RECORD
OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
December
19, 2006
The
regular meeting of the Board of Education of Morrison Community Unit District
#6,
On
roll call, the following were present: Kevin Schlueter, Joy Tegeler, Dave
Boyles, Kent Forth, Steve Swanstrom, Greg Houldson, and Sally Gray. Also present were Superintendent Jody Ware, High
School Principal Janet Ward, Junior High Principal Darryl Hogue, Elementary
Principal Steve Wroble, Diane Downs, Scott VanZuiden, Jan Scott, Amy
Heusinkveld, Connie Royer, Karen Zuidema, Jim Prombo, Dr. Mark Woods, Recording
Secretary Wendy Krajnovich, and one media representative.
Board
President Sally Gray called for any changes or corrections to the minutes of
the last regular Board meeting held on November 21, 2006. Hearing none, she called for a motion to approve
the minutes of the previous meeting.
Motion:
Boyles; Second: Tegeler; to approve the minutes for the regular meeting of
November 21, 2006. Ayes: Seven; Nays: None. Motion carried.
COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLIC
COMMENTS
Superintendent’s
Report
Dr.
Ware informed the Board that a letter had been sent home, K-8, banning homemade
treats in school for the next two days. This was also announced to the high school
student body, and also applies to all staff members. The ban is due to a growing number of rotovirus
cases in
Building
Administration
Elementary
Principal Steve Wroble reported that there was a huge turnout for the K & 1
holiday concert led by Mrs. Perrizo.
Elementary school secretaries Nadine Venhuizen and Sheila Sonberg
attended a workshop on STI, the student information computer software. A lockdown drill at Northside and Southside
went well. Fifth grade band presented
their first band concert yesterday. Two
events were recently sponsored by PTO -the Craft Fair was held on December 2nd
and Family Movie Night was held on December 8th at Northside. The movie was The Polar Express, and the
popcorn and popcorn machine were provided by Wells Fargo. Kindergarten through fourth graders decorated
trees in the lobby of the WellsFargo Bank. The bank provided cookies and juice
for the children as a thank you.
Junior
High Principal Darryl Hogue reported that the middle school students have
collected items for animals, and will be taking them to Happy Tails shelter
tomorrow, and some students will be staying to do some volunteer work at the
shelter. The seventh and eighth grade
boys’ basketball season has been wrapped up.
Wrestling and girls basketball start in January. The staff is working with BEST to put
together a talent show which will be held at the high school auditorium on
February 23rd. The junior
high also had a lock down drill and the drug dogs were brought through.
High
School Principal Janet Ward reported final exams were being given today and
tomorrow. Student Council has again
sponsored the Giving Tree. They raised
money and bought presents for 20 children.
They spent $75 per child and each child got seven gifts. Key Club took 21 tags for older students from
the tree and purchased gift cards for them.
High school has also had band and choral concerts, and the madrigal
dinner. The high school was contacted by
the Subway corporate office and they provide gift cards to students who get
straight A’s. They just need to let them
know each quarter how many they need. A
lockdown and drug dog search was held on December 11th. The dogs checked the hallways, student
lockers and cars. There were several
hits on cars, but when they were searched, nothing was found.
Public
Comments
There
were no public comments.
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OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
December
19, 2006
Board
Comments
Joy Tegeler noted that there were photos on the
website www.thecity1.com of the K-1 program.
INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
AP Math Presentation
This item was moved to the first informational
report. High School mathematics
instructor Connie Royer was present to show her work in preparation for
offering AP Calculus for the first time in the 2007-2008 school year, and
answer any questions the Board might have. This will be a very rigorous course.
Students who complete the course may pay a fee of $83 to take the final exam,
and if they pass it, they will receive three hours of college credit.
Junior
High Classroom Technology Presentation
Three
Junior High School teachers had requested to demonstrate to the Board new
technology they are using in their classrooms this year. All attending the meeting proceeded to science
teacher Diane Downs’ classroom to see a demonstration of online textbooks. Next, English teacher Jan Scott demonstrated
the Sympodium she uses in her classroom.
It functions similarly to a SmartBoard, and allows her to continue to
face her class while she is presenting lessons.
Last, all went to the classroom of math teacher Scott VanZuiden for a
demonstration of an ELMO document camera which functions similarly to an
overhead projector, and which he finds very useful in math instruction.
Financial Report as of October 31, 2006
The Financial Report was reviewed.
Treasurer’s Report as of October 31, 2006
The Treasurer’s Report was reviewed.
Financial Comparisons: FY05, FY06, FY07
The Financial Comparisons Report was reviewed.
2007-2010
Technology Plan
Survey
collection is underway to compile data from the community, parents, teachers,
and students for the 2007-2010 Technology Plan.
This plan must be submitted to receive NCLB funds in the Title IID grant
and to receive e-rate funding. Thanks to
Dave Zuidema who did a wonderful job having surveys completed by community
members. A committee has been formed and
three meetings are currently scheduled to work on completing the plan.
Multi-District
Institute
Morrison
Community Unit District #6 will once again host the Multi-District Institute on
Friday, February 16, 2007.
Approximately 510 teachers will attend.
The keynote speaker will be John Antonetti. Dr. Jody Ware, Drew Hoffman, and Tim Schurman
make up the planning committee.
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion: Tegeler; Second: Forth; to approve the
items on the Consent Agenda consisting of: District Bills as of December 19,
2006; Financial Report as of November 30, 2006; Treasurer’s Report as of November
30, 2006; Financial Comparisons FY05, FY06, FY07; disposal of closed session
tapes from April 26, May 10 & 24 2005; personnel recommendations; and the
additional District Bills amendment.
Ayes:
ACTION ITEMS
Adoption of 2006 Tax Levy
Motion: Swanstrom; Second: Tegeler; to adopt the
2006 tax levy as presented. Ayes: Houldson, Boyles, Swanstrom, Tegeler,
Schlueter,
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OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
December
19, 2006
Adoption of 2006 Working Cash Levy
Motion: Tegeler; Second: Boyles; to adopt the 2006
Working Cash Levy as presented. Ayes:
Tegeler, Schlueter, Houldson, Boyles,
Reorganization/Consolidation Study
Motion: Boyles; Second Schlueter; for the Board of
Education to engage in a reorganization/consolidation study with
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Policy Committee
Dave Boyles reported there is a new PRESS release
from IASB. The committee will meet
tomorrow.
Strategic Planning
No report
Personnel/Negotiations
No report.
Finance Committee
Joy Tegeler noted the Levy had been adopted earlier
in the meeting.
Facililties Committee
Kent Forth had no report.
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Greg Houldson reported that the committee had their
second meeting yesterday. Discussion
topics were 2005-2006 discipline statistics, grading scales, and homework
articles. Most of the discussion
centered around the discipline topic. He
noted a comment made by a committee member saying that we don’t have enough
student counselors.
Extra-Curricular Committee
Nothing new
Insurance Committee
No report
Local Wellness Committee
Greg Houldson reported the committee met on
December 7th. Topics
discussed were BMI (body mass index), wellness policies to identify gaps and
set goals, and nutrition education. They
were pleased with the increased physical activity and exercise in physical
education. The committee would like the
fiber content of the bread products analyzed.
They would also like the lunchrooms to be decorated with more
information on nutrition education.
Energy/Utility Committee
Steve Swanstrom reported that savings to date are
$909 on natural gas. This results in
using the cheaper storage gas instead of gas at the current price.
CLOSED
SESSION 8:26 P.M.
Motion:
Houldson; Second: Boyles; to enter into a closed session. Ayes: Schlueter,
Motion:
Boyles; Second: Houldson; to conclude the closed session and return to open
session. Ayes: Seven; Nays: None. Motion carried.
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OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
December
19, 2006
Action
from Closed Session
Motion:
Houldson; Second: Boyles; to approve the closed session minutes of November 21,
2006. Ayes: Seven; Nays; None. Motion carried.
Board
President Sally Gray adjourned the meeting by consent at 9:51 P.M.
(President)
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(Secretary)
______________________________________________ Date Approved
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