RECORD
OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
June
19, 2007
The
regular meeting of the Board of Education of Morrison Community Unit District
#6,
On
roll call, the following were present: Jim Prombo, Jim Ridley, Kevin Schlueter,
Ted Tilton and Sally Gray. Board members
Greg Houldson and Steve Swanstrom were absent.
Also present were Superintendent Jody Ware, Elementary Principal Steve Wroble, Junior
High Principal Darryl Hogue, High School Principal Janet Ward, Recording Secretary
Wendy Krajnovich, and one media representative.
President
Sally Gray called for any changes or corrections to the minutes of the last
regular Board meeting held on May 22, 2007.
One correction was noted by Board member Jim Ridley.
Motion:
Schlueter; Second: Ridley; to approve the minutes for the regular meeting of May
22, 2007 with the one correction. Ayes:
five; Nays: none. Motion carried.
PUBLIC
HEARING CONCERNING THE AMENDED BUDGET 06-07
Board
President Sally Gray declared the hearing open at 6:36 P.M.
There
were no Board member comments.
There
were no public comments.
President
Gray declared the hearing closed at 6:37 P.M.
COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLIC
COMMENTS
Superintendent’s
Report
Dr.
Jody Ware discussed the K-8 Illinois State Achievement Test (ISAT)
results. A breakfast was held for the
staff on Wednesday, May 30th, and this year’s retirees were
honored. She reported that thank you
notes had been received from Diki Bull for allowing Daycare to use Northside
for summer and after school programs, and also from retirees Kris Bielema and Pat
McLeod. She also reported on a
conversation she had with Don Stralow, and thanked him for all he does for
Morrison Schools, especially at the Junior High. Dr. Ware noted that it has been reported that
a Caucasian female driving a white SUV with a
Building
Administration
Junior
High Principal Darryl Hogue reported that their end of the year celebration
went well. Scheduling for next year is
95% complete. The Junior High building
is being used a lot this summer for wrestling, basketball and volleyball
camps. New white boards are being
installed in most of the classrooms. The
sixth grade team met to work on planning a field day of teaming activities to
be held at
High
School Principal Janet Ward reported that the softball trophy won at the girls’
state tournament is the first in Morrison history. Abby Vock was named to the State
All-Tournament Team, and also player of the year for the Sterling Gazette and
Moline Dispatch. Softball coach Tammy Deter was named coach of the year by the
Sterling Gazette. Schedules are
completed and are being mailed to students.
A list of closed classes is included to aid those who want to make schedule changes. She also reported that the high school raised
$5,000.00 towards Erin Stansifer’s medical costs.
Elementary
Principal Steve Wroble reported the end of the year festivities at both
elementary schools went very well. The
events were planned by Pam Bush at Northside and Lorna Temple at
Southside. Reports cards went off
without a
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19, 2007
hitch
this time. The computer rollover to the
next year has been done, students have been moved up to their new grade,
schedules are done, and all is ready for the next year. The painting at Southside is coming along
nicely. The library and cafeteria are
yet to be done, but they will be ready in plenty of time for the start of
school. The flooring will be started
soon.
Public
Comments
There
were no comments from the public.
Board
of Education Comments
Ted
Tilton commented on the terrific job teachers have done to get such great
testing results. Jim Ridley noted that
there is no dropoff in scores from Southside to Junior High. A dropoff is common for many school
districts. Sally Gray passed out school
board member handbooks from the district’s law firm, Hodges, Loizzi,
Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn. She
noted that the Board needs to follow the proper procedure according to Robert’s
Rules for motions. Following the
Superintendent’s recommendation, a motion is made, then a second, followed by
discussion before the vote is taken.
INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
Financial Report as of May 31, 2007
The Financial Report was reviewed.
Treasurer’s Report as of May 31, 2007
The Treasurer’s Report was reviewed.
Financial Comparisons: FY05, FY06, FY07
The Financial Comparisons Report was reviewed.
Morrison-River
On June 13th, Dr. F. Larry Copes from
the Consulting & Resource Group met with a group of individuals from
Morrison and River Bend school districts to present the consolidation
feasibility study. The next step is to
set up a date in the fall when both Boards can meet and have the consultant
present the findings to them and the community. This will be a public meeting
and the report will be the only item on the agenda. Mr.Prombo stated that
districts should not look at consolidation for financial reasons, but to focus
on improving instruction.
IASB Joint Conference
The Illinois Association of School Boards Joint
Conference is scheduled for November 16-18, 2007 in
District Fleet Mileage
Board members were provided a table showing the
listing of district vehicles and their current mileage. The fleet is currently in excellent
condition. A used van was purchased last
month to replace the current lunch food delivery van, which is scheduled to be
released from district inventory at the next Board of Education meeting.
Recognition of Service: Mr. Steve Wroble
The Board took the opportunity to recognize Mr.
Wroble’s career and years of service to the
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19, 2007
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion: Tilton; Second: Ridley; to approve the
items on the consent agenda consisting of: District bills as of June 19, 2007;
Financial Report as of May 31, 2007; Treasurer’s Report as of May 31, 2007;
Financial Comparisons: FY05, FY06,FY07; and Personnel recommendations. Ayes: Ridley, Schlueter, Tilton, Prombo,
Gray. Nays: none. Motion carried.
Prevailing Wage 2007-2008
Motion: Schlueter; Second: Prombo; to adopt the
resolution ascertaining the prevailing rate of wages for workers employed on
public works in Morrison Community Unit District #6. Ayes: Schlueter, Tilton, Prombo, Ridley,
Gray. Nays: none. Motion carried.
Adopt Amended 2006-2007 Budget
Motion: Ridley; Second: Tilton; to adopt the
amended FY07 budget. Ayes: Tilton,
Prombo, Ridley, Schlueter, Gray. Nays:
none. Motion carried.
High School Handbook – Enlightener
Motion: Tilton; Second: Schlueter; to approve the
2007-2008 High School Handbook, Enlightener, with changes as recommended
by the district’s attorney. Ayes:
five. Nays: none. Motion carried.
Property
Insurance
Motion:
Prombo; Second: Schlueter; to accept the 2007-2008 property insurance coverage
from Selective Insurance at the rate of $47,072.00. Ayes: Prombo, Ridley, Schlueter, Tilton,
Gray. Nays: none. Motion carried.
Textbook
Adoption: Algebra I and II
Motion:
Prombo; Second: Tilton; to adopt Algebra I & II textbooks from Glencoe
McGraw-Hill at a total cost of $14,744.50.
Ayes: Prombo, Ridley, Schlueter, Tilton, Gray. Nays: None.
Motion carried.
NIA
Board Elections
The
Northwestern Illinois Association is a Regional Special Education Cooperative
serving special needs children aged 0 to 21in ten counties in northwestern
Motion:
Schlueter; Second: Ridley; to approve votes for Dr. Brigitte Wilken and Sarah
Willey for seats on the Executive Board of the Northwestern Illinois
Association to represent Subregion III.
Ayes: five; Nays; none. Motion
carried.
2006-2007
Risk Management Plan
A
comprehensive risk management plan attempts to reduce or prevent a district’s
exposure to liability. Last year, Dr.
Ware proposed a detailed risk management plan to be prepared by one of our
district’s attorneys. Expenditures
directly related to loss prevention and cost reduction are allowed by a risk
management plan. These expenditures from
the tort immunity fund must be separately identified in the annual financial
report, and therefore the plan needs to be approved prior to the auditor’s
visit.
Motion:
Tilton; Second: Schlueter; to approve the 2006-2007 Risk Management Plan as
prepared by our district attorney. Ayes:
Promo, Ridley, Schlueter, Tilton, Gray.
Nays: none. Motion carried.
FY08
Milk and Bread Bid
Morrison
Community Unit District #6 bids milk and bread products for its food service
program with the Three Rivers Cooperative (
Motion:
Ridley; Second: Schlueter; to accept the bread bid from Sara Lee Bakery and the
milk bid from Enyeart Distributing.
Ayes: Ridley, Schlueter, Tilton, Prombo, Gray. Nays: none.
Motion carried.
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MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
June
19, 2007
Workers’
Compensation Self-Insurance Trust
Motion:
Schlueter; Second: Ridley; to continue to participate in the Workers’ Compensation
Self-Insurance Trust IASB Sponsored Board Legal Liability Program for the
2007-2008 school year at the rate of $50,588.10. Ayes: Schlueter, Tilton, Prombo, Ridley,
Gray. Nays: none. Motion carried.
Additional
Contract Days – Director of Technology
Motion:
Prombo; Second: Schlueter; to approve a minimum of five additional days and not
to exceed ten additional days for our district Director of Technology at the
daily rate of $235.23. Ayes: Ridley,
Schlueter, Tilton, Prombo, Gray. Nays:
none. Motion carried.
Increase
in Milk Price
Milk
costs are projected to continue to increase, and as a result of the recent milk
bid, it was recommended that we increase our charges for individual purchases
of half-pints of milk.
Motion:
Prombo; Second: Tilton; to increase the price of an individual purchase of a
half-pint of milk from $.25 (twenty-five cents) to $.30 (thirty cents). Ayes: Schlueter, Tilton, Prombo, Ridley,
Gray. Nays: none. Motion carried.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
There
were no committee reports.
Ted
Tilton, who is a member of the Facilities Committee, reported that he had
toured Junior High, Southside, and Northside.
He commended the previous boards for their foresight resulting in the
excellent condition of these three buildings. He said now they need to
concentrate on the high school to raise it to the quality of the other
buildings. Two projects he mentioned
were new boilers and improvements to the front walk. Dr. Ware showed the Board the plan already in
place for the front sidewalk and said work should begin around July 1st.
CLOSED
SESSION 8:20 P.M.
Motion:
Prombo; Second: Schlueter; to enter into closed session to discuss the purchase
or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings
held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be
acquired.
RETURN
FROM CLOSED SESSION 8:41 P.M.
Motion:
Schlueter; Second: Ridley; to conclude the closed session and return to open
session. Ayes: five: Nays: none. Motion carried.
Board
President Sally Gray adjourned the meeting by consent at 8:42 P.M.
(President)
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(Secretary)
______________________________________________ Date Approved
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