RECORD
OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
August
22, 2006
The
regular meeting of the Board of Education of Morrison Community Unit District
#6,
On
roll call, the following were present: Dave Boyles, Joy Tegeler, Kevin
Schlueter, Kent Forth, Greg Houldson, and Sally Gray. Steve Swanstrom was absent. Also present were
Superintendent Jody Ware, High School Principal Janet Ward, Junior High
Principal Darryl Hogue, Elementary Principal Steve Wroble, Recording Secretary
Wendy Krajnovich, Harvey Zuidema, and two media representatives.
President
Sally Gray called for any changes or corrections to the minutes of the last
regular Board meeting held on August 8, 2006.
One error was noted by Board Member Greg Houldson; then she called for a
motion to approve the minutes of the previous meeting with one correction.
Motion:
Forth; Second: Houldson; to approve the minutes for the regular meeting of
August 8, 2006. Ayes:six; Nays: none. Motion
carried.
COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLIC
COMMENTS
Superintendent’s
Report
Dr.
Jody Ware reported the new school year was off and running.
Building
Administration
Elementary
Principal Steve Wroble reported that the Morrison Rotary Club donated two
benches which have been placed by the flower gardens at each building. The electronic gradebook program for teachers
is up and running, and they hope to use it for report cards at the end of the
first quarter. PTO is sponsoring a free
hot dog roast at Southside on September 8th. He will keep the Board updated on other
upcoming PTO events. Qwizdom has been
installed on all computers. There are
eight high school classroom aides coming to Southside.
Junior
High Principal Darryl Hogue reported the sixth grade orientation was a huge
success – 60 of the 80 students attended with their parents. This made these students much more comfortable
on the first day of school so things ran very smoothly. Parents will be receiving a monthly
newsletter this year. The junior high
teachers are excited about using Qwizdom.
The new outdoor lab tables are ready for use. There is an increase of seven students over
last year.
High
School Principal Janet Ward reported there are 405 students enrolled at the
high school. Seventy-two are out for
football, fourteen for golf, thirty-eight girls are out for volleyball, and
seven for swimming. The Key Club has
assembled backpacks filled with emergency items for each classroom and
administrator. This project was an
outcome of the Crisis Planning Committee.
The Meet the Players event will be held on Friday night. About seventy students attended Freshman
Orientation. The Qwizdom system is
hooked up.
Public
Forum
There
were no public comments.
Board
of Education Comments
Board
President Sally Gray asked about the status of a volunteer coordinator. Dr. Ware reported that she has one
prospect. New noon supervisor Brenda
White has volunteered to help count volunteer hours. She also noted that Officer Gomez will again
review the list of potential volunteers.
INFORMATIONAL
REPORTS
Financial
Report as of July 31, 2006
The
Financial Report was reviewed.
Treasurer’s
Report as of July 31, 2006
The
Treasurer’s Report was reviewed.
RECORD
OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
August
22, 2006
Safe
Schools Plan
Last
Spring High School Principal Janet Ward facilitated a team to review and
improve the District’s Crisis Intervention or Safe Schools Plan. She showed the emergency backpacks that were
assembled for each classroom and admin-istrator with items such as a first aid
kit, a flashlight, building contingency plan, etc. This complies with House
Bill 2693.
Foreign
Exchange Students
This
year our high school has three foreign exchange students from:
IASB
Conference
Dr.
Ware provided information to the Board of Education regarding the Fall IASB
Northwestern Illinois Conference. She
offered to make reservations for any Board member wishing to attend.
ACT
results have been received. ISAT and
PSAE scores have not been received.
Score information will be shared with the Board in the future.
2006-2007
Current Enrollment
Dr.
Jody Ware updated the Board on the current enrollment. She expressed some concern at the large size
of the fifth grade class this year.
Preschool
Update
Dr.
Ware informed the Board that the Preschool for All grant was not funded. She has requested the reader comments from
the grant reviewers. This would have
provided funds of $120,000 from the Illinois State Board of Education.
Health/Life
Safety Update
Dr.
Ware provided the Board with an update on the three major construction projects
going on this summer. The Morrison
Junior High roof is complete. The
guttering will be installed shortly. The
Morrison High School ADA bathroom is nearly complete, with just some minor
finishing left to do this week.
Demolition has not yet begun on the Morrison High School Elevator
project.
CONSENT
AGENDA
Motion:
Tegeler; Second: Boyles; to approve the items on the consent agenda consisting
of District Bills as of August 22, 2006; Financial Report as of July 31, 2006;
Treasurer’s Report as of July 31, 2006; Financial Comparisons: FY04, FY05,
FY06; Closed Session Disposal of Tape for January 25, 2005; and Personnel
Recommendations, and the Addendum to Personnel Recommendations. Ayes: Tegeler, Houldson,
ACTION
ITEMS
Release
of Junior High Equipment
Motion:
Schlueter; Second: Houldson; To release a quantity of obsolete and
nonfunctioning equipment from the Junior High inventory. Ayes: six; Nays: none. Motion carried.
Approval
of Bid for Rubber Mats
One
bid was received for the 45 rubber mats from the former weight room, and none
were received for the Blodgett Stacking Ovens.
Motion: Tegeler; Second: Forth; to approve the bid for the 45 rubber
mats from the weight room. Ayes: Boyles,
Tegeler, Schlueter, Houldson,
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OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MORRISON
COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT #6
August
22, 2006
Junior
High and High School Activity Accounts
Motion:
Forth; Second: Houldson; to approve adding four activity accounts: Morrison
Junior High Builder’s Club, Morrison High School Class of 2008; Morrison High School Class of 2009, and
Morrison High School Class of 2010. Ayes: Schlueter, Houldson,
Classroom
Rental to Bi-County Special Education Cooperative
Motion:
Tegeler; Second: Schlueter; to engage in a classroom rental agreement with
Bi-County Special Education Cooperative to use a classroom at Southside Elementary
School at the rate of $6,250.00 for the 2006-2007 school year. Ayes: Houldson, Schlueter, Tegeler, Boyles,
Closed
Session Minutes from August 8, 2006
Motion:
Schlueter; Second: Houldson; to approve the closed session minutes of August 8,
2006. Ayes: six. Nays: none.
Motion carried.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Policy
Committee
Dave
Boyles reported a new packet of policy updates has been received.
Strategic
Planning
Dr.
Ware reported the Plan is being followed.
Personnel/Negotiations
No
report.
Finance
Committee
Joy
Tegeler reported no meeting is scheduled at this time.
Facilities
Committee
Kent
Forth said he had no information.
Citizen’s
Advisory Committee
Principals
will be asked for recommendations for new representatives to this committee,
and a new representative is needed from the Board of Education.
Extra-Curricular
Committee
No
report.
Insurance
Committee
No
report.
Local
Wellness Committee
The
new Wellness Plan has been kicked off.
The pop machine has been retimed and no pop is available in the
cafeteria during the day, but water is available all the time.
Energy/Utility
Committee
No
report.
ADJOURNMENT
Board
President Sally Gray adjourned the meeting by consent at 7:30 P.M.
(President)
_______________________________________________
(Secretary)
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Date Approved ________________________