RECORD
OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
May
23, 2006
The
regular meeting of the Board of Education of Morrison Community Unit District
#6,
On
roll call, the following were present: Kevin Schlueter,
Dave Boyles, Kent Forth, Steve Swanstrom,Greg
Houldson, and Sally Gray. Joy Tegeler arrived
at 6:33 P.M. Also present were Superintendent Jody Ware , High School Principal
Janet Ward, Junior High Principal Darryl Hogue, Amy Heusinkveld
representing Steve Wroble, Recording Secretary Wendy
Krajnovich, Pat McLeod, Harvey Zuidema, Stuart Roddy, Kris Burke-Bielema, Laura Staublin and two media representatives.
President
Sally Gray called for any changes or corrections to the minutes of the last
regular Board meeting held on May 9, 2006.
Hearing none, she called for a motion to approve the minutes of the
previous meeting.
Motion:
Schlueter; Second: Boyles; To
approve the minutes for the regular meeting of May 9, 2006. Ayes – 7; Nays – none; motion carried.
COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLIC
COMMENTS
Superintendent’s
Report
Dr.
Jody Ware reported that Junior High Graduation is Thursday night. The end of the year breakfast for staff will
be held next Tuesday. There are no
retirees this year. A letter has been
received from the IASB complimenting Dave Boyles for attending their delegate
assembly. She had high praise for Sara Tenboer for her accomplishments in teaching computer skills
at the junior high school. There will be
a techno show she put together at junior high graduation that is promised to be
outstanding. This has been a busy spring
with sports. She reviewed the Governor’s
new plan for education. Deanna Simpson has
informed Dr. Ware that they have sold their lot on High Street where the Northside staff parks.
Building
Administration
Darryl
Hogue also reported on junior high school graduation and the computer show
which will morph student pictures. Sixth
grade took a field trip to
Amy
Heusinkveld reported for Elementary Principal Steve Wroble. Northside had a Fire Safety House presentation on May 5th. Second graders have visited Southside. First grade took a field trip to Timber Lake
Playhouse to see Cinderella. Second
grade’s field trip was to Niabi Zoo. Field day was on Monday. Southside fifth graders took a field trip to
the
Principal
Janet Ward reported 103
Public
Comments
Harvey
Zuidema spoke to the Board of Education regarding the
damaged car that had been released from district inventory and sold. He said questions in the community were: why
had the car not been put up for bid, was that legal, and he also wanted to know
who the new owner was.
Board
Comments
Board
President Sally Gray quoted an article from the School Board Journal regarding
superintendents. She commented on how
fortunate Morrison is to have a superintendent, as there are more vacancies
than there are superintendents to fill the positions.
RECORD
OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
May
23, 2006
INFORMATIONAL
REPORTS
Dr.
Jody Ware added one item to the list of informational reports – Purchase of
Landscaping Equipment.
Financial
Report as of April 30, 2006
The
financial report was reviewed.
Treasurer’s
Report as of April 30, 2006
The
treasurer’s report was reviewed.
Financial
Comparisons: FY04, FY05, FY06
The
financial comparisons report was reviewed.
Volunteer
Hours
The
report on volunteer hours for the past year was reviewed, and Dr. Ware felt the
results were discouraging. She said
better tracking needs to be done to record actual volunteerism. Many times hours are not tracked such as for
chaperones for field trips, helping at extracurricular events, and post prom
planning. A report was also included on
Key Club service hours and projects throughout the year.
Risk
Management Plan
A
model Risk Management Plan document was reviewed. This will be sent to the District attorneys
for editing and revision. Hopefully the
final copy will be received so it can be adopted at the June 20th
meeting of the Board. This plan needs to
be in place to levy for tort funding.
Financial
Plan for Health Life Safety and Working Cash
A
preliminary budget has been developed to finance the Health/Life Safety
ten-year plan after a Finance Committee meeting with Jamie Rachlin.
Advanced
Placement Training
Dr.
Ware asked the Board to endorse high school mathematics teacher Connie Royer’s
request to attend summer Advance Placement Training in Calculus. AP Calculus could possibly be added to the
curriculum in the 07-08 school year.
Pool
Maintenance Update
Dr.
Ware updated the Board on the status of the swimming pool repairs. The pool filters have been cleaned with an
environmentally safe product. The new
pump has been received, and the wiring will be updated.
State
of
Dr.
Ware provided information on the amounts received for theTitle
grants funded by the State of
High
School Homeroom Proposal
Due
to the challenge of staffing and housing homeroom, High School Principal Janet
Ward has requested a change in the schedule.
She proposes to move homeroom to the end of the day and release the
seniors at 2:35 P.M. to alleviate overcrowding.
After answering questions and addressing concerns from the Board it was
decided that the district attorney would be contacted about any legal issues
that could arise from this change, and that parents
would also be polled. This would be a
pilot program.
Unpaid
Materials/Lab Fees
Dr.
Ware informed the Board that eight families still have outstanding book and/or
lab fees. If still unpaid by the end of
the year, the names will be submitted to a collection agency.
Purchase
of Landscaping Equipment
This
was moved to an action item.
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MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
May
23, 2006
CONSENT
AGENDA
Motion
to Approve Routine Items
Motion:
Boyles; Second: Tegeler; To approve the items on the
consent agenda consisting of: District Bills as of May 23, 2006; Financial
Report as of April 30, 2006; Treasurer’s Report as of April 30, 2006; Financial
Comparisons: FY04, FY05, FY06; Disposal of two closed session tapes, and
Personnel Recommendations. Ayes –
ACTION
ITEMS
City
of Morrison Police/MCUD #6 Intergovernmental Agreement
Motion:
Boyles; Second: Forth; to adopt the Morrison Community Unit District #6/City of
Northside Resource Room Aide
Position
Motion:
Tegeler; Second – Houldson;
to approve the addition of a K-2 Special Education Aide position for the Northside School Resource Room. Ayes – Tegeler,
Schlueter, Houldson,
Boyles,
District
Car Specifications
Motion:
Forth; Second: Schlueter; to approve the district car
specifications and solicit for bids by advertising in the local Whiteside
Sentinel. Ayes: seven; Nays: none. Passed unanimously.
Student
K-12 Handbooks
The
Board of Education reviewed the proposed changes to the K-12 Student
Handbooks.
Motion:
Forth; Second: Schlueter; to approve the K-12 Student
Handbooks for the 2006-2007 school year.
Ayes – seven; Nays – none. Passed unanimously.
STI
Education Data Management Solution
The
plan for 2006-2007 is to add STI Classroom to the Elementary Schools and add
STI School/Home Connection to all schools.
Elementary staff will need to be trained on the STI classroom component,
and all district staff will be trained on the STI School/Home Connection. This addresses the Plan on a Page goal of
improving communication with parents and students.
Motion:
Tegeler; Second: Houldson;
to approve the purchase of STI Education Data Management software. Ayes: Boyles, Tegeler,
Schlueter, Houldson, Swanstrom,
Motion:
Houldson; Second: Boyles; to accept the new contract
from Northern Illinois Utility Consultants at a monthly rate of
$500/month. Ayes: Swanstrom,
Schlueter, Houldson,
Registration
Fees for 2006-2009
Motion:
Schlueter; Second: Swanstrom;
to accept the Registration Fees for 2006-2007 as corrected. Ayes – Houldson,
Schlueter, Swanstrom, Tegeler, Boyles,
Resolution
to Prepare Budget
Motion:
Swanstrom; Second: Schlueter;
to pass the resolution directiing Superintendent Jody
Ware to prepare the 06-07 budget in tentative
form. Ayes: Tegeler,
Schlueter, Houldson,
Boyles,
Partial
Abatement of Working Cash Bonds to Education Fund
Motion:
Tegeler; Second:
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OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
May
23, 2006
Elementary
Physical Education Position
Motion:
Boyles; Second: Houldson; to add an elementary
physical education position for the 2006-2007 school year. Ayes: Houldson, Tegeler,
Purchase
of Landscaping Equipment
A
Gator vehicle is requested to supplement the wooden wagon pulled by a lawn
mower for moving equipment, injured athletes, etc. Because the purchase price is under $10,000,
no bidding process is required.
Motion:
Schlueter; Second:
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Policy
Committee
Dave
Boyles said there was no report.
Strategic
Planning
Dr.
Jody Ware reported she has a meeting scheduled with Lynn Feaver
on Thursday.
Personnel/Negotiations
No
report.
Finance
Committee
Joy
Tegeler reported there is nothing new.
Facilities
Committee
Kent
Forth said there was no information to report.
Citizen’s
Advisory Committee
Nothing to report.
Extra-Curricular
Committee
Dave
Boyles reported a meeting is going to be scheduled.
Insurance
Committee
Kent
Forth had nothing to report.
Local
Wellness Committee
No
report.
Energy/Utility
Committee
Steve
Swanstrom reported the price of natural gas had
fallen to 55-58 cents per unit and our storage was filled.
9:12
P.M. CLOSED SESSION
Motion:
Boyles; Second: Schlueter; to enter into closed
session for the purpose of approving minutes of the previous closed session,
and any other confidential issues. Ayes:
Schlueter,
Board
Member Greg Houldson left at 9:43 P.M.
RECORD
OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
May
23, 2006
10:12
P.M. RETURN FROM CLOSED SESSION
Motion:
Swanstrom; Second:
ACTION
FROM CLOSED SESSION
Motion:
Swanstrom; Second: Schlueter;
to approve the closed session minutes of May 9, 2006. Ayes – six; Nays – none. Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
The
meeting was adjourned by consent by Board President Sally Gray at 10:13 P.M.
(President)
(Secretary) Date
Approved: