La Salle Elementary School District 122 Board met April 17.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
Regular Meeting called to order:
President Faletti called the regular meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. He then directed the Secretary to call roll. Mr. Hicks, Mrs. Luth, Mr. Savage, Mrs. Spangler and Mr. Faletti were in attendance. Mr. Ossola and Mr. Senica were absent.
Consent Action Items:
It was moved by Mr. Hicks and seconded by Mr. Senica to approve the March 20, 2018 Regular Board Meeting minutes, March 20 Executive Session minutes, April 2018 regular bills, May 2018 payrolls, March 2018 Treasurer's Report, March 2018 Activity Fund reports, the current Workshop, Conference and Travel Reimbursements for employees and elected public officials and the current disbursements from the Escrow Fund for Qualified School Construction Bonds. Mr. Hicks, Mrs. Luth, Mr. Savage, Mrs. Spangler and Mr. Faletti voted aye. Mr. Ossola and Mr. Senica were absent.
Public Comment Correspondence and Announcements:
Visitors in attendance were Superintendent Brian DeBernardi, Jon Fox, Mary Mauck, Karen Steindorf, Derek Kilmartin, Phil Grant, Ali Rivara, Debbi Skolek, Kristin McDonald, Erick Acosta and family, Madison Holbrook and family, Tristen Gebhardt and family, Lena Hilmes and family, Jeff Dankert.
Northwest Students of the Month:
Mrs. Mauck presented awards to the Northwest students of the month for March: Kindergartener- Phillip Mitchell, lst grader- Caden Currie, 2nd graders - Edward Frye and Shawn Marshall, 3rd grader - Annabella Messina, 4th grader - Erik Acosta, and 5th grader Amariana Hall.
Lincoln Students of the Month:
Mr. Fox announced the Lincoln students of the month for March: 6th grader - Madison Holbrook, 71h grader- Tristen Gebhardt, 8th grader - Lena Hilmes.
Reports, Updates and Informational Items-
Northwest Elementary Report - Dr. Steindorf's report indicated current enrollment is 633 students with 15 new students and 6 withdrawals.
Lincoln Jr. High Report- Mr. Fox's report covered enrollment of 306 students with 2 new students and 2 withdrawals. There are 11 students with perfect attendance. Lincoln Jr. High students will attend the LPHS performance of Shrek on April 18. Each grade level will also be taking a trip to Starved Rock during April and May. Sean Whitfield, an 8th grade student, was awarded the student excellence award at the ROE meeting on May 9, 2018.
Special Ed Report -Mrs. Mauck discussed enrollment. 6 new students with IEPs came into the district in March. Mrs. Mauck reported that currently we have 5-7 students that need extended year services. This year the Leland PAALS placement does not offer extended school year services. We are planning to house our own program at Northwest in June. Miss Zolper has started track practice for 4 students who will participate in Special Olympics. Special Olympics will take place May 5 at Hall High School. These students will have the opportunity to move on to the state meet later in June at ISU. The special education department, Safety and Crisis Committee, Wellness Committee and Partners in Education Committee are teaming up to host a Family Health and Safety Fair on Tuesday, April 24 from 5:00 - 7:00.
Pre-School and Curriculum Report- Mr. Kilmartin's report indicated that we continue to wait on the FY' 19 preschool grant. We are near capacity in our preschool classrooms. The PreK students visited the Peoria Riverfront Planetarium and Museum on March 23. Balanced Literacy meetings for K-8 occurred this month. Staff continues to learn about reading workshops and guided reading. Teachers continue to find opportunities to bring in speakers, including other classes, family members and school personnel, to share what their students have learned. Coffeehouse Poetry, a Wax Museum and Fine Arts Festival are just a few of the examples of this that took place this month.
Superintendent's Report:
Mr. DeBernardi discussed that the junior high is currently conducting interviews for a math teacher. We have also posted a Special Ed position for the junior high.
Pre-School Grant:
There has been no update on the Pre-School grant at the state level.
Health y Communities Grant:
The district applied for a Healthy Communities grant and received notification that we were approved for $33,363. The grant has three community-oriented elements. First, the district is approved to offer school physicals at the school during registration. The physicals will be paid through the grant, so there is no charge to the family. Second, we are approved to expand the playground spaces to offer after-hours social and recreational areas. We are discussing basketball courts in the vacant lot at Lincoln. Third, we are approved to offer multiple family field trips in the summer. We are attempting to work this out.
Presentation of Recommended Additions, Deletions and Modifications of Board of Education Policy Numbers: 2:260 - Uniform Grievance Procedure, 4:40 - lncurrring Debt, 5:20 - Workplace Harassment Prohibited, 5: 170 - Copyright. These changes to policy mainly impact the footnotes within policies. Policy 5:20 was reorganized for ease of use.
Action Items:
Approval of the recommended 2018-2019 School District Calendar-
It was moved by Mr. Savage and seconded by Mr. Hicks to approve the recommended 2018- 19 School District Calendar. The start date for students will be September 5. Winter Break will begin on December 22 with school resuming on January 3. Spring Break will be April 12 - April 22. The last day of school will be on June 6, assuming there are no emergency days needed. Mr. Hicks, Mrs. Luth, Mr. Savage, Mrs. Spangler and Mr. Faletti voted aye. Mr. Ossola and Mr. Senica were absent.
Authorize the superintendent to solicit milk bids-
It was moved by Mr. Hicks and seconded by Mrs. Luth to authorize the superintendent to solicit milk bids. Mr. Hicks, Mrs. Luth, Mr. Savage, Mrs. Spangler and Mr. Faletti voted aye. Mr. Ossola and Mr. Senica were absent.
Authorize the superintendent to seek quotes for the technology lease extension-
It was moved by Mrs. Spangler and seconded by Mr. Hicks to authorize the superintendent to seek quotes for the technology lease extension. This has been an annual item as it allows the district to purchase new technology annually. Mr. Hicks, Mrs. Luth, Mr. Savage , Mrs. Spangler and Mr. Faletti voted aye. Mr. Ossola and Mr. Senica were absent.
Approval of the FY'l 8 Agreement for Physical and Occupational Therapy Services-
It was moved by Mr. Savage and seconded by Mr. Hicks to approve the FY' 18 agreement with Hillman Pediatric Therapy, P.C. Mr. Hicks, Mrs. Luth, Mr. Savage, Mrs. Spangler and Mr. Faletti voted aye. Mr. Ossola and Mr. Senica were absent.
Approval of a Resolution to Include Cash Payments Related to Health Insurance as IMRF Earnings-
It was moved by Mr. Hicks and seconded by Mr. Savage to approve the resolution to include cash payments related to health insurance as IMRF earning. Mr. Hicks, Mrs. Luth, Mr. Savage, Mrs. Spangler and Mr. Faletti voted aye. Mr. Ossola and Mr. Senica were absent.
Approval of a 2-year extension of the current transportation contract with Illinois Central Bus-
It was moved by Mrs. Spangler and seconded by Mr. Savage to approve a 2-year extension of the Illinois Central Bus contract. The proposal is for a 2.5% increase over the 2017-18 rates. Mr. Hicks, Mrs. Luth, Mr. Savage, Mrs. Spangler and Mr. Faletti voted aye. Mr. Ossola and Mr. Senica were absent.
Approval of a change in location for board meetings for the months of May 2018, June 2018, July 2018 and August 2018 to Northwest Elementary School. Board Meetings will resume in September at Lincoln Jr. High.
It was moved by Mr. Savage and seconded by Mrs. Spangler to change the location for board meetings for the months of May 2018, June 2018, July 2018 and August 2018 to Northwest Elementary School. This is necessary due to the building project ongoing at Lincoln Jr. High. Mr. Hicks, Mrs. Luth, Mr. Savage, Mrs. Spangler and Mr. Faletti voted aye. Mr. Ossola and Mr. Senica were absent.
Adjournment:
It was moved by Mr. Savage and seconded by Mr. Hicks to adjourn the meeting at 6:55. Mr. Hicks, Mrs. Luth, Mr. Savage, Mrs. Spangler and Mr. Faletti voted aye. Mr. Ossola and Mr. Senica were absent.
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