Coal City Community Unit School District 1 Board met February 7.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
Roll Call:
President Ken Miller called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. in the Coal City Community Unit School District #1 District Office Board Room. In attendance were Board members Robert Bianchetta, Jeff Emerson, Mary Gill, Shawn Hamilton (via phone), Quint Harmon, and Ken Miller. Board member Chuck Lander was not in attendance. Superintendent Kent Bugg, CSBO Jason Smith, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Tammy Elledge, Director of Special Populations Sandy Rakes, Board Secretary Karen Vota, and member of the press Ann Gill were also in attendance.
Pledge Of Allegiance:
President Miller led the Board of Education and others present in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Notices And Communications:
1. Introduction/acknowledgement of guests. President Miller welcomed those in attendance.
2. Board Secretary Mary Gill read a note from Nancy Norton and Nikki Wills, thanking the Board for the renewed membership in the Grundy Economic Development Council (GEDC).
Communications From The Floor:
1. In regard to agenda items – none.
2. In general (Limited to 5 minutes per person.) – none.
Approval Of Consent Agenda:
President Miller asked if there were any items that the Board would like to remove from the consent agenda. Hearing none, President Miller asked for a motion to approve the consent agenda.
Mr. Bianchetta moved and Mr. Harmon seconded to approve the consent agenda including:
Minutes; Closed Session Minutes
January 10, 2018 – Regular Meeting; January 10, 2018 – Regular Meeting
Financial Reports:
Activity Fund Reports – December 2017
Treasurer’s Report – December 2017
Monthly Manual Check Report – January 2018
Payroll Report – January 2018
Accounts Payable Report – February 2018
Personnel:
Resignation-
Tina Jakubowski – 3 hour per day Reading Aide at the Intermediate School – effective immediately.
Mike Muser – Custodian at the Elementary School - effective 2/9/18.
Employment – pending satisfactory completion of all state requirements
Kerry Avitt – Full-Time custodian at the Elementary School
Cindy Brenwall – Full-Time custodian at the Early Childhood Center
Leave-
Sue Boresi – Full-Time Aide at the Early Childhood Center – Ms. Boresi requested the use of eleven (11) unpaid medical leave days from January 30, 2018 through February 13, 2018. She plans to return on Wednesday, February 14, 2018.
Valerie Clark – 6th Grade English Teacher – The Board approved a twenty-three (23) day paid maternity leave with use of accumulated sick leave from February 20, 2018 through March 23, 2018 and a forty (40) day unpaid Family Medical Leave from April 3, 2018 through May 29, 2018 (end of school year). Valerie gave birth to her son on January 30, 2018, three weeks earlier than her due date. Valerie requested an additional fourteen (14) day unpaid Family Medical Leave to get her through the end of the school year.
Allison Anderson – 4th Grade Teacher – Ms. Anderson requested a thirteen (13) day paid maternity leave with use of accumulated sick leave in accordance with the Teacher’s Negotiated Agreement, from May 10, 2018 through May 29, 2018. She plans to return to start the 2018- 2019 school year.
Extra-Curricular Resignations
Madrigal Director – Sherfy Browning – effective January 8, 2018
Drama Club Sponsor – Sherfy Browning – effective January 8, 2018
Wellness Committee Chairperson – Giana Trotter – effective January 29, 2018
Extra-Curricular Assignment-
Wellness Committee Chairperson – Rodney Monbrum – for the remainder of the 17-18 school year
Moving Closed Session Minutes to Open Session-
Twice each year, the district must review the closed session minutes and open those minutes to the public, which no longer contain information that needs to be kept closed. Attorney Wharrie reviewed the closed session minutes and prepared a list of those minutes, which could be made open to the public. Board President Miller also reviewed the minutes and recommended the following to be open to the public: June 7, 2017, July 6, 2017, August 2, 2017.
Destruction of Closed Session Meeting Audio Recordings-
All public bodies keep verbatim records of all their closed meetings in the form of an audio (or video) recording. The verbatim record may be destroyed, without notification, no less than 18 months after the completion of the meeting record but only after the Board approves the destruction of a particular recording and the Board has approved the written minutes of the closed meeting. The following recordings meet both requirements: January 6, 2016, January 27, 2016, February 3, 2016, February 24, 2016, March 2, 2016, April 6, 2016, April 27, 2016, May 4, 2016, May 25, 2016, June 1, 2016, June 29, 2016.
Additional Items – none.
Building Use Requests:
Group; Building; Ins.; Date;
Young Rembrandts; ECC; Yes; 1/25/18-5/17/18
Young Rembrandts; ES; Yes; 1/23/18-5/15/18
Coal City Soccer Club; ES; Yes; 2/3/18-2/24/18
Coal City Area Baseball; IS; Yes; 2/22/18-4/19/18
Coal City Chaos Baseball; IS; Yes; 2/8/18-3/22/18
Coal City Contenders Baseball; IS; Yes; 2/7/18-3/21/18
Pregnancy Resource Center ECC Yes 4/28/18
Roll Call.
Ayes: Robert Bianchetta, Quint Harmon, Jeff Emerson, Mary Gill, Shawn Hamilton, Quint Harmon, Ken Miller
Nays:
Motion Carried.
Administrators' Reports
A. Early Childhood Center Report
Principal Spencer Reported:
Calendar of Events:
Jan. 29-Feb. 9 AIMsweb Benchmarking
February 8 Kindergarten Music Concert
February 10 Early Learning Screenings
February 11 Fine Arts Festival
February 13 PSO Meeting
February 15 Parent/Teacher Conferences
February 16 No Student Attendance-Staff Development
February 20 ECC BLT Meeting
February 22 Family Wellness Night 6-8pm
February 28 Family Reading Night 6-7:30pm
Administration:
Bus Misconduct 5
Inappropriate Physical Contact 6
Throwing Food 1
Other:
Pulling Pants down 2
Spitting 1
Personnel:
The ECC welcomes Kimberly Onsen. She is Student Teaching with Jill Duffy and Hayley Stout.
The ECC would also like to welcome Nicole Huffman. She is doing her Occupational Therapy internship with Jen Swanson.
Month in Review/Pupil Personnel:
January 8 Teachers Institute-Great Speaker (Thank you Board of Education)
January 26 PBS Assembly (Reviewed main points of our PBS Program-Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Safe)
January 29 Started AIMsweb Benchmarking
January 30 100th Day of school!
B. Elementary School Report
Principal Spencer reported:
Calendar of Events:
Jan. 29-Feb. 9 AIMsweb Benchmarking
February 11 Fine Arts Festival
February 13 PSO Meeting
February 15 Parent/Teacher Conferences
February 16 No Student Attendance-Staff Development
February 22 ECC BLT Meeting
February 22 Family Wellness Night 6-8pm
February 28 Family Reading Night 6-7:30pm
Personnel:
The ES welcomes Somar Preussner as she is completing her Student Teaching with Connie Terrel.
Administration:
Bus Misconduct 3
Inappropriate Physical Contact 1
Month in Review/Pupil Personnel:
January 8 Teachers Institute-Great Speaker (Thank you Board of Education)
January 26 Celebrated with 10 of our BINGO winners by having cupcakes and juice boxes in the Lunch Loft.
January 29 Started AIMsweb Benchmarking
January 30 100th Day of school
C. Intermediate School Report
Principal Carlson reported:
Calendar of Upcoming Events:
1/26 AIMSweb Testing Date/Time Due in Google Sheets
1/29 SpEd Team Meeting 7:30 a.m.
1/29 Specials Team Meeting 3:10
1/29-2/9 Winter AIMSweb Benchmark Window
1/30 100th Day of School ~ Comfy Clothes Day ~ Tech for Reading Day ~ 100 Item Creation
1/30 TALC 3:10
2/1 LLT 8:00-11:00 at Unit Office
2/1 Storm Drill 10:10
2/1 Staff Potluck
2/1 Evaluation Artifacts and Student Growth Summative Assessments Due
2/1 Daddy/Daughter Snowflake Ball 6:00-7:30 p.m.
2/3 Family/Community Bingo 1:00-4:00
2/6 PBS 3:10
2/7 Student Council Meeting 7:30 a.m.
2/7 4th Grade Concert at HS 7:00 p.m.
2/7 Staff Meeting 3:10
2/8 A Team 2:00
2/8 Custodian Meeting 3:00
2/9 District Social at CCHS 4:00-6:00 p.m.
2/11 Fine Arts Festival at HS 1:00-4:00; 5th Grade Band Performs 2:45-3:00
2/15 11:35 Dismissal
2/15 PTC 4:00-8:00
2/16 No School; PD 9:00-1:00 at HS
2/19 No School ~ Presidents’ Day
2/21 Student Council Meeting 7:30 a.m.
2/22 Family Wellness Night at CCHS 6:00-8:00
2/28 Family Reading Night at the ECC 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Current Enrollment:
4th Grade 162
5th Grade 135
Total 297
We also have four additional 5th grade students and one additional 4th grade student enrolled in other special education programs outside of CCIS.
Emergency/Crisis Drills Completed:
Evacuation 8/24/17; 10/23/17 Rained Out; 10/26/17
Shelter-in-Place/Storm 8/22/17; 11/1/17
Lockdown/Armed Intruder 8/23/17; 12/12/17
Bus Safety/Evacuation 9/18/17
Student Discipline in Previous Month:
Bus Slips 1
Disruptive in Class 3
Inappropriate Language 1
Disrespectful to Staff 4
Excessive Noise 1
Not Keeping Hands/Feet to Self 3
Lying 3
Running in Hallway 1
Personnel:
We welcomed custodian Mike Muser to CCIS since Amanda Palmer resigned.
Previous Month in Review:
Mrs. Rink’s class organized Cocoa Candy Christmas for a Cause in December. CCIS was able to donate $500 to Help for Hope, $500 to Pediatric Cancer Research, and $565 to Heifer International.
Mrs. Cowherd’s 4th grade class held their second CCIS Coat Closet on January 11th. We serviced 30 adults and 35 children that night. The totals for both shop-for-free dates were 50 adults and 65 children. Thirteen students from Mrs. Cowherd’s class volunteered to work the event.
The TALC Team is currently working on coming up with “Nice Bike” ideas to make CCIS an even more wonderful place to learn and work at. We are also discussing the PARCC assessment and will be working on a theme to get students excited for the upcoming tests in April.
Our After-School Assistance Program (ASAP) currently includes 23 students – thirteen in 4th grade and ten in 5th grade. ASAP meets three days a week from 3:00-4:00 with Mrs. Cowherd and Mrs. Rink.
Student Recognition:
Congratulations to following Students of the Week: Week of 1/9: Madi Petersen, Gavin Togliatti, Miley Smith, and Jacob Cimino Week of 1/16: Emily Bergmark, Owen Kent, Addison Kraus, and Mekhi Riley Week of 1/22: Gunnar Moody, Molly Ramsden, Rhylan Brackett, and Josef Figueroa
Congratulations to Our Second Semester Student Council Representatives: Josef Figueroa, Grace Heatherwick, William Johnke, Addison Hodgen, Austin Harding, Emma Varnak , Mason Natyshok, Melody Kinder, Dane Noffsinger, Kyndra Cox, Will Thompson, Calleigh VandeWerken, Ethan Olson, Destiny Medina, Dominic Eddy, Kate Promis, Mick Kelly, Lillie Wren, Alec Waliczek, Molly Ramsden, Sawyer Chapman, Lilly McCants, Owen Kent, Emily Bergmark, Mason Hamilton, Ava Kenney, Hayden Adams, Bella White
Staff Recognition:
I want to recognize the following staff members, who received the weekly CCIS Kudos:
- Mr. Nicholson for giving his coat to a teacher during bus duty
- Ms. Miller for finding awesome resources for her team
- Mrs. Gaffigan for getting a teacher to school on time
D. Middle School Report
Principal Johnson reported:
D. Middle School Report
Principal Johnson reported:
Calendar of Events
January 29 AIMSweb Winter Benchmarking Begins
February 7 Board Meeting – 7:00pm – CCMS
Feb 12-16 CCMS Book Fair
February 5 Music Boosters Meeting – 7:00pm – CCMS
February 11 Fine Arts Festival at CCHS – 12:00pm
February 12 CCMS Spelling Bee
February 15 Winter Sports/Organization Picture Day
12:00pm Early Dismissal
Parent Teacher Conferences – 4:00-8:00pm
February 16 No School for Students – Staff Development Day
February 19 No School – Presidents Day
February 20, 21 8th Grade Parent Night at CCHS – 5:00pm
February 21 BLT Meeting at CCMS
February 22 Family Wellness Night at CCHS – 6:00pm
February 26 8th Grade Celebration Dance Meeting – 5:30pm
February 28 Family Reading Night – 6:00pm - ECC
Personnel Report
Valerie Clark is expecting her first child in February. We wish her and her husband the best of luck with their new addition. Meagan Van Duyne will be serving as Valerie’s substitute while she is out on maternity leave.
Ccms Discipline Report:
As of end of 10/23
Month Year to Date
0 Out-of –school suspensions 2
2 In-school-suspension 9
0 Bus suspensions 0
24 Behavior-related detentions 62
Month in Review
CCMS observed Christmas Break from December 22 – January 8.
The CCMS Wrestling Warriors hosted their Annual Warrior Invitational on January 6 at Coal City High School. The Warriors won the Warrior Invite over 15 other teams participating in the meet. It was a great start to the 2018 season for Coach Petersen and the Wrestling Warriors.
CCMS hosted the IVC 8th Grade Boys Basketball Tournament. The Warriors put up a tough fight against the Channahon Indians but lost in the first round. The Minooka Indians were champions of the tournament defeating Channahon 50-49 in the championship game.
CCMS teachers participated in Teacher Institute with the Wilmington and Gardner South Wilmington School Districts on January 8. Staff heard the keynote speaker, Mark Scharenbroich, as he gave a positive message about the teaching profession and making a difference to your students and your colleagues on daily basis. In addition, staff was able to attend a variety of Google training classes as well as department meetings with curriculum areas from all of the districts.
Classes resumed on January 9 at CCMS.
CCMS students observed Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday on January 15.
E. High School Report
Principal Hamann reported:
Calendar of Events:
February 1 High School Club/Organization pictures
February 3 Wrestling Regional (we host)
February 9-10 Wrestling Sectional @ Coal City
February 15 Early Dismissal Parent/Teacher Conference
February 16 Staff Development
February 12-15 Girls Basketball Regional TBA
February 19 No School (Presidents Day)
February 11 Fine Arts Festival
February 21 8thth Grade Parent night
February 26 I-8 Honor Band
February 26 – 3/ 2 Boys Basketball Regional (host)
Recognition:
Coal City Math Team competed in the Reed-Custer Invitational. The team finished in First Place with all our students either finishing 1st or 2nd in every single category!! All our oralists finished first; Carter Copes, Erica Forehand, Jessie Hanley got a perfect score in Right Triangle Trig with Preston Johnson & Katy Girot placed first in Ellipse & Parabolas. Dominic Curtis and Luke Cairns placed first in Taxi Cab Geometry. Other first place finishers were the following: Circles with Preston Johnson, Katy Girot, Aras Repond, Cassidy Flatness, David Kovar Logan Barrus; Area with Kit Clayburn, Jaason Harmon, Kristian Masked, Jace Haas, Jacob Shumaker, Zoe Wills; Permutations & Combinations with Logan Barrus, Danny Caruso, David Kovar, Aras Respond, Cassidy Flatness, John Majesky-Wills; Fresh-Soph 8- person with Skylar Wickiser, Luke Cairns, Domiic Curtis, Sydni Bortles, John MajeskiWills, Meghan Onsen, Alex Gernenz, Sam Moore Placing second: Algebraic Vectors with Sean Micetich, Sarah Moore, Erica Forehand, Beau Wills, Brendan Nevin, Klare Aldridge; Linear Functions with Meghan Onsen, Skylar Wickiser, Alsex Gernenz, Harley Felker, Abby Jackman, Sam Moore; Binomial Theorem with TJ Jezik, Lily Solt, Carter Copes, Jessie Hanley, Austin Friddle, Klare Aldridge; Systems of Equations with Abby Jackman, Alex Gernenz, Sam Moore, Skylar Wickiser, Harley Felker, Meghan Onsen; Lines with Kit Clayburn, Syndi Bortles, Kristian Maskel, John Majesky-Wills, Aspen Johnson, Jacob Shumaker; Jr-Sr 8 Person with Carter Copes, Sean Micetich, Sarah Moore, Erica Forehand, Cassidy Flatness, Logan Barrus, Danny Caruso, Aras Respond
Grundy County Director Award Winners for January are: Computer Graphics & Multimedia Design, Darlynn Best and Early Childhood Education, Emily Frick
Coal City hosted the Boys and Girls I-8 Basketball Tournament again this year on January 20, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26. Twelve girls teams and 12 boys teams were all here on the 20th with at least 4 teams played every night of the week. Our girls and boys teams both finished the tournament in 5th place with identical 3 – 1 records. Both teams finished better than their seeds.
Coal City High School competed in the I-8 Conference Speech meet on January 20th and were crowned Champions for the Eighth straight year. The team had five first place finishers and they were as follows; Informative Speaking, Brenna Kelly; Original Comedy, Zoe Smith; OriginalOratory, Maddie Moore; Poetry Reading, Beau Wills and Special Occasion Speaking, Lauren Phillips.
Student Services department are almost done scheduling students for next year. They will be all done with the initial scheduling of incoming grades 10 – 12 by the end of this week and I’m really appreciative of them being ahead of the game right now.
Eighth Grade Parent Night will be only one day this year, February 21st from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This year we are doing things a lot different. We are making it more of an event where we will have adult presentations in the auditorium and then we will have a variety of clubs and organizations here to ask questions of. We will also be having tours around the clock along with counselors if they have questions about their child’s upcoming schedule. This night will be for the student and parents.
Congratulations to Coach Masters, Assistant Coaches and the Coaler Wrestling team on their first place finish in the Interstate 8 Conference tournament. The team finished with 195.5 points which was 86 points better than the second place team. The Coalers first place finish was led by five conference champions. Claiming first for the Coalers were: Alex Friddle, Trevor McIntire, Ryan Wasiliewski, Danny Jezik and Brendan Nevin. Connor Huston and T.J. Jezik placed second with Logan Miller and Evan Rivera placed third. Rounding out the scoring were David Papach who earned fourth and Wills Payton picked up a 5th place finish.
The varsity also finished their Dual Season last week by beating Wilmington 54-18 and finishing the Conference Dual season, undefeated.
The J.V. Wrestling team also took first place in the Conference Tournament. Champions were Cole Garcia and Aiden White with Sean Rabenda, Connor Michaelowski, Gabe Ludes and Issac Sterba placing second. Jared Holzinger, Tyson Elliot and Michael McVay placed thirdr with Xaiver Posey fifth and Harley Felker sixth.
The Competitive Poms squad finished their season by placing 7th at the Sectional Tournament in Washington, Illinois. The Competitive Cheer squad has finished their season by placing 6th in the I-8 Conference Tournament and 7th in Sectionals.
Upcoming Events:
CCHS will present the musical “Les Miserables” on March 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th in the Auditorium.
Coal City High School will have a danceathon sponsored by the Student Ambassadors on March 3th where all money raised will be going to Luries Children’s Hospital and towards Childhood Cancer Research.
Current Enrollment Figures @ CCHS as of 1/29/18-
9th Grade= 173
10th Grade= 170
11th Grade= 168
12th Grade= 166
Total = 677 students
Discipline Report for Semester 1-
Fighting 2
Truancy 6
Theft 1
Inappropriate behavior 2
Lunch Misconduct 2
Total 13
F. Special Populations Report
Director Rakes reported:
Special Education-
The quarterly Medicaid audit will be January 31, 2018. This audit will focus on transportation of special education students. The report will be available at a future date.
During the February 16th teacher institute day, the staff will hear a presentation on Dyslexia. The presenter is Lisa Stankus from Road to Learning. She will present for 2 hours for the whole group and be available for 1 hour after her presentation for a question and answer session. Lisa’s presentation will focus on what is dyslexia and she will also provide simulations and solutions.
The new programs’ teaching positions for the 18-19 school year have been posted.
Preschool-
The PFA grant was submitted. There is a copy available for review. The district should have a response in 6-8 weeks.
All at risk spots are filled and there are 9 preschoolers on the waitlist.
The ECC will be hosting a preschool screening on February 10, 2018
The district is a member of the Local Interagency Council of Will-Grundy Counties. This group meets 4-5 times a year to discuss the world of early intervention (birth to 3). Services for early intervention are provided through Children and Family Connections in Joliet. I have included the minutes from the last meeting.
RtI-
Winter benchmarking is in process.
ELL-
The Access assessment is currently being administered to all ELL identified students. Abby Dimitrijevic and Sarah Veronda have been certified to administer the assessment.
G. Curriculum Report
Director Elledge reported:
Professional Development:
February professional development will focus on training in dyslexia for all teachers in the district. Some teachers will also have training for the new SmartBoards that are being deployed from Title 1 funds. Teachers also had time to work collaboratively on assessments and data analysis, getting a head start on summer curriculum work.
Standardized Testing:
Standardized testing is quickly approaching. Dates for PARCC testing are from March 5 to April 20. SAT testing for the high school will be April 10. The state science test window is March 1 to April 30.
Department News:
The Spanish department is in the adoption cycle for new resources for 2018-2019. Department leader Tyler Castle is leading that process.
Communication:
Work continues on the website transition to the new Edlio platform. The new site will be 100% mobile ready and ADA compliant. The community will also have the option to use an App to interact with the district. Our targeted launch will be spring. Training for administrators and teachers will be held in late spring.
H. Superintendent’s Report
Dr. Bugg reported:
1. A Freedom of Information Act request was received from Nathan Mihelich with the Illinois Retired Teachers Association. Mr. Mihelich asked for the name and email address of all teachers or administrators who are retiring in 2018.
2. Pam Vigna, 1st Grade teacher at the Early Childhood Center is one of nearly 4,000 teachers across the United States to renew their certificate as a National Board Certified Teacher. Pam Vigna first became a National Board Certified Teacher in 2008. Since then, she has worked for the National Board Resource Center (NBRC) and has mentored teachers through the National Board process in the state and in our school district. Kim Haab and Brooke Hanley currently hold National Board Certifications and there are several teachers in our district who are presently going through the NB process. Pam’s work at NBRC has included mentoring candidates, creating materials to support candidates and facilitators through the National Board Process, and she has been involved in the training of facilitators to mentor National Board Candidates in the state of Illinois.
3. The next Three Rivers Division Dinner Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at the Renaissance Center in Joliet. The meeting will begin at 6:15 p.m. The Art of School Boarding is the featured topic, presented by Jim Burgett, President of The Burgett Group.
4. Enclosures
A. Monthly student enrollment figures
Dates To Remember:
February 11 Fine Arts Festival at the HS
February 15 Early Dismissal – Parent/Teacher Conferences
February 16 No Student Attendance – Full Day Staff Development
February 19 Presidents Day
February 22 Grades K-8 – End of Second Trimester
February 28 Board Study Session
– Parent/Teacher Conferences February 16 No Student Attendance – Full Day Staff Development February 19 Presidents Day February 22 Grades K-8 – End of Second Trimester February 28 Board Study Session
I. Special Education Cooperative Report
Mr. Harmon reported:
1. The December 1st Child Count for Member Districts across all special education disability categories. The overall special education enrollment in the county has increased by 106 students over the 2016-2017 school year, and has increased by 133 students over the 2015-2016 school year. Based on 2016-2017 student enrollment figures, the overall percentage of special education students in Grundy County stands at 13.5%, compared to the 2015-2016 Illinois State Percentage of 14.6%. Student enrollment increased over the preceding year in the following disability categories: Orthopedic Impairment (OI), Specific Learning Disability (LD), Hearing Impairment (HI), Autism (AUT), Speech/Language Impairment (SLI), Emotional Disorder (ED), Other Health Impairment (OHI), Multiple Disabilities (MD), Developmental Disability (DD), and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Student enrollments were maintained or decreased in the areas of Intellectual Disability (ID), Vision Impairment (VI), Deafness, and Deaf/Blind. The most significant student increases were noted in the categories of Specific Learning Disabilities (+26), Developmental Delay (+21), Autism (+19) and Emotional Disorder (+17).
2. Approved the consent agenda, which includes the 2017-2018 Seniority List.
3. Director Sanburg will be meeting with member districts at the end of February and early March to share GCSEC program enrollment projections for the 2018-2019 school year, as well as discuss any district professional development needs for the forthcoming school year.
J. Grundy Area Vocational Center Report
Mr. Lander reported:
1. Director Copes provided an update on the Grundy County Summer Internship program. The program continues to grow as new businesses add internship opportunities for our students.
2. An update on the new Agriculture Education was presented. The program will be hosted at Coal City High School starting in August, 2018.
3. Approved the hiring of Mary Elise Hackett as the Agriculture Education instructor.
4. Approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the GAVC Board of Control and the GAVC Teachers Association regarding the extended contract for the new Agriculture Education instructor.
5. Approved the FY GAVC Seniority List as presented.
K. Athletic Director Report
Athletic Director Dan Hutchings reported:
January 18-26 CCHS Hostrd I-8 Boys and Girls Basketball Tournaments
(34 games)
Lady Coalers placed 5th (3-1 record)
Coaler Boys placed 5th (3-1 record)
January 12 Wrestling vs. Petersburg Porta in the Auditorium
February 3 CCHS Hosting IHSA Wrestling Regional
February 16-18 IHSA Wrestling Individual State Finals in Champaign
February 26 CCHS hosting IHSA Class 3A Girls Super Sectional 7:00pm
High School-
Wrestlers - I-8 Tournament Champs, ABE’S Rumble Dual Runner Up, Princeton Tournament Champions
Spring Sports can begin Practicing February 26
Middle School-
Wrestlers - Warrior Invitational Champs, Ottawa Invitational Champs
Interstate 8 Conference - Nothing new to report
Communications From The Floor:
1. In regard to agenda items – none.
2. In general (Limited to 5 minutes per person.) – none.
Old Business:
A. Discussion/Action On Approval Of The 2018-2019 School Calendar
As reviewed at the January 10 Board Meeting, the calendar recommended for the 2018-2019 school year is derived from a combination of faculty input and the need to closely align our calendar with area schools. (Particularly important for GAVC and Special Education Cooperative scheduling purposes.) Please note the exchange of Lincoln’s Birthday for Presidents’ Day.
Grades K-5 will operate on a trimester schedule with 1st trimester ending November 12, 2018 and 2nd trimester ending February 22, 2019. The middle school will operate on a quarter schedule with 1st quarter ending October 17, 2018, 2nd quarter ending December 21, 2018 and 3rd quarter ending March 12, 2019. The high school will operate on semesters with 1st semester ending December 21, 2018. All grading periods will end on the last day of school in May/June 2019.
Ms. Gill moved and Mr. Harmon seconded to adopt the 2018-2019 school calendar with the first day of school scheduled for August 17, 2018, with the last day of school scheduled for June 5, 2019 and with October 18 and 19, 2018 and February 14, 2019 designated as Parent/Teacher Conference days.
Roll Call.
Ayes: Mary Gill, Quint Harmon, Robert Bianchetta, Jeff Emerson, Shawn Hamilton, Ken Miller
Nays:
Motion Carried.
B. Second Reading On Revised District Policies
The following policies have been revised and submitted for review:
2:20-E Exhibit-Waiver and Modification Request Resource Guide
2:150-AP Administrative Procedure-Superintendent Committees
2:250-E2 Exhibit-Immediately Available District Public Records and Web-Posted Reports and Records
2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure
4:10 Fiscal and Business Management
4:15 Identity Protection
4:80 Accounting and Audits
4:110 Transportation
4:110-AP2 Administrative Procedure-Bus Driver Communication Devices; Pre-Trip and Post-Trip Inspection; Bus Driving Comments
4:150 Facility Management and Building Programs
4:170 Safety
5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited
5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
5:100 Staff Development Program
5:100-AP Administrative Procedure-Staff Development Program
5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal
5:220 Substitute Teachers
5:220-AP Administrative Procedure-Substitute Teachers
5:240 Suspension
5:250 Leaves of Absence
5:290 Employment Termination and Suspensions
5:330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holiday, and Leaves
6:20 School Year Calendar and Day
6:50 School Wellness
6:60 Curriculum Content
6:140 Education of Homeless Children
6:140-AP Administrative Procedure-Education of Homeless Children
6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction
6:235-AP1, E1 Administrative Procedure-Exhibit-Student Authorization for Access to the District’s Electronic Networks
6:250-E Exhibit-Resource Person and Volunteer Information Form and Waiver of Liability
6:280 Grading and Promotion
6:300 Graduation Requirements
6:310 High School Credit for Non-District Experiences; Course Substitutions; Re-Entering Students
6:340 Student Testing and Assessment Program
7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
7:10-AP Administrative Procedure-Accommodating Transgender Students or Gender Non-Conforming Students
7:10-AP2 Administrative Procedure-Accommodating Breastfeeding Students
7:15 Student and Family Privacy Rights
7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited
7:60-AP2 Administrative Procedure-Establishing Student Residency
7:70 Attendance and Truancy
7:150 Agency and Police Interviews
7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
7:190 Student Behavior
7:250 Student Support Services
7:250-AP2 Administrative Procedure-Protocol for Responding to Students with Social, Emotional, or Mental Health Problems
7:260 Exemption from Physical Education
7:270 Administering Medicines to Students
7:270-AP1 Administrative Procedure-Dispensing Medication
The first reading took place on January 10, 2018. Board members Robert Bianchetta and Chuck Lander recently met with Dr. Bugg to review the updates. The final reading will take place in March.
New Business:
A. Discussion/Action On Quarterly Drop Out Report
The Quarterly Drop Out Report for the quarter ending January 1, 2018 was prepared and ready for Board approval. The approval of the Drop Out Report is a State requirement, which ensures that the School Board is informed of students leaving our school system.
Mr. Emerson moved and Ms. Gill seconded to approve the filing of the Drop Out Report with the Regional Office of Education for the quarter ending January 1, 2018. President Miller asked if there was any opposition to the motion, hearing none, considers the motion approved.
B. Discussion/Action On The Purchasing Cooperative Resolution And Intergovernmental Agreement
Our district currently utilizes New Berlin CUSD #16’s Request for Proposal for Third Party Purchasing Services, for procurement of perishable food and beverages. The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has indicated that if districts were utilizing a Cooperative model rather than a “piggybacking” model on the New Berlin RFP, then they would have no issue with new districts joining, which has been an issue in the past. New Berlin has decided to form The Purchasing Cooperative in order to continue the third party purchasing services model and districts who wish to join the cooperative would need to approve the enclosed resolution. Forming a cooperative will provide an opportunity for more school districts to come together to leverage purchasing power. There is no cost to join the cooperative.
Mr. Harmon moved and Mr. Bianchetta seconded to approve The Purchasing Cooperative Resolution and Intergovernmental Agreement as presented and to waive the reading of the resolution.
Roll Call.
Ayes: Quint Harmon, Robert Bianchetta, Jeff Emerson, Mary Gill, Shawn Hamilton, Ken Miller
Nays:
Motion Carried.
C. Discussion On 2018 Financial Profile Designation
Dr. Bugg presented the 2018 Financial Profile Designation issued by the Illinois State Board of Education. The District received an overall score of 3.9 out of a possible 4 points. Dr. Bugg commended the Board for keeping the school district in a strong financial position.
D. Discussion/Action On Engagement Of Raymond James & Associates To Provide Underwriting Services
Pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Municipal Advisor Rule and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Rule G-17, Raymond James & Associates is required to both confirm their engagement as underwriter and to seek acknowledgement from the District that we have received a notice concerning the application of the rules. The agreement sets forth their role as underwriter and not municipal advisor and identifies potential conflicts of interest.
Mr. Emerson moved and Mr. Harmon moved to confirm and acknowledge the receipt of the letter dated January 25, 2018, regarding Engagement of and Disclosures by Underwriter Raymond James and Associates.
Roll Call.
Ayes: Jeff Emerson, Quint Harmon, Robert Bianchetta, Mary Gill, Shawn Hamilton, Ken Miller
Nays:
Motion Carried.
E. Discussion/Action On Donation For The Lunch Assistance Program
An anonymous $500 donation was received for the Lunch Assistance Program. The money will be used to help families who need assistance with paying for the purchase of a school lunch.
Ms. Gill moved and Mr. Bianchetta seconded to accept the donation of $500 for the Lunch Assistance Program. President Miller asked if there was any opposition to the motion, hearing none, considers the motion approved.
Open For Items Not Known At Agenda Preparation Time – none.
Communications From The Floor:
1. In regard to agenda items – none.
2. In general (Limited to 5 minutes per person.) – none.
Board Study Session Of The Whole Date: Wed., February 28 @ 6 p.m.
In Coal City CUSD #1 Administrative Center Board Room
Next Regular Meeting Date: Wednesday, March 7 @ 6 p.m.
In Coal City CUSD #1 Administrative Center Board Room
Adjournment:
Mr. Harmon moved and Mr. Emerson seconded to adjourn the meeting at ________p.m. President Miller asked if there was any opposition to the motion, hearing none considers the motion approved.
http://www.coalcity.k12.il.us/unit/agenda_minutes/minutes17-18/Minutes_Board_02_07_18.pdf
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