18:
Mr. Pillion said he discussed the 0-3 program last month and had noted that the RFP opened up. He said it was actually an RFP to apply for more money for this year’s program. He said the district received this last year with the 3-5 program. He said the new RFP for 0-3 will be coming out soon and he is looking at making changes to expand the program with Mendota Grade School. He said our current program will stay the same but noted with the possibility of expansion, it could help with the RFP in the future. Motion by Doug Kramarsic, seconded by Mike Barrie, for the approval to seek further funding for the 0-3 program for FY18 as presented. Voting aye: Doug Kramarsic, Mike Barrie, Bob Etzenbach, Jason Curran, Mike Porter, Marc Strand, and Jim Knoblauch. The motion carried 7-0.
Approval of Updated Board Expense for School Board Convention:
Mr. Pillion said one member of the board will not be attending the convention for the entire time and the board expense approval had to be updated. Motion by Bob Etzenbach, seconded by Marc Strand, to approved the updated board expense for the school board convention as presented. Voting aye: Bob Etzenbach, Marc Strand, Mike Barrie, Doug Kramarsic, Jason Curran, Mike Porter, and Jim Knoblauch. The motion carried 7-0.
Approval of Tentative Levy:
Mr. Pillion passed out information to the board members regarding the tentative levy. He said at this point it looks like a 2% increase to the EAV from last year which he said is getting back to numbers we had 10 years ago. He noted that this year is different with 3 TIF’s coming off which is a significant increase around 15%. He presented the expected and balloon levy worksheets and noted that there will need to be a truth and taxation hearing in December. Motion by Mike Porter, seconded by Doug Kramarsic, to approve the Tentative Levy as presented. Voting aye: Mike Porter, Doug Kramarsic, Mike Barrie, Bob Etzenbach, Jason Curran, Marc Strand, and Jim Knoblauch. The motion carried 7-0.
Reports/Updates Superintendent Reports/Information
• Enrollment Report– Mr. Pillion said the enrollment numbers are similar to last month.
• Financial Update– Mr. Pillion said last year at this time the state owed the district approximately $323,000, and $107,000 from the previous year. He said currently the state owes $300,000 and has paid all of last year’s money. He said we have not received any preschool funding this year and noted that the categorical payments are built into general state aid. Mr. Pillion discussed a proposed change in tax exemptions which could result in a loss of income around $283.000. He said work is starting on the RFP for the 3-5 preschool program for next year.
Mr. Burns arrived at 5:50 p.m.
• School Report Card – Mr. Pillion said Mr. Balestri and Mr. Burns went over the testing data at the last board meeting. He summarized the district school report card which was a part of the board packet.
• Title I Grant Update - Mr. Pillion said changes were made to the grant, it was resubmitted, and he is waiting on approval. He said he is looking at an expansion of Chromebooks with this grant.
Principal Reports/Information (Lincoln)
• Parent Teacher Conferences– Mr. Balestri said the parent teacher conferences were held the evening of October 26 and the morning of October 27. He said they were well attended with 442 scheduled and parent attendance at 94%. He said some teachers are still in the process of meeting with parents who could not attend at conference time.
• American Education Week– Mr. Balestri said American Education Week is November 13-17. He said visits for parents and grandparents have been scheduled through the week with activities in the classrooms. He said Family Reading Night will be held this Friday with community members sharing their stories. He said the Book Fair runs throughout the week, and noted that the 5th grade band students will participate in the Veteran’s Concert on November 16th.
• Internal Review –Mr. Balestri said the Lincoln Internal Review Team has been working on analyzing PARCC scores with an emphasis on Math, examining walkthrough data from 16-17, and examining 5 Essentials Survey results.
• 5 Essentials Survey – Mr. Balestri said we will be participating again in the survey which was scheduled to run from November 15 to January 18. He noted that there is a delay at this time with the survey, and information will be sent to parents in the form of an email, text message, newsletter, as well as a posting on our website.
• P.B.I.S. – Mr. Balestri congratulated the following P.B.I.S. Spotlight Students: Kindergarten, Laney Gardner; 1st Grade, Eli Hammers; 2nd Grade, Kimora Irons; 3rd Grade, Kendal Bassett; 4th Grade, Christopher Elnicki; 5th Grade, Vincent Delgado.
Principal Reports/Information (Washington)
• Professional Learning Committee Meetings- Mr. Burns said Katie Ritchie conducted a train the trainer session on delivering quality assessments. He said the technology committee worked on proving technology assessment tools to improve prompt and meaningful feedback to students.
• Parent Teacher Conferences– Mr. Burns said the parent teacher conferences were very successful with 100% contact with parents via email, phone or in- person conferences. He said he is discussing a possible change in format to make conferences more purposeful for students, parents and staff.
• History Fair – Mr. Burns said students are showcasing their projects at the local level today before our competitive groups move on to the regional competition which will be held at Northern Illinois University in February.
• Veteran’s Program – Mr. Burns said the band and choir programs will honor our veterans tomorrow at a concert in the Washington School gym at 1:45 p.m.
• P.B.I.S. – Mr. Burns congratulated the following students for being chosen for the P.B.I.S. Student Spotlight: Elle Radtke, 6th grade; Gwen Tomsha, 7th grade; Matthew Mickelson, 8th grade.
• Athletics – Mr. Burns said the cheerleaders are improving their skills and putting them on display at our boys’ basketball games. He said the boys’ basketball has started their season with some tough competition at the outset. He said girls’ basketball continues to have a successful season, and noted that the 7th grade took second place in the Vermilion Conference Tournament.
• Swis Data Report – Mr. Burns summarized the Swis Data Report, noting great results.
Old Business:
None
New Business:
Mike Porter said the Trivia Night committee is meeting tonight and is in need of volunteers for the event.
Delegations:
None
Closed Session:
Motion by Mike Porter, seconded by Doug Kramarsic, to enter into closed session at 6:02 p.m. to discuss:
1. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).
Voting aye: Mike Porter, Doug Kramarsic, Mike Barrie, Bob Etzenbach, Jason Curran, Marc Strand, and Jim Knoblauch. The motion carried 7-0.
Motion by Marc Strand, seconded by Bob Etzenbach, to return to regular session at 6:05 p.m. Voting aye: Marc Strand, Bob Etzenbach, Mike Barrie, Doug Kramarsic, Jason Curran, Mike Porter, and Jim Knoblauch. The motion carried 7-0.
Action Items after Closed Session
Approval of Leaves:
Motion by Mike Barrie, seconded by Marc Strand, to approve the FMLA leaves as presented. Voting aye: Mike Barrie, Marc Strand, Bob Etzenbach, Doug Kramarsic, Jason Curran, Mike Porter, and Jim Knoblauch. The motion carried 7-0.
Adjourn:
Motion by Bob Etzenbach, seconded by Doug Kramarsic, to adjourn. All in favor, aye. The motion carried 7-0. Time: 6:06 p.m.
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